[TN-Bird] Shelby Farms on a hot day

  • From: "John Walko" <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 15:16:31 -0500

3 July 2006
Shelby Farms, Memphis,Tn. (Shelby County)

Hot- 93+ degs

Birded from 11:00 - 12:50 mostly the south side of Walnut Grove Rd. 

Raptor Center south along trail towards the river.

Ms. Kite   - 1

Morn. Dove - 7

Grackle -1

Indigo Bunting - 4

Cardinals - 5

Brown Thrashers - 5 (dust bathing on the trail)

Am Goldfinch - 2

Robin - 2

Red Wing Black Bd - 2 

Blue Jay -1

Titmouse -1

Killdeer -1

Catch-em Lake area

Ms. Kite - 2

Mallards - 12 w/8 young

Kingbird -1

Meander Lake area

Killdeer - 2

Green Heron -1

Can Geese - 6

Cowbirds - 4

Ms. Kite - 9  (Congregating on east end of the lake enjoying a drink and
then flying off into the southern treeline)

 

North side of Walnut Grove including; Patriot Lake area, Pine Lake and
Beaver lake(Shelter 4) areas yielded the usual summer residents only one
notable and that was a Great Egret wading the NW end of Beaver lake.

 



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