Reelfoot Lake Area May 15 & 16 Six NTOS birders took part in the Saturday, May 15th, trip to the Reelfoot lake area. If you ever thought you wanted to hear or see a Dickcissel at close range, go to Reelfoot soon. These energetic, little birds are almost everwhere and singing all the time. Indigo Buntings are almost as numerous and, likewise, their songs fill the air. Some trip members returned to Nashville on Saturday. A few opted to spend the night and bird again Sunday, May 16th. Trip totals for both days was ninty species. Some enjoyable sightings include; Bobolinks and an incredible number of Orioles on Hi-Way 79,a Barn Owl in Tiptonville, ten Mississippi Kites hawking insects and playing tag at the same time,Least, Forster's and Caspian Terns and a brief look at a Least Bittern at Black Bayou. Gary Casey Kingston Springs, Tn. Talk and walk softly, carry a big scope. =================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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================