[TN-Bird] Sightings Report, 14 May 2011,Ensley Bottoms,Memphis, Shelby County
- From: John Walko <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Tn-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dick Preston <dickpreston@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Mjefferson100 <mjefferson100@xxxxxxxxxxx>, vbreynolds@xxxxxxx, Virginia Reynolds <treynold@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 19:15:12 -0500
Migratory Bird Count Day, I started at 9:00am and went to 2:00pm, some good
birds some misses.
Met Virginia Reynolds on one of the levees who was counting also, MJ, I'll let
you decipher our totals when she gets hers to you.
After a delay some pictures will be avail at www.gallery.me.com/walko123
Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex, Shelby, US-TN
May 14, 2011 9:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Comments: Weather overcast and cool a cold front came through last night. A
bit breezy coming out of the NW. Shorebirds were spotty at first but then big
numbers were found in certain cells/lagoons of the treatment plant.
38 species
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 24 Most of the ducks are moving around from
pond to pond in pairs or groups of three. good looks from all the birds,
pictures taken.
Canada Goose 18
Mallard 16
Blue-winged Teal 27 Teal are still hanging around the clean water areas in
small groups.
Northern Bobwhite 7
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sora 4 1 seen in rain runoff wetland to the south spread fields, 4 seen in
a small wet area in one of the central cells. Pictures of all taken.
American Coot 5
Semipalmated Plover 1
Killdeer 9
Black-necked Stilt 54 Except for the one large group of 15 that were
feeding on the near side of the big pit, most birds were spread out over the
property all paired up many had one bird sitting on a nest.
Spotted Sandpiper 3
Solitary Sandpiper 9
Lesser Yellowlegs 23
Semipalmated Sandpiper 6
Least Sandpiper 147 Probably more, birds are scattered all over.
Pectoral Sandpiper 2
Dunlin 2
Stilt Sandpiper 23 2 birds in pit #5 with the Blknk Stilts the rest were
in a central cell lagoon feeding with a large mixed flock.
Long-billed Dowitcher 12 Good looks at a long distance, some in breeding
plumage.
Mourning Dove 35
Chimney Swift 2
Barn Swallow 13
Carolina Wren 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 50
Savannah Sparrow 25 These guys were all over the levees, count may be a
low estimate.
Song Sparrow 8 In the grass of the levees.
Northern Cardinal 1
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 1
Dickcissel 50
Red-winged Blackbird 100
Brown-headed Cowbird 50
Baltimore Oriole 2
TVA PONDS, Shelby, US-TN
May 14, 2011 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Started down at Bunting corner near the outfall. Hiked the edges
of the flooded area, deep grass and brush, then drove up to the TVA lakes.
25 species
Mallard 2
Killdeer 5
Mourning Dove 18
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Loggerhead Shrike 1
Barn Swallow 19
Carolina Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 4
Northern Mockingbird 2
Cedar Waxwing 24
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Indigo Bunting 3
Painted Bunting 3 Saw one and was able to get some pictures for ID, heard
two others singing back at this one.
Dickcissel 6
Red-winged Blackbird 45
Eastern Meadowlark 4
Common Grackle 16
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 3
Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp, Shelby, US-TN
May 14, 2011 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Quick drive down Riverport.
9 species
Canada Goose 2
Great Egret 2
Rock Pigeon 100 Pigeons everywhere.
Eurasian Collared-Dove 6
Mourning Dove 25
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 20 Good amt of swallows along with Barn
swallows over the flooded areas.
Barn Swallow 15
Eastern Bluebird 1
Common Grackle 5
Memphis, Presidents Island, Shelby, US-TN
May 14, 2011 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
Comments: Drove the perimeter of Presidents island to see what the flooding
has done. All of the low lands are completely flooded which means more than
3/4's of the island is under water. Deer which are still alive are packed on
little mounds of high ground. Turkeys same as some one has put corn out for
them.
10 species
Wild Turkey 11 Turkeys are pushed out of normal grounds by the flooded
Mississippi River along with the deer.
Mississippi Kite 2
Killdeer 4
Rock Pigeon 50
Eurasian Collared-Dove 20 Doves around all the rail cars carrying grain.
Mourning Dove 100 Doves around all the rail cars carrying grain.
Barn Swallow 15
Northern Mockingbird 7
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 14This report was generated automatically by eBird v2
(http://ebird.org)
John "Jay" Walko
Collierville, TN
www.pbase.com/jwalko
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