[tn-bird] Gulls and Terns at Memphis

Sept. 25, 2002
Mud Island
Memphis on the Mississippi

I stopped by to scan the sandbar and found 7 Caspian Terns with one still 
being fed by an adult, 6 Forster's Terns, 2 crisp, clean, full adult Herring 
Gulls and a Ring-billed adult. A large number of Cormorants were seen heading 
in strings down river and an Osprey hunted over the back water. 

I guess these birds stopped off here to wait out the storm rather than going 
south to wade out the storm. Although it is not particularly a strong storm 
here as we are getting just the edge effect, it might be interesting to see 
what gets push up or delayed during this wet time.

Good Birding!!!

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


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