A couple of additions after everyone left. Though I never saw the juvenile Baird's I saw early in the morning again, I had a nice alternate adult in the big mass of birds in the last pit along the central levee. A very motley transitional adult Sanderling was here as well, always a scarce bird in the environs of the Pits. A brief run to Mud Island produced nothing of note other than a single Black Tern among the numerous Swifts and swallows. The wires at the last parking lot had numerous swallows (the area Jeff twice had Cave Swallows), but 99% Rough-winged. Enjoyable day in the field, great to see some old friends and meet some new ones! Mike Todd McKenzie, TN Birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx www.pbase.com/mctodd Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: John Walko <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> </div><div>Date:08/30/2014 10:48 PM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: Tn-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,missbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,Georges McNeil <mcneilg20@xxxxxxxxx>,Martha Waldron <martha.waldron@xxxxxxxxx>,Mike Todd <birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,Rob Harbin <pastor.flc@xxxxxxxxxxx>,Gaynell Perry <gcperry1@xxxxxxxxxxx>,Dick Preston <dickpreston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> </div><div>Subject: Sightings Report, Saturday, 30 August 2014, Ensley Bottoms Environs, Memphis, Shelby County, Delta Windbirds Fall Shorebird Workshop </div><div> </div>Delta Windbirds Fall Shorebird Workshop was held with 44 individuals birding in the rain. Birds were not in short supply, as we had 15 shorebird species total. Below is a complete listing. Ensley Bottoms, Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex, Shelby, US-TN Aug 30, 2014 7:40 AM - 1:40 PM Protocol: Traveling 2.5 mile(s) Comments: Todays birding was part of a Shorebird workshop presented by Delta Wind birds. Classroom sessions were held at the Wastewater plant operations center classroom. Weather was more or less lousey. The canopy tents we brought for sun shade ended up being used for protection from the on and off rain. Temps wee a humid low 80's completely overcast with intermittant light rain. Jason Hoeksema, Gene Knight, J.R. Rigby and Wayne Patterson came up from Mississippi (which is the direction the rain came from) for the in class and field presentations. Assisting in the field were local birders Mike Todd and Jay Walko from TOS. Birds were plentiful but scattered. Good close looks at all the Peep Sandpipers. Additional birders Rob Harbin, Georges Mcneil, Martha Waldron, Gaynell Perry, Judy Dorsey, Chris Welsh, Cloe Walker(ABA Young Birder of the Year) and 31 others. 38 species Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 148 The adults were really showing up today, six broods of totaling 46 young ranging in 2 day old zebra striped chicks to first time flyers who were seen several times taking laps around the complex. Greater White-fronted Goose 1 This bird who has been finally abadoned by its friends just this past week has an injured wing and has been here since spring. Canada Goose 2 Wood Duck 3 Mallard 17 Blue-winged Teal 4 Canvasback 1 This bird is injured and has been here for several weeks now hanging out with the other ducks. Little Blue Heron 1 Wht morph seen early morn pit 4 & 5 tree line Green Heron 4 Mississippi Kite 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Black-necked Stilt 3 Semipalmated Plover 5 Killdeer 175 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Solitary Sandpiper 7 Lesser Yellowlegs 14 Stilt Sandpiper 6 Baird's Sandpiper 1 Seen early pit 5 Least Sandpiper 1750 Made up the majority of the population of todays shorebirds. Pectoral Sandpiper 50 Semipalmated Sandpiper 140 Western Sandpiper 5 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 Nice juvenile hanging with L Yel Legs and Stilt Sandpipers Least Tern 2 Black Tern 8 Close in flybys for good looks. Mourning Dove 12 American Kestrel 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 Purple Martin 1 Barn Swallow 4 Carolina Wren 1 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling 1250 Young and adult birds everywhere in the wastewater complex, this may be a low est count as big as the flocks were. Field Sparrow 3 Indigo Bunting 4 Dickcissel 2 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19619183 Allen Fossil (Steam) Plant ash ponds, Shelby, US-TN Aug 30, 2014 12:45 PM - 1:05 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) Comments: Quick stop by several of the birders during our Delta Windbirds Shorebird Workshop. Mike Todd, Jason Hoeksema, Rob Harbin and Georges Mcneil. Others may have come up to see at other time during the day. 13 species Canada Goose 27 Mallard 29 Northern Shoveler 6 Great Blue Heron 2 Green Heron 1 American Avocet 1 Single bird seen also earlier at 730 am today on the North side of the north shoreline and then on the mudflat shallows. Killdeer 12 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Least Sandpiper 350 350+ birds on the mudflat. Pectoral Sandpiper 4 Least Tern 13 Adults and juvs resting and feeding. Mourning Dove 6 Belted Kingfisher 1 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19619270 John "Jay" Walko Collierville, TN www.pbase.com/jwalko