A little delayed on this post, but I had a few birds to note from a trip to upper east TN earlier this week. 18 Oct 2011 Musick's Campground, Sullivan Co.,TN, with David Kirschke Eared Grebes - 4, one was still in breeding plumage (a first for me) Ring-necked Duck - 2 Osprey - 2 Meadowview Marsh, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN, with David Kirschke Sora - at least 6 birds calling randomly (unsolicited) about 1 pm, when it was quite warm Virginia Rail - 1 Blue-winged Teal - 3 19 Oct 2011 Walmart Distribution Center, Greeneville, Greene Co., TN Green-winged Teal - 4 Red-winged Blackbird - 1500-2000 birds roosting, with a few hundred starlings, in the reeds Palm Warbler - 1 western palm Good birding, Scott Somershoe State Ornithologist Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency P.O. Box 40747 Nashville, TN 37204 615-781-6653 (o) www.tnwatchablewildlife.org www.pbase.com/shoeman ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST MENDOTA HAWK MIGRATION DAILY AND SEASON TOTALS CAN BE FOLLOWED DAILY ON THE HAWK MIGRATION ASSOC. SITE http://hawkcount.org/month_summary.php?rsitep6&PHPSESSID²eb5deb1ae5a23e55dcf30171c5ba85 Be sure and visit the Bristol Bird Club website at: http://bristolbirdclub.org 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 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-****