[TN-Bird] Sightings Report 30&31 Aug 2007, Shelby County, Memphis, Ensley Bottoms Area
- From: "John Walko" <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "'Rob Peeples'" <wpeeples@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 23:49:09 -0500
Sightings Report 30&31 Aug 2007, Shelby County, Memphis, Ensley Bottoms Area
Location: TN 2 Mem, Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp
Observation date: 8/30/07
Notes: Short trip to Riverport Rd ponds around 2pm. Wood Stork was the
highlight of the day feeding on the slowly diminishing supply of small fish
in pond #2 which is drying up fast. Pictures can be viewed at
http://www.pbase.com/jwalko/ensley_bottoms__riverport_rd taken at about
300-400ft with the assist of a 22x spotting scope.
Number of species: 10
Wood Duck 6
Mallard 5
Wild Turkey 7
Great Blue Heron 9
Great Egret 24
Green Heron 2
Wood Stork 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Killdeer 31
Mourning Dove 3
Location: TN 2 Mem, Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp
Observation date: 8/31/07
Notes: Another short trip down to the bottoms area for lunch. 100+
Mallards dropped into pond #2 for a quick feed and rest. Water levels still
going down.
Number of species: 9
Canada Goose 8
Wood Duck 6
Mallard 110
Great Blue Heron 8
Great Egret 14
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Killdeer 24
Least Sandpiper 17
Location: TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS
Observation date: 8/30/07
Notes: Finished the afternoon off up on the levee at the TVA Lakes. Lg
Flock of resting DC Cormorants on the back mud flat and dredge pipe. 2 Adult
and 3 immature Caspian Terns also hanging out just as others had reported.
Number of species: 6
Mallard 15
Double-crested Cormorant 42
Great Egret 3
Killdeer 4
Caspian Tern 5
Mourning Dove 5
Location: TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS
Observation date: 8/31/07
Notes: Flock of DC Cormorants and the 5 Caspian Terns still hanging out
with a couple of Egrets on the TVA lake. Water is down they have been
dredging heavily this summer and trucking out the spoil.
Number of species: 6
Mallard 11
Double-crested Cormorant 49
Great Egret 5
Killdeer 7
Caspian Tern 5
Mourning Dove 3
John "Jay" Walko
Collierville, Tn
http://www.pbase.com/jwalko
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