FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Sightings Report 3 Sept 07, Ensley Bottoms Area, Memphis, Shelby County

["John Walko" <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sightings Report 3 Sept 07, Ensley Bottoms Area, Memphis, Shelby County
Location:     TN 2 Mem, Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp

Observation date:     9/3/07

Notes:     Late afternoon jaunt down to the bottoms. Ran into Lisa Jorgenson
and Van Harris in front of the Ensley Engineer yards. I had seen about 2 doz
Grt Egrets at Pond 2 & 4 but what were they looking at? Low and behold the
fifth viewing area had about 125+ Grt Egrets spread about along with a
couple Grt Bl Herons, 2 Green Herons and a Little Blue Heron (Adult). After
we split up I returned back to pond #2 (the greatest amount of water) where
the Egrets were massing up for dusk. Took count and then counted each that
flew in after for a total of 166 Grt Egrets. Nice amount of birds for one
small pond. http://www.pbase.com/jwalko/riverport_rd_3_sept_07

 

Number of species:     19

Wood Duck     21

Mallard     15

Wild Turkey     1

Great Blue Heron     15

Great Egret     166

Little Blue Heron     1

Green Heron     3

Killdeer     28

Least Sandpiper     67

Pectoral Sandpiper     5

Mourning Dove     11

Belted Kingfisher     1

Red-bellied Woodpecker     1

Pileated Woodpecker     1

Eastern Bluebird     2

American Robin     4

European Starling     7

Northern Cardinal     1

Common Grackle     49

Location:     TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS

Observation date:     9/3/07

Notes:     Cormorants still in the TVA pond numbers are growing each day,
Mallards have moved from Riverport Rd ponds over to the TVA lake. Only 3
Caspian Terns seen but others seen lately were most likely out and about as
two of the three had flown in while I was counting. Gulls were sitting
amongst the Terns and Cormorants on the back sand bar. Ran into Jeff Wilson
on the Levee again today. 

Number of species:     8

Mallard     125

Double-crested Cormorant     74

Great Blue Heron     2

Killdeer     3

Ring-billed Gull     9

Caspian Tern     3

Mourning Dove     21

European Starling     17

 

 

John "Jay" Walko

Collierville, Tn

http://www.pbase.com/jwalko

 



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