Standifer Gap Marsh, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co, TN March 1, 04, 10:00 AM - Noon, wading south end Gt Blue Heron, 4, 2 looked as if courting Ring-necked Duck, 1, continuous since early Nov Gadwall, 10, down from 120 - 150 most of the winter Canada Goose, 37 together + 5 evident pairs Redhead, 2, down from 40 - 50 most of the winter N Shoveler, 1, down from 20 - 40 Cooper's Hawk, 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 Coot, 5 Virginia Rail, at least 6 I think we have had 10 - 12 over the winter COMMON SNIPE, 4 - 6, my first of season TREE SWALLOW, 1, my first of season Swamp and Savannah Sparrow, 2 each David Patterson =================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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================