[TN-Bird] Sightings Report 29 & 31 Jan 2007 Ensley Bottoms area, Memphis, Shelby County

Sightings Report 29 & 31 Jan 2007 Ensley Bottoms area, Memphis, Shelby
County
Two days at lunch to check out whats happening in the bottoms. Dredging and
cold weather making the birds move around at the TVA ponds. Ducks are all
scattered in the Riverport Rd area.

Location:     TN 2 Mem, Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp

Observation date:     1/29/07,1130-1155am

Notes:     Coldddd weather is here, ice is forming on the sloughs and ponds.
Numbers of birds are down and scattered since the water is up high levels
since the last several weeks of rain.

Number of species:     14

Canada Goose     37

Gadwall     28

Mallard     2

Ring-necked Duck     19

Hooded Merganser     10

Pied-billed Grebe     2

Great Blue Heron     1

Red-tailed Hawk     2

American Kestrel     1

Killdeer     1

Northern Flicker     1

Eastern Phoebe     2

Eastern Bluebird     2

Common Grackle     35

Location:     TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS

Observation date:     1/29/07, 1155am-1210pm

Notes:     Lg float of Lsr Scaup back on the big pond even with dredging
going on.. Gulls in thick packed together in the back left corner near the
dredging. Small pond starting to hold birds stirred up from the machinery.

Number of species:     11

Canada Goose     1

Gadwall     29

Lesser Scaup     1200

Hooded Merganser     3

Double-crested Cormorant     1

Great Blue Heron     2

Killdeer     1

Ring-billed Gull     125

Mourning Dove     4

American Robin     18

European Starling     17

Location:     TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS

Observation date:     1/31/07,150-210pm

Notes:     With the dredging most of the birds must be down on McKeller
Lake. Float of birds is quite small and divided between the two ponds with
the small pond holding more ducks. Quite cold with storm coming in tonight.

Number of species:     9

Northern Shoveler     3

Lesser Scaup     300

Pied-billed Grebe     2

Great Blue Heron     2

Red-tailed Hawk     2

American Coot     22

Ring-billed Gull     105

Mourning Dove     12

Eastern Bluebird     3

Location:     TN 2 Mem, Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp

Observation date:     1/31/07, 135-150pm

Notes:     Ponds & Sloughs freezing around the edges and smaller pockets.
open areas being kept unfrozen by wind action. The Wood duck was a pleasant
surprise amongst the others.

Number of species:     11

Canada Goose     8

Wood Duck     1

Gadwall     39

Mallard     11

Ring-necked Duck     18

Hooded Merganser     15

Great Blue Heron     2

American Kestrel     1

Mourning Dove     27

Eastern Phoebe     1

Red-winged Blackbird     200

 

John "Jay" Walko

Collierville, Tn

 



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