[TN-Bird] Sightings Report,15 & 17 Nov 07, Ensley Bottoms area, Memphis, Shelby County
- From: "John Walko" <walko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "'Rob Peeples'" <wpeeples@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 17:29:07 -0600
Sightings Report,15 & 17 Nov 07, Ensley Bottoms area, Memphis, Shelby County
Location: TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS
Observation date: 11/17/07
Notes: The Raft of waterfowl is starting to form up as each day goes by.
Had seen two male Hooded Mergansers earlier in the week and today 4 males
and 2 females were present. Riverport rd ponds and sloughs have no water so
the TVA lakes is the best they have this year in the bottoms.
Number of species: 20
Canada Goose 12
Gadwall 29
Mallard 32
Northern Shoveler 72
Redhead 11
Ring-necked Duck 53
Lesser Scaup 48
Hooded Merganser 6
Pied-billed Grebe 6
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Great Blue Heron 5
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Coot 122
Killdeer 5
Ring-billed Gull 11
Mourning Dove 15
European Starling X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
Location: TN 2 Mem, Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex
Observation date: 11/17/07
Notes: Only Shore bird still in big numbers is the L. Sandpipers. Pond
#4 had about 100 on it and the other 500 were scattered over pond #5.
Killdeer were spread out over everywhere. this is the most Killdeer I've
seen there at one time. LBJ's flitting along the grassy levee embankments
into the high weeds. A bit breezy warm into the hi 60's.
Number of species: 19
Northern Shoveler 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Northern Harrier 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 189
Least Sandpiper 600
Mourning Dove 59
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling X
American Pipit 2
Song Sparrow 12
White-throated Sparrow 7
Red-winged Blackbird X
Eastern Meadowlark 4
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
Location: TN 2 Mem,TVA PONDS
Observation date: 11/15/07
Notes: Two large rafts of birds. Half the birds visible from rd looking
to the far side(north) of the big pond the rest mostly shovelers and coots
were tucked behind the Pomegrants, so you have to walk up over the tracks
and look over and down to see the birds in close. skittish also as they take
flight quick at any sudden movement.
Number of species: 10
Canada Goose 22
Gadwall 7
Northern Shoveler 52
Redhead 7
Ring-necked Duck 24
Pied-billed Grebe 7
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Great Blue Heron 4
American Coot 250
Killdeer 2
Location: TN 2 Mem, Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex
Observation date: 11/15/07
Notes: Cool and windy. L SP still in with about 500 birds spread over
the two big lagoons. Where did all the Killdeer go? RT Hawks starting to
show more frequently at mid day. Kestrals still hovering over the open
fields.
Number of species: 7
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
American Kestrel 2
Killdeer 7
Least Sandpiper 500
European Starling 2
John "Jay" Walko
Collierville, Tn
http://www.pbase.com/jwalko
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