Standifer Gap Marsh, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN some breeding birds at the marsh: Least Bittern, 2 young last year Canada Goose, 6 or so sitting on piles of cattail, 2 adults and 3 young (10" long?) last week. Mallard, 1 nest with 12 eggs in March, young apparently fledged Blue-winged Teal, nest with 12 eggs May 1, 2004, apparently 2 pairs Virginia Rail. 6 sightings of young last week, at least 4 individuals, pairs of parents apparently with young in at least 5 locations Sora, probably breeding Red-winged Blackbird Last year I found 5 or so in May, on saplings, about 4-5 ft high, above water This year I have found 5 so far that were in rushes or cattails, less than a foot above the water, with 2 - 4 eggs, and about 4 under construction in saplings. It seems, based on this limited observation, that they nest in late March and April in cattails or rushes, no leaves on saplings yet, and then in late April and May begin nesting in saplings, as the leaves start to appear. =================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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================