FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] REEVES in Memphis

[OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx]

May 3, 2005
Ensley Bottoms
Memphis, TN
 
This afternoon I returned to find both Reeves still present. The smaller  
darker bird slept in among the Blue-winged Teal almost the whole time I was  
there while the slightly larger more colorful bird fed all of the time except  
when it would stop to preen. To me this indicates the smaller bird may leave  
while I believe the other will stay a while. As usual there is a caveat, at 6  
this afternoon a small male Peregrine Falcon sent all the birds into a tizzy 
and 
 that lasted as they flushed time and time again until I left at 7:15. this 
may  induce a few birds to vacate the pits.
 
There are a few thousand birds down there and the mix has changed much  since 
we were there on Friday. There are 5 female Wilson's Phalaropes in  breeding 
plumage and one male. Many more Stilt Sandpipers and White-rumped. I  just saw 
2 Baird's and a ton of Dunlin.
 
Most of the time was spent trying for photos of the distant birds with the  
winds buffeting the scope but I found 21 species. When all the birds flew about 
 trying to figure out which way to go a Willet appeared for number 21. Others 
of  interest were, 34 Long-billed Dowitchers and a fresh plumaged 
Short-billed, a  basic plumaged Western plus one in heavy molt to alternate 
showing 
bright red  shoulders and 2 Wilson's Snipe.
 
Sora Rails continue to put on a show chasing around with the Grackle eating  
Bittern sulking in the same pit looking for another grackle maybe.   
Good  Birding!!!

Jeff R. Wilson
OL'COOT / TLBA
Bartlett,  TN



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