[TN-Bird] Changing Times

May 27-28, 2006
Ensley Bottoms
Shelby Co. TN
 
With each day, the shorebird population at the pits, changes in abrupt  
although almost predictable ways. Between Saturday and Sunday the numbers  
halved 
and the last Least and Pectoral Sandpipers, they could  be totaled on ones 
fingers, vanished to the north by Sunday morning with  the exception of a 
couple 
of laggardly Least. The two Spotted Sandpipers watched  closely and sexed, 
apparently moved on or took each other's advances  exhibited on Saturday 
seriously. Maybe a second nesting for this species at  the pits is in order. 
Good 
numbers of Semipalmated Plovers on Saturday were  reduced to two individuals 
Sunday, while Semipalmated and White-rumped  Sandpipers numbers grew slightly, 
the 
token Baird's have gone.
 
Semipalmated Sandpipers will also soon disappear and White-rumped  Sandpipers 
will continue to pass through in small numbers until the  middle of June. In 
just three weeks, we can expect to see the first returning  Least Sandpipers 
and thereafter the other species will trickle in, with specie  diversity p
eaking in August and numbers peaking in September in the  thousands.
 
One pair of Blue-winged Teal have produced 4 young and Mallard young abound  
along with gaggles of gangly goslings. The 3 pair of Northern Shoveler have  
finally left. This week, I had 4 Cooper's Hawks ferrying food at separate  
locations, spread from South Memphis to Bartlett. For the past two weeks,  I've 
had Bald Eagles over President's Island acting very territorial with one  adult 
chasing off a second year bird. There must be a nest again in the area.  The 
billboard Red-tailed Hawks seemed to have successfully brought off two young  
in full view of thousands of vehicles passing along the expressway.  
Good Birding  !!!

Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6298 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN  38135



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