[TN-Bird] Lucky Seven Today - 3 good species with photos

From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 19:01:06 EDT
May 3,2009
Ensley Bottoms plus
West Shelby Co, TN
 
Got to the "Pits" early today and found the flats swept clean and a large,  
adult female Peregrine drying out in the top of a dead tree. It took 3 
hours for  even a few of yesterday's birds to return but new species did  show.
 
I photographed a group of SEVEN  BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS  flying in 
from the south and then found SEVEN pale, western type WILLETS  which rested 
and slept all day in one tight group. I also found SEVEN  WESTERN KINGBIRDS 
in 4 locations today and photographed the HYBRID - female  WESTERN KINGBIRD 
/ SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER coming back on territory, in the  company of her 
Western Kingbird spouse in north Memphis. Her tail is really  unique this 
year, wider fork curved outward.
 
A pair (m-f)  of Wilson's Phalarope was new for the day and both  
Long-billed and Short-billed Dowitcher numbers were up with a total of 24 
birds.  
Spotted Sandpipers were everywhere, some sporting bright, orange-pink breeding  
bills, maybe breeding here again this year. More Bobolinks today. Photos 
later.  
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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