[TN-Bird] W Tennessee birding
- From: Terry Witt <terrywitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 18:11:47 -0700
Reelfoot area:
East side of the lake quiet, loads of swallows on the wires, mostly Purple
Martins and RW Swallows
Good habitat found at 2 spots on the west side: Handicapped hunting area of
Black Bayou, excellent shorebird and wader spot
Lots of mud in the largest pond
About 30 Great Egrets, 1 Little Blue Heron, several hundred shorebirds of 7
species
Tiptonville Ferry Landing/City Park, easy access off the levee just south of
town
The sand bar opposite the park is completely exposed and always worth a look
I found a LB Curlew here in 1996
Distance is too great to identify small birds
Hundreds of Bank Swallows on the wires here
Island 13
Good habitat, difficult access through a private road in pretty bad shape
Best bird here: Sanderling
Reuben and Victor Stoll found this guy and were nice enough to share via
4-wheelers
Chloe and Nolan Walker were also there
Memphis:
Lots of shorebirds at Ensley, (2000??) mostly Least Sandpipers
A few Semipalmated and Western Sandpipers mixed in
There were about 300+ peeps at TVA Lake, all to distant to ID, looked like
maybe 2 Stilt Sandpipers as well, not sure
Mud Lake - 2 Great Egrets present, no other waders or Anhingas seen
More to follow tomorrow
Terry Witt
Murfreesboro Tn
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