Ensley Bottoms, Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex, Shelby,
Tennessee, US
May 13, 2018 11:25 AM - 2:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
7.8 mile(s)
Comments: Drove all around the complex this afternoon. Met Virginia
Reynolds just before leaving. Shorebirds volume is down, Pectoral Sandpipers
the most dominate shorebird present. Finally got to see and get a picture of
the Sora today.
Bird of the day was a pair of Fulvous Whistling Ducks seen in the far N.
Western center pit where there were 17 Blackbellied Whistling Ducks and other
waterfowl along with shorebirds. Seen through scope at about 200yards Lighter
beige/brown bodies seen with white flank stripes. Blue/grey bills. Pictures
from that distant were no good. Went to get closer and both birds along with
Several other waterfowl flushed as I began my drive down the western levee.
38 species (+1 other taxa)
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 53
Fulvous Whistling-Duck 2 pair of Fulvous Whistling Ducks seen in the far
N. Western center pit where there were 17 Blackbellied Whistling Ducks and
other waterfowl along with shorebirds. Seen through scope at about 200yards
Lighter beige/brown bodies seen with white flank stripes. Blue/grey bills.
Pictures from that distant were no good. Went to get closer and both birds
along with Several other waterfowl flushed as I began my drive down the
western levee. Could not relocate the remainder of the day through out the
complex.
Canada Goose 27
Wood Duck 3 One Hen had 5 ducklings in tow.
Northern Shoveler 1
Gadwall 3
Mallard 14
Green-winged Teal 1 Seen with other waterfowl. This bird may be injured.
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Mississippi Kite 2
Sora 2
Black-necked Stilt 23
Killdeer 23
Stilt Sandpiper 8
Least Sandpiper 34
White-rumped Sandpiper 6
Pectoral Sandpiper 148
Semipalmated Sandpiper 9
Western Sandpiper 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 6
shorebird sp. 350 Several swarms of shorebirds suddenly appered near the
field water near the spread fields, never sat down though. Possible bird of
prey that I never saw may have flushed them all.
Mourning Dove 21
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Eastern Kingbird 7
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 19
Savannah Sparrow 16
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 3
Dickcissel 42 Singing everywhere. Low count as i gave up.
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Orchard Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 58 Seen everywhere.
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
Common Grackle 4
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Ensley Bottoms--TVA Lake/Allen Fossil (Steam) Plant Ash Ponds, Shelby,
Tennessee, US
May 13, 2018 2:40 PM - 3:35 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.4 mile(s)
Comments: Started near Bunting Corner and worked my way to the Ash Ponds.
Finally found a Painted Bunting for this season down in Bunting Corner.
14 species
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 24
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
European Starling 3
Indigo Bunting 2
Painted Bunting 1 Possibly two others only got a faint glimpse as they
shot acroos the trail chasing each other. Bunting Corner.
Dickcissel 5
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45651927 ;
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John "Jay" Walko
Collierville, TN
www.pbase.com/jwalko
