[TN-Bird] Shelby County Spring Migration Count
- From: "Rob Peeples" <wpeeples@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 14:56:48 -0500
May 14, 2005
Saturday
Meeman Shelby Forest State Park
Shelby Farms
Ensley/ EARTH Complex
Eagle Lake WMA
Millington area (incl. Orgill Park)
Etc.
Shelby Co., TN
Twenty observers participated in the National Migratory Bird Day Count in
Shelby Co.
The day began with rain, but by 9:30, the weather became quite favorable.
SPECIES
Hooded Merganser 2 at Shelby Forest (nesting?)
Wild Turkey 17
N. Bobwhite 7
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1, Riverport Rd.
Osprey 1, Eagle Lake
Bald Eagle, an immature, also at Eagle L.
Black-necked Stilt, 42
SANDERLING 1, EARTH Complex
White-rumped Sandpiper 10, EARTH Complex
Dunlin 13 (all in breeding plumage), EARTH Complex
Stilt Sandpiper 45, EARTH Complex
Short-billed Dowitcher 4, EARTH Complex
Eurasian Collared-Dove 60, most at Ensley
Vireos, 5 species including a Blue-headed at Shelby Farms
Thrushes, a Veery but Gray-cheeked (1), Swainson's (9) and Wood (21) were low
Warblers, 18 species, fewer than usual
Blue-winged 1, later by 2 days than the previous spring departure date for
the county
Northern Parula 86
Cerulean 16
Redstart 45
Prothonotary 32
Swainson's 2
Painted Bunting 3, at both Ensley and Shelby Farms
Dickcissel 89
Bobolink 2, Millington area
The most notable miss: Hairy Woodpecker
Total species: 131
Rob Peeples
Germantown, TN
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