[TN-Bird] Sightings Report, Ensley Bottoms area, 15 April 2011, Memphis, Shelby Cty
- From: John Walko <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Tn-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dick Preston <dickpreston@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 20:26:50 -0500
TVA PONDS to Waste Water Outfall (BUNTING CORNER), Shelby, US-TN
May 15, 2011 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Overcast by time I got there, water going down but not fast
enough. Met Jeff Wilson and another birder named Ken down at Bunting Corner
area looking for Painted Buntings. As we were talking I pointed from a distance
to the tree that I had seen yesterdays Bunting and lo and behold one flew out
of it and over the water to the inaccessible portion of the birding area. Rats!
Flock of Catte Egrets feeding in the fresh mowed grass below the steam plant
provided a nice look.
25 species
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 1
Blue-winged Teal 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
American White Pelican 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Cattle Egret 13
Mississippi Kite 1
Killdeer 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Barn Swallow 20
Carolina Wren 3
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 50
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Indigo Bunting 5
Painted Bunting 1
Dickcissel 6
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Common Grackle 9
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
Baltimore Oriole 2
Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex, Shelby, US-TN
May 15, 2011 11:45 AM - 2:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
Comments: Overcast, breezy wind out of the N,NW lots of birds but spread
out.
37 species
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 37 More today than I've ever seen here.
Flooded tree line holding alot of birds largest group was 12 birds, four of
which were lounging in a tree. Picture taken.
Canada Goose 29
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 21 2's-3's they were found mostly. Found one hen with eight fresh
fuzzy ducklings in tow hanging out with a Black-bellied Whistling Duck, he flew
off after awhile though.
Blue-winged Teal 24 Again mostly paired up found through out the facility.
Northern Shoveler 4
Northern Bobwhite 7
Cattle Egret 1
Green Heron 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Sora 22 Lots of Sora today in the flooded grass fields and puddle ponds.
High water this spring has really improved the habitat for marsh loving birds.
American Coot 7
Killdeer 15
Black-necked Stilt 57 Pairs everywhere feeding or tending nests.
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Solitary Sandpiper 3
Lesser Yellowlegs 23
Semipalmated Sandpiper 250 Could have been more. They were arriving in
mixed flock sizes of about 50 with most of the birds being semi's.
Least Sandpiper 35 Not alot today but some mixed in through out the
complex.
Pectoral Sandpiper 5
Dunlin 4
Stilt Sandpiper 22 Nice looks pictures taken, this years weather and wet
habitat is holding a lot of birds
Short-billed Dowitcher 8 Same birds same place as yesterday. Made ID
mistake yesterday, today it's fixed. Thanks.
Wilson's Snipe 2 Probing in the muck on the north cells of the center
section.
Wilson's Phalarope 1 One lone bird flying around and hanging out with a
mixed flock of shorebirds.
Mourning Dove 10
Eastern Kingbird 2
Barn Swallow 12
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 100
Savannah Sparrow 10
Dickcissel 50 50+, Singing everywhere.
Red-winged Blackbird 100 100+
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Common Grackle 7
Brown-headed Cowbird 25 A bunch not really keeping up with them.
Riverport Rd Ponds / Swamp, Shelby, US-TN
May 15, 2011 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Not a lot of truck traffic with the north section of road closed
due to flooding. Found the Anhinga finally.
22 species
Canada Goose 8 Goslings following momma around.
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 4
Anhinga 1
Great Egret 4
Turkey Vulture 1
Killdeer 3
Rock Pigeon 5
Eurasian Collared-Dove 1
Mourning Dove 5
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2 Great looks of a pair that flew in front of me as I
was parked. Put themselves on a tree just behind some foliage just enough to
ruin a picture.
Eastern Kingbird 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 5
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 25
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 10
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://ebird.org)
John "Jay" Walko
Collierville, TN
www.pbase.com/jwalko
www.gallery.me.com/walko123
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