[TN-Bird] North Winds/Raptor Rush

Sept. 27, 2003
Ensley Bottoms, Mud Island
Shelby Co. TN
After watching a lot of shorebirds craning their heads around and peering 
into the sky, I joined Bert Sharpe at TVA Lake and started scanning the skies. 
The Windbirds were not fibbing, there were raptors racing south. In less than 
an 
hour we were treated to 3 small kettles of Broad-winged Hawks that totaled 27 
birds, along with an adult and an immature Bald Eagle streaming south 
together. Other raptor travelers were 1 Osprey, 1 Sharp-shinned, 2 Cooper's, 5 
Red-tailed, 2 Red-shouldered, 2 Kestrel and a tardy immature Mississippi Kite. 
Nine 
species of raptors, not too shabby for a West TN hawk watch. No telling how 
many I missed that the Wind Birds tried to point out to me earlier.

Later at Mud Island, I had 2 Osprey, another Sharp-shinned, 2 Cooper's and 3 
Red-tailed and on I-240 I had another Osprey feeding over a barrow pit.

Added bonuses at the Mississippi River from Mud Island were 9 Caspian, 2 
Forster's and 1 Common Tern.


Good Birding!!!

Jeff R. Wilson
OL'COOT / TLBA
Bartlett, TN


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