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[OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx]

July 4, 2003
Ensley Bottoms, Robco Lake, North Lake
Mud Lake, MS, RV levee in MS
Eagle Lake, Tipton Co.

Now the adult Western Kingbirds are feeding young at both nests. I still see 
only two fairly large young in the first nest which is in the exact location 
of last years nest. At the second nest, after much looking from many, many 
angles, I finally saw 3 small heads pop up to accept food. Today's count stands 
at 
nine with the possibility of one or two more.

Over 20 Mississippi kites were hunting over the main area of nesting 
Black-necked Stilts with little or no reaction from the parents. Evidently none 
of the 
kites have taken a liking to BNS young. Last year for the first time since I 
had been watching these young BNS (20 years), one or two of the kites took to 
feeding on them. Maybe this year that will not happen.

Nothing particular in the area except a lot of Grasshopper Sparrows singing 
along one stretch of levee in Mississippi. At Eagle Lake, 18 Mississippi Kites 
and a few Great Egrets were seen. In Tipton Co. I found one Acadian FC feeding 
fledged young and another sitting on a nest hanging over the road. Not much 
seen on the just emerging sandbars on the Mississippi except Least Sandpipers 
doing a lot of fish trading. One DC Cormorant flew north as far as I could 
watch and turned around and proceeded to fly south just over the river till it 
disappeared, just cruising on the Fourth is all I can figure.

Good Birding!!!

Jeff R. Wilson
OL' COOT / TLBA
Bartlett Tenn.


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