Standifer Gap Marsh, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN March 31, 2004 Pied-billed Grebe, 1, chasing a Canada Goose! AMERICAN BITTERN, 1, flushed while I was walking along eastern boundary fence, 3/4 of the way from church to gravel road Gadwall, 1 Mallard, 8, 1 female still incubating 12 eggs, first seen March 16, so should hatch within the next 10 - 12 days Blue-winged Teal, 8 - 10 American Coot, 10 KING RAIL ??, twice heard call or very good imitation by Virginia Virginia Rail, 10 - 12+, vocal and inquisitive Sora ??, twice heard call or very good imitation by Virginia Barn, N. Rough-winged and Tree Swallows, about 50 in all Sedge Wren ??, 3?, 3 times flushed similar bird, but too poor a view to call Common Yellowthroat, 4 or more Savannah Sparrow, 6 - 8 Swamp Sparrow, 10 - 12+ House Finch, 1m & 1f, uncommon on marsh 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================