[TN-Bird] Shorebirds and Tyrannus Clans - Memphis

From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:50:17 EDT
June 13, 2009
Shelby Co. TN
 
Not much happening at the "Pits" other than the large number of nesting  
Black-necked Stilts and Killdeer plus nesting ducks but no sign of the 
Whistling  Ducks. A single Least Sandpiper and a male Spotted Sandpiper, the 
latter 
acting  suspiciously like it is tending a nest.
 
Western and Eastern Kingbirds are nesting everywhere with most now feeding  
young. Yesterday's total of 15 nests photographed included 8 Western 
Kingbird, 3  Eastern, 1 Scissor-tail pair (feeding young) and hybrid females at 
3 
nests.  Mockingbirds have driven Westerns away from 3 locations where they 
were  attempting to build.
 
I saw one group of Western Kingbirds in a territorial dispute with 7 birds  
in a rolling dog fight, the most I could get in one photo was 6 birds in a 
tight  group but it was a sight to behold.  
Good Birding  !!!

Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN  38135
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