At Carver's Gap on Roan Mtn., Carter Co., TN on Saturday 04 SEP 2004 I saw a Bay-breasted Warbler, first fall female. Also Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Blackburnian, Hooded, Tennessee, Black-throated Blue, and Black-throated Green Warblers. All these were in a nice little mixed flock, and most of them got buzzed by a Ruby-throated Hummingbird at some time. At one moment I saw at least six hummers simultaneously. At Rankin Bottoms, Sunday 05 SEP 2004, the Merlin Chuck Nicholson reported for Rack and I was an adult female. She perched in a dead tree maybe one hundred feet away for several minutes. I've had a great week of birding at Roan Mtn. and Rankin Bottoms trying to better learn fall warblers and shorebirds. Many thanks to all those I've had the pleasure of birding with recently. Special thanks to Rick Knight who quietly reveals the hidden bird treasures in Carver's Gap at his banding station; and to Michael Sledjeski and Leslie Gibbens who avidly aid so many in accessing and enjoying the beauties of Rankin Bottoms. Don Holt Johnson City, 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================