[TN-Bird] banded Black-bellied Whistling-duck Shelby Co.
- From: kings4birds@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 22:24:00 -0400 (EDT)
T. E. Maxson Waste water Treatment Plant Lagoons
Shelby Co TN
May 20, 2012
Unfortunately I wasn't quick or deft enough to get a picture of the band my
future daughter-in-law spotted on one of the many Black-bellied Whistling-ducks
we saw at the Pits today. The pair we were watching was disturbed by a third
bird and flew away before I could get my camera centered in Jeff Wilson's
scope. If this turns out to be a pair nesting here, it would be so interesting
to relocate that bird and track that band!
The Pits and President's Island are a bonanza of nesting activity: Black-necked
Stilts, one brood of two puffy chicks, numerous nests with eggs close enough to
count them, uncounted others in every pool at the pits; Red-winged Blackbird
nests slung in weed stubble there, too. Jeff showed us Western Kingbird nests
and others on territory at several locations. One Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
nest has a female parent that could easily be taken for a male, with a long
tail and bright salmon axillaries, until the male shows up and outshines her;
and, notably, the Western Kingbird/Scissor-tail hybrid female is sitting on a
nest. We didn't see her mate. We looked for but did not find a White-winged
Dove.
TVA security drove by while we were at TVA Lake, but did not stop or speak to
us. They drove by again while we were looking for a Painted Bunting in the
usual place beyond the steam plant, but we stayed in the car and again they
didn't stop. We didn't find a Painted.
Gail King
5595 Ashley Square N.
Memphis, TN
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