[TN-Bird] Sightings Report, 16 May 2011, Ensley Bottoms, Memphis, Shelby County

From: John Walko <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tn-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dick Preston <dickpreston@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 23:31:25 -0500
Day late, but still a report. Spring Migration is great this year. Mixed with 
all the water here in the flooded fields. The last three days have been 
unbelievable.
Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp, Shelby, US-TN
May 16, 2011 4:15 PM - 4:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Comments:     Clear nice day.
16 species
Canada Goose  11
Gadwall  2
Anhinga  2     Finally saw both birds at one time today.  They have been here 
for over a week now hoefully a nesting pair?
Great Egret  2
Green Heron  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Mourning Dove  3
Red-headed Woodpecker  1
Eastern Kingbird  3
Barn Swallow  6
Carolina Wren  1
Northern Cardinal  1
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Eastern Meadowlark  2
Common Grackle  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  4

TVA PONDS to Waste Water Outfall (BUNTING CORNER), Shelby, US-TN
May 16, 2011 4:40 PM - 5:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Comments:     Quick drive through the area to see if anything new showed up.
21 species
Red-breasted Merganser  1     Same bird has been here since the beginning of 
the month.
American White Pelican  1
Great Blue Heron  2
Mississippi Kite  1
Killdeer  3
Mourning Dove  8
Chimney Swift  2
Eastern Kingbird  3
Loggerhead Shrike  1
Barn Swallow  12
Carolina Wren  2
Eastern Bluebird  1
Brown Thrasher  1
European Starling  50
Yellow-breasted Chat  1
Indigo Bunting  7
Dickcissel  9
Red-winged Blackbird  6
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Common Grackle  6
Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex, Shelby, US-TN
May 16, 2011 5:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.5 mile(s)
Comments:     Had to run the pits for a third day in a row during spring 
migration.
26 species
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck  43     Counted 39 with a 200 ft diameter area 
where they were taking in rest on a warm sunny afternoon. The rest located in 
flooded timber area nearby.
Canada Goose  16
Mallard  10
Blue-winged Teal  12     Most likely more but wasn't paying them much mind.
Northern Bobwhite  9     Everyday hearing and seeing more and more of them. 
Another one today tried to make itself a hood ornament on the van when it 
flushed right in front of me.
Green Heron  3
Sora  6     Wasn't looking as hard as yesterday and did not travel the one 
flooded area due to number of ducks I would have disturbed.
American Coot  3
Killdeer  7
Black-necked Stilt  21     Paired up or feeding some nesting.
Spotted Sandpiper  7     Nice to see these guys mixed in with the other 
shorebirds bobbing there butts up and down.
Solitary Sandpiper  6
Lesser Yellowlegs  23
Semipalmated Sandpiper  100     100+ birds scattered through out the 
cells/lagoons.
Least Sandpiper  11
Stilt Sandpiper  19     Still around from the weekend counts
Short-billed Dowitcher  14     Still around from the weekend, feeding, bathing, 
looking good.
Mourning Dove  7
Chimney Swift  2
Eastern Kingbird  6     More and more popping up and feeding above the high 
grass.
Barn Swallow  20     20+ flying over the newly mowed fields while the tractor 
is still running.
Dickcissel  25     25+ singing everywhere
Red-winged Blackbird  35     35+ All over the place.
Eastern Meadowlark  1
Common Grackle  3
Brown-headed Cowbird  10

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org)

John "Jay" Walko
Collierville, TN
www.pbase.com/jwalko





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