[TN-Bird] River Watch - Memphis
- From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 06:58:27 -0400 (EDT)
Nov. 5, 2010
Mississippi River,
Robco Lake, Ensley Bottoms,
Shelby Co. TN
Watching the cloud covered Mississippi from 3 locations produced migrating
loons in flight. A total of 11 Common Loons were seen with the largest
group of 4 birds flying over Loosahatchie Bar just after noon. I looked
closely for the Red-throated's distinct flight but NADA. Floating on the
waters
were 4 pods of coots numbering around 200+ birds, 9 Ruddy, 3 Gadwall, 12 P-b
Grebe, 6 Lesser Scaup and a single HORNED GREBE. Raptor movement was slow
with the expected movement of Harriers after the fast moving front, 7
Harrier, 2 Cooper's, 1 immature Bald Eagle, 5 Red-tailed Hawks, 11 Turkey and
1
black Vulture. Nine Ring-billed Gulls and 2 Kingfishers completed the
counts.
At Ensley, a nice count of 600+ Least Sandpipers (at Pits and TVA),
Dunlin, Killdeer, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, and a single Stilt Sandpiper.
High counts of Shoveler Ducks along with a few Green-winged Teal, Mallard
mucked through the shallows. Two calurus Red-tails from the west were both
light and dark morph plus 3 Kestrel and 3 immature eastern Red-tails.
Robco Lake has growing numbers of P-b Grebe, scaup and Ruddy Ducks plus a
few DC Cormorants, Mallards, Gadwall and Shovelers. Two Forster's Terns and
9 Tree Swallows also skimmed the lake.
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Rd.
Bartlett, TN. 38135_http://WWW.pbase.com/ol_coot/_
(http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/)
What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens.
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