[TN-Bird] Sightings Report 29 & 30 Nov '06 Ensley Bottoms Area, Memphis, Shelby County
- From: "John Walko" <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Rob Peeples" <wpeeples@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:43:47 -0600
Sightings Report 29 & 30 Nov '06 Ensley Bottoms Area, Memphis, Shelby County
Location: TN 2 Mem, Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp
Observation date: 11/29/06, 11:20-11:45am
Notes: Overcaast with a little sun. Temp up to hi 60's. Rain in early
morning.
Number of species: 13
Gadwall 32
Mallard 5
Ring-necked Duck 12
Hooded Merganser 34
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 6
Eurasian Collared-Dove 3
Mourning Dove 5
Belted Kingfisher 1
Common Grackle 300
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://www.ebird.org
<http://www.ebird.org/> )
Location: TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS
Observation date: 11/29/06, 11:45am-12:10pm
Notes: Same huge float of birds as yesterday except more were on the
move and feeding. Birds were all over both ponds mixed up together. Scaup
the dominant bird in the float.
Number of species: 13
Gadwall 26
Redhead 26
Ring-necked Duck 19
Lesser Scaup 600
Hooded Merganser 55
Pied-billed Grebe 5
Double-crested Cormorant 11
Great Blue Heron 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
American Coot 72
Ring-billed Gull 13
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 200
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://www.ebird.org
<http://www.ebird.org/> )
Location: TN 2 Mem, Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp
Observation date: 11/30/06, 11:50am-12:25pm
Notes: About a thousand Grackles roosting in the area of the third
slough amongst the swamp shrubs. Also saw about 100+ Rusty Blackbirds mixed
through out. Heavy rain today before and during visit. Cold front
approaching.
Number of species: 17
Gadwall 34
Mallard 2
Ring-necked Duck 10
Hooded Merganser 39
Great Blue Heron 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 12
Belted Kingfisher 2
Blue Jay 2
Eastern Bluebird 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Rusty Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
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Location: TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS
Observation date: 11/30/06, 12:25-1:00pm
Notes: SAME HUGE FLOAT (750+) OF BIRDS ON THE PONDS. RESTLESS BUNCH
MAYBE BECAUSE OF HEAVY RAIN TODAY AND COLD FRONT COMING IN. LESSER SCAUP
600+ BIRDS, AM COOTS 75+. BIRDS COMING AND GOING ALL OVER IN SMALL GROUPS.
Number of species: 13
Gadwall X
Mallard 5
Redhead X
Ring-necked Duck X
Lesser Scaup X
Hooded Merganser 15
Pied-billed Grebe 7
Double-crested Cormorant 19
Great Blue Heron 1
American Coot X
Ring-billed Gull 15
Mourning Dove 3
European Starling 25
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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