31 August, 2006, Memphis, Shelby County,Tn After what I went through today at work I knew I couldn't go tomorrow so I got off early and did some birding at the TVA Ponds and the Pits. Temp mid 80's some cloud cover and a slight breeze(kept the fly's moving). 98% of the birds were on the big pond in the back. 245pm-3pm TVA PONDS Great Egrets-7, Grt Blue Heron-1, DC Cormorants-8, MoDoves-12, PB Grebe-2, Turk Vultures-5. 3pm-4:45pm The Pits 1000-1200 birds total in scattered flocks. Solitary Sandpiper-1, Pectoral Sandpiper-a lot, Semipalmated Sandpiper- 100's, Least Sandpiper-100's,Killdeer-80-90(numbers down from last week, MoDoves -100+, Mockingbirds-10, Starlings-150+, Lesser Yellowlegs-80+ (large flock of 60+ in the big pond far back corner where the water is deeper some cover, grass beds and the down timber. These birds were resting/sleeping no foraging, They scattered several times from the presence of a Perigrine and two Redtail Hawks who thought it was neat to scatter every bird on the pond. Was interesting seeing the birds scatter and return right back where they started from. When I was leaving several small mixed flocks were coming in. Total of 5 Redtails seen over the bottoms plus the Perigrine. 4:45-5pm Riverport Road Grt Egrets-4, Grt Blue Heron-2, Green Heron-1, Modos-25+. Total species today: 17 Jay Walko, MTOS, Collierville, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________