[TN-Bird] Sightings Report 14 Nov 2006 Ensley Bottoms Area

Sightings Report 14 Nov 2006 Ensley Bottoms Area, Memphis, Shelby County
 

Location:     Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp

Observation date:     11/14/06,1130am-1210pm

Notes:      Clear cool day on Riverport Rd. The ponds and sloughs are
staying wet from the rain were having but not filling back up yet. Good mud
flats though. Mergansers were picture perfect except I didn't have my
camera. The low scrub bushes in the sloughs are full of LBJ's to far to see
though.

Number of species:     17

 

Gadwall     43     

Hooded Merganser     68     

Pied-billed Grebe     1     

Great Blue Heron     2     

Red-tailed Hawk     1     

American Kestrel     2     

Greater Yellowlegs     6     

Rock Pigeon     60     

Eurasian Collared-Dove     8     

Mourning Dove     6     

Belted Kingfisher     1     

Northern Flicker     1     

Eastern Phoebe     1     

Blue Jay     6     

American Robin     1     

Northern Mockingbird     5     

Common Grackle     36    

 

Location:     TVA PONDS

Observation date:     11/14/06, 1210pm-1240pm

Notes:      Huge float of birds on the big TVA pond. Mostly all Lesser
Scaup. Looks to be same huge group from yesterday. Took time today to try
and count each and every bird. The wind was down and the birds were just
sitting and resting. Was able to see 4 RT Hawks over the near fields from
the levee. 

Number of species:     11

 

Lesser Scaup     359     

Hooded Merganser     20     

Ruddy Duck     9     

Pied-billed Grebe     7     

Double-crested Cormorant     2     

Great Blue Heron     1     

Red-tailed Hawk     4     

American Kestrel     1     

American Coot     62     

Killdeer     2     

Ring-billed Gull     1  

 

Jay Walko, MTOS, Collierville, TN



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