[TN-Bird] Roseate Spoonbill - Fayette Co. TN and MS
- From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 23:16:08 EDT
I had sent this yesterday but evidently it is flying around out in cyberspace
somewhere, so I'll try again.
July 4, 2003
Fayette Co. TN
Marshall Co. MS
On the morning of the fourth, an immature Roseate Spoonbill made an
appearance at a small lake that straddles the State line between Fayette Co.
TN, and
Marshall Co. MS. The bird was seen by the owners of the farm at no more than 50
yards and was well described. This bird was seen on both sides of the fence
that runs along the dividing line between the two states. It eventually flew
and
has not reappeared since that time.
I traveled there Saturday morning and waited in the area with the owner. This
is an extremely large, gated operation encompassing 1500 acres and there are
15 ponds and lakes on the property so the bird may still be in the area. I
only visited about half of these ponds during the time I was there.
There appears to be an extensive northward movement of this species this year
as individuals have been seen in Chattanooga earlier this spring and are also
present in Missouri and Kansas at this time. Makes you think there are more
spread about. Wood Storks are also moving north. On another note, the eleven
Fulvous Whistling Ducks we had in Dyer Co. earlier have moved only about 50 or
60 miles to the west into the rice fields around Dexter, MO.
As I was walking back up to the barns Saturday morning, I heard a "fitz-bew"
and was able to locate 2 Willow Flycatchers hunting from another fence line
and carrying food to young birds in a Willow thicket. There are probably not
too
many records of this species in Fayette Co. and I'm fairly confident that th
is would be the first recorded nesting for the area.
The open areas and scrub on this farm supported the largest concentration of
Blue Grosbeak that I ever remember. Singing males and pairs seem to have been
everywhere I looked. I recorded 41 species in about 2 hours of searching on
this property. If the spoonbill reappears we will try to set up some way
birders
can visit the property.
Good Birding!!!
Jeff R. Wilson
OL' COOT / TLBA
Bartlett Tenn.
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