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July 1-2-4, 2006
Mississippi River 
Memphis, TN
 
Multiple trips looking over the river around Memphis, over the long  weekend, 
produced one Caspian Tern and 2 separate Black Terns. The down side was  the 
recent river rise that completely covered a sandbar out from Mud Island and  
swept away numerous Least Tern nests. The rise here was caused by the Ohio 
River  and will be about 6 foot with a turn down starting in a couple of days.  
Hopefully the Least Terns will have a chance to nest again but this  time on 
higher ground.............. 
 
The 4th of July weekend is hard on these terns anyway with all the 4  
wheelers, campers and boaters visiting the sandbars and destroying nesting  
colonies 
just at their peak.
 
Good Birding  !!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6298 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN  38135


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