FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Ensley and Ferruginous Hawk Update

[OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx]

Tunica Co, MS
Ensley Bottoms,
Robco Lake
Shelby Co. TN 
 
 
The Ferruginous Hawk was seen Jan. 2 at 8:30 AM and 2:30 PM, perched on  corn 
stalks in the tall grass north of the pivot irrigation system off Buck  
Island Road between 304 and Hambrick Rd.
 
A flock of Sandhill Cranes (31), an Immature Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4  
western Meadowlarks, hundreds of Lapland Longspurs plus Lesser Canada and  
Cackling Geese were seen in the area. There were 8 Lesser Canada Geese and only 
 one 
Cackling seen off Hambrick Road to the east of Kirby. Of course thousands of  
Snow, Ross's and Greater White-fronted Geese fill the fields and skies in 
north  Tunica Co.
 
An afternoon visit to TVA Lake produced a single Surf Scoter, Canvasback,  
Ring-neck, Hooded Mergansers and a leucistic Lesser Scaup that was in stunning  
rufous and white coloration. At the pits, I had 3 Sanderling but they were  
feeding in the spread fields to the west, a few scattered Least Sandpipers but  
I'm sure there are more as they can get lost in the ruts out there. The  
Forster's Tern was still at Robco Lake but the duck population is less than 
half  
what it was a week ago.


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