[TN-Bird] Sightings Report, 20 April, Ensley Bottoms Area, Memphis, Shelby Co

From: "John Walko" <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:08:04 -0500

On returning from Arkansas this afternoon I took the time and visited the
bottoms (5 min detour)
Location:     TN 2 Mem, Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex

Observation date:     4/20/08, 2:10-3:45pm

Notes:     Solitary Sandpipers in good numbers throughout the earth complex.
More Solitaries than any other shorebird. Thats the problem no other
shorebirds except some Yel Legs and Killdeer. Main levees now dry and
passable. Back levee behind pit #5 is still undrivable w/o 4wd needs to be
graded flat. Grass on levees has grown to 2 ft high. No Blk-Necked Stilts to
date yet. All are still up at the (North) Stiles Treatment Plant. 

Number of species:     24

Canada Goose     6

Blue-winged Teal     2

Northern Shoveler     2

Northern Bobwhite     9

Great Blue Heron     1

Great Egret     1

Killdeer     17

Solitary Sandpiper     28

Greater Yellowlegs     4

Lesser Yellowlegs     16

Mourning Dove     27

Red-bellied Woodpecker     2

Eastern Kingbird     1

White-eyed Vireo     4

Carolina Wren     2

Eastern Bluebird     4

Northern Mockingbird     4

European Starling     X

Savannah Sparrow     35

White-throated Sparrow     3

White-crowned Sparrow     2

Northern Cardinal     3

Red-winged Blackbird     X

Eastern Meadowlark     11

 

 

John "Jay" Walko

Collierville, Tn

http://www.pbase.com/jwalko

 



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[TN-Bird] Sightings Report, 20 April, Ensley Bottoms Area, Memphis, Shelby Co

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