[TN-Bird] R-b Grosbeak - Upland- G-Plovers

From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, missbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 10:06:35 -0400 (EDT)
March 31, 2011
Tipton / Shelby Co. TN
DeSoto Co. MS
 
The last trip of the month was  wide  ranging.
At Robco Lake, TN, there was no sign of the Red-necked Grebe  but 2 Common 
Loons continue along with 13 species of ducks with many species  down to 
just one or two birds. Pied-billed Grebes abound with lots of  Ring-billed 
Gulls along with a few Bonaparte's and Forster's Terns. About the  same large 
number of swallows and Purple Martins has been present for a  while.
 
In DeSoto Co, MS, near the Mississippi Levee, I found large  numbers of 
Golden-Plovers in the fields and being chased up by Harriers and the  largest 
group, 1200+ birds, briefly chased off the ground by a passing  Peregrine. 
Total counted in the area, 3,500+. Three Uplands were scattered in  three 
widely separated fields. Ring-billed Gulls off of Old 61 Highway were in  the 
company of many variably plumaged Bonaparte's and a few Forster's  Terns.
 
That afternoon, in Tipton Co, TN, I found nice numbers of  Golden-Plovers 
but because of flooding many areas can not be reached. About  1,500 birds 
seen at 6 locations. A Red-breasted Grosbeak was the surprise  of the day near 
Millstone Mountain in north Tipton Co. along with 2 Lincoln's  Sparrows in 
one thicket.
 
Think I'll try AR today.............
 
 
 
Jeff R.  Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN   38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
What is this feathered thing  that  lifts my heart to the heavens.
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