[missbird] north Mississippi birding
- From: Jason Hoeksema <hoeksema@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: missbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:14:44 -0600
missbirders,
Yesterday, I took my ornithology class from Ole Miss to bird at Coldwater
River NWR (southwest of Batesville near Crowder) and the Sardis Dam area,
and we were joined by Gene & Shannon Knight. At Coldwater River NWR, we
were pleased to find a brand new elevated, covered observation platform,
which made viewing of the ponds quite a bit easier. Highlights there
included a large flock of (at least) 10,000 SNOW GEESE, ~40 ROSS'S GEESE
picked out among the nearer groups of Snows, 5 Plegadis ibis (one of which
was confirmed as a WHITE-FACED by Gene before our arrival), 40 WILSON'S
SNIPE, and a nice assortment of ducks. The Sardis Dam area was pretty
quiet, but we did find a single ROSS'S GOOSE.
While searching for the SPOTTED TOWHEE in Robert Briscoe's yard (reported
yesterday by Robert; it eventually showed up for us around 4:30 p.m.), we
flushed 3 AMERICAN WOODCOCK.
Full checklists from eBird are pasted below.
Good birding,
Jason Hoeksema
Oxford, MS
Coldwater River NWR, Tallahatchie, US-MS
Feb 25, 2012 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
26 species (+1 other taxa)
Greater White-fronted Goose 30
Snow Goose 10000
Ross's Goose 40
Gadwall 10
Mallard 2
Northern Shoveler 80
Green-winged Teal 30
Bufflehead 4
Ruddy Duck 12
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
White-faced Ibis 1
Plegadis sp. 4
Turkey Vulture 2
Northern Harrier 3
Red-tailed Hawk 4
American Kestrel 1
American Coot 3
Killdeer 10
Wilson's Snipe 40
Ring-billed Gull 3
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 5
Belted Kingfisher 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 5
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Sardis Dam Area, Panola, US-MS
Feb 25, 2012 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
15 species
Ross's Goose 1
Canada Goose 2
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Horned Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
American White Pelican 25
Great Blue Heron 2
Black Vulture 10
Turkey Vulture 10
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Ring-billed Gull 3
Forster's Tern 12
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
American Crow 2
American Robin 3
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