THU 06 APR 2004 Clyde Austin 4-H Center, Greeneville, TN D. Holt I found two nests today in tree branches overhanging Whirlwing Rd. near the 4-H Center. Both can be observed from the same vantage point beside the road. The first found belonged to some Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. The pair was seen changing places on the nest. The sitter can easily be seen from the road, as its tail and head stick out, and the road rises to give a good angle - you can usually see the sitter's eye. The second nest was in an adjacent tree to the first. A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird flew in and out of the nest, and often perched on branches nearby. I don't think its nest was quite finished, but nearly so. Both nests were made with what looked to be the same kind of lichen. Don Holt Johnson City, TN ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST Bristol Birds Net Photo Gallery located at: http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jwcoffeyy/album?.dir=/efd5 This is a regional birding list sponsored by the Bristol Bird Club to facilitate communications between birders and bird clubs of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. -------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to Bristol-Birds. To post to this mailing list, simply send an email to: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send an email to bristol-birds-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the one word 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. -------------------------------------------------- Wallace Coffey, Moderator wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (423)764-****