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["John Walko" <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sightings Report Thurs 8 Feb 07 Ensley Bottoms area Memphis Shelby County
Location:     TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS

Observation date:     2/8/07, 1230-1255pm

Notes:     Big change today, big pond alot of noise with the dredging on the
west end, only 12 L Scaup, some Coots and a Heron. The little pond was a
different story with upwards of 500 L.Scaup.

Number of species:     6

Lesser Scaup     512

Pied-billed Grebe     1

Great Blue Heron     4

Red-tailed Hawk     2

American Coot     27

Ring-billed Gull     3

Location:     TN 2 Mem, Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp

Observation date:     2/8/07,1255-1340pm

Notes:     Finished out lunch with a slow crawl down the shoulder lane
scanning the brush alongside the waters edge of the sloughs and ponds.
Pileated WP was bird of the day for his display so close to the rd. (If I
only had the camera with me today)Watched him excavate a hole for a while
until he went to another tree and started pecking bark off looking for a
meal. Great close up views today. 

Number of species:     21

Gadwall     25

Mallard     11

Hooded Merganser     2

Pied-billed Grebe     2

Great Blue Heron     1

Red-shouldered Hawk     2

Mourning Dove     25

Belted Kingfisher     1

Red-bellied Woodpecker     1

Northern Flicker     2

Pileated Woodpecker     1

Eastern Phoebe     1

Blue Jay     3

American Robin     10

Northern Mockingbird     1

European Starling     24

Yellow-rumped Warbler     3

Song Sparrow     2

Northern Cardinal     2

Red-winged Blackbird     250

Common Grackle     28

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://www.ebird.org
<http://www.ebird.org/> )

John "Jay" Walko

Collierville, Tn

 



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