[TN-Bird] Mississippi River-Ensley-Robco at Memphis

Nov. 16, 2008
Mississippi River
Ensley-TVA Lake
Robco, Shelby Co. TN
 
The river traffic was high Sunday morning, the river continues to fall and  
the waterfowl rested after their long flights. There were 16 Ring-billed Gulls  
and a single adult Herring on the upper Loosahatchie Bar. The following pods 
of  ducks were seen: Ruddy 52-19-7-16 and 9, Buffleheads 15-7, Lesser Scaup  
20-45-80, Greater Scaup floating mid river 1 male - 1 female, Green-winged Teal 
 2, Shoveler 23-12-5, and Coots 2-5.
 
At TVA Lake: Ring-billed Gulls flew in and out from McKellar, high  number 
16, Lesser Scaup 75, Greater Scaup 11, Ring-necked 35, Green-winged Teal  8, 
Gadwall 17, Shovelers 11 with 5 Pied-billed Grebe and 12 Coots. Waiting for  
scoters...........
 
At the "Pits", Least Sandpiper in numbers and "snowflake" now in her 4th  
month, Dunlin, Western and Lesser Yellowlegs with lots of Killdeer, one setting 
 
3 eggs, Mallards 9, Shovelers 84, 1 hen Pintail, and 3 Green-winged Teal.  The 
dark morph Red-tail has been joined by a Harlan's and there are at least 11  
Red-tails hunting the area with a male and an immature Harrier. Four Kestrels  
still left from the breeding season, 2 adults, 2 immature but things are 
getting  testy on hunting territories.
 
Robco Lake duck population  went from 150 to 1500 over the week and in  among 
the hordes of Lesser Scaup, I found the leucistic bird that has returned  now 
for 4 years!!  Sixty-five Ring-billed Gulls monitored the fish harvest  of 
the numerous DC Cormorants. A single Great Egret and an immature Bald Eagle  
watched all the action.  
Good Birding  !!!

Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN  38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
What is this feathered thing that  lifts my heart to the heavens.

**************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & 
more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=htt
p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001)


=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================

The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with
first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation.
You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds
you report were seen.  The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should
appear in the first paragraph.
_____________________________________________________________
      To post to this mailing list, simply send email to:
                    tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
_____________________________________________________________ 
                To unsubscribe, send email to:
                 tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
            with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
______________________________________________________________
  TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society 
       Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s)
        endorse the views or opinions expressed
        by the members of this discussion group.
 
         Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN
                 wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                ------------------------------
                Assistant Moderator Andy Jones
                         Cleveland, OH
                -------------------------------
               Assistant Moderator Dave Worley
                          Rosedale, VA
__________________________________________________________
         
          Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
              web site at http://www.tnbirds.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

                          ARCHIVES
 TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/

                       MAP RESOURCES
Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif
Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com

_____________________________________________________________

Other related posts: