Thursday May 20 Beaman Park North Davidson Co. After spending a relaxing and enjoyable morning with the NTOS Wednesday morning crew out at Radnor Lake, we spent an hour or so out at Beaman Park while waiting to pick up some family members at the airport. First, we were greeted with the song of a Yellow-throated warbler in the trees surrounding the lower parking lot. As we headed toward the trailhead along the creek, we got some pretty good looks at a Gray-cheeked thrush near the early part of the trail where the gravel ends and the trailhead begins. Between the little bridge that crosses the feeder creek and the bigger bridge that crosses (Henry?) Creek we saw or heard at least 2 pairs of Acadian Flycatchers, a Yellow-throated Vireo, a Summer Tanager or two, a Northern Parula, and also heard a Worm-eating warbler far up on the hillside to the right. Along the creek to the left we saw a pair of Louisisna waterthrushes, both carrying nesting material, and saw or heard several waterthrush "chips" along the way. A gentleman patiently doing a little wildlife photography felt as though there were probably at least 4 pairs nesting in the area. Another pleasant, though not totally unexpected surprise, was the persistent call of an Ovenbird. A few of the other "regulars" we saw or heard included Mourning Doves, CarolinaWrens, Tufted Titmice, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, a Gray Catbird, a Downy Woodpecker and some Northern Cardinals. Always a lot of fun! Cyndi and Steve Routledge Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. -The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss =================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 -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clarksville, TN __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________