[TN-Bird] Sightings report 5-16 March Ensley Bottoms area, Memphis, Shelby County
- From: "John Walko" <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Rob Peeples" <wpeeples@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 22:39:20 -0500
Sightings report 5-16 March Ensley Bottoms area, Memphis, Shelby County
Sorry to be tardy with these postings for this two week period.
Warmer weather starting to bring change in what is seen in the bottoms. Gone
are the thousands of ducks at TVA. Shorebirds should be arriving soon to the
Pits.
Location: TN 2 Mem, TE Maxwell Lagoons
Observation date: 3/5/07
Notes: Drove around the earth complex to see what we could see, not
much, not many raptors out an about this lunch hour.
Number of species: 5
Red-tailed Hawk 5
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 5
Mourning Dove 7
Common Grackle 50
Location: TN 2 Mem, Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp
Observation date: 3/5/07
Notes: Warmer weather less ducks but the other birds are making
themselves known.
Number of species: 12
Canada Goose 7
Wood Duck 2
Gadwall 19
Ring-necked Duck 12
Pied-billed Grebe 10
American Coot 2
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Bluebird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Red-winged Blackbird 75
Common Grackle 50
Location: TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS
Observation date: 3/5/07
Notes: Majority of Scaup now on the little pond as dredging is picking
up on the big pond.
Number of species: 11
Gadwall 10
Lesser Scaup 425
Great Blue Heron 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
American Coot 27
Ring-billed Gull 5
Rock Pigeon 27
Eastern Phoebe 1
European Starling 75
Field Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 18
Location: TN 2 Mem, TE Maxwell Lagoons
Observation date: 3/8/07
Notes: Since it was dry I drove through the pits today. Except for the
Killdeer and Geese in the drying fields that was it. Came out on the back
levee overlooking the canal. Wish i had more time to walk instead of drive
the levee lots of forest birds about, but alas, lunch hour is up.
Number of species: 8
Canada Goose 44
Killdeer 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Winter Wren 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 5
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Location: TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS
Observation date: 3/8/07
Notes: Dredging still going on, most birds on the small pond.
Number of species: 8
Gadwall 6
Lesser Scaup 269
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Double-crested Cormorant 2
American Coot 29
Field Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 3
Location: TN 2 Mem, Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp
Observation date: 3/13/07
Notes: Teal were first ones I've seen in the ponds and slough's this
year. They stood out nicely from the Gadwalls, Ringnecks, and Mallards. With
the warm weather coming in I expect less and less ducks to hang around.
Number of species: 14
Canada Goose 19
Wood Duck 3
Gadwall 45
Mallard 2
Blue-winged Teal 1
Green-winged Teal 2
Ring-necked Duck 19
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Rock Pigeon 12
Mourning Dove 7
European Starling 15
Red-winged Blackbird 21
Common Grackle 28
Location: TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS
Observation date: 3/13/07
Notes: Slow day at the TVA lakes dredging ongoing. Big pond has few
ducks most of the coots.<br>
Number of species: 11
Canada Goose 5
Gadwall 11
Mallard 3
Lesser Scaup 283
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Great Blue Heron 1
American Coot 38
Killdeer 2
Rock Pigeon 5
Mourning Dove 3
Eastern Bluebird 4
Location: TN 2 Mem, Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp
Observation date: 3/16/07
Notes: Quick stop by the sloughs and ponds. Still some duck activity.
Number of species: 20
Canada Goose 8
Wood Duck 2
Gadwall 51
Ring-necked Duck 11
Pied-billed Grebe 4
American Coot 1
Rock Pigeon 16
Mourning Dove 7
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Tree Swallow 6
Carolina Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 7
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 7
Song Sparrow 3
White-crowned Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 27
Common Grackle 35
Location: TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS
Observation date: 3/16/07
Notes: Windy day. Strong winds out of the NW making white caps on the
ponds. Coots and couple of L Scaup on big pond the rest bunched up on the
small pond.
Number of species: 4
Gadwall 11
Lesser Scaup 215
American Coot 47
European Starling 17
John "Jay" Walko
Collierville, Tn
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