FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Sightings Report 7 Sept 06 Ensley Bottoms Area

["John Walko" <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Location:     Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp
Observation date:     9/7/06

Notes:      Birded onthe way into the pits and then on the way out
650pm-705pm. Turkeys seen in two places, Southern shoreline of the second
pond from the bridge(6), and 3 on the levee behind the trees that lead to
the Maint facility on the right side going to the pits.

Number of species:     6

Wood Duck     3

Mallard     1

Wild Turkey     9

Great Blue Heron     2

Great Egret     16

Turkey Vulture     2

 

Location:     TVA PONDS

Observation date:     9/7/06

Notes:      Big pond had the ducks, geese and cormarants and a few of the
longlegs resting on the mud flat at the rear of the pond. Rest of the long
legs were on the smallpond with the boomfloat.

Number of species:     10

Canada Goose     32

Mallard     15

Double-crested Cormorant     15

Great Blue Heron     2

Great Egret     17

Mourning Dove     6

Eastern Bluebird     2

Northern Mockingbird     1

European Starling     6

Common Grackle     9

 

Location:     TE Maxwell Lagoons

Observation date:     9/7/06

Notes:      Lots of birds on the pits, at least the big pond in the back,
estimate close to 2000 birds over all the ponds with the most on the big
pond. Many were resting (75%), Back corner relatively empty today. Two Im.
Red Tails were perched together in the bare tree for along time. Eyeing the
shorebirds, Three other Im Redtails seen in the small trees near the drying
fields. and one Adult RT seen in the big oak on exit of the pits on Plant
rd. No camera and the Bairds and Buff Breasted were right next to the levee
20ft away. Great View for ID though. 

Number of species:     19

Canada Goose     9

Mallard     22

Great Blue Heron     4

Red-tailed Hawk     6

Killdeer     50

Lesser Yellowlegs     75

Solitary Sandpiper     1

Semipalmated Sandpiper     750

Least Sandpiper     750

Baird's Sandpiper     1

Pectoral Sandpiper     100

Buff-breasted Sandpiper     1

Mourning Dove     30

Chimney Swift     6

Belted Kingfisher     1

American Crow     2

Barn Swallow     1

Northern Mockingbird     1

European Starling     250

 



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