[TN-Bird] Water, Water Everywhere - West TN.
- From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 17:59:18 EDT
May 17-18, 2003
Lauderdale, Dyer and Lake Co. TN
There are 70,000 acres flooded in Dyer Co. much more in Lauderdale and
somewhat less in Lake Co. There are a lot of carp enjoying playing sexual
games in the foot high corn. The Mississippi River rise has hopefully peaked
but much of the crop will have to be replanted. The dry March and early April
gave way to a very wet late April and May. That plus the heavy late snows in
some areas and the Mississippi rose 20 feet in 10 days and has finally
started a slow fall.
The only good to come of this may well be the habitat that will be present
due to this slow fall and the wet areas that will hang around for a little
while. In June of 1996 there was water still in the fields and it made for
some great birding here in West TN, with 2 different Pacific Loons, seen on
the 5th and the 22nd, Anhinga along the levee, adult Tri-colored Herons,
White and White-faced Ibis, Yellow Rail, Purple Gallinule, Common Moorhen,
CURLEW SANDPIPER and multiple Laughing Gulls, all enjoyed by many.
Good Birding!!!
Jeff R. Wilson
OL' COOT / TLBA
Bartlett Tenn.
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