FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Re: Red-necked Phalarope = Red Phalarope

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11/1/03
Britton Ford
Henry Co.

When Don Manning and I arrived to locate the Phalarope, a lot of flying
Franklin's Gulls in the distance got my attention. These birds were
working over the River, out from the main boat launch/point, which is
now closed to access. In between watching the Phalarope, and the
Franklin's, I eventually was able to count AT LEAST 70 hooded gulls on
the water, I can't say for sure that none were Laughing, but all of the
birds I saw in the air were Franklin's, and I feel the entire group was
Franklin's. This is by far more Franklin's than Don or I either had ever
seen before, period. The gulls had moved on by the time Nancy arrived,
with a group of 20 picking up and flying towards Paris Landing, all
Franklin's. The remainder were on the water, slowly working south the
last time we saw them

Don and I had been back and forth with the Phalarope ID before Nancy got
there, as we had good looks at the molting juvenile which still had
juvie tertials and a few juvenal coverts visible when it preened. Jeff
finally arrived to ease all of our minds by nailing the bird as a Red.
This was a lifer for both Don and Nancy, and my 2nd-ever (previous bird
being one of Jeff's birds at the Pits). I got some shots of the bird,
and I hope to post a couple tomorrow to my site.

Good birding!!

Mike Todd
McKenzie, TN
Carroll Co.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Sloan" <chris.sloan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 4:10 PM
Subject: [TN-Bird] Red-necked Phalarope = Red Phalarope


> Jeff Wilson just called me and asked to post that the previously
> reported Red-necked Phalarope at Britton Ford (details below) is in
fact
> a RED PHALAROPE.  He also reported that at least 6 Franklin's Gulls
are
> in the area.
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> good birding,
>
> Chris Sloan
> Nashville, TN
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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [mailto:tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
> > Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 12:58 PM
> > To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [TN-Bird] Red-necked Phalarope / Britton Ford
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> > Nov. 1, 2003
> > Britton Ford
> > Henry Co. TN
> > I got a call from Ken Allan, a frequent visitor to TN from=20
> > Florida. He and I=20
> > were going to meet up at Pace Point this afternoon after I=20
> > birdied Ensley this=20
> > morning. He beat me to the punch and had just found a=20
> > Red-necked Phalarope=20
> > out from the north parking area on the flats at Britton Ford.=20
> > I stopped by the=20
> > house to get a fresh battery to photograph the bird and=20
> > thought others might=20
> > want to try for this jewel. Nancy Moore and Mike Todd are on=20
> > their way there=20
> > now.
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> > This equals the latest date in TN for the species in=20
> > Robinson's book. I=20
> > photographed a bird on Oct 2, 12 years ago on Pace Point and=20
> > my latest date for the=20
> > mid-south was in Ark and you guessed it, Nov-1 ;o)
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> > Ensley Bottoms had Killdeer, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs,=20
> > Least SP, Dunlin,=20
> > Stilt and Wilson's Snipe this AM.
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> > Good Birding!!!
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> > Jeff R. Wilson
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