July 24, 2004 Ensley Pits Shelby Co. TN The rain last night spread water over all the flats and the shorebirds filled the spaces available. There were 13 species seen and in those numbers there could have been a hidden goody for sure. Something kept them in a turmoil but I never determined what and gave up any attempt to count. Probably in excess of 3,000 birds there this morning with lots of them moving around. There was a glut of Spotted Sandpipers and I had 7 in one field of view and probably had a dozen more spread around. A single hendersoni, SB Dowitcher was seen but there were a lot of Stilt Sandpipers in various plumages. Western and Semipalmated numbers were way up along with Pectoral. There were birds in every hole. I'll try again tomorrow after I get back from Lauderdale and points north. Good Birding!!! Jeff R. Wilson OL'COOT / TLBA Bartlett, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================