[TN-Bird] West TN - Runaround
- From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:03:57 -0500 (EST)
Feb. 10, 11, 12,- 2012
Memphis - Hatchie - Pickwick - Paris Landing - Reelfoot - Memphis
Evidently the birds are shifting north in great numbers making for low to
no birds some places and lots of resting birds in others. Twenty-four
species of Waterfowl with the best bird a single, male White-winged Scoter.
Three species of loons and six species of gulls including an adult Thayer's and
two California gulls at different locations, an adult and a second year
bird along the TN RV. Lower gull numbers actually made finding the rarer
species easier to pick out. Largest concentration of gulls were found in the
upper reaches of Big Sandy over a shad kill.
Five species of Owls, but only 4 countable as a male Long-eared Owl was
found that had tangled with a barded wire fence and lost. Three Warbler
species, Pine, Common Yellowthroat and Palm. The Say's Phoebe was still around
Oneal Lake at Hatchie on Friday and 3 groups of Western Meadowlarks were
seen along the Mississippi River Counties. Eleven species of sparrows with
Tree Sparrow and Lincoln's topping the list (I've found more Lincoln's
over-wintering this year than ever before). Most of the Lapland Longspurs have
moved out as only very small scattered groups were found.
Good Birding!!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Rd.
Bartlett, TN. 38135_ http://WWW.pbase.com/ol_coot/_
(http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/)
What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens.
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