[TN-Bird] Sightings Report 22 April 07 Ensley Bottoms, Memphis Shelby County
- From: "John Walko" <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "'Rob Peeples'" <wpeeples@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:28:46 -0500
Sightings Report 22 April 07 Ensley Bottoms, Memphis Shelby County
Location: TN 2 Mem, TE Maxwell Lagoons
Observation date: 4/22/07, 350-630pm
Notes: Visited the Pits late this afternoon. Wind out of the south, 80
degs+. Ran into the Riley's and Jeff Wilson. Birds of the day for me here
were the three Semi Plover's and the one Bairds Sandpiper. I missed the
others that have been seen recently and earlier today. Upwards a thousand
birds throughout the complex today, my numbers may be low but L.Yellowlegs
dominated the lagoons. Least sandpipers seen in better numbers than this
past week. Solitary's a constant near the levee's giving a good look. Some
of the goose eggs have hatched and some have been abandoned. Black-necked
Stilts beginning to build up mounds for thier nests on both ponds 4 & 5.
Lots of Teal still in the back corner of #5.
Number of species: 18
Canada Goose 25
Mallard 9
Blue-winged Teal 151
Northern Shoveler 23
Great Blue Heron 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Semipalmated Plover 3
Killdeer 37
Black-necked Stilt 10
Greater Yellowlegs 7
Lesser Yellowlegs 400
Solitary Sandpiper 17
Least Sandpiper 100
Baird's Sandpiper 1
Pectoral Sandpiper 200
Mourning Dove 9
Savannah Sparrow 15
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Location: TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS
Observation date: 4/22/07, 630-655pm
Notes: Bird of the day at this site was the Caspian Tern sitting on the
far bank with the cormorants and a GB Heron in the background. The BN Stilts
flew in from the NW and landed near the rest of the birds and then scattered
against the wind in pairs headed towards the Pits.
Number of species: 13
Mallard 4
Lesser Scaup 4
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 1
American Coot 15
Black-necked Stilt 6
Caspian Tern 1
Mourning Dove 9
Barn Swallow 7
Eastern Bluebird 3
European Starling 28
Red-winged Blackbird 35
Eastern Meadowlark 1
John "Jay" Walko
Collierville, Tn
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