11/18/06 After getting off work this morning, I made a quick trip north to the Reelfoot area, with a few stops along the way, but nothing of interest other than Lapland Longspurs in small numbers practically anywhere I stopped in suitable habitat. No Snow Buntings though. Jeff's call of a Tufted Duck back in Arkansas almost turned my car around, but today just wasn't a good day for that. When I got to Reelfoot, the scene had changed quite a bit from last Sunday when I was there. The recent rains have filled many fields in the area, so that there is water everywhere. The impoundment that I took my photos of the White-faced last week, is totally full now, with nothing but a few Coots and Pied-billed Grebes. The other location for the Ibis, Herron Rd, was full of birds, but no Ibis. I didn't spend very long looking before fatigue forced me to make the trip home while I still could. Keep your eyes open, it's shaping up to be a strange winter! A Ross's Gull has shown up at, of all places, the Salton Sea, for CA's 1st record; quite a setting for an arctic species of gull. Good Birding!! Mike Todd McKenzie, TN birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx www.pbase.com/mctodd =================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 _____________________________________________________________