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May 2, 2007
Ensley Bottoms
Shelby Co, TN
 
Spent an hour, late this afternoon (3 to 4), checking to see if anything  set 
down in the rain at the pits and I was pleasantly surprised. Another 20  
species of Wind Birds but a slightly different mix. The quick list before a  
Peregrine caused all H to break loose included: 28 Semipalmated Plovers with  
photos taken of male and female head patterns, Killdeer, 32 Black-necked 
Stilts,  a 
big increase in numbers over Saturday, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, 
 35+ Solitary Sandpipers, 2 Willet flushed out of nowhere by Speedy 
Peregrine, 2  Spotted Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpipers increasing numbers 
along with 
smart  looking Western Sandpipers, Least in good plumages and numbers but one 
less  after the Peregrine snatched one out of the air with an acrobatic barrel 
roll  move, 21 White-rumped Sandpiper, good number for this early in season, 
1  Baird's Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpipers in numbers, 1 Dunlin, 4 Stilt 
Sandpipers  2 in pretty awesome barring and colors, single Long-billed and 
Short-billed  Dowitchers sparring like two fencing masters, Wilson's Snipe down 
to 2 
birds and  3 Wilson's Phalarope 2 brilliant hens and a scruffy first year male.
 
Pretty fine assortment in less than an hour searching...there has to be  
something lurking............Mike and I had talked about a Ruff just the  
previous 
week and he dug one out, so now maybe............a stint or  curlew;o)  
Good Birding  !!!

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

What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens.  

Good Birding  !!!

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

What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the  heavens.





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