[TN-Bird] Duck River birding and recent photos

7/30/09
TNWR; Duck River Unit, Humphreys Co
Following up on the short post from earlier, it was nice to finally be out and 
birding in TN again! While the Brown Pelican and White Ibis were the definite 
highlights, it was a nice day all around at Duck River. I did get rained on 
during my trek out for the Pelican, but well worth it, as it's been 7 years 
since I saw my last Brown Pelican in TN. Waders are present in large numbers, 
dominated by Great Egrets with over 300 counted in one sweep of the scope. A 
few Little Blues and Snowies were also around, and my 1st Black-crowned 
Night-Heron of the year for TN. 

A few shorebirds were seen, of  7 common and expected species. There was a lot 
of fresh flats over in the big pool out from the pumphouse, but I didn't have 
time to make it over there to begin to do it justice. My only terns were a 
group of Caspians, with young birds making a big fuss while still begging for 
food from adults. 

I have posted several photos from today, and have a few posted from a trip 
earlier in the month with Jeff Wilson, Gail King, Joe Guinn, and myself to 
southeast AR and them coming back up the MS delta. These photos are in a new 
gallery: http://www.pbase.com/mctodd/summerfall_2009 , or the 1st one starts 
here: http://www.pbase.com/mctodd/image/115225319

Good Birding!!

Mike Todd
McKenzie, TN
birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.pbase.com/mctodd

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