A quick trip into the Cades Cove sewerage ponds in Great Smoky Mountains NP, Blount County, at 2:15 PM revealed 53-57 Bufflehead (hard to count the diving little buggers), 25 Canada geese, 15 Mallards, one Greater yellowlegs, and one American pipit inside the enclosures. Along the wood line were one Eastern phoebe, 2 White-breasted nuthatch, 2 Yellow-bellied sapsuckers, 3 Eastern bluebirds, 1 Tufted titmouse, 2 Song sparrows and a Carolina wren. Three crows were calling in the distance along with one Pileated woodpecker. Weather was sunny, breeze out of SW and about 54 degrees. A very enjoyable 15 minute break from volunteer tasks. Warren Bielenberg Maryville =================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 _____________________________________________________________