FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Romance on the Mississippi - Gets Hot

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March 5, 2006
Mud Island
Shelby Co. TN and Crittenden Co. AR
 
Today, I found the smaller Peregrine on Dacus Bar again feeding on some  
small bird. It danced around and played with some of the feathers that were  
being 
blown by the wind. I've watched these birds do this many times out on the  
sandbars from Reelfoot to Star Landing. The bird cleaned up and this time I  
followed it as it flew to the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge where it perched on one 
of  
the supports under the roadway.
 
The bird appeared to call and then flew around under the bridge. At that  
time I noted the second bird on another bridge support and this appeared to be  
the larger bird. Both ended sitting together and when the smaller bird took  
flight the larger or possibly the female walked around the concrete support  
hopped up on another level and disappeared into the structure. I watched for  
almost an hour and never saw the bird reappear. I returned in the afternoon and 
 
during an hour vigil, saw no sign of either bird.
 
It seems that these birds may have true love on their minds and may have  
already set up house keeping. The female has been a regular on Dacus Bar (which 
 
is actually on the west bank of the river but in TN) for 3-4 months. If there 
is  a nest where I last saw the "female" then the nest is in Arkansas just 
west of  the Tennessee line.
 
Keep your fingers crossed, I believe there has not been a nesting in AR  
since 1888. It's been WAY TOO  LONG...............       
 
 
Good Birding  !!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6298 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN  38135


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