[TN-Bird] Sightings Report, 2 Sept 2013, Ensley Bottoms, Memphis, Shelby Cty
- From: John Walko <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Tn-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, ARBIRD-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, missbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 20:36:24 -0500
Shorebird migration in full swing here on the Mississippi River environs, Last
couple of days have been full of birds.
26 species on a hot sweltering Labor Day.
TN 2 Mem, Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp, Shelby, US-TN
Sep 2, 2013 11:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Quick stops along the roadside to see who's in on the way to
Ensley bottoms.
4 species
Great Egret 3
Turkey Vulture 1 Young bird feeding on a squashed turtle in the middle of
Riverport Rd. Good thing today was a no traffic holiday.
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 3
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TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS to Waste Water Outfall (BUNTING CORNER), Shelby, US-TN
Sep 2, 2013 11:40 AM - 11:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: Quick stop before heading into the pits. Lots of Canada Geese
back in the shallows.
9 species
Canada Goose 116
Mallard 14
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Little Blue Heron 1 White Juv.
Black-necked Stilt 11
Least Sandpiper 27
Mourning Dove 12
European Starling 120
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TN 2 Mem, Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex, Shelby, US-TN
Sep 2, 2013 11:55 AM - 2:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Comments: 84 degs, overcast, slight breeze. The weather front that came
through yesterday was good for setting some birds down. Several thousand
shorebirds down at the pits (pit 4 has the biggest concentration, good looks
from the north levee neer the covered pit).
Saturday's Avocet is still in the central Blkbelly whs. duck area with a couple
of Blknk stilts. Second Avocet found on pit 4 adult very curved beak still has
some tan on neck.
Total of 60 Blk Bellied whistling ducks this afternoon w/ some young tagging
along, some little fuzzies and several that have fledged. Lots of whistling
going on. Fulvous still present hanging out with the Blk bellies.
Blk-necked Stilts are few and far between right now.
Starlings in the thousands also. Some great color variations.
22 species
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 60 Most All the local birds were in one
central area, some with young were still back in the woody brush pond that is
holding good water amounts.
Fulvous Whistling-Duck 1 Same bird hanging out with the Blk-bellied
Whistling Ducks all summer.
Canada Goose 5
Mallard 24
Northern Shoveler 17 First shovelers of the fall.
Red-tailed Hawk 1 Flew in and hovered once and scattered the whole pit #4.
Finally left and everybody settled back down into feeding, bathing and
preening.
Semipalmated Plover 2
Killdeer 300 It's a homecoming for these birds they were everywhere and
thick as can be on 4 and 6.
Black-necked Stilt 13
American Avocet 2 Saturdays bird still in the central area and a second
bird Adult was on pit 4 in the deeper water feeding.
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Solitary Sandpiper 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Semipalmated Sandpiper 210 Probably more in with the thousands of Least on
# 4.
Western Sandpiper 17 Low number that I could actually determine before
heat shimmer.
Least Sandpiper 2500 This many and more most likely.
Baird's Sandpiper 2 Two striking birds next to the other peeps just too
far out to photograph though.
Pectoral Sandpiper 200 At least this many in the big mixed flock.
Stilt Sandpiper 9 Nice finds mixed in.
Wilson's Phalarope 1 lone female feeding with the mixed flock.
Mourning Dove 21
European Starling 1500 why count too many as usual, nice color variations.
All over the drier areas of pit 4 and other dry lagoons.
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