The Hiwassee CBC was held on January 1 with 19 participants in 8 parties. The weather was beautiful (high 68 degrees), in fact probably too warm with one of the lowest species counts in many years. The ninety-five species were well below last years total of 105 which is a much more expected result. Some of the highlights included: 1 Redhead - always a tough species on this count 12 Bald Eagles - an average number for this CBC 1 Merlin - this bird was found at Blythe Ferry and the species is almost annual now 14610 Sandhill Crane - above average count. 1 Whooping Crane - apparently this bird is #107 from the 2001 batch, it has been present at Blythe Ferry for awhile 7 Least Sandpiper 19 Dunlin 3 House Wren 4 Purple Finches Misses: No Snow, White-fronted or Ross's Geese Northern Bobwhite -getting more difficult every year (was seen in count week) Barred Owl - never easy Loggerhead Shrike - seemed like a slight come-back over the last couple of years, none this year Palm Warbler - had not missed this species in several years Rusty Blackbird - species declining everywhere Thanks to all who participated!! Kevin Calhoon Chattanooga, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================