Whigg Meadow, Cherokee NF Monroe County, TN = = Dear TNBirders: = I am sending this email on behalf of David Vogt who is currently banding= at Whigg Meadow in Cherokee NF in Monroe County. Dave is banding unpre= cedented numbers of birds this season and has already surpassed totals f= rom all previous years. At the midway point of banding (1 Sept to 13 Se= pt), he has banded a total of 1,389 individuals comprising of 38 species= . Highlights include: = 796 Tennessee Warblers banded (All-time high) 77 Cape May Warblers banded (All-time high) = Notable species banded include: = 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Northern Parula 2 Baltimore Orioles = Returns include: = Tennessee Warbler: Banded 10 Sept 2006; Recaptured 5 Sept 2007 Black-throated Blue Warbler: Banded 3 Sept 2006; Recaptured 2 Sept 2007 Dave will continue to band at Whigg Meadow for the remainder of the mont= h. Visitors are welcome. Those who are experienced extractors or can v= olunteer to do other supportive tasks are especially welcome during work= week days. Good Birding, Eric Soehren Shorter, AL =================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/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________