[TN-Bird] MS RV and Ensley Bottoms - Memphis
- From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:44:08 EDT
August 22, 2009
Mississippi River -Ensley Bottoms
Shelby Co. TN
Mississippi River - AM
The morning trip help a nice surprise to start the day. A few Least Terns
and Killdeer spread around but Dacus Bar produced 3 Semipalmated Plovers and
a pale rider, PIPING PLOVER. If you want to see Piping in TN get to the
Mississippi River between Aug. 15 and Sept. 15 and wait. I've had as high as
six at one time on Island 13.
Mississippi River - PM
The afternoon produced more Least Terns and a few peeps but also sitting in
a row were a season's first, Ring-billed Gull plus 2 Forster's Terns and a
Caspian Tern. A distant shot caught all three species resting.
Ensley Bottoms
A few Least Terns at TVA Lake plus a hunting Osprey with DC Cormorants and
Mallards were around on most of my stops, along with multiple immature
Green Herons and a pair of dueling male Kingfishers. The "Pits" held fewer
birds but a nice study for up close Least, Semipalmated and Western
Sandpipers.
The immature Wind Birds were stunning in numbers and beauty. Lots of study
photos plus closer photos of the partial albino Least Sandpiper. The
Pectoral Sandpipers, so numerous earlier in the week, were paired down to just
that a PAIR. The adult Baird's likes the company and was still present but I
did not find the Stilt Sandpiper. Among the Black-necked Stilts, I found a
single Lesser Yellowlegs. Wish we had some water..............
The young Black-bellied Whistling Duck still is a "pit" boss, bullying
Blue-winged Teal and now even the Mallards that were the bullies last week. A
first of season and heavily molted Shoveler is now keeping company with our
resident American Coot. A single non-breeding plumaged Black Tern made a
brief appearance. The pair of immature Red-tails and a young Cooper's are
still keeping everyone alert. All the expected swallows, including Purple
Martin could be gleaned from the hunting hordes over the fields and even
higher, hundreds of Chimney Swifts swiftly swept up bugs with evident
glee.............
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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