[tn-bird] Ensley Shorebirds -

Aug. 25, 2002
Ensley bottoms
Shelby Co. TN

The rain gauge at the Ensley Pits read 1-1/2 inches this morning after the 
torrential storm late Saturday but again Big Rain = Bird Shorebirds. The 
first big bird found was a wonderful male Avocet sweeping its way across the 
shallows. The Willet from Saturday was still present along with only one of 
the Black-bellied Plovers. Another addition to the list was 3 immature 
Short-billed Dowitchers. I got some nice photos of their Tiger Tertials.

More goodies were found out in the fields with 5 Buff-breasted Sandpipers 
strutting their stuff. Another new one for the season was a Common Snipe, 
only the second I've seen this year. With the adult Bard's but no Sanderling 
the Ensley list for Sunday was a nice round 20 species of Wind Birds.

A bird I failed to mention yesterday was a heavily molted adult Herring Gull 
that flew over us at TVA Lake early Saturday. An unusually early date for one 
around here.

Good Birding!!!

Jeff R. Wilson
OL' COOT / TLBA
Bartlett Tenn.


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