Gil Derouen, Reece Jamerson and Bryan Stevens made some birding stops in Sullivan County, TN, on Tuesday, Aug. 28. At Musick's Campground, they had an Osprey and a couple of Great Blue Herons. From TVA area near Musick's, about 35 Mallards. From atop Holston Dam, they observed four Black Terns on a rocky island. At Middlebrook Lake, they had a Spotted Sandpiper and a couple of Killdeer on the dam. Also another Great Blue Heron and saw two adult Mutes Swans and one immature Mute Swan. At Paddlecreek Ponds, they had four Wood Ducks, the resident Mute Swan, three Green Herons, a Great Blue Heron and four Killdeer. On his way home, Bryan Stevens saw a Sharp-shinned Hawk fly across 19E in Valley Forge community of Carter County. Bryan Stevens, Hampton, TN ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour =================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 _____________________________________________________________