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Nov. 3, 2007
Mississippi River, Ensley Bottoms - TN
Wapanocca? NWR - AR

An early morning visit on the river, saw many pods of Coots with a few Ruddy, 
Gadwal and Shovelers. A Peregrine had set up watch on Dacus Bar and an immature 
and adult Bald Eagles took long baths on the head of Loosahatchie Bar. In the 
afternoon the pods of Coots had joined into three?groups with over 250 birds. 
Only 21 Ruddy and 5 Gadwall were seen along with 4 Great Blue, 1 Great Egret 
and 12 DC Cormorants. Two Red-tailed Hawks and a single Sharp-shinned were the 
only afternoon raptors there. Only 4 Ring-billed Gulls seen on the two visits.?


Ensley held no surprises with about 1,000 Least including Snowflake, 2 Dunlin, 
1 Lesser Yellowlegs, Killdeer, and 3 reclusive?Wilson's Snipe. Another 
Sharp-shinned soared over (this has been the week for Sharpie movement with 
their numbers equaling Coop's) with both eastern and western Red-tails and at 
least a half dozen Kestrel. At TVA Lake, there were 9 species of waterfowl 
including 3 Redhead, DC Cormorants, Pied-bill Grebe, Great Egrets and 6 
Ring-billed Gulls. On McKellar Lake, there was a single FRANKLIN'S GULL along 
with 21 Ring-billed and an adult Herring Gull.

??? 
Wapanocca NWR was a great show with 3 Harrier, 2 Red-tailed Hawks and 3 Bald 
Eagles?keeping everything alert.?The Harriers were seeking out their favored 
Green-winged Teal while Red-tails looking for just anything unwary and the two 
immature Bald Eagles hunting Coots while an adult soared in and out of view. I 
had great fun watching and photographing the youngsters wading around trying to 
sneak up on an?unwary Coot and then fight over the meal with the larger female 
taking the prize from the more adept hunter, the?smaller male. ?Only 12 species 
of waterfowl but huge numbers and Wind Bird wise I had; Killdeer,?3 Lesser 
Yellowlegs, 19 Greater, Least, Dunlin and 30+ LB Dowitchers. Another Sharpie 
soared over for photos.


Jeff R. Wilson
Ol'Coot / TLBA
Bartlett, TN
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