FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Shorebird turnover at the "Pits"

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May 5, 2008
Ensley Bottoms
President's Island area
North Memphis
Shelby Co.TN
 
After the Peregrine pursuits on Saturday, overnight we lost the single  
Willet but added 1 Baird's and up to 5 White-rumped Sandpipers. The Wilson's  
Phalaropes went from 6 to 11, now with 8 beautiful females and 3 males. One  
female 
was seen courting a male, this is the second time I've  seen Phalarope 
courting at the pits. Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs  numbers were only slightly 
down 
but Stilt Sandpiper numbers went over 100 while  both Dowitcher species 
stayed the same. Western Sandpipers are few and far  between but Semipalmated 
numbers went much higher and will continue  to rise for a couple of weeks. The 
single Dunlin continues along with the 6  Semipalmated Plovers. Spotted 
Sandpipers 
stay in double digits and Solitary  Sandpipers still number in the hundreds. 
Up to 18 species on Sunday even with  the Willet leaving.
 
A female Painted Bunting was seen feeding on President's Island and a male  
Scissor-tail was flycatching about a quarter mile from their nest site. Two  
different Western Kingbirds were seen in the industrial area east of the  
President's Island causeway. Westerns Kingbirds and hybrids were found in north 
 
Memphis in separate areas.
 


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