[TN-Bird] Sightings Report, 2-18-2012, Ensley Bottoms area GBBC Results, Memphis, Shelby
- From: John Walko <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Tn-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dick Preston <dickpreston@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, CHAD BROWN <cwb496@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:40:50 -0600
13 individuals from the Memphis Chapter of TOS participated in a morning
Waterfowl Tour in and around Ensley Bottoms of SW memphis. Since it was a GBBC
day I've submitted 5 cards for the five separate areas visited. Weather 40's,
Overcast, slight breeze. Jay Walko, Virginia Reynolds, Sue & Mac Mcwhirter,
Chad Brown, David Blaylock, Gaynell Perry, Judy Dorsey, David Young, Tom &
Debra Kienzle, Ed Thomas & Margaret Jefferson
Best Birds: Black-bellied Whistling Ducks and Spotted Sandpiper at TVA Ponds,
Rusty Blackbirds at The Pits, Forster's Terns, Common Mergansers and the many
Hooded Mergansers at Robco/Coro Lakes
TVA Ponds
Observation Date : FEB 18, 2012
Start Time: 8:00 AM
Total Birding Time: 45 minutes
Party Size: 12
Skill: excellent
Weather: good
Habitat(s):
deciduous woods
grassland
rural
freshwater
Number of Species: 14
All Reported: yes
Checklist:
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - 42 Confirmed
Canada Goose - 9
Gadwall - 11
Greater Scaup - 5 Confirmed
Lesser Scaup - 72
Pied-billed Grebe - 4
Great Blue Heron - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Killdeer - 7
Spotted Sandpiper - 1 Confirmed
Ring-billed Gull - 36
Carolina Wren - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 7
Comments----------------------------------------
13 individuals from the Memphis Chapter of TOS participated in a morning
Waterfowl Tour in and around Ensley Bottoms of SW memphis. Weather 40's,
Overcast, slight breeze.
TVA Plant and Ash ponds.
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks flew in from McKellar lake at about 815 showed
off by lining up on the skim booms on the small pond. FOS Spotted Sandpiper
seen close in on big pond. Good looks by all bouncing it's tail end.
Pits- Wastewater Plant
Observation Date : FEB 18, 2012
Start Time: 8:15 AM
Total Birding Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Party Size: 12
Skill: excellent
Weather: good
Habitat(s):
deciduous woods
scrub
grassland
agricultural
rural
Number of Species: 18
All Reported: yes
Checklist:
Canada Goose - 50
Mallard - 7
Northern Shoveler - 4
Northern Harrier - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 7
American Kestrel - 2
American Coot - 100
Killdeer - 37
Mourning Dove - 16
Loggerhead Shrike - 1
Savannah Sparrow - 17
Song Sparrow - 6
White-crowned Sparrow - 12
Northern Cardinal - 1
Red-winged Blackbird - 12
Eastern Meadowlark - 16
Rusty Blackbird - 4
Common Grackle - 19
Comments----------------------------------------
13 individuals from the Memphis Chapter of TOS participated in a morning
Waterfowl Tour in and around Ensley Bottoms of SW memphis. Weather 40's,
Overcast, slight breeze.
Made a short tour through the "Pits" or South Treatment Plant facility.
TO Fuller Park
Observation Date : FEB 18, 2012
Start Time: 10:00 AM
Total Birding Time: 30 minutes
Party Size: 12
Skill: excellent
Weather: good
Habitat(s):
deciduous woods
scrub
grassland
freshwater
Number of Species: 10
All Reported: yes
Checklist:
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 2
Blue Jay - 1
Carolina Chickadee - 2
Tufted Titmouse - 2
Brown Creeper - 1
Carolina Wren - 1
American Robin - 17
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 4
Comments----------------------------------------
13 individuals from the Memphis Chapter of TOS participated in a morning
Waterfowl Tour in and around Ensley Bottoms of SW memphis. Weather 40's,
Overcast, slight breeze.
Quick stop in the campground area of TO Fuller state Park for some forest birds.
Riverport Rd Sloughes
Observation Date : FEB 18, 2012
Start Time: 10:30 AM
Total Birding Time: 30 minutes
Skill: excellent
Weather: good
Habitat(s):
deciduous woods
scrub
rural
freshwater
Number of Species: 18
All Reported: yes
Checklist:
Canada Goose - 2
Wood Duck - 4
Gadwall - 45
Mallard - 25
Northern Shoveler - 9
Ring-necked Duck - 28
Hooded Merganser - 5
Pied-billed Grebe - 2
Black Vulture - 2
Turkey Vulture - 3
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Coot - 20
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Eastern Phoebe - 2
Blue Jay - 1
European Starling - 50
Rusty Blackbird - 3
Comments----------------------------------------
13 individuals from the Memphis Chapter of TOS participated in a morning
Waterfowl Tour in and around Ensley Bottoms of SW memphis. Weather 40's,
Overcast, slight breeze.
Run down by the sloughes on Riverport Rd. Nice waterfowl selection on the small
water.
ROBCO/CORO Lakes
Observation Date : FEB 18, 2012
Start Time: 11:15 AM
Total Birding Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Party Size: 12
Skill: excellent
Weather: good
Habitat(s):
deciduous woods
grassland
suburban
freshwater
Number of Species: 17
All Reported: yes
Checklist:
Canada Goose - 48
Lesser Scaup - 4,500 Confirmed
Hooded Merganser - 50
Ruddy Duck - 72
Pied-billed Grebe - 25
Double-crested Cormorant - 23
American White Pelican - 1
Great Blue Heron - 2
Turkey Vulture - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
American Coot - 7
Ring-billed Gull - 70
Herring Gull - 1
Forster's Tern - 4 Confirmed
Belted Kingfisher - 2
Blue Jay - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Comments----------------------------------------
13 individuals from the Memphis Chapter of TOS participated in a morning
Waterfowl Tour in and around Ensley Bottoms of SW memphis. Weather 40's,
Overcast, slight breeze.
Robco/Coro Lakes visited, Lots of waterfowl spread out but very visible to all.
The four Forster's Terns were a highlight as well the two Common Mergansers,
and numerous Hooded Mergansers. Huge raft of Scaup went halfway the length of
the lake 4500+.
John "Jay" Walko
Collierville, TN
www.pbase.com/jwalko
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