[TN-Bird] Sightings Report, 26 Apr & 5 May, Ensley Bottoms(TVA & The Pits) Memphis, Shelby Cty

From: John Walko <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tn-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dick Preston <dickpreston@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 22:03:01 -0500
Location:     TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS
Observation date:     4/29/10
Notes:     Windy, sunny, clear 70's. Went looking for Buntings(painted) but no 
luck.
Number of species:     7
Canada Goose     1
Lesser Scaup     6
Great Blue Heron     5
Killdeer     3
Mourning Dove     3
Savannah Sparrow     8
Indigo Bunting     9

Location:     TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS
Observation date:     5/5/10
Notes:     3 Scaup remain on the TVA lakes, 2 on the big lake and the other on 
the small lake. Shorebirds seen in a wet spot that was holding water on the 
south side of the Main TVA rd along with the waterfowl. Bunting corner was ok 
today with Orioles but no Painted Buntings.
Number of species:     24
Canada Goose     3
Mallard     4
Blue-winged Teal     6
Lesser Scaup     3
Killdeer     3
Spotted Sandpiper     1
Lesser Yellowlegs     8
Pectoral Sandpiper     4
Mourning Dove     7
Chimney Swift     1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     1
Eastern Kingbird     2
Loggerhead Shrike     1
White-eyed Vireo     1
Blue Jay     2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     6
Barn Swallow     20
Carolina Wren     1
Eastern Bluebird     1
Northern Mockingbird     1
Northern Cardinal     1
Indigo Bunting     13
Eastern Meadowlark     1
Baltimore Oriole     5

Location:     TN 2 Mem, Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex
Observation date:     4/26/10
Notes:     Late evening afterwork run to the bottoms. A bit windy but rewarded 
well. Had a flock of shore birds flying around and couldn't tell what they were 
with all the bobbing and weaving. Finally I got a chance as they headed right 
for the van 17 Wilson's Phalarope's on the wing . They finally settled down 
about 200 ft away on one of the smaller cells in the back. Got some halfway 
decent pictures on the wing. Sadly no Black-necked Stilts anywhere. Teal & 
Dowitcher were in the very back behind pond five in a small wet area surrounded 
by tall grass.
Number of species:     19
Canada Goose     18
Mallard     3
Blue-winged Teal     16
Killdeer     16
Solitary Sandpiper     4
Lesser Yellowlegs     20
Least Sandpiper     200
Pectoral Sandpiper     25
Short-billed Dowitcher     1
Wilson's Phalarope     17
Mourning Dove     9
Savannah Sparrow     16
Blue Grosbeak     2
Indigo Bunting     1
Dickcissel     16
Bobolink     40
Red-winged Blackbird     75
Eastern Meadowlark     2
Brown-headed Cowbird     20

Location:     TN 2 Mem, Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex
Observation date:     5/5/10
Notes:     Mourning Doves all over the place today. Something had the 
shorebirds all fussed up. 250+ least Sandpipers were able to stay still long 
enough to get a estimate on, there may have been more but they got up again. 
This was a quick lunch run so I didn't run all the pits and back levee's today.
Number of species:     9
Canada Goose     4
Northern Bobwhite     2
Killdeer     9
Lesser Yellowlegs     7
Least Sandpiper     250
Mourning Dove     70
Dickcissel     21
Red-winged Blackbird     100
Eastern Meadowlark     8
John "Jay" Walko
Collierville, TN
www.pbase.com/jwalko




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