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[OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx]

Oct. 8, 2003

Late Saturday afternoon, I located and photographed a Mottled Duck at Ensley 
Bottoms in southwest Shelby Co. in Memphis. This is a bird that I have been 
looking to show up in TN for years. I relocated the bird in the afternoon on 
Sunday and Mike Todd and Don Manning saw the bird, again in with Mallards on 
Tuesday. There has been a large influx of ducks this weekend with Pintail, Blue 
and Green-winged, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Redhead, And Ring-necked seen 
along 
with the regular birds.

Don and Mike had the fortune of finding the duck and having a Black Duck swim 
into view at the same time. This would be a rare sight anywhere.

I believe early morning and late afternoon would be the best times to search 
for this bird at TVA and any of the many hidden haunts in the area.

I have posted photos at: <A 
HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/olcoot1/myhomepage/photo.html";>
http://hometown.aol.com/olcoot1/myhomepage/photo.html</A>



Good Birding!!!

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


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