In the past 1.5 weeks, a Wood thrush, Summer tanager, and Chuck-will's widow have begun singing, seemingly on territory; along with the first Raincrow. Also had Red-eyed, Philly, and Yellow-throated vireos (and Solitary earlier this year; just need White-eyed and Warbling to round out the set!). And, darn it, the first BH cowbird. Oddly, no hummers yet, and while the warbler/grosbeak/bunting/etc. flythrough usually seems to coincide with the tulip poplar bloom here, I haven't heard as many as I expected. Playing hookey today to work out in my yard so maybe the migrants will grace me with their presence. Happy spring birds, Liz Singley Kingston TN -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [TN-Bird] Rain Crow Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 13:37:35 -0500 From: Howard Groce <billyh@xxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: billyh@xxxxxxxxxxx To: Tn-Bird <Tn-Bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> TN-Birders, While out "dry-land fishing" (looking for morel mushrooms) yesterday, I heard my first "Rain Crow" (Yellow-Billed Cuckoo) of the season. The woodland songs , though, just aren't complete until the Wood Thrush and Yellow-Breasted Chat return. Howard Groce Byrdstown,TN =================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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ======================================================== =================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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================