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July 8, 2006
Ensley Bottoms, Shelby Co. TN
 
Least Sandpiper numbers have quickly risen into the hundreds while the  first 
2 Western Sandpipers (a large, long-billed female and a small  male) and a 
single Semipalmated Sandpiper tried to hide in the masses of  Least and 
Killdeer. There were two Pectoral Sandpipers today  with the large male 
dwarfing a 
female for a great comparison  of the extreme size difference between the sexes 
in this species. Solitary  Sandpiper numbers were up to 5 while Lesser 
Yellowlegs have dropped to 3 birds  from last weeks crowd and the only Greater 
Yellowlegs was using Horn lake  Slough.
 
A congregation of 31 Black-necked Stilts appeared to be traveling birds  with 
only 3 apparent pairs formed in the group. They are all probably failed  
nesters or birds that never paired this season coming back from farther  north. 
There was none of the squabbling seen when resident birds get that  close 
together. They just stood around and rested, preened and fed little. The  
paired 
birds may attempt late nestings here as we usually have quite a  few active 
nests 
into August. It will be interesting to see how many of the  group will still 
be around tomorrow.
 
Killdeers were everywhere and Black-necked Stilts are sill bringing off  
broods and setting eggs.  
Good Birding  !!!

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



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