Herron Rd. off Hwy 213 Lake Co Tn. Reelfoot Lake Someone, a non birder, had reported a "strange" looking bird that the head reminded them of a Black Vulture but smaller and had a long curved bill, etc. After questioning I realized it was probably an Ibis. I went and looked where they had seen it that day to no avail. Today was checking out some ducks and shore bird activity on Herron rd. which is off hwy 213 which comes off of Hwy 78 N. of Tiptonville. Herron is the second rd on the left and the bird was seen on the far side of the tree line between the fields on the left. The Ibis was in the puddle on the far side of the tree line. There was no sunshine to help out. Eye was dark, had greenish cast on back/sides. Dark bill and legs. No white seen at eyes. Looks more like a first winter White eyed Ibis but .........Also had a nice assortment of ducks: Mallard, Gadwall, N. Shoveler, Am. Widgeon, Wood Duck. Also at least three Greater Yellowlegs plus some other shorebirds that flushed when An imm. Bald Eagle flew over the ducks several times getting low over the water. Also a Female N. Harrier was in the field on the right side of Herron rd. with the Imm. Bald Eagle earlier. Nancy Moore Bluebasin Cove B&B Reelfoot lake Lake Co, Tn =================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 _____________________________________________________________