[TN-Bird] River Travelers - Memphis

Oct.28-29, 2008
Mississippi River
Shelby Co. TN
 
Short morning and afternoon visits produced more birds following or riding  
the river south. Flocks of 24, 220 and 360 White Pelicans were photographed  
lazily drifting south in the air, while large flotillas of Coots escort 
Gadwall, 
 Shovelers, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked, Lesser Scaup and Ruddy Ducks 
floated  past Mud Island. Twelve Pied-billed Grebe and two more Horned Grebes 
were 
 seen Wednesday. Skeins and groups of over 500 DC Cormorants have been 
counted  over the last two days. Greater White-fronted Geese were heard twice 
but 
the  high flying flocks snuck by undetected.
 
Two Peregrine Falcons now can be found with one usually sitting on Dacus  Bar 
and the other, holding sway on the upper end of Loosahatchie Bar. Almost  
every morning that I've been able to get down early the last week, a  
Red-shouldered Hawk crosses the river to the Loosahatchie Bar and Cooper's  
Hawks skirt 
the trees heading south. 
 
Only Herring Gulls have been seen lately flying non-stop south, usually  
singles or sometimes two but no big movement. Totals for the last few days only 
 8 
immature birds and 3 adults. Slowly the numbers of Great Egrets dwindle while 
 Great Blue numbers remain the same. The only shorebirds have been scattered  
Killdeer and a single Spotted Sandpiper.
 
Waiting for the weather to change and the Big Push.....  
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.

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