After yesterday’s good birding,I Went back today late in the afternoon after
work. Storm front came in from the west earlier today.
Ensley Bottoms, Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex, Shelby,
Tennessee, US
Sep 23, 2019 4:40 PM - 6:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
6.5 mile(s)
Comments: Storm front passed through from the west earlier in the day, temp
has stayed in the high 70's to lo 80's all day with cloud cover.
23 species
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 68 68 adults or near adults all flyers,
additionally 27 ducklings under three weeks old.
Blue-winged Teal 11
Northern Shoveler 37
Mallard 24
Green-winged Teal 4
Mourning Dove 39
Black-necked Stilt 19
Black-bellied Plover 2
Semipalmated Plover 1
Killdeer 182
Stilt Sandpiper 53
Least Sandpiper 3670 Big Stinky lagoon was devoid of birds but the big pit
#5 to the south of it made up for the loss. lots of birds packed into to first
5 cells of this lagoon.
Pectoral Sandpiper 28
Semipalmated Sandpiper 5
Short-billed Dowitcher 2
Wilson's Phalarope 1
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 43
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
European Starling 500
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60071551 ;
<https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S60071551>
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home ;
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John "Jay" Walko
Collierville, TN
www.pbase.com/jwalko
