Bellevue Davidson Co., TN 8 March 2008 7-9 am We got only 2" or less of snow here in Bellevue on the SW side of Nashville, but it meant that there was little open ground for birds looking for seed, so my feeders had birds at them that I usually see on the ground. A pleasant surprise was my first of the season CHIPPING SPARROW. Also in attendance were 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, one an adult and one an immature that has not even begun to change into adult plumage. Does anyone know about when their change begins? Also high above ground at the feeder were SONG SPARROWs, an EASTERN TOWHEE, RED-WING BLACKBIRDs, and EUROPEAN STARLINGs. A great morning to be inside and enjoy nature. The cardinals and juncos looked wonderful against the white background. -- Frank Fekel Tennessee State University Center of Excellence in Information Systems 3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard Box 9501 Nashville, TN 37209 USA =================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 _____________________________________________________________