[TN-Bird] Sightings Report 19 Sept,2006 Shelby Farms & Collierville Nature Center
- From: "John Walko" <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Rob Peeples" <wpeeples@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:45:53 -0500
Weather was clear and in the 70's no humidity, long sleeves for the shade
(mosquito's to).
Location: Shelby Farms Shooting Rng and East
Observation date: 9/19/06, 1045-1115am, .5 mile
Notes: Walked down the North side levee to the next pond down. LBJ's
starting to flicker about more. Least Sandpipers and the two Killdeer flew
in from the east.
Number of species: 16
Great Blue Heron 2
Cooper's Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 2
Least Sandpiper 11
Mourning Dove 7
Chimney Swift 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Carolina Wren 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Field Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Location: Shelby Farms Patriot Lake
Observation date: 9/19/06, 1115-1135am
Notes: Sat in the parking lot and scanned the lake and lake shore.
Number of species: 12
Canada Goose 4
Mallard 24
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 1
Killdeer 2
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 6
Location: Shelby Farms Picnic Shelter 4/Beaver Lake
Observation date: 9/19/06, 1135-1200pm
Notes: Short walk to the marshy area and along the shore the trees in
the marsh area had more birds that were out of sight on the far side.
Number of species: 8
Canada Goose 25
Mallard 22
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Location: Shelby Farms Pine Lake Day use area
Observation date: 9/19/06, 1210-1240pm
Notes: Sat at a picnic table and scanned the lake and lakeshore. Geese
and the the two Egrets were the headliners of this stop.
Number of species: 9
Canada Goose 32
Mallard 16
Great Egret 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Chimney Swift 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
Location: Peterson Lake Nature Center
Observation date: 9/19/06,4:45-6:15pm, 2 Miles
Notes: Sharon and I walked the boardwalk and the cleared path to the
new boardwalk to the river and backtracked back to the other open trail
leading to the wastewater treatment plant outfall road. Excellent Hike.
Finally met up with the Barred Owl that has been calling in the area.
Excellent habitat tobe opened up for viewing in a couple of months.
Number of species: 13
Mourning Dove 4
Barred Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 9
Carolina Wren 2
American Robin 6
European Starling 5
Northern Cardinal 3
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