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["John Walko" <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sightings Report 9 Dec '06, Shelby Farms area, Memphis, Shelby County TN
 

After our Memphis Chapter TOS search for ducks in SW Shelby County, I was
driving home through the farms and said "Why Not", I had a borrowed scope,
let's see whats in these waters. Highlights were Cackling Geese, Greater
White Fronted Goose(IM) at Patriot lake, and the Am. Black Duck on Pine lake
hanging with the Mallard flock.

 

Location:     TN, Shelby Farms Patriot Lake

Observation date:     12/9/06, 12:55-1:35pm

Notes:     Scoped the lake, cold as it was. Three good size gaggles of geese
one in the water at the end of the parking lot and two separate up on the
bluff past the visiters center. At first I thought i was seeing things when
some of the geese looked so much smaller than others. Then it hit me.
Cackling Geese. Much smaller standing next to its cousin the Canada. Shorter
beak by far. Noise they make is alot different. One other gGoose also stood
out on the bluff, an immature Greater White-Fronted Goose. He acted like he
belonged with the Canadians. Will try to go back tomorrow for pictures of
all.

Number of species:     16

 

Greater White-fronted Goose     1

Cackling Goose     31

Canada Goose     92

Mallard     9

Northern Shoveler     4

Canvasback     2

Ring-necked Duck     22

Ruddy Duck     9

Great Blue Heron     1

Red-tailed Hawk     1

Killdeer     3

Ring-billed Gull     1

Rock Pigeon     12

Mourning Dove     7

European Starling     35

Common Grackle     27

 

Location:     TN, Shelby Farms Pine Lake Day use area

Observation date:     12/9/06,1:40-2:10pm

Notes:     Continued trip around the local lakes of the "Farm".

Number of species:     15

 

Canada Goose     39

Gadwall     18

American Black Duck     1

Mallard     37

Lesser Scaup     1

Turkey Vulture     2

Killdeer     9

Mourning Dove     3

Belted Kingfisher     1

Red-headed Woodpecker     1

Red-bellied Woodpecker     1

Blue Jay     1

American Crow     3

American Robin     3

Northern Mockingbird     1

 

Location:     TN, Shelby Farms Picnic Shltr 4/Lake

Observation date:     12/9/06, 2:10-2:35

Notes:     Standing on the Dock of Beaver lake scoping out the visiters, a
rush of sound came in low over my right side. Three separate squadrons of
Ring-necked Ducks came screaming in to join those already in the water.
Impressive how much noise 40+ ducks make in a landing approach at break neck
speed and not a quack out of one of them.

Number of species:     7

 

Gadwall     19

Northern Shoveler     23

Redhead     3

Ring-necked Duck     62

Lesser Scaup     2

Golden-crowned Kinglet     1

Dark-eyed Junco     14

 

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://www.ebird.org
<http://www.ebird.org/> )

 

 



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