FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Sightings Report 10 Sept 2007, Ensley Bottoms Area, Memphis, Shelby County

["John Walko" <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Location:     TN 2 Mem, Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp
Observation date:     9/10/07

Notes:     Egrets were scattered all over the Riverport Rd area. Ran into
Kathy Holder further down by the Pits and she said she had been about 45 min
ahead of me and had seen two Wood Storks with a large number of Egrets but
all spooked and scattered all over the area.

Number of species:     7

Mallard     14

Great Blue Heron     2

Great Egret     126

Killdeer     7

Lesser Yellowlegs     1

Least Sandpiper     100

Mourning Dove     6

 

Location:     TN 2 Mem, Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex

Observation date:     9/10/07

Notes:     Yesterdays storms ended up dumping an enormous amount of birds
into the pits 2000+ least Sandpipers. Could be some others but they were off
in the distance on the back side of pond #4. Only looked at Pond #5 (the big
lagoon) from the intersection pt between the ponds. Back corner of the big
lagoon could be holding birds also. Buff-breasted were seen in the weeds
along one of the levee rds leading west away from the big lagoons. They were
in the weeds/on the rd with about a dozen Killdeer when my car flushed them
out to the top of the fresh dirt piles. Have pictures if needed for ID.

Number of species:     6

Semipalmated Plover     2

Killdeer     27

Least Sandpiper     2000

Buff-breasted Sandpiper     3  http://www.pbase.com/jwalko/birds_this_week

Mourning Dove     50

European Starling     1000

 

Location:     TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS

Observation date:     9/10/07

Notes:     Same birds sitting in the pond numbers are changing as more come
and go.

Number of species:     8

Mallard     100

Double-crested Cormorant     87

Great Blue Heron     2

Great Egret     13

Killdeer     3

Least Sandpiper     21

Ring-billed Gull     14

Mourning Dove     7

 

 

John "Jay" Walko

Collierville, Tn

http://www.pbase.com/jwalko

 



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