Carol Reese Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District University of Tennessee Extension Service 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson TN 38301 731 425 4721 email jreese5@xxxxxxx For an evening run, I went over to the land where I am about to build my barn/house (Roundtree Lane, northerm tip of Chester County) In the "gloaming" and mist, and over the crunching of wet sand and gravel under my feet, I heard what sounded like nighthawks. I knew it was too early for them, so stopped to listen more closely, suspecting it might be some kind of tree frog. Then I heard the twittering and knew it was the American woodcock doing his doodling. Strain as I might, I could never see him against the darkening sky. I heard at least two others at points along the dead-end road, and since I didn't venture out into the wet pasture, I wonder how many more there might be. Maybe I've found the name for little mini-refuge now...Timberdoodle... ...sure made me happy to think I'll be able to enjoy them there each spring since I'll try to preserve the habitat as is, and see if I can coach the neighbors to do likewise.. =================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 =========================================================