[TN-Bird] West TN birds, 16-18 May 2012
- From: Scott Somershoe <Scott.Somershoe@xxxxxx>
- To: TN-Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 02:03:45 +0000
I finally got to write up a few notes on other west TN birds from 16-18 May
2012.
We found small numbers of blue-winged teal all over west TN this week,
including at Ensley and President's Island (Shelby Co.) and in several places
in Dyer and Lake Co.
16 May 2012
TVA Lakes, Shelby Co.
1 winter plumage Common Loon
Several Black-bellied Whistling Ducks flying around
President’s Island, Shelby Co.
Western Kingbird – 5 (2 pairs, 1 lone bird) plus 2 birds at a usual spot on
McLemore Rd just a mile or so from Pres. Island.
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – 2 pairs, both with females on nests
Painted Bunting – 2 males
White-winged Dove- 1, brief flyby of one bird on Channel Ave.
17 May 2012
Reelfoot NWR, Walnut Log Rd. (Obion Co.) Quite a nice morning walk with 20
species of warblers, but no transient flycatchers found:
Northern Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Prothonotary Warbler 22
Tennessee Warbler 2
Kentucky Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 1
Hooded Warbler 1
American Redstart 3
Cape May Warbler 1, a very drab gray female
Cerulean Warbler 1
Northern Parula 12
Magnolia Warbler 3
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Yellow-throated Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Canada Warbler 1
Wilson's Warbler 1
A volunteer at the refuge said a pair of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks has been
frequenting the ponds between the visitor’s center and the shop all spring;
however we did not see them.
Sheeps Ridge Rd, at the end of the road where you used to drive to Island 13
(Lake Co.):
As previously noted by Terry Witt, a colony of Bank Swallows are nesting in the
new bank on the right. We counted at least 47 nest holes that appeared active.
Yellow Warbler -1
Black Bayou, Phillippy Unit (Lake Co.)
Bobolink – 4 in the taller grass by the one pond with water on the road along
the north end of Phillippy.
The pond here had 10 species of usual shorebirds with a dunlin and one
short-billed dowitcher as a highlight.
Black Bayou Refuge, Handicapped Hunting area
Water was almost gone, hence no marsh birds, but 9 species of shorebirds, incl.
4 gorgeous Dunlin.
Also, lots of dead fish and black vultures.
Yellow Warbler - 1
18 May 2012
Moss Island WMA, Dyer Co.
Rhodes Lake
Blackpoll Warbler – 1
Tennessee Warbler – 1
Willow Flycatcher - 1, singing
One Olive-sided Flycatcher on top of a large dead tree out among the small crop
fields along the main road.
A few images from the week, including Olive-sided Flycatcher and Western
Kingbird start here:
http://www.pbase.com/shoeman/image/143403593
Great birding,
Scott Somershoe
State Ornithologist
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
P.O. Box 40747
Nashville, TN 37204
615-781-6653 (office)
615-781-6654 (fax)
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