[TN-Bird] Lapland Longspurs

I had 8 Lapland Longspurs fly over my yard (in the Mt. Orange community just 
outside of Trenton in Gibson County) on Saturday, November 18.  I get a few 
laps flying over almost every year as my yard is surrounded by agricultural 
fields.

I was working in the Reelfoot Lake area yesterday and made a few quick runs by 
a few spots.  There are lots of gulls on Herron Rd. in the pool and a few on 
Van Works Rd.  Mostly Ring-bills with a couple of Herrings and a few Bonys 
mixed in.  Nothing out of the ordinary.  The rice fields near Black Bayou were 
full of Killdeer and snipe (over 200 snipe).  I did have one Greater Yellowlegs 
still in the area and that was the only other shorebird I saw.  I had a few 
laps flying and/or calling at almost every stop.  No sign of the White-faced 
Ibis that was around recently but as Mike Todd stated earlier there is a lot of 
water around.  I had 3 female Canvasbacks and a Greater Scaup  with the 
Ring-necked Ducks and Lesser Scaup on the Air Park sewer pond.  A couple of 
American Tree Sparrows were in the fence row near the lagoon - this has been a 
fairly reliable spot for many years for that species.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and good birding,

Mark Greene
Trenton, TN
Gibson County
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