[TN-Bird] Shorebird stopped by storm.

April 26,2008
Ensley Bottoms
Shelby Co. TN
 
The storms moving through last night put down a great collection of Wind  
Birds. I was jerked to a halt by the wonderful call of a Black-bellied Plover  
and in the dim light my glasses fell on a bunch of large light colored birds,  
WILLETS standing shoulder to shoulder!! 
 
The morning produced 19 species of shorebirds, try as I might, I could not  
round that number up to 20. Most of the back area has to be covered on foot but 
 the trip was worth it as I counted the following: Black-bellied Plover -4 
(one  in near breeding plumage), Golden-Plover - 2, Semipalmated Plover - 4, 
lots of  Killdeer on nests with eggs, Black-necked Stilts - 53 ( two pair 
already 
 working on nests - 3 other pair copulating), Greater Yellowlegs ( most left  
after Peregrine nailed one knocking it down but the bird recovered and headed 
 north) - 15, Lesser Yellowlegs - 417 (200+ pulled out about 2 PM), Solitary  
Sandpiper - 91, WILLET - 31, Spotted Sandpiper - 5, Semipalmated Sandpiper - 
2,  Western Sandpiper - 8 ( most in colorful attire), Least Sandpiper - 191 ( 
lots  of color), Pectoral Sandpiper - 8 (scarce?), Dunlin - 1, Stilt Sandpiper 
- 12,  Short-billed Dowitcher - 7, Long-billed Dowitcher - 104, Wilson's 
Snipe -  2 
 
 
Good Birding  !!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN  38135
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What is this feathered thing that  lifts my heart to the heavens.



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