Trumpeter Swans are moving to wintering areas from many northern and several Midwest states, and we are hoping to track sightings of them throughout the migration and winter season. We encourage you to alert us if Trumpeters show up in Tennessee or surrounding states that you may visit while birding. Our program is called Trumpeter Watch and this is the second season. This year we are partnering with eBird, so if you report there we will see your sightings. If you post only to Listserv we will see your notes if you have Trumpeter Swan in the subject line but we could be delayed in seeing your valuable information if the sighting is in a longer list of species and not in the subject line. If you find Trumpeters, you can email me direct at peg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx We have a number of identification tips on our website and a monthly free ENEWS to keep you posted on the project and other news about swans. Scott Somershoe has written a summary article on Trumpeters in Tennessee for our upcoming issue of Trumpetings. We did have sightings from Tennessee last year. We look forward to another good season and we appreciate all reports. Thank you. =================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 -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clarksville, TN __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________