[TN-Bird] Please help, question on Henslow's sparrows & S-T fly (hummers, towhees here)

Hello Birders,
 
Can any of you tell me if the Henslow's Sparrows that could be seen from  the 
paved road near a wildlife area outside Manchester still be seen?  This  is 
the place to which the Nashville TOS took an absolutely grand field trip  
earlier this summer, and the birds were FANTASTIC!  I cannot remember the  name 
of 
the TN Wildlife Management site nearby.  I hope to take a  friend down there 
later this week, so would like to know if the birds are still  evident before 
we make the trip.
 
Also, how about the scissor-tails in Rutherford County, south of  
Murfreesboro, we will try to see on the way back?  They,  too, were absolutely 
exciting!
 
I have the spots marked on my map which is unavailable right now, and I  just 
cannot remember those local road names.
 
Those who are "in the know" about the present situation of those birds,  
please reply off-line.  I'd really appreciate it.
 
Meanwhile, after an influx of hummingbirds for a couple of days, things  have 
quieted down since it started raining.  I only saw two  yesterday, even 
though I refurbished the watered-down sugar water, one of which  was an 
immature 
that flew right up to my kitchen window to inspect ME!  The  other, a female, 
was deflected as it approached the feeder by a squirrel jumping  from the roof 
to a vine.  The bird slammed into the kitchen window and  disappeared.  I 
rushed outside and looked on the deck to see if it was  hurt, and it wasn't 
there.  
I assume it wasn't hurt badly enough to "put it  down" from its flight.
 
A baby towhee, in all its nondescript glory, is feeding on my deck  right 
now. I know I've seen at least two, but they pretty much stay hidden  away in 
the 
grape vines and venture out in the open only one at a time so  far.  I did 
get some good photos of one yesterday.
 
Thank you, in advance, to anyone who can give me help on the Henslow's and  
Scissor-tail questions.
 
Cheers & prayers,
 
Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN

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