THU 06 APR 2004 Clyde Austin 4-H Center, Greeneville, TN D. Holt I found two nests today in tree branches overhanging Whirlwing Rd. near the 4-H Center. Both can be observed from the same vantage point beside the road. The first found belonged to some Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. The pair was seen changing places on the nest. The sitter can easily be seen from the road, as its tail and head stick out, and the road rises to give a good angle - you can usually see the sitter's eye. The second nest was in an adjacent tree to the first. A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird flew in and out of the nest, and often perched on branches nearby. I don't think its nest was quite finished, but nearly so. Both nests were made with what looked to be the same kind of lichen. Don Holt Johnson City, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================