Today Linda Kelly and I spent a windy morning roaming the fields and hills of Bells Bend checking out the birds in advance of the Bells Bend bird walk on Friday morning. No Henslow's Sparrows this time but a quartet of Grasshopper Sparrows plus plenty of Red-wing Blackbirds (40), Field Sparrows (35), Eastern Bluebirds (25), Eastern Meadowlarks (25), and a family reunion of Palm Warblers (20). Others in varying numbers included the following: * Northern Bobwhite * Black Vulture * Turkey Vulture * Killdeer * Mourning Dove * Chimney Swift * Red-bellied Woodpecker * Eastern Kingbird * American Crow * Carolina Chickadee * Tufted Titmouse * Northern Mockingbird * Brown Thrasher * Yellow-throated Warbler * Prairie Warbler * Eastern Towhee * Savannah Sparrow * White-throated Sparrow * Common Grackle * Brown-headed Cowbird * Orchard Oriole * American Goldfinch For further information on the Friday bird walk (7:30-9:30), call (615) 862-4187, e-mail _bellsbend@nashville,gov_ (mailto:bellsbend@nashville,gov) or just show up with your binoculars at the ready. Ed Gleaves Edwin S. Gleaves 1004 Norfleet Drive Nashville, TN 37220 615-373-4309 edwin.gleaves@xxxxxxxxxxx egleaves@xxxxxxx **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221621490x1201450102/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26 hmpgID%3D62%26bcd%3DAprilfooter421NO62) =================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/ 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 _____________________________________________________________