2/20/07 Howenwald; Lewis Co I don't think I've ever overslept when going for a state bird, until today. Luckily I still woke up pretty early, and the bird didn't mind waiting! I arrived at Betsy Russell's house at about 09:30, and Damien Simbeck had the bird pointed for me; I had it within 10 seconds of pulling in the driveway. Damien left shortly afterwards, and I stayed until a little after 11:00. The birds were pretty flight today, with everything clearing out several times for 15-20 minutes at a time. I never saw an accipiter, but that looked like what was going on. I only saw the Redpoll use the feeder twice while I was there, my observations were primarily in the wisteria tangle just beside the carport. The Redpoll tended to stay in the interior of the tangle, so it can be tough to find even when it's there. There are a lot of birds in the area, and the house bind Bill's Moms house has a feeding station as well, which was also getting a lot of use. If you get there and don't see the bird immediately, I always picked it up initially in the wisteria. Once again, thanks to Bill for finding this bird and getting the word out so fast, and his Mom for letting birders from all over the State hang out in her driveway! I have wanted a Redpoll in TN for a long time. I expected to have to drive farther when the time came, and would have never thought I'd be in short-sleeves when I got it. I've posted some decent images in a new gallery: http://www.pbase.com/mctodd/common_redpoll_howenwald_tn Clicking on any photo will enlarge it, and you can use the next and previous links to navigate among photos. 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 _____________________________________________________________