Trip Report 6 May 2011

   Berry and I took a day trip through flooded downtown Memphis, making our way to Arkabutla Lake, in northern Mississippi. Here are photos from near the Missisippi River.

Journalists on Beale Street

Flooding in South Memphis

Memphis Police spending tax payer's money

The small green street sign says Riverside Drive

Temporary Road in response to the flooding

   Finally we got down to Arkabutla and had a nice picnic of cold fried chicken. We saw these birds.

• Mississippi Kite
  
• Chimney Swift
  
• Northern Mockingbird
  
• Common Grackle
  
• Barn Swallow
  

Barn Swallow (Hirundo Rustica)

• Rock Dove
  
• American Robin
  
• Red Winged Blackbird
  
• Indigo Bunting
  

Indigo Bunting (Passerina Cyanea)

• Canada Goose
  
• American Crow
  
• Eastern Meadowlark
  
• Double Crested Cormorant
  
• Baltimore Oriole
  

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus Galbula)

• Great Blue Heron
  
• Killdeer
  
• Brown Thrasher
  
• Great Egret
  

Great Egret (Ardea Alba)

• Brown Headed Cowbird
  
• Northern Cardinal
  
• Eastern Wood Pewee
  

Eastern Wood Pewee (Contopus Virens)

• Eastern Kingbird
  
• Bluejay
  
• Summer Tanager
  

Summer Tanager (Piranga Rubra)

• Common Ground Dove
  
• European Starling
  
• Eastern Bluebird
  

Robert

photos courtesy of rfowler, tsohl, lelliot, bogi, informzoo, ctaylor, and jspendelow