The Nashville Fall Count on October 2 resulted in the lowest ever total of 103 species. The day started with rain, but then was mostly cloudy for the remainder. A Blue-headed Vireo was added as a count week species. Some of the few highlights were: 1 Red-breasted Merganser in Cheatham Co. 1 immature Bald Eagle in Cheatham Co. 106 Wild Turkeys 3 Greater Yellowlegs, with Killdeer the only other shorebird 1 Black-billed Cuckoo in Cheatham Co. All the woodpeckers, but just 1 Red-headed 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches 1 Sedge Wren at Shelby Bottoms 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets on the Harpeth East route All the thrushes except Veery 19 warbler species 118 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks 3 White-throated Sparrows in Cheatham Co. The Owls Hill and Bell's Bend routes were not run, and the Gallatin Steam Plant had no good habitat. Jan Shaw, compiler Nashville, 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================