[TN-Bird] Christmas Birds

Dec. 25, 2003
Ark-TN

I had some time to go over the bridge to Arkansas and spent some time 
searching through 4 huge flocks of Snow Geese that were feeding in various 
fields 
west of Wapanocca NWR. In these flocks I counted 38-61-9 and 47 Ross's Geese, 
155 
a new high number for me in Arkansas. There is no telling how many could be 
counted in a day and the vast majority of those were immature birds. I also saw 
good numbers of Red-tailed Hawks and at one location had 11 in view at one 
time. Totals for the morning, 27 Eastern, 2 Western light morph, 2 dark morph, 
2 
Krider's intergrades and one adult Krider's plus 6 that were too shy to sit 
still for an ID at any distance. Still good numbers of Laps (hundreds) and 
Western Meadowlarks (11) at two locations.

I spent the balance of the time on President's Island in Memphis, looking for 
the Long-tailed Duck, nada. I did count a very large number of Eurasian 
Collared-Doves in several areas, 469, also a new high for me, anywhere. They 
were 
mostly hunkered down taking a midday rest, making counting pretty easy. I had 
132 in one large Cottonwood that had a Red-tail sitting about midway up on the 
outside, there was a nice semicircle of empty seating formed by the doves not 
wanting to get too close to big red. Of course when you get that many Eurasian 
Collared-Doves together there are sprinklings of all kinds of regressive 
plumage's from almost white to pretty dark. 

A quick run through at the pits and TVA revealed nothing new. Lots more 
gulls, of the 3 expected species in the area.

Happy Holidays and
Good Birding!!!

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


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