[TN-Bird] Tennessee - Mississippi - Dec-28
- From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:08:02 -0500 (EST)
Dec. 28, 2011
Shelby Co. TN
Tunica Co. MS
TVA LAKE; Lesser Scaup with green, yellow and red bill tags, Greater Scaup
numbers low so far. Need lakes to north to freeze and push the waterfowl
down.
ENSLEY BOTTOMS; Red-tails - eastern, western, intermediate morphs, rufous
morph, Harlan's and Krider's. Bald Eagle in late transition to adult
plumage, 44 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, 4 Least Sandpipers. Sparrows Galore
CORO AND ROBCO LAKES; Lots of ducks, gulls and cormorants to sort through.
TUNICA CO; Greater Yellowlegs, Sandhill Cranes, Laps, Pipits, Horned
Larks, sparrows, 9 Western Meadowlarks, Gulls-Gulls-Gulls. Last week- Thayer's
2, Lesser Black-backed 1, Herring and Ring-billed. Yesterday just the 2
expected species.
The light morph Harlan's is still hanging out where the dark Harlan's
stayed for 3 winters - why is this busy location so good for Harlan's??
I was searching for Western Meadowlarks in the early afternoon and came
upon a swirl of raptors in the air with others in trees. Low over the field 6
Harrier's, 3 more above along with 6 Red-tails in flight and perched. Then
way higher, THREE SHORT-EARED OWLS. Coyotes or other predator must have
disturbed them off their roost. A Cooper's rested in a dense stand of trees
nearby.
I've added a few photos to 2011 site at:
_http://www.pbase.com/image/140605193_
(http://www.pbase.com/image/140605193)
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Rd.
Bartlett, TN. 38135_http://WWW.pbase.com/ol_coot/_
(http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/)
What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens.
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