[TN-Bird] Sightings Report 20 Oct 2006, Ensley Bottoms area Memphis
- From: "John Walko" <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Rob Peeples" <wpeeples@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 23:06:05 -0500
Location: Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp
Observation date: 10/20/06,330-345pm
Notes: Cool day. Ponds are really drying up fast.
Number of species: 8
Gadwall 30
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 7
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
European Starling 100
Location: TVA PONDS
Observation date: 10/20/06, 345-400pm
Notes: Dredging still going on. Coots are about the only thing
dominating the ponds.
Number of species: 8
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Great Blue Heron 3
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 1
American Coot 61
Eastern Bluebird 4
European Starling 50
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Location: TE Maxwell Lagoons
Observation date: 10/20/06, 400-530pm
Notes: Overall numbers are down but there's still alot of birds to look
at. Alot at a distance on far side of ponds. No Scope. Yellow legs numbers
also down Lots of water being moved around the ponds. Small ponds near
drying fields have lots of water attracting the ducks. N. Harriers hunting
on the levees between the ponds. Young redtails flying around and perching
on poles and trees. Colder weather definatly changing things up. LBJ's
Flitting around the levees. Watch your ingress/egress around the ponds they
have pumps on some of the levees.
Number of species: 19
Gadwall 24
Northern Shoveler 12
Great Blue Heron 2
Northern Harrier 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 75
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 19
Least Sandpiper 1000 +/-
Mourning Dove 35
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
American Crow 3
European Starling 300
Savannah Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 6
Red-winged Blackbird 100
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