Memphis Christmas Bird Count - Birded by myself, did run into Virginia Reynolds
later in the day as i was leaving so she may have some additional count data.
Riverport Rd Ponds / Sloughs, Shelby, Tennessee, US
Dec 18, 2016 8:25 AM - 9:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.7 mile(s)
Comments: Memphis Christmas Bird Count, 26 deg, N-NW wind 13 mph, clear.
16 species
Snow Goose 151 One lone goose on the shoreline,ground at the big pond.
Overhead flyover of about 150.
Canada Goose 45
Gadwall 612 All the ponds were full with ducks, Gadwalls were the
predominant duck today everywhere on Riverport rd. This is the second weekend
in a row this many ducks were here.
Mallard 121
Northern Shoveler 95
Ring-necked Duck 27
Hooded Merganser 18
Pied-billed Grebe 5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 300 On the power lines and on the rail yard .
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Rusty Blackbird 88 Nice size flock first seen in two trees over the swamp
thicket, then they floated down into the water of the shoreline.
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33125467 ;
<http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33125467>
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Ensley Bottoms--TVA Lake/Allen Fossil (Steam) Plant Ash Ponds, Shelby,
Tennessee, US
Dec 18, 2016 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Comments: 26 degs wind out of the N-NW 13 mph.
12 species
Gadwall 7
Lesser Scaup 172 Small raft on the smaller lake.
Hooded Merganser 11
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 25
Killdeer 10
Least Sandpiper 82 Small group that flew in from the SW, Feeding on the
mud bar.Lot more down at the pits.
Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Single bird feeding on the north mud flat, Seen
clearly with scope, too far for good picture though.
Bonaparte's Gull 3
Ring-billed Gull 42
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<http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S33125545>
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Ensley Bottoms, Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex, Shelby,
Tennessee, US
Dec 18, 2016 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.4 mile(s)
Comments: 26-28 degs winds out of the N-NW at 13. Did not travel several of
the inside levees due to the mud and slick conditions from the storm last night.
11 species
Great Blue Heron 1
Northern Harrier 2
Red-tailed Hawk 7
Killdeer 12
Least Sandpiper 379 Good size flock on the nearside pond that I could get
to.
Ring-billed Gull 39
American Kestrel 1
European Starling 32
White-crowned Sparrow 14
Savannah Sparrow 22
Eastern Meadowlark 24
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John "Jay" Walko
Collierville, TN
www.pbase.com/jwalko
