Hey folks, ???? I've been out and about the last few days with Dianne Draper, her visiting sister April Mattes, and Dianne's daughter Michelle Rambo, all of them accomplished nature observers.? Notable sightings of the last few days include a plant (Climbing Fumitory); some butterflies (Common Roadside-Skipper, Appalachian Brown, Northern Pearly-Eye); an odonate (Appalachian Jewelwing); and some birds (Red-headed Woodpecker,? and a LA Waterthrush fledgling). FRI 29 JUN 2007 Clarks Creek, Unicoi Co., TN Pipevine Swallowtail Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Cabbage White Cloudless Sulphur Sleepy Orange Summer Azure Eastern Comma Questionmark Red Admiral Silver-spotted Skipper Common Roadside Skipper ------------------------------------------------------- FRI 29 JUN 2007 junction Hwy 107 / Horse Creek Park Rd. Greene Co., TN Red-headed Woodpecker ------------------------------------------------------ FRI 29 JUN 2007 Paint Creek Recreation Area Greene Co., TN Adlumia fungosa, Climbing Fumitory, in bloom Pipevine Swallowtail Spicebush swallowtail American Snout Appalachian Brown Northern Pearly-Eye Common Roadside Skipper Orange Bluet Prince Baskettail Blue Dasher Eastern Amberwing Slaty Skimmer Black Saddlebags Broad-winged Hawk Louisiana Waterthrush and fledgling ?------------------------------------------------------- SUN 01 JUL 2007 Nolichucky River above Jackson Bridge at the gated ford to the island on Charlie Carson Rd., Washington Co., TN Appalachian Jewelwing American Rubyspot Powdered Dancer Dusky Dancer Blue-ringed Dancer Blue-fronted Dancer --------------------------------------------------------------------- Don Holt Johnson City, TN ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.