21 Mar 2011 Kingsport, TN Yellow-cr. Night-Heron - - 2, at nest; this is a new nest site on the greenbelt along Reedy Creek, at the first foot-bridge downstream from Eastman Rd.; Nests at 2 other sites along this section of greenbelt are unoccupied as of yet. Great Blue Heron - 14 occupied nests below Ft. Henry Dam; at least 2 nests had surprisingly large young for this early date; young were first noted here on group field trip on 12 Mar; note early date for nestlings in TN Breeding Bird Atlas is 27 APR (early date for eggs = 19 Mar). Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 adult, apparently incubating, nest on greenbelt along Reedy Cr.; this is a rare breeder in NE Tenn but this site has been used several years. Rick Knight Johnson City, 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 -------------------------------- 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 _____________________________________________________________