April 12, 2008 - Rob Biller Ventured out in the chilly weather this morning, but was not disappointed. Stops were made at Watauga Point and up to where the pavement ends at the upper entrance to Pond Mountain. Watauga Point (Cater County) - moderate wind Yellow-throated Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler (couple singing) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (building nest) Goldfinches - many Chipping Sparrows Dark-eyed Junco Pond Mountain (wind shielded) Ovenbird Ruffed Grouse Black and White Warbler (many) Black-throated Green Warbler (few) Hairy Woodpecker Blue-headed Vireo (many) Pileated Woodpecker (near what looks to be a nest cavity) Dark-eyed Junco Ruby-crowned Kinglet (singing) Chickadees Titmouses Along US 321 / S.R. 67 Broad-winged Hawk (perched in tree - then took flight while I was watching) Watching Chimney Swifts fly outside my window while typing this on the edge of downtown Elizabethton. Rob Biller Elizabethton, TN =================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 _____________________________________________________________