[TN-Bird] Ferruginous Hawk - Little Gull - Reelfoot area
- From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 21:57:07 EST
Nov. 21, 2010
Reelfoot Lake
Bessie Bend
Lake Co. TN
The fog lifted at Reelfoot Lake around 9 AM and revealed most of the birds
were in the southeast corner using the tree line as a wind shield.
Bonaparte's Gulls were dancing close to shore and over a period of an hour and
a
half I got good looks at a Little Gull in 2nd year plumaged. The lighter
flight pattern due to shorter, round tipped wings calls attention to this bird
in the whirling Bonaparte's. The birds would feed and then sit on a stump
so there was a constant turn over. Lots of White Pelicans, with most having
moved to the eastern section just as the concentration of ducks.
At Samburg, 21 Bald Eagles were in view at one time but NO ducks. On the
Mississippi River, 9 Herring, 4 Ring-bills and 3 Bonaparte's with 31 White
Pelicans and 4 Bald Eagles.
In the spoil field, west of the dredge fields at Jolly's Landing, there was
quite a collection of raptors, 2 adult Bald Eagles, 6 Red-tails including
2 immature, 1 a Krider's want to be, 1 dark morph, 2 adults, 5 Harrier's
and an immature, light morph FERRUGINOUS HAWK. The bird kited over the far
side of the field but was easily lost against the gray clouds as it moved
higher than the other birds. I moved around the area and would lose the bird
for 45 minutes and then it would reappear. The last time I saw the bird it
came from the east, skirted the spoil levee, flying at ground level and
disappeared going west. The bird stayed too far away for my camera to get any
good flight shots. It was a stunning bird, kiting with its long pointed
wings held in a steep dihedral, light head and tail and flashing panels on the
primary bases.
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN 38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
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