March 19, 2008 Trenton, Gibson County Yesterday I kept hearing what sounded like the begging peeps of bird chicks coming from just outside our kitchen. There is an air conditioning unit there and a Carolina Wren often uses this spot in the winter as a roost and wrens have nested there several times in the past. I went out to investigate and flushed an adult Carolina Wren from a nest there. I looked and the nest contained at least 4 chicks (couldn't see all the way into the nest). This is the earliest I've had young wrens here at my place. They often start nesting in March but I've never had young in the nest until April. At least three pairs of E. Bluebirds in the yard are inspecting the various nest boxes. A couple have a small amount of nesting material in them already. I'm now up to 14 Purple Martins at my yard colony with the males now jockeying for the best gourd sites to attract the females. Good birding, Mark Greene Trenton, TN Gibson County ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping =================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 _____________________________________________________________