Hi, TN birders. Yesterday i used my afternoon break to walk around the block (near Baptist Hospital here in downtown Nashville). I was surprised to see a large dark heron-ish bird flying purposefully from east to west over the city, fairly high up. But i don't know what it was! In central New York (from where i just relocated) i saw lots and lots and lots of Great Blue Herons. This bird, from my view of it against the bright sky, was the same deep blue of a Great Blue, but it was somewhat smaller and didn't have as long a wingspan or the swooping wingbeats. I also didn't see the long legs carried behind. As it was practically midday when i saw it, i guess i can rule out Yellow-crowned Night-Heron. Right??? My best guess would be Little Blue Heron. According to Sibley, the legs are lighter-colored, so they might not have been easy to see. But the maps tell me it's unlikely to have been a Little Blue! Arrgg. What do you all think? Keep looking up! Sylvia Anglin Nashville TN =================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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================