I birded TVA's Kingston Steam Plant in Roane County, TN on March 29, 2007 from 9:30 am to 10:50 am. Watts Bar water level was 735.87 feet which is enough to expose 5-10 acres of mudflats in the river. The following is a select list of birds observed: 1. Double-crested cormorant- 2 2. Great blue heron- 10 but there are plenty more out in the forks of the rivers in a heronry 3. Wood duck- 1 4. Gadwall- 5 5. Green-winged teal- 1 6. Osprey- 4 two pair near nests 7. Northern harrier- 1 8. American coot- 54 9. Killdeer 10. Pectoral sandpiper- 2 on mudflat in river 11. Greater yellowlegs- 1 in steam plant pond 12. Herring gull- 1 it was a big gull that wasn't a ring-bill. I did not see if it may be a rare gull 13. Bonaparte's gull- on mudflat in river. Some with black hoods 14. Tree swallow 15. Barn swallow 16. Northern rough-winged swallow 17. Blue-gray gnatcatcher- 1 Allan Trently Norris, TN ajtcorax@xxxxxxxxxxx _________________________________________________________________ Interest Rates near 39yr lows! $430,000 Mortgage for $1,399/mo - Calculate new payment http://www.lowermybills.com/lre/index.jsp?sourceid=lmb-9632-18466&moid=7581 =================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 _____________________________________________________________