On my way back from the Blacksburg Partners in Flight meeting, I decided = to take a detour and check out Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area, hoping = to catch an early migrant.=20 After parking just inside the Royal Blue boundary off Hwy 63, I hiked up = Turley Mountain, only to find a boisterous Blue-headed Vireo singing away = near the top. I heard this bird and got several great looks throughout my = two-hour ridgetop hike. There may have been more than one, but it is = difficult to tell as this particular ridge system meaders a lot causing = you to continually cross within hearing distance of the same general area. = =20 All other birds encountered were the usual expected species, however the = Eastern Phoebes were abundant and constantly calling. Troy Ettel Nashville =================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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================