[TN-Bird] West TN - weekend
- From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 00:21:20 EDT
May 7-8, 05
Shelby-Lauderdale Co. TN
Saturday I started looking at the high river for the umpteenth time and
finally found 2 Caspian Tern. On Sunday, I had 7 Caspian Terns and 2
Ring-billed
Gulls on McKellar Lake.
The shorebird numbers at the Pits in Ensley continue to drop. There are more
White-rumped, Semipalmated and Stilt Sandpipers but I could only find one
Baird's and one Western Sandpiper both Saturday and Sunday. A total of 18
species were recorded.
I missed the Western Kingbird on Saturday but after quite a search Sunday it
was relocated. It seems the bird has not settled on a territory but it will
get serious as the others hopefully return.
Eagle Lake Refuge has no shorebird habitat as expected but a sky scan pulled
out a soaring male Anhinga. Mississippi Kites were seen at all locations in
good numbers. Lower Hatchie is loosing its water and held a few Greater and
Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral and Least Sandpipers. At Chickasaw NWR, a 3 hour
walk produced 84 Greater Yellowlegs, 61 Lesser, 245 Least Sandpipers, 66
Pectoral, 4 Solitary, 1 Spotted, 9 Dunlin, 7 Long-billed Dowitcher and a
single
pair of Black-necked Stilts.
Peregrines were present at the pits Saturday and Sunday Morning and
Chickasaw on Saturday afternoon.
I had an up close and very personal look at a pair of Diamondback Water
Snakes mating. I was able to get some nice shots and will post them soon. Two
Lesser Yellowlegs flew in and craned their necks watching the couple and paid
me
little mind as I hunkered close by. I was within 8 feet of the very large
female Diamondback and her small, amorous suitor. I left them after 30 minutes
with the male still grinning in earnest and the female looking bored.
Good Birding!!!
Jeff R. Wilson
OL'COOT / TLBA
Bartlett, TN
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