[TN-Bird] No luck with Chestnut-collared Longspurs today

12/24/08
Donald Rd area of Black Bayou
Lake Co

I spent almost 4 hours looking for the Chestnut-collared's today, arriving 
just after the torrential rains that came thru yesterday thru this morning. 
The field just north of Donald Rd, which is where the Chestnut-collared's 
were being seen, is largely flooded a good ways out in the field. Birds are 
still using it, but nothing like they were over the weekend, except way out 
in the field. Most birds seem to be staying in the Black Bayou fields on the 
other side of 213, or farther down Donald Rd. They aren't coming right over 
the top of you like they were a few days ago though. I looked at a LOT of 
birds farther down Donald Rd, where it looked like the corn field was full 
of mice scurrying around.

I didn't hear or see anything that looked suspicious in the Laps I saw or 
looked through, but they could have come by 10 times and if I didn't hear 
them probably wouldn't have known. I think the problem is short-term, as the 
water should quickly get back out of the fields. Hopefully the 
Chestnut-collared are still there, just in a little different routine. The 
ditches with the taller grass are all flooded now, which is where I had 
hoped to concentrate part of my search. Still just as many Laps in the area, 
a cloud of them, so hopefully their guests are still there as well.

Definitely bring a rabbit's foot or something with you, these birds could 
take a little more luck than usual!

Good Birding!! and Happy Holidays!

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

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