FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Sightings Report, 16 Jan 2007, Ensley Bottoms area, Memphis Shelby County

["John Walko" <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sightings Report, 16 Jan 2007, Ensley Bottoms area, Memphis Shelby
CountyLocation:     TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS
Observation date:     1/16/07, 1:45-2:15pm

Notes:     Colllddd! and windy the ponds were really choppy today and the
dredgers are still hard at work on the west side of the big pond. Float of
ducks is small comparable to other days but small flocks were coming in as I
was leaving.  Lots of gull activity though around the dredging area. Hawks
and Kestrels over the Earth Complexhuting for little furry creatures. 

Number of species:     11

Canada Goose     1

Ring-necked Duck     12

Lesser Scaup     500

Pied-billed Grebe     5

Double-crested Cormorant     9

Great Blue Heron     4

Red-tailed Hawk     7

American Kestrel     3

American Coot     16

Ring-billed Gull     84

European Starling     125

Location:     TN 2 Mem, Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp

Observation date:     1/16/07, 2:15-2:35pm

Notes:     Lots of water everywhere now and the ducks are spread out in the
timber and small pockets.

Number of species:     11

 

Canada Goose     8

Gadwall     11

Mallard     10

Ring-necked Duck     17

Hooded Merganser     14

Pied-billed Grebe     3

American Kestrel     2

American Crow     3

Carolina Wren     1

Northern Cardinal     2

Common Grackle     4

 

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://www.ebird.org
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John "Jay" Walko

Collierville, Tn

 



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