Thank you again to all of you that sent help in finding the Snowy Owl, and a special thank you to those who wish to know that we saw it. We didn't get it in the morning ( Wed, the 21st), but went to eat at the Thompson's Station Grill ( great food--at Thompson's Station, of course--just north of Spring Hill), came back and Vida sighted it silhouetted on the ridge, across from Rippavilla. We parked in the gated entrance pull-off, put the scope up on the little rise to the left at the corner of the fence and spent about 2 hours watching and sharing with people that kept stopping to look--some birders, some just curious, but enjoyed it--one young boy from Columbia State Community College who said " Can I go get my fiancee? She would love this. I replied "How long will it take? To which he answered " Five minutes" She did love it. I met Kathy Shaw, and ________McCloskey ( sorry, but names just don't stick with me anymore) Kathy's Dad lives in Tullahoma--she's in Nashville, now. Boyd Sharp came while we were there, with his wife and daughter--another funny story. We were wrapped up so, for the cold weather that we didn't know each other--he finally said "Don't I know you? and I said "Who are you"-- we had a good laugh over that, for we've known each other for years. Back to the bird. It was on the ridge, at first, but came down a bit closer and sat in the field, with the sun from the south lighting it up beautifully. Like someone else reported, 4 people walking toward it on the ridge, flushed it but it just flew north a short distance, lit and was still sitting there when we left, about 4PM Vida Sherwood had a Brown-headed Nuthatch in her backyard on 20Jan09. She didn't see it at the feeder, but close, on some standing frozen water in the backyard, as if it was trying to get water. Vida lives on Harton Blvd., right across the road from the AEDC property, and the Skeet Range,and has woods behind her house. This is the first BHNH I have heard of in Coffee County. What are the records of this bird extending its range in our direction? Ruth Luckado Tullahoma, Tn luck@xxxxxxxxx =================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/ 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 _____________________________________________________________