[TN-Bird] West TN Rambles
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- Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 07:56:45 -0400 (EDT)
June 3-4-6, 2011
West TN
Mississippi River above flood stage north of Memphis still around 30 at
Memphis. Lots of roads still closed due to water and washed outs. Least
Terns were found on every piece of water, another poor breeding year for these
poor birds.
Tipton Co.
Water still blocks most of bottoms with fewer viewing spots. White-rumped
and Semipalmated Sandpipers plus one LAUGHING GULL.
Lauderdale Co.
Same trouble with water below the ridge. Upper Lower Hatchie NWR - 1
singing BELL'S VIREO for second year. Lower Hatchie NWR void of birds, not one
duck, heron or Egret? Hwy 88 open to Great River Road with very few
scattered White-rumped and Black-necked Stilts, few Great, Little Blue and
Snowy
Egrets and hundreds of Least Terns.
Dyer Co.
Water everywhere, Mississippi River up to levees, but higher areas drying
fast, very few large waders, Green Herons busy trading about, few
White-rumped, Semipalmated and Least Sandpipers.
Lake Co.
Slim pickings except at historic sites, void of birds most everywhere else.
Pretty warm with 100 index, so hot, I saw 5 Horned Larks perched up on
twigs well off the ground,100 plus White Pelicans scattered. I stopped
counting Black-necked Stilts at 155 and nests at 31, a lot of nests now on dry
ground and few will survive the day and night time ramblings of coons and
coyotes, which I saw both wandering in the open. A pair of Ring-necked Ducks
with the male attentively watching as a female appeared in the late afternoon
to feed; she was not present or in view on other visits during the day.
Male Blue-winged Teal (9) and Shovelers (4) Ruddy Ducks (2), where last week
they were pair with females, may indicate nesting. Eagles everywhere while
the Osprey on Reelfoot numbers were down, maybe high winds dropped some
nests.
Shorebirds - Semipalmated Plover- 2, Killdeer, Black-necked Stilts ++,
Spotted Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs- 8, Semipalmated,
Least, Pectoral Sandpipers- 2, Dunlin and White-rumped Sandpipers.
Generally low numbers of Egrets and Herons, way down from last week? moved
north or back to nests sites?............
Shelby Co.
Female Black Duck still feeding, why did she suddenly appear? is she
injured? Black-bellied pairing up and dispersing but still over 30 counted,
male
Blue-winged Teal and Shovelers with no females in sight, 11 Ruddy Ducks on
Robco (2 female, 2 first summer males,7 breeding plumaged males), plus
many Mallards and Canada trailing young. White-rumped, Spotted, Semi-sands and
2 Least Sandpipers. Least Terns and White Pelican on TVA Lake.
Male ANHINGA, circling tree top high over Painted Bunting spot which is
now out of water.
Western Kingbirds and Scissor-tails on nests including 2 hybrid females.
Good Birding!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN 38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens.
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