37 species for a quick run down to Ensley areas, Far cry from what Dick Preston & Rob Harbin did today in a more comprehensive search Ensley Bottoms, Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex, Shelby, US-TN Jul 25, 2014 9:40 AM - 10:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.5 mile(s) Comments: Not a full trip this morning, just a quick run-through the area. Met up with Dick Preston and Rob Harbin for awhile. Did not bird pit #4 where supposedly alot of birds were sitting early. Weather clear sunny 80's slight breeze and dusty from the gravel roads here at the plant. 25 Species Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 37 Greater White-fronted Goose 2 Same two geese that have been hanging out with the Canada's all summer. Canada Goose 68 Wood Duck 1 mom plus 6 young Mallard 22 Turkey Vulture 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Black-necked Stilt 14 Killdeer 47 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Least Sandpiper 75 Pectoral Sandpiper 4 Semipalmated Sandpiper 13 Mourning Dove 16 Chimney Swift 3 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 24 Barn Swallow 2 Northern Mockingbird 3 European Starling 300 Yellow Warbler 2 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Northern Cardinal 3 Dickcissel 23 Red-winged Blackbird 17 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19219712 Allen Fossil (Steam) Plant ash ponds, Shelby, US-TNJul 25, 2014 10:45 AM - 11:40 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Comments: Continued my run down here at Ensley Bottoms. Bunting corner to the Ash Ponds. 23 species Mallard 3 Great Blue Heron 2 Black-necked Stilt 2 Killdeer 7 Least Sandpiper 500 Far north mud flat was loaded with these birds feeding, bathing, preening and resting. Least Tern (Interior) 2 Mourning Dove 16 Chimney Swift 9 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 American Kestrel 1 Western Kingbird 2 White-eyed Vireo 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 20 American Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling 45 Yellow-breasted Chat 2 Northern Cardinal 2 Indigo Bunting 1 Dickcissel 5 Red-winged Blackbird 7 Eastern Meadowlark 2 Common Grackle 4 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19219735 Riverport Rd Ponds / Sloughs, Shelby, US-TN Jul 25, 2014 11:40 AM - 12:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) Comments: Quick Check on my way out back to work. 9 species Wood Duck 4 Mallard 32 Great Blue Heron 2 Great Egret 1 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1 Mourning Dove 5 American Kestrel 1 Prothonotary Warbler 1 Red-winged Blackbird 7 View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19219746 John "Jay" Walko Collierville, TN www.pbase.com/jwalko