[TN-Bird] Sightings Report 28 Nov 06, Ensley Bottoms area, Memphis

Sightings Report 28 Nov 06, Ensley Bottoms area, Memphis, Shelby County
 

Location: Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp

Observation date:     11/28/06, 120-140pm

Notes:      Rainy day and cool, ducks moving all around the ponds and
slough.

Number of species:     7

 

Gadwall     36

Mallard     8

Ring-necked Duck     9

Hooded Merganser     19

Red-tailed Hawk     1

Killdeer     1

Blue Jay     2

 

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

 

Location:  TVA PONDS

Observation date:     11/28/06,140-205pm

Notes:      Rainy Weather had all the ducks down and more coming in. Huge
float of Scaup, largest I've seen this year. Mergansers were scattered in
groups of 2 & 3. Cormorants all sitting on back side of the big pond as well
as the Gulls. Coots, Ring-necks and Red heads and a couple of the Scaup were
in closer to the reeds along with the Grebes. Cooler weather on the way may
bring even more birds later this week.

Number of species:     10

 

Gadwall     15

Redhead     12

Ring-necked Duck     11

Lesser Scaup     650

Hooded Merganser     17

Pied-billed Grebe     5

Double-crested Cormorant     17

Great Blue Heron     1

American Coot     31

Ring-billed Gull     15

 

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

 

Jay Walko, MTOS, Collierville, Tn

 



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