2019 Memphis CBC down in the Bottoms, very lackluster day for the birds.
Riverport Rd Ponds / Sloughs, Shelby, Tennessee, US
Dec 15, 2019 8:05 AM - 8:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.4 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Christmas Bird Count 2019-Memphis TN, Partly Sunny 43
degs to start.
24 species
Canada Goose 38
Gadwall 132
Mallard 14
Ring-necked Duck 59
Hooded Merganser 17
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 125
Ring-billed Gull 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
Carolina Wren 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 1
Field Sparrow 3
Eastern Meadowlark 4
Common Grackle 20
Northern Cardinal 1
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Ensley Bottoms--TVA Lake/Allen Fossil (Steam) Plant Ash Ponds, Shelby,
Tennessee, US
Dec 15, 2019 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.6 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Christmas Bird Count 2019-Memphis, Partly sunny turning
overcast, 45degs. From the TVA lagoons to Bunting corner at the outfall and
down the MLGW fields to the river and back. Saw the Bald eagles nest , no one
home that I could tell but the nest is in good condition. No eagles today. Ash
ponds are just short of being empty, small pond has enough water to hold some
waterfowl but is being drained fast.
16 species
Hooded Merganser 9
Ring-billed Gull 28 25 were relaxing around the cooling ponds at the new
Gas fired plant.
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 2
Winter Wren 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 45
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 1
White-throated Sparrow 7
Song Sparrow 33
Northern Cardinal 1
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Ensley Bottoms, Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex, Shelby,
Tennessee, US
Dec 15, 2019 9:50 AM - 11:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
7.8 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Christmas Bird Count 2019-Memphis, Overcast 45degs, no
to little wind. Other than Raptors the area was empty of birds. Other than
Canada Geese, No waterfowl at all. Did flush a nice heavy 8 point Buck.
15 species
Canada Goose 54
Mourning Dove 12
Great Blue Heron 1
Northern Harrier 3
Red-tailed Hawk 7
American Kestrel 3
Blue Jay 1
European Starling 55
Northern Mockingbird 2
White-crowned Sparrow 1, one heard singing, checked several times the normal
hedgerow/fenceline to no avail.
White-throated Sparrow 14
Savannah Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S62354801 ;
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John "Jay" Walko
John "Jay" Walko
Collierville, TN
www.pbase.com/jwalko
