FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Weekend - Pits and River plus weird flycatchers

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August 5-6, 2006
Ensley, President's Island,
Mississippi River and the Frayser Flycatchers
Memphis, TN
 
The build up of numbers at the pits settled down after a few days of  steady 
southerly winds. On Saturday, I did add 2 Long-billed Dowitcher to the  season 
list at the pits and Sunday 2 Piping Plovers roamed the sandbar across  from 
Mud island. Western Sandpipers were hard to find on Saturday and impossible  
on Sunday. Pectoral and Semipalmated numbers slowly creep up while Black-necked 
 Stilt numbers went down as the early hatchers have taken flight with mom and 
 dad. Ruddy Turnstone and Sanderling are still hanging out on the rock jetty 
out  from Mud Island, where they have been for over a week. Shorebird Season 
Total  now at 19  species.              
 
An Osprey was perched on one of the towers in TVA Lake and Mississippi  Kites 
continue to be seen all across Memphis. The President's Island  
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher trio of youngsters now fill the nest and soon will be 
 trying 
that flying thing mom and dad do so elegantly.
 
Besides the 5 mix breed flycatchers in Frayser, there are now a brood of 3  
full blooded, fledged Western Kingbirds being fed by a pair of adult  birds. 
The hybrid brood at this same location has been split, with the  Scissor-tailed 
mom (I still think she is not 100% S-T) feeding two and the  Western Kingbird 
dad feeding three.  
Good Birding  !!!

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



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