The Nashville area Spring Count was held on May 12, and with one route still unaccounted for, the total species stands at 140. I will give a full account when all numbers are in. Some of the highlights were: osprey 3 at Radnor Lake, Old Hickory Lake and Shelby Bottoms bald eagle 4 at Cheatham Co. and Hwy 12 in Davidson Co. semipalmated plover 6 at Gallatin Steam Plant lesser yellowlegs 6 (5 at Gallatin Steam Plant and 1 at Bells Bend) Bonaparte's Gull 1 at Old Hickory Lake Barred Owl 11 (6 at Warner Park) Red-headed Woodpecker 9 in Cheatham and Williamson co. willow flycatcher 6 in Cheatham and Shelby Bottoms least flycatcher 2 on the Natchez Trace Pkwy and Owls Hill 33 warbler species including both Connecticut and Mourning at Radnor Lake Savannah sparrow 2 in Cheatham Co. and Bells Bend grasshopper sparrow 2 in Williamson Co. dickcissel 4 near Old Hickory Lake mute swan 1 that has been seen recently in three different locations in Cheatham Co. (Sam's Creek, Brush Creek and Robin Hood Rd. area) and has been with Canada Geese. Thank you very much to all who participated. Jan Shaw, compiler Nashville, TN ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. =================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 _____________________________________________________________