[TN-Bird] No White-faced Ibis; 11/18/06

11/18/06

After getting off work this morning, I made a quick trip north to the 
Reelfoot area, with a few stops along the way, but nothing of interest other 
than Lapland Longspurs in small numbers practically anywhere I stopped in 
suitable habitat. No Snow Buntings though. Jeff's call of a Tufted Duck back 
in Arkansas almost turned my car around, but today just wasn't a good day 
for that. When I got to Reelfoot, the scene had changed quite a bit from 
last Sunday when I was there. The recent rains have filled many fields in 
the area, so that there is water everywhere. The impoundment that I took my 
photos of the White-faced last week, is totally full now, with nothing but a 
few Coots and Pied-billed Grebes. The other location for the Ibis, Herron 
Rd, was full of birds, but no Ibis. I didn't spend very long looking before 
fatigue forced me to make the trip home while I still could.

Keep your eyes open, it's shaping up to be a strange winter! A Ross's Gull 
has shown up at, of all places, the Salton Sea, for CA's 1st record; quite a 
setting for an arctic species of gull.

Good Birding!!

Mike Todd
McKenzie, TN
birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.pbase.com/mctodd

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