Was driving home around 5:30 this afternoon and saw what I thought was a kettle of turkey vultures. Turns out it was about 10 Great Blue Herons circling to land in the rookery off Highway 11-W between the Toyota dealership and Bristol Regional Medical Center. The cupped gull wings and long legs became a give away that I had mis-cued on the vulture identification. First sighting, for me anyway, on the rookery nest was yesterday, March 3, 2011. Ken Hale Bristol, TN _____ From: bristol-birds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bristol-birds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ben Britton Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 8:37 AM To: Don Miller; Bird List Freelists; Bristol Bird Network; Don Miller Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Re: [TN-Bird] American Woodcock (Greene Co., TN) Mar 3, I stopped by last night (Thur) at 7pm for a short visit....It didnt take long to hear one bird up....and "twittering" to the ground, while 2 other woodcocks were "peenting" on the ground. Additionally, I had my FOS tree swallow at the Fish Hatchery Ponds (exit 15, I-81) in Hamblen Co. Been birdn? Ben Britton Morristown, TN Hamblen Co. > Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:35:39 -0500 > From: pandion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; butternuts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TN-Bird] American Woodcock (Greene Co., TN) > > February 28, 2011 > Shortly after dark this evening, I found at least four American Woodcocks behind the old Italian Village Restaurant here in Greeneville (located along North Rufe Taylor Road). The site has hosted woodcocks for at least eleven consecutive years. > > Don Miller > Greeneville, Greene Co., TN > > > =================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 > -------------------------------- > Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan > Clarksville, TN > __________________________________________________________ > > Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society > web site at http://www.tnbirds.org > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > ARCHIVES > TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ > > MAP RESOURCES > Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif > Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com > > _____________________________________________________________ > > _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3481 - Release Date: 03/04/11