[TN-Bird] Western Willet - Ensley

From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 21:01:25 -0400 (EDT)
May 5- 6, 2011
Ensley Bottoms
Shelby Co. TN
 
The turn over at the "Pits" is still turning over. The  Wilson's Phalarope 
have gone from 18, down to 12 yesterday to 4 today. The void  has been 
filled by a new flush of White-rumped Sandpipers and some more really  drab 
Stilt 
Sandpipers. Lesser Yellowlegs rule the roost and picking through the  large 
bunches produced a large, long billed, gray toned Western Willet. Pectoral  
and Semipalmated Sandpipers are still few and scattered with good numbers  
of Least Sandpipers plus 13+ Spotted Sandpipers and numerous Solitary  
Sandpipers. Black-necked Stilts are still found in loose groups, squabbling,  
setting eggs and some still pairs mating.
 
Dickcissel, Indigos and Blue Grosbeaks were everywhere with a  few 
Bobolinks and Lincoln's Sparrows down in the vetch.  Another Northern  
Waterthrush 
and a pair of Palm Warblers were having a " bopping" contest  in the willow 
trees.  More Song Sparrows were seen today, settling in  for the nesting 
season. Again all the swallow species were present, a single  Snowy Egret was 
on 
TVA Lake both days and a hen Red-breasted Merganser showed up  today. No 
Black-bellied Whistlers found anywhere the last 2 days but quite a few  pairs 
of Shovelers and tons of Blue-winged Teal.
 
 
 
Good  Birding!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington  Road
Bartlett, TN  38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
What is  this feathered thing that  lifts my heart to the  heavens.

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