FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Western Kingbird nest failure?

[OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx]

June 21, 2005
Ensley Bottoms
Shelby Co. TN
 
A quick trip to the Western Kingbird nest at Ensley revealed a Kestrel  
sitting on top of the tower and no adult Western Kingbirds in the area. I did  
not 
have long to tarry and hopefully the adults were just staying away from the  
nest but I saw no sign of either parent during a 15 minute vigil. I would 
expect  the adults would be on the Kestrel like white on rice but nada........
 
I had 3 Least Sandpipers but did not look in all the nooks and crannies. I  
also had a flight of 50+ White Pelicans out over the river. On Sunday  at 
Tiptonville Landing in Lake Co. I had 2 White Pelicans and at Chickasaw NWR I  
had 
a feeding flock of 196.
 
Again, all the normally wet areas up and down the river are dry  even herons 
and egrets are having a hard time finding someplace to wet  their feet. 
Shorebirds will have a tough time if we don't get a lot of rain soon  but that 
does 
not seem likely. A lot of the areas at the Ensley Pits are being  reworked by 
big equipment so most of it is also dry.  

Good  Birding!!!

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