[TN-Bird] More Pelicans - Memphis
- From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:41:26 EDT
Oct. 11, 2009
Mississippi RV -Ensley Bottoms
Shelby Co. TN
The morning trip to the river produced 1 Coot and 1 Pied-billed Grebe
floating down the river and 42 DC Cormorants. Lots of Rough-winged Swallows
with
a few Trees in the mix and just a couple of Chimney Swifts.
Along Riverport Road, 10 Gadwall had used the weather express and at TVA
Lake, 4 new Pied-billed and 9 Coots had also come in over night. The 3 DC
Cormorants resting watched 72 of their brothers strung out heading south. At
Ensley, I found where the Tree Swallows were hiding, a few hundred far out
numbered the Rough-wings 10 to 1 and there was one lone immature Barn
Swallow. Shifting through the thousands of Least Sandpipers and the weeds is
hard
work ;o), but a few new birds were found; Killdeer numbers were down, 3
Lesser Yellowlegs, 2 immature Greater ( they called and called and finally
head south), a single Stilt Sandpiper, 1 Spotted and 4 spiffy immature
Pectoral Sandpipers plus 2 basic plumaged Western Sandpipers. The numbers of
Shovelers has doubled this week and 7 Blue-winged Teal are staying in one of
the back mud holes.
Watching for hawks over President's Island produced a large dark, immature
Peregrine that appeared to have jesses or something caught on its feet, 2
pair of adult Bald Eagles, 1 pair resident and another sailing very high and
drifting south, 3 Red-shouldered and a few Red-tails. A Merlin did his
thing making a detour to trouble the Peregrine and then bee lining it south.
Back at the river front, after sitting for 30 minutes, the parade started
just after noon with a total of 1312 individuals counted in 7 groups in an
hour. Probably some of the birds counted in Dyer and Lake Counties
Saturday. Talking about a species coming back....................in numbers!!
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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