[TN-Bird] Water and Birds- Shelby Co.

  • From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
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  • Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 09:58:02 -0400 (EDT)

May 15, 2011
President's Island 
Ensley Bottoms
 
I met Ken Oeser on President's Island early Sunday, in fact  too early and 
TOO COOL as the birds were staying warm somewhere. Western  Kingbirds and 
Scissor-tails were back on site later in the afternoon but we  found one 
Western Kingbird that morning, at a new location discovered  earlier in the 
week. 
Both male and female Anihinga were seen on Saturday and  Sunday.
 
At Ensley, we had numerous treats, the White Pelican was  present that 
morning but left in the afternoon. There were again 16 species of  shorebirds 
to 
sort through at the "Pits" with the Saturday's Baird's replaced by  a 
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. There were good numbers of Spotted-15, and Stilt  
Sandpipers plus 16 Short-billed Dowitchers, a few more Semipalmated Sandpipers  
and 
Dunlin than seen the previous day, while the single small, dull  plumaged 
male Wilson's Phalarope remained hidden most of the day. 
 
In the afternoon, Q B Gray came up to photograph the  stunningly colored 
Dowitchers and take a brush up course on Dowitcher ID feather  patterns. Lots 
of Blue-winged Teal paired, along with 2 pair of Shovelers which  were going 
through courting activity (maybe this year with all the water). I  
relocated the Black-necked Stilt young (3); mom and dad brooded them all  day 
in the 
cold winds, 16+ nests with many still pairing and  mating.
 
Photo opportunities abound with 42+ Black-bellied Whistlers  found in all 
corners of the area; Stilt Sandpipers and Dunlin are now in  full dress. 
TWENTY plus SORAS fed, fought and fussed all day in the extensive  flooded 
pools, no telling how many are passing through. A similar wet year long  ago 
produced a breeding pair and I was fortunate enough to photograph a  single 
youngster as it crossed the road one day.  
 
Common Nighthawks were seen all afternoon, along with Swifts  and Swallows 
gleaning the gray sky for insects and I'm sure they had their work  cut out 
due to the COOL TEMPS. Lots of Green Herons flying around today but only  2 
Mississippi Kites.
 
Around 4 PM, small groups of Lesser Yellowlegs started calling  and soon 
left heading north, this induced Semipalmated to follow, not a big  migration 
but Nature's Call, at this time of the year, even overcomes the north  wind. 
 
Good  Birding!!

Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington  Road
Bartlett, TN  38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
What is  this feathered thing that  lifts my heart to the  heavens.


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