[TN-Bird] Three Western Species in West TN!!

April 21-22, 2005
Ensley Bottoms,
President's Island
Shelby Co. TN
DeSoto Co. MS
 
 
Just a little after 7 this morning, I was watching a Killdeer nest  that I 
had discovered yesterday on the levee at the Painted Bunting location.  The 
female was in the process of laying its second egg. Later today, I  
photographed 
her shading the two eggs from the sun.
 
This is the place I had the fly by Inca Dove the day before. I  had searched 
the area for the dove and had stopped to watch the Killdeer.  Farther up the 
road to the south and near the locked gate, I noticed a movement  in the edge 
of the gravel road,  with my glasses, I could make out a small  dove. I put the 
scope on the truck window and there was the Inca Dove feeding or  gritting. I 
always try for one distant shot in case the bird moves and I got off  one 
shot in the overcast light that does show a poor but IDable image of an Inca  
Dove, Unfortunately, when I turned the truck to get a better angle with the  
scope, the bird flushed and flew south, down the levee toward the steel plant.  
It 
looks like this bird is an early bird, as yesterday, I searched the area 3  
times for over an hour but no luck. The last check was at 4 PM.
 
A pair of Western Kingbirds are now building a nest at Ensley but there is  
no evidence of any other pairs? There is another single bird that appears and  
disappears over a wide area that seems to be looking for company. I also  
photographed a single Western Kingbird at the nest location found  last year in 
Mississippi just south of Memphis, it also appears not to have a  mate as of 
Saturday. Keep your fingers crossed.
 
The Scissor-tailed Flycatchers have returned to President's Island in  
Memphis and have a nest under construction, with the male calling and flying 
out  to 
meet the female each time she returns with material. She is a  little odd 
looking but he has a really long and graceful tail. I photographed  her and the 
nest.  
Good  Birding!!!

Jeff R. Wilson
OL'COOT / TLBA
Bartlett,  TN



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