Ensley Bottoms, Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex, Shelby,
Tennessee, US
Oct 22, 2019 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: After work run to the pits, setting sunn was not too
bad for viewing. Clear sunny, 64degs.
19 species
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 34 Mixed bag of adults and flying youngsters
Blue-winged Teal 32
Northern Shoveler 148 Good amount of shovelers throughout the complex.
Very skittish, flushed every levee driven.
Mallard 18
Green-winged Teal 2
Mourning Dove 1
American Coot 8
Black-necked Stilt 23 Still some late family groups hanging out with the
Avocets today.
American Avocet 14 Same birds from last few days of reports, hanging out
with Blk Neck Stilts.
Killdeer 31
Stilt Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 1255 Large concentration on the Back SW pit #5, Perigrin
kept spooking them with flyovers.
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 40
Great Blue Heron 4
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 1 Usual bird stirring up trouble for the shorebirds.
European Starling 115
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Ensley Bottoms, Maxson Wastewater Lagoons(The Pits)/Earth Complex, Shelby,
Tennessee, US
Oct 23, 2019 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Clear Sunny, 68 degs slight breeze.
Lunch time run to see if the Avocets were still around from yesterday...They
were.
17 species (+1 other taxa)
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 78
Blue-winged Teal 20
Northern Shoveler 300 Lots of Shovelers scattered throughout the area.
Mallard 12
Mourning Dove 2
American Coot 3
Black-necked Stilt 19 Nice group staying together in flight, may be
several family groups who nested here this year.
American Avocet 14 Continueing birds from the last few days. Hanging out
with th flock of Black Neck Stilts.
Killdeer 18
Stilt Sandpiper 3
Least Sandpiper 29
Greater Yellowlegs 6
Lesser Yellowlegs 26
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
hawk sp. 5 Distance & Sun glare made it impossible to discern the species
of birds skying with the vultures in the thermals.
European Starling 125
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John "Jay" Walko
Collierville, TN
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