[TN-Bird] Southwest Shelby Co.

May 22, 2009
President's Island area
Ensley Bottoms
Coro Lake Area
 
They are trucking in loads of winter wheat to President's Island's grain  
facilities and the Morning and Eurasian Collared-Doves are reaping the 
harvest  of spills on the roads. In the 1500 block of Channel, I flushed 2 
White-winged  Doves, my second for Shelby County but long over due for 
President's 
Island. The  two birds did not return while I was there. Three Western 
Kingbirds were seen in  the industrial area east of the island.
 
At the "Pits", finally White-rumped Sandpipers, I counted a dozen in one  
group. Other Wind Birds present: Killdeer, Black-necked Stilts, Lesser  
Yellowlegs, a single Solitary, Spotted, Least, and Semipalmated Sandpipers. I  
watched a pair of Shoveler Ducks mating, last week one male had chased the  
second male away. Maybe we will see babies soon. I've seen one other brood of  
baby Shovelers at Reelfoot years ago. At least two pair of Blue-winged Teal 
are  acting in the family way. The 4m and single female Lesser Scaup are 
still using  TVA Lake.
 
Robert Gooch found a pair of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks in a small marsh 
 area off of Shelby Drive north of Coro Lake. This area produces some 
interesting  birds from time to time including over the years ibis and a 
Tri-colored Heron.  This is a perfect place for these birds to nest and they 
appeared to be quite at  home along with many Green Herons and Mallard families 
herding young.
I was able to get a scope shots of Black-bellieds feeding. 
 
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