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Sept. 10, 2003
Ensley Bottoms
Mud Island
Shelby Co. TN

A quick trip in the afternoon to the pits yielded only 14 species of 
shorebirds but still excellent numbers to look through and time did not allow a 
complete search. I did not see the Willet, Upland nor any dowitchers but did 
find 1 
Baird's and 1 Buff-breasted.

The real object of the trip was to sit in the late afternoon to see what 
might float or flyby on the river. The river has reached its peak farther north 
after a 17 foot rise and has started a quick decline but it was still churning 
along here at Memphis carrying a lot of debris and even large trees. The rise 
leveled off here and the river will start its decent today. I had one group of 
about 16 Least Sandpipers come by and 3 Killdeer in about an hours watch. The 
congregation of Chimney Swifts is as huge as ever with few swallows in the mix 
of Trees, Rough-winged and a single Cliff.

The heart jumped a little when a saw a small bird riding one of the logs but 
it was only a Black Tern. It was worth the trip anyhow but a Sabine's would 
have been nice. 

Good Birding!!!

Jeff R. Wilson
OL'COOT / TLBA
Bartlett, TN


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