A day late report after my quick report yesterday. Looking a lot like spring migration to bust open down here soon, The Black-bellies are back, not that I don't think they stayed the winter somewhere nearby. TVA, Allen Fossil (Steam) Plant ash ponds, Shelby, US-TN Apr 1, 2014 10:55 AM - 11:10 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) Comments: 75 degrees and rising clear beatiful spring day. Lunch time run, TVA, Pits and Riverport Rd. 11 species Canada Goose 3 Gadwall 19 Mallard 2 Lesser Scaup 500 Good size raft of birds still hanging out at the lake. Should be departing north soon. Long-tailed Duck 1 Female that has been here this winter still hanging out with the Scaup. Pied-billed Grebe 2 American Coot 6 Killdeer 3 Ring-billed Gull 1 Mourning Dove 3 Common Grackle 4 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17719054 Ensley Bottoms, Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex, Shelby, US-TN Apr 1, 2014 11:10 AM - 12:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 2.5 mile(s) Comments: Nice drive around the levees, lots of water everywhere, not much in the way of mud flats in the lagoons. 14 species Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 73 FOS, looks like last years birds came in all together today they were not here Sunday. 5 good sized groups and three sets of pairs. Several of the pairs were observed mating. One group of seven sharp looking birds all swimming together like they were part of the same brood from last summer. Greater White-fronted Goose 4 These four have been here since the weekend just hanging with the Canada Geese on the Levees, Don't know if one of them might have a bum wing. Canada Goose 47 Blue-winged Teal 32 Northern Shoveler 82 Green-winged Teal 28 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Coot 38 Killdeer 5 Greater Yellowlegs 12 FOS shorebirds coming through, small group of nervous nellies finally set down long enough for an ID. Mourning Dove 7 American Kestrel 1 Horned Lark 2 Savannah Sparrow 12 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17719247 Riverport Rd Ponds / Sloughs, Shelby, US-TN Apr 1, 2014 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) Comments: Quick look on the way out of the bottoms. 12 species Canada Goose 4 Gadwall 45 Northern Shoveler 8 Ring-necked Duck 3 Hooded Merganser 2 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Coot 12 Carolina Wren 2 Northern Cardinal 4 Red-winged Blackbird 50 Eastern Meadowlark 3 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S17719296 John "Jay" Walko Collierville, TN www.pbase.com/jwalko