May 26-27-28, 2007 Ensley Bottoms Shelby Co, TN The last trickle of migrant shorebirds made for slim pickings. Black and white figures dot the landscape as Black-necked Stilts are mostly down to sitting eggs and a few unmated males being chased around. There are still Killdeer making scrapes, others tending puff ball young and trying to keep up with racing teens. On Saturday, I counted 65 Semipalmated Sandpipers, that dwindle to 35 on Sunday and hit a big 5 on Monday. White-rumped Sandpipers went from 4, to 1, to a big Zero but we might get a few more over the next two weeks, although they started through early and might finish that way. A single Pectoral that had been hanging around left on Saturday and it will be 4 or 5 weeks before we see any returns. Least Sandpipers were down to 3 birds on Saturday, 1 on Sunday but back up to 5 on Monday, being small and sneaky they are hard to keep up with and the first returns are just a little over 3 weeks away. A surprise on Monday was a single Spotted Sandpiper that appeared to be a male (sparse spots). They have nested here once before, maybe again? Good Birding !!! Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA 6298 Memphis-Arlington Road Bartlett, TN 38135 http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/ What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________