[TN-Bird] Common Merganser and Long-tailed Ducks - Memphis

Jan. 24, 2009
TVA Lake / Robco Lake
Shelby Co. TN
 
An early morning trip to TVA Lake, caught birds just starting to drop in  and 
the numbers were only about 1/3 of the last visit. No male  Long-tailed but 
the female was already sleeping away in the morning sun.  The Scoters were "no 
shows" in the afternoon and total numbers were  again very low but I didn't 
have time to wait for a shift change. Still a high %  of Greater Scaup in with 
the Lesser Scaup plus token Gadwall, Mallard,  Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, 
Canvasback, Ring-necked, Hooded Merganser and Ruddy  Duck, plus Pied-billed 
Grebes and Coots.
 
Two trips to Robco Lake and extended scans at the huge concentration,  
allowed slightly better photos and looks at the sharp adult COMMON  MERGANSER 
hen 
and the female LONG-TAILED DUCK but the treat of the day  was the 250 plus 
White 
Pelicans that looked like a white  cloud cruising the lake. By mid afternoon, 
their numbers had grown to  over 350 and I watched as about 100 decided the 
feeding was better elsewhere as  the effortlessly rose over head and peeled off 
to the south. You can  only really see well, about half of the numbers on the 
lake. No  telling what else hides on the far west end in the milling throngs.
 
Merg, L-t and Pelican photos starting: 
_http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/image/108508843_ 
(http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/image/108508843) 
   
Good Birding  !!!

Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN  38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
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