[TN-Bird] Lauderdale County
- From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:01:18 EST
Nov. 23, 2008
Halls Airport, Lauderdale Waterfowl Refuge
Chickasaw NWR,Mississippi River (Ashport to Keys point)
Anderson-Tully WMA, Lower Hatchie NWR
Lauderdale Co., TN
Sunday, I did what I started out to do last week, tour Lauderdale County
looking for changes in habitat. Due to the drawn out drought we are losing
many
wet areas to the saw and plow. Two trips to Lauderdale Waterfowl Refuge
between walking some fields at the abandoned airport, revealed a lot of ice on
the
ponds and fewer total numbers of waterfowl. Still, a good selection to scan
produced 17 species of waterfowl including; a lone Blue Goose among the
Greater White-fronted, a single Black Duck, 2 female Canvasback and a pair of
Redheads, among the expected species and add a Common Goldeneye off the sewer
lagoons at Halls for a total of 18 species. The day's waterfowl species total
would end at 21. The tree line there revealed 14 Red-tailed Hawks plus 3
Harriers (2 imm. 1 male) skimming the area and 2 Bald Eagles soaring (1 ad, 1
imm.).
At the old airport, walking the fields and ditchline turned up a single FOS
Short-eared Owl and also another 4 Red-tails and 2 Harriers. Pipits and Laps
were few and scattered in with the Horned Larks and as everywhere there were
good numbers of Meadowlarks in large congregations but Westerns (4) were only
found later off highway 19 along the river.
Along the roads through Chickasaw NWR to Chisholm Lake, I added Red-breasted
Merganser plus Ross's Geese in with a large flock of Snows. Scattered flocks
of Horned Larks and pits through out the run plus Meadowlarks kept me busy
scanning and Laps were found in good numbers at 4 locations. Large numbers of
gulls were feeding behind tractors plowing the fields but only Ring-billed
and a few Herring. The huge smoke stack of the new steam plant being built in
Arkansas at Osceola, dominates the skyline in many views, reminding that we
are losing the wildness even in the wildest feeling areas. In this area of
vast
open farmland and forest you could feel at least some disconnect but no
longer.
Late afternoon, found me at the Lower Hatchie NWR looking at distant ducks
and geese but adding a few photos of Sandhill Cranes flying up and about as the
Snow and Ross's Geese changed feeding areas. I had Sandhills on Saturday in
Tunica Co, Mississippi , nice to have them as winter residents in the area
and popping up as treats in unexpected places. Two adult Bald Eagles, Harriers
and Red-tails were taking advantage of the concentration of food sources. As
an extra evening bonus, numbers of Cedar Waxwings were flycatching insects
from the tops of the trees, in company with Bluebirds and Yellow-rumped
Warblers, a nice ending to a Lauderdale Habitat Foray Day.
Good Birding !!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN 38135
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