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[OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx]

Aug. 9, 2003
Ensley Bottoms
Shelby Co. TN
When Hap Chambers, Roseanna Denton and I rode up on the first levee, there 
spread before us was one heck of a lot of birds. After a quick run around to 
get 
a handle on where the birds were concentrated my initial estimate was 8000 
Wind Birds were present. After spending the day counting and watching a few 
hundred in the evening leave for points south while huge flocks went to roost, 
we 
totaled up the cards and ended up with 7627 birds tallied of the 15 species of 
Wind Birds present.

Highlights were; huge number of Least Sandpipers, many first of year birds in 
juvenile plumage of Least, Semipalmated SP, Pectoral SP (only a very few), 
Lesser Yellowlegs, Stilt and a Wilson's Phalarope. Two Long-billed Dowitchers 
in 
ragged worn plumage were studied and a single Baird's and Western rounded out 
the goodies. Sitting and studying all the different sizes and plumage's in 
seemingly unending numbers was a treat for us all.

Hopefully the winds that blew out of the North all day will drop more gifts 
for us to ponder tomorrow.

Good Birding!!!

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


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