[TN-Bird] Ensley Bottoms / Tunica

Jan.26-27, 2008
Ensley / Robco Lake
Shelby Co. TN
Tunica-DeSoto Co, MS
 
At TVA Lake in Ensley, both Black Scoters were photographed. Evidently they  
are not speaking again as they were using different ponds. There is a very  
reclusive adult Krider's hanging out off  Riverport Road and has been  seen 
over 
the past few weeks. The Bald Eagles appear to have finally settled on  a nest 
site.
 
At Robco, the lake is covered with waterfowl, 16 species but you have to  
sort through thousands of scaup to glean out the odd ducks. There were 12 White 
 
Pelicans cruising the lake along with the expected DC Cormorants and 3 species 
 of gulls.
 
There was a single Cackling Goose in a flock of Greater W-f Geese along  
highway 51 and a dozen have been seen and photographed in the area between  
Counce 
and Arkabutla Dam Roads. Lots of geese in the area. Gull numbers are  
building again and Herring Gulls are still in low numbers with a few Bonies in  
the 
Ring-bills. I'm still getting tagged and color marked Ring-billed Gulls in  the 
hordes. A single immature Lesser Black-backed Gull has been in the area for  
over a month.
 
Three immature Rough-legged Hawks, over 100 Sandhill Cranes, 20 plus  
Short-eared Owls, 30 Vesper Sparrows, 2 LeConte's, 6 Western Meadowlarks, and  
lots 
of raptors were seen this weekend in the "Magic Triangle" in Tunica Co.  
Good Birding  !!!

Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN  38135
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