After reading David Chaffins's note, I wanted to post a follow up on the wrens On Thursday, I heard 2 singing birds in the same area. I went back out this morning, and at 8 AM found 3 singing birds within 10 minutes Bird (pair?) #1 just past the intersection of Alsup Mill Road and Rocky Hill Road on the north side of the road there is an old barn close to the road with a "Keep Out" sign beside a faded Farm Bureau $1000 reward sign. This bird sings from the trees behind the barn. Bird #2 1133 Alsup Mill Road just past the house there are several outbuildings this bird sings from the trees behind the buildings you would probably need a scope for decent views as it is a ways off the road Bird #3 1360 Alsup Mill Road this bird sings just before the house from the trees near the old barns on the north side of the road The birds sing all day long and should be available for at least the next month, morning is usually best If they are not singing, they frequently will respond to tape, which I doubt will have any harmful effect on their nesting Hope this helps I have not had a chance to check the Lytle Creek Road pair again, but will swsing out there this week and post results Also seen today, female Blue Grosbeak Cheers Terry Witt Murfreesboro 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 _____________________________________________________________