[TN-Bird] Mississippi River / Ensley / Wapanocca NWR
- From: olcoot1@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:15:55 -0500
Nov. 3, 2007
Mississippi River, Ensley Bottoms - TN
Wapanocca? NWR - AR
An early morning visit on the river, saw many pods of Coots with a few Ruddy,
Gadwal and Shovelers. A Peregrine had set up watch on Dacus Bar and an immature
and adult Bald Eagles took long baths on the head of Loosahatchie Bar. In the
afternoon the pods of Coots had joined into three?groups with over 250 birds.
Only 21 Ruddy and 5 Gadwall were seen along with 4 Great Blue, 1 Great Egret
and 12 DC Cormorants. Two Red-tailed Hawks and a single Sharp-shinned were the
only afternoon raptors there. Only 4 Ring-billed Gulls seen on the two visits.?
Ensley held no surprises with about 1,000 Least including Snowflake, 2 Dunlin,
1 Lesser Yellowlegs, Killdeer, and 3 reclusive?Wilson's Snipe. Another
Sharp-shinned soared over (this has been the week for Sharpie movement with
their numbers equaling Coop's) with both eastern and western Red-tails and at
least a half dozen Kestrel. At TVA Lake, there were 9 species of waterfowl
including 3 Redhead, DC Cormorants, Pied-bill Grebe, Great Egrets and 6
Ring-billed Gulls. On McKellar Lake, there was a single FRANKLIN'S GULL along
with 21 Ring-billed and an adult Herring Gull.
???
Wapanocca NWR was a great show with 3 Harrier, 2 Red-tailed Hawks and 3 Bald
Eagles?keeping everything alert.?The Harriers were seeking out their favored
Green-winged Teal while Red-tails looking for just anything unwary and the two
immature Bald Eagles hunting Coots while an adult soared in and out of view. I
had great fun watching and photographing the youngsters wading around trying to
sneak up on an?unwary Coot and then fight over the meal with the larger female
taking the prize from the more adept hunter, the?smaller male. ?Only 12 species
of waterfowl but huge numbers and Wind Bird wise I had; Killdeer,?3 Lesser
Yellowlegs, 19 Greater, Least, Dunlin and 30+ LB Dowitchers. Another Sharpie
soared over for photos.
Jeff R. Wilson
Ol'Coot / TLBA
Bartlett, TN
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