[TN-Bird] Re: FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCKS - DYER CO.
- From: "Ken Leggett" <kcleggett@xxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 20:57:59 -0500
This afternoon Glen Criswell and I birded the Dyer and Lake County areas
around where we had the Fulvous Whistling Ducks and along with the
Satterfields spent a lot of time watching the ducks come in late in the
afternoon. Seven were seen altogether but we left the area at 6:00 to go
out on 79 and based on Saturday night's observation they did not come in
until after 7:00.
This is a great opportunity for anyone wishing to add this bird to their
list because you can bring a chair and wait for them to come in.
Other birds of interest we had today were the same Ruddy Turnstone from
yesterday, and 1 Stilt Sandpiper at the same location at Lenox where Jeff
had it yesterday, 1 Female Bufflehead, 65 Black-necked Stilts including 38
at Owlhoot where the Fulvous Ducks are, 1 Greater Scaup, 1 Black Duck and
the Dunlins, White-rumped Sandpipers and Pelicans that Jeff had yesterday.
but no Willet or Baird's Sandpiper.
Ken Leggett
Dyersburg, TN
----- Original Message -----
From: <OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 10:07 AM
Subject: [TN-Bird] FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCKS - DYER CO.
> May 25-26, 2003
> Dyer Co. TN
> I have been waiting to see a report on these ducks but decided to go ahead
as
> some may have the time to chase these birds down.
>
> Ken Leggett found at least 9 Fulvous Whistling-Ducks just south of the
> location where 11 Black-bellied Ducks were found by Criswell a couple of
weeks ago.
> These birds need to be watched closely. A few years back I was fortunate
> enough to find an adult with young for Arkansas first nesting record for
this
> species. The birds showed up last year in Lake County and about two weeks
later I
> photographed a pair but none were seen there after.
>
> These birds were found at the south end of Owl Hoot Road. You can take Owl
> Hoot Road south off 79 Highway. This road turns into gravel and the birds
were
> seen where the road turns back to the east in the water just to the south.
They
> seem to be very wary, flushing at a distance when approached. The Bills
and
> the Satterfields could see only 7 hiding in the weeds on their visit late
> Sunday. We saw only two flyby on our visit. Criswell flushed 6 on his
visit on
> Monday. According to a farmer that Ken had talked to earlier in the week
the birds
> had been around for some while.
>
> On Monday afternoon I flushed 3 from the north side of The Great River
Road
> (#181) from some winter wheat at mile marker number 19. This location is
south
> of 103 Highway and about 2 miles south of the Owl Hoot location, so there
> might be even more around.
>
> Keep an eye out for these birds at these locations and let's find some
young.
> It may take some time spent just watching as the birds are almost
impossible
> to see in the vegetation. Sitting at the end of Owl Hoot Road for a period
of
> time may be your best bet.
>
> Good Birding!!!
>
> Jeff R. Wilson
> OL' COOT / TLBA
> Bartlett Tenn.
>
>
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