[TN-Bird] Ensley Bottoms Update

July 26, 2008
Ensley Bottoms
Shelby Co. TN
 
Shorebirds continue to drop in, with a Short-billed Dowitcher at the "pits"  
and a molting Sanderling on the flats at TVA Lake added to the season list. 
Big  increases of Pectoral, Semipalmated and Western Sandpipers along with a 
few 
 thousand Least this week. Four Semipalmated Plovers were a nice addition but 
 only a single Lesser Yellowlegs could be found. Only 12 species  but big 
numbers can always hide a great bird.
 
Last week we had an adult Bald Eagle sitting on the flats at TVA Lake while  
this Saturday a first year (maybe home grown) lazily circled over the "pits"  
keeping everyone anxiously looking up.
 
It took over an hour to see Mom Black-bellied Whistling Duck and  her brood 
and two hours later she appeared again with Dad, as both fed and  tended the 
young only to disappear not to be seen again. Sadly, I think they  have lost 
one 
youngster but they are extremely hard to count with all the growth  in the 
marsh where they hide. Water is becoming a scarce commodity in this  "HEAT"; I 
sweated buckets until traveling in the afternoon to the  breezy waterfront at 
Mud Island for the Tern Surprise.
 
I've added a couple of duckling photos, still distant but you can make out  
the young decked out in their almost clownish fluff. Try 2 photos  at:  
_http://www.pbase.com/image/100770920_ (http://www.pbase.com/image/100770920) 
 


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