Riverport Rd Ponds / Sloughs, Shelby, US-TN
Apr 6, 2015 11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Not a whole lot to report, water is up. Clearing to party cloudy.
70's, some great Egrets have shown up but were gone when I went back through on
the way out of the bottoms.
10 species
Canada Goose 2
Gadwall 4
Ring-necked Duck 2
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Great Egret 5
American Coot 12
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 35
Barn Swallow 6
European Starling 6
Northern Cardinal 1
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Allen Fossil (Steam) Plant Ash ponds, Shelby, US-TN
Apr 6, 2015 11:10 AM - 11:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
Comments: Nothing to speak of really.
11 species
Canada Goose 1
American Coot 6
Killdeer 6
Mourning Dove 3
Barn Swallow 3
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 2
European Starling 21
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
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Ensley Bottoms, Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex, Shelby, US-TN
Apr 6, 2015 11:20 AM - 12:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Comments: Run through the bottoms. The Pits are full of water being moved
around. Last years hot spot western center lagoons have been bulldozed and now
only holding minimum rain water since drained. Some of the ducks hanging out
here.
115 Blk Bellied Wh Ducks hanging out in the fresh grass on the main N-S levee
road. Several pairs have broken off by themselves throughout the complex. No
shorebirds yet. Late this year.
14 species
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 126, Greater numbers showing up each visit.
Canada Goose 24
Blue-winged Teal 46
Northern Shoveler 42
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 8
Killdeer 7
Mourning Dove 17
American Kestrel 1
Barn Swallow 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
Savannah Sparrow 12
White-crowned Sparrow 16
Red-winged Blackbird 16
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Maynard Stiles North Treatment Plant, Shelby, US-TN
Apr 6, 2015 5:50 PM - 6:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Clear to partly cloudy, 70's, Late afternoon trip to the North
Treatment Plant to see if anything had arived yet. North lagoon all but gone to
the weedy growth as it has been drained and they are starting to excavate the
material some puddles remain at the north end. Was at the north end that I saw
the first of two Solitary Sandpipers (FOS). A second Solitary Sandpiper and a
lone Least Sandpiper (FOS) were found on the water laden south lagoon.
Otherwise un eventfull and quiet visit.
12 species
Canada Goose 4
Killdeer 5
Solitary Sandpiper 2 (FOS)
Least Sandpiper 1 (FOS)
Mourning Dove 5
Barn Swallow 2
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 6
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 16
Red-winged Blackbird 9
Eastern Meadowlark 4
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John "Jay" Walko
Collierville, TN
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