Oct. 30, 2002 Memphis TN Just wondering if anyone noticed a movement of accipiters on Thursday. While driving around the area I recorded an unusual number. At first in Bartlett I saw 2 Cooper's traveling together, both being the same sized immature birds. They were circling about 100 feet above tree top level and drifted together to the west. Later on a pass through Shelby Farms, I encountered 2 Cooper's, one in an area that I've had a bird for at least a month and another about a mile away. At the senior garden area I had a Sharp-shinned being harassed by a resident female Kestrel. In midtown I watched 2 Sharp-shinned at different locations traveling south. Late in the afternoon I had another Cooper's traveling south off the north expressway. A total of 8 in a day to me indicates they have recently moved into the area or were moving through. Any other increases or flights noted by others in the past few days? Also an adult, dark morph Red-tailed has moved back into the same area it hung around in last year at Shelby Farms. This was my first in the area this year. An adult Krider's was seen there last week. Good Birding!!! Jeff R. Wilson OL' COOT / TLBA Bartlett Tenn. =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- 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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================