[TN-Bird] Sightings Report 28 & 30 April, Stiles Wastewater Treatment Plant, Memphis, Shelby Cty

From: "John Walko" <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "'richard preston'" <dickpreston@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 22:18:22 -0500
Location:     TN, Stiles Wastewater Treatment Plant
Observation date:     4/30/09

Notes:     Another lunch time run at the North Treatment plant. Black-necked
stilts are in good numbers and have staked out nest areas. Several seem to
be sitting on eggs. Crazy weather has birds up and down the property to the
river.

Number of species:     19

 

Canada Goose     4

Mallard     2

Blue-winged Teal     10

Killdeer     18

Black-necked Stilt     58

Solitary Sandpiper     6

Lesser Yellowlegs     16

Least Sandpiper     6

Pectoral Sandpiper     7

Rock Pigeon     15

Mourning Dove     2

Barn Swallow     25+

Northern Mockingbird     2

European Starling     50+

Savannah Sparrow     7

Dickcissel     8

Red-winged Blackbird     50+

Eastern Meadowlark     6

Common Grackle     7

 

Location:     TN, Stiles Wastewater Treatment Plant

Observation date:     4/28/09

Notes:     Blk-necked Stilts still growing in numbers and sitting on nests.
Chasing other birds away regulary. Geese and Mallards also have set nests.
Killdeer and thier bare nests are throughout the gravel paths.

Number of species:     20

 

Canada Goose     4

Mallard     2

Blue-winged Teal     6

Killdeer     9

Black-necked Stilt     34

Spotted Sandpiper     1

Solitary Sandpiper     12

Lesser Yellowlegs     32

Least Sandpiper     100+

Pectoral Sandpiper     100+

Rock Pigeon     5

American Crow     1

Northern Rough-winged Swallow     2

Barn Swallow     20+

Northern Mockingbird     1

Savannah Sparrow     5

Dickcissel     6

Red-winged Blackbird     25+

Eastern Meadowlark     3

Common Grackle     2

 

 

John "Jay" Walko

Collierville, Tn

http://www.pbase.com/jwalko

 



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