Still amazed so many came out to endure the west TN heat and dust, combined
with the smell and flies at Ensley! Great day, glad everyone was a good sport
about the logistical issues we encounted! That is the most vehicles I've ever
seen bird Ensley, and pretty successfully overall at that. Thanks to those that
wound up at the back of the train so to speak for going with the flow.
Unfortunately we only found the big mass of shorebirds up on Big Stinky (which
was devoid of birds when we arrived and checked it) after everyone left along
with a cooperative adult Baird's Sandpiper. You never know how a day of birding
there is gonna work out, no doubt a lot of folks were ready to call it a day by
that time though. A shame the Neo Cormorant and Fulvous Whistler didn't
cooperate, but who can complain about a new state high record of White Ibis
with some adults even in the mix!
Thanks for throwing this idea out there several years ago, it seems to have
stuck! :")
Michael ToddJackson, TNbirder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/mctodd
On Sunday, September 2, 2018 8:36 AM, "stczipperer@xxxxxxxxx"
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Reelfoot to Memphis Birding RunTraveling Well the 4th running of the Reelfoot
to Memphis Labor Day Weekend Birding Adventure was run yesterday Sept. 1, 2018.
46 birders from 4 states attended. Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, and of
course Tennessee were all represented. Tennessee birders came from as far away
as Johnson City and Kingsport and everywhere in between. Who would of thought a
post on Tennessee Birding Facebook page inviting birders to participate in and
all day birding adventure along the Mississippi Flyway rain or shine would
still be going on 4 years later and growing every year in size. We had 27 cars
caravanning around this year and some people pulled over thinking we were a
funeral procession. I would like to thank all that came this year and previous
years on these Runs. We have seen some great birds. I would like to say a
special thanks to our core group who has birded from the out set. Mark Greene
who gets us to all our spots. Mike Todd who is always there with help on
identifications and helpful insights. To Ruben Stoll and Chris Agee who usually
scout the day before. Thanks to Victor Stoll also for years past. He is having
fun birding in Alaska and missed this year. Who can blame him. I would like to
thank everyone who has made the run multiple years. Ruth Carr our good luck
charm. She always finds a good bird. Enough of all this sentimental stuff. We
all have a great time and that’s what its all about. This year we had Black
Terns and Least Terns, and more Bald Eagles than I’ve ever seen at Tiptonville
Ferry. Reelfoot lake was covered up in Great egrets. Did not see Am. White
Pelicans there this year, but we picked up a Caspian Tern. At the entrance to
the Island 13 road everyone got great looks at a Olive-sided Flycatcher. Out at
a water area on the way to island thirteen we had snowy Egrets, Black-necked
Stilts, kittling Broad-wing Hawks, Western Sandpiper, Dowitchers, Yellowlegs,
Least Sandpipers, Mississippi Kite, and Am. White Pelicans. Finally arriving at
the Pits in Memphis we thought we were in Florida we found 127 White Ibis by
the end of the day. We also had Baird’s Sandpiper and the usual list of
characters. The pond were rather full with not much habitat. After most people
had left, we had 2 or 2 thousand peeps drop in at big stinky about and hour
before sunset. Thanks again for another great day of Mississippi flyway
birding. Birders getting together just to bird. What a simple concept. From the
comments I heard there will by a fifth running next year. So mark your
calendars for Saturday, August 31, 2019 and plan on meeting up with us in
Tiptonville, TN for the adventure. Great birding Stephen ZippererRutherford
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