FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Strange Flock of Mini-Geese at Shelby Farms / White River CBC

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Jan. 4, 2006
Shelby Farms
Shelby Co, TN
St. Charles, AR
 
I took my lunch at Shelby Farms today and on Patriot Lake came upon a mixed  
flock of small geese. I took quite a few photos and studied the  birds closely 
and came up with this crazy mix:
 
7 - Snow, 4 - Blue, 10 - ROSS'S, 13 - CACKLING, 5 very small Lesser Canada  
and 29 Canvasback Ducks. There were lots of other Canada Geese on Pine Lake but 
 this was a heck of a flock of tiny geese to shift through. One of the Ross's 
had  a yellow neck band and after a lot of waiting, I was finally able to 
read the  letters and have sent them off.
 
You just never know what you are going to find at Lunch.
 
Yesterday, Jan .3, I participated in the White River CBC at St. Charles, AR  
for the third year and came up with 98 species. It was one beautiful day but  
unfortunately they are suffering as we are with the drought. My best birds 
were  an American Bittern, a Forster's Tern, a intermediate dark morph Harlan's 
 
Red-tail that I got a good flight shot of and a rare light morph Harlan's plus 
5  species of geese. I had to leave early so I don't know what the final 
count  was but the ducks, geese and blackbirds filled a beautiful morning sun 
rise 
and  that was again well worth the trip. Anyone interested in doing this way 
under  manned count next year, get in touch with me and we'll go.  Keith  
"Catfish" Sutton has compiled the count for 30 years.  
Good Birding  !!!

Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6298 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN  38135



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