[TN-Bird] Quality Wind Birds - Ensley

August 28, 2004
Ensley Bottoms,
Shelby Co. TN


I met Mike Todd at the pits today and we enjoyed some great Wind Birds. Only 
15 species were seen but in the mix were; 3 immature Wilson's Phalarope, 2 
adult breeding plumaged Ruddy Turnstones and a molting adult Baird's Sandpiper. 
The numbers are still up in the thousands but they have shifted. A good 
percentage of Black-necked Stilts have left along with most of the Lesser 
Yellowlegs 
and Stilt Sandpipers. Least Sandpipers have increased but Pectoral, Western 
and Semipalmated Sandpipers have decreased. Just before the rains came down in 
full fury we searched for Buff-breasted but the roads kept us from a few of the 
better Buffy areas.

The variety of colorations on the immature Westerns and Semipalmated 
Sandpipers can keep you busy for hours just admiring the extremes. Sadly the 
numbers 
of Least Sandpipers is still very low while Pectoral young are like looking for 
a needle in a hay stack; we only saw 4 today. Maybe the front will change 
things but they just did not do well at all this breeding season.

We did photograph Tennessee's 2nd documented Mottled Duck on TVA Lake but 
that's another story.

Good Birding!!!

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


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