Ken and others- Dunlin regularly (if not commonly) winter in TN. I have several winter records from Pace Point and Duck River. So, these Dunlin may be early migrants, but I don't think you can read anything into this date. Still an interesting sighting though. Chris Sloan chris.sloan@xxxxxxxxxxx Nashville, TN > -----Original Message----- > From: tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Leggett > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 7:36 PM > To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [tn-bird] Dunlin in Dyer County > > > > Glen Criswell and I birded in Dyer County and around the > western part of Reelfoot Lake in Lake County today. > > Our best find was 6 Dunlin on the Bradley Road in Dyer > County. This is an early record for the state when compared > to the early date in Robinson. However, My records show that > Glen has a record of 1 Dunlin on Dec. 17, 94, in Obion County > and 4 on Jan 7, 99, at Heloise in Dyer County. > > Other birds of interest were 5 Great Egrets at Longpoint and > Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs at Longpoint, Mud Lake and > other locations > > We also had 34 White Pelicans at Black Bayou South and 7 at Lake #9. > > Ken Leggett > Dyersburg, TN 38024 > > > > > > > > > =================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 > ========================================================= > > > =================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 =========================================================