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[OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx]

Sept. 13, 2003
Mud Island and Ensley Bottoms
Shelby Co. TN

This morning, as Nancy Moore mentioned earlier, I had 8 Wood Storks fly in 
from Arkansas and drop into the trees on Loosahatchie Bar, across from Mud 
Island. There is evidently a pool of water hidden in these trees somewhere as 
they 
have dropped in there the last few mornings. 

On Riverport Road, the road into Ensley Bottoms, I found 14 immature Storks 
sitting in the trees and stealth feeding in the water, among a bunch of Wood 
Ducks and 2 Red-shouldered Hawks. They were in the first swampy area you come 
to 
on the left side of the road. I was able to park and get some photos, as 
close as I have ever been to Wood Storks in TN while they were on the ground. 
Two 
other birders came up as I was photographing these birds and we enjoyed great 
looks at these "ancient looking" young birds. I'll share the photos if you 
will drop a line.

After the rain, about midday, they had disappeared. Coming out from the pits 
this afternoon at 5:00 PM, I found 3 immature Wood Storks feeding in a small 
pool left in Horn Lake Slough, directly across from the entrance to the Corp of 
Engineers on Riverport Rd. A quick trip to the river front did not produce 
anymore storks.

Good Birding!!!

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


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