[TN-Bird] Mississippi River and "Ihe Pits" - Memphis

Oct. 15, 2006
Shelby Co. TN
 
The river traffic was way down from Saturday with only pods of Coots and  
first of season, Ruddy Ducks floating by. A few Great Egrets and Great Blues  
still feed along the growing edges of the bars as the river recedes. At first  
just a few DC Cormorants but the skeins  continued through the day,  with 
increasing numbers. Two groups of A. White Pelicans were seen, one  over Dacus 
and 
another over North Lake. Red-tails and Harriers were the only  obvious 
migrating raptors with a few hunting Cooper's and  Kestrels upsetting the birds 
at 
Ensley.
 
The numbers of Least Sandpipers again increased overnight and around 10 AM  a 
sudden rush of birds falling out from overcast skies, included; 9 Greater  
Yellowlegs, 21 Lesser, adding to their numbers already present, 3 Stilt  
Sandpipers plus single Long-billed Dowitcher, Dunlin and Pectoral Sandpiper. We 
 
flushed Wilson's Snipe from 4 different locations and some just  volunteered to 
flyby, calling and zig-zagging their route to wherever. The  basic plumaged 
Western was still present along with a mixed up bird that just  could not be 
placed in a niche, even with good looks, maybe the photos will show  something. 
A 
good mix of 11 species of Wind Birds for the day.
 
Sparrows still provide new species to count with a first of season Vesper  
showing well on the levee plus LeConte's and Lincoln's playing now you see me,  
now you don't. Savannah, Song, Swamp and Field were added with little effort.  
Good Birding  !!!

Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6298 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN  38135



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