I decided to take a chance that the inclement weather/ cold front might not have pushed the ibis away but despite numerous tries today between 0730 and 1230, there was no sign of the bird. I spoke briefly with Nancy Moore, and to the best of her knowledge, it was not seen yesterday either, but there may not have been any searchers. Thanks to Mark Greene and the Clendenens for the excellent directions. There are plenty of other birds around though. I made a concerted effort at the Air Park Inn campground and nature trail near the lagoon for the A Tree Sparrows without success. There are a number of Fox Sparrows around, and at the beginning of the trail, a very sharp Orange-crowned Warbler was seen. Numerous Lapland Longspurs are mixed with the ubiquitous Horned Larks on the road to Phillipy pits. Northern Harriers are everywhere, and I saw more Loggerhead Shrikes than Mockingbirds! There is a nice gull roost behind the prison which today at 11 AM had several thousand RB Gulls, and I was also able to pick out one first year Thayers out of the mix. There could easily be some other goodies here, there were always at least 4 or 5 gulls coming and going the entire time I was there. To reach the birds, take Tn 212 off Hwy 78 and turn right on Carrington Road at the T. Take the next left on a presently unmarked road just past the prison, and then bear left on the signed Proctor City Road. In about half a mile you will see a large expanse of water (ice today) and lots of gulls. The roads in the Delorme do not match with these directions????? The lake may be the blue area just south of Cronanville in the atlas. This is the same general area that Jeff Wilson has found Thayers, California, and Iceland Gulls in the past. Hope this helps, I would be interested if anyone else checks the birds tomorrow Cheers Terry Witt Murfreesboro Tn =================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 __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________