[TN-Bird] Sightings Report 26 Sept 2005, Ensley Bottoms Area

Memphis,Shelby County, TN 26 Sept 2005, Ensley Bottoms area
Nice cool day High 70's sunny, slight breeze out of the North.

 

Location:     Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp

Observation date:     9/26/06, 4:15p-4:25p

Notes:      Ponds and swamps still drying up. not much of anything in the
different ponds along Riverport Rd. Pond number 2 had all the wading birds.
All the great Egrets had there own stump and were spread out all over the
pond.

Number of species:     7

 

Great Blue Heron     1

Great Egret     8

Turkey Vulture     1

American Kestrel     1

Mourning Dove     9

Belted Kingfisher     1

European Starling     7

Location:     TVA PONDS

Observation date:     9/26/06, 4:25p-4:35p

Notes:      Dredging operations are a good way to keep the birds away.

Number of species:     3

 

Mallard     14

Double-crested Cormorant     14

Great Egret     1

Location:     TE Maxwell Lagoons

Observation date:     9/26/06, 4:40p-6:50p

Notes:      Driving into the Pits I saw over the tree line two RT Hawks
soaring. After moving through the 300 or so Starlings around the first two
ponds, was finally able to watch around 250 Least Sandpipers try to rest in
the back portion of Pond two. Both southern corners of that pond also had A
Solitary Sandpiper in each. Several Least scattered about but 99% of the
Birds were grouped up in the back. After moving onto the third pond (1st Big
pond) I watched as all those birds gave up on resting as a Peregrine decided
to join the party and scatter everyone. Pond three very disappointing 50
Least scattered with a couple of Killdeer here and there. 9 Canada geese
came in and the lone Great Egret started moving away from me every time I
moved forward. Pond 4 the Big pond was starting to be very disappointing
until the Peregrine stirred all the birds for me. 5 large groups totaling
about 2000 birds (99.99% Least) or so in the back 2/3rd's of the pond all
were trying to rest. But again the Peregrine and the Red Tails would have
none of it. Impressive display as all the birds would lift off together and
break away into smaller flocks all to return where they started from.
Killdeer mixed within the entire area. 43 Lesser Yellow Legs were counted in
the back corner where the open water meets the small grass islands. Some
crows and a Red Belly WP were heard in the trees in the back corner also. As
I left I visited the two smaller ponds west of the big pond. They are
pumping water to them. The bigger of the two held about 200 Least and 28
Lesser Yellow Legs along with some Killdeer. Note worthy mention: NO
Pectoral Sandpipers at all seen today.  

Number of species:     16

 

Canada Goose     15

Wood Duck     4

Great Blue Heron     1

Great Egret     1

Red-tailed Hawk     3

American Kestrel     1

Peregrine Falcon     1

Killdeer     61

Lesser Yellowlegs     71

Solitary Sandpiper     2

Least Sandpiper     2200

Mourning Dove     37

Red-bellied Woodpecker     1

American Crow     3

Northern Mockingbird     2

European Starling     300

 

Jay Walko, MTOS, Collierville, TN

 



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