> This is Kevin Calhoon with the Chattanooga RBA, sponsored by the > Chattanooga Chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society. > This is Update Number #12 made on May 11, 2004. > You can call the RBA at 423 -821-4381. > > Here is an early summary of the Hamilton County Migration Count on May 8: > - Snow Goose - still present at the pond at Camp Jordan > - Bald Eagle - Tennessee River > - 2 Semipalmated plover - Brainard Levee > - 1 Greater Yellowlegs - Brainard Levee > - Several Least Sandpipers > - Herring Gull - Immature seen at Wolftever > - BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO - Soddy Daisy area (Jimmy Wilkerson, Harold Birch) > - Barn Owl - A total of 9 (including young) in two separate locations > - Philadelphia Vireo - White Oak Mountain > - 26 species of warblers > - Dickcissal - Meadow View Road in northern Hamilton co. > - Least Bittern - Stanider Gap Marsh > - Cattle Egret - Standifer Gap Marsh > - Blue-winged Teal - " " " > - King, Virginia Rails and Sora - " " " > > The first report of Bank Swallow came from Standifer Gap Marsh on May 6. > (Libby Wolfe) > > The first report of OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER came from Raccoon Mountain on > April 29. (John Henderson) > > The first report of Gray-cheeked Thrush came from the Cravens House on > April 28. (David Chaffin) > > The first report of Canada Warbler came from the Cravens House on May 3. > (Kevin Calhoon) > > Both Least Bittern and King Rail were seen at Standifer Gap Marsh on May > 7. (David Patterson) > > Two Peregrine Falcon nestlings are being seen being attended to by their > parents on the railroad trestle below Chickamauga Dam. Photos of the > young can be seen at http://www.Chattanoogan.com/Outdoors (Harold Sharp) > > The next general meeting of the Chattanooga TOS will be on May 13 > 7:00 PM at Accension Luthern Church, 720 South Germantown Rd. > Get out in the Field and let me know what you see!! > > > > =================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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================