On September 25th, the First Annual White County Fall Bird Count was conducted. We had four teams in the field during the day, with a total of eight birders participating. A total of 113 species were located during the day. Out of that total count, several species were of particular interest: Pied-billed Grebe - one early arrival Virginia Rail - seen in Heritage Marsh since mid-summer Sora - found at a pond adjacent to Heritage Marsh Common Moorhen - adult male, extremely rare in the Upper Cumberland Wilson's Snipe - one early arrival Loggerhead Shrike - two on count day, several sighted throughout the county this summer Marsh Wren Sedge Wren - three adults in Heritage Marsh, along with four young Bobolink - a total of 13 seen at two different locations Ruby-crowned Kinglet - one early arrival Savannah - two early arrivals 17 species of Warblers The Sedge Wrens were of particular importance, since they provide evidence of breeding activity in Tennessee. As a result of this count, six new species were added to the White County Bird List (207 total to date). Our appreciation goes out to those who participated. For a complete version of the White County Fall Bird Count, which includes all totals and detailed notes, you can consult the web page set up by Steve Stedman at: http://iweb.tntech.edu/sstedman/FallBirdCount2004WHC.htm We have already scheduled our First Annual White County Christmas Bird Count for Tuesday, December 21st. Anyone interested in participating can contact me by e-mail. Douglas Downs Sparta, White County, TN _________________________________________________________________ Don?t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ =================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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================