Calling all TN-birders (and friends), If you have ever wanted to learn more about bird banding and try it for yourself, here is your opportunity! In cooperation with the Seven Islands Foundation, the Knoxville Chapter of the TOS, and the Knoxville Zoo, we will begin our third season of bird banding at Seven Island Wildlife Refuge in SE Knox County, and we need more volunteers. We set up 12 bird nets at sunrise once every ten days between late-May and early-August, and we handle between 40 and 60 birds every morning we have our nets open (see the list of tentative dates below). We usually finish by lunchtime. This is a MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survival) project run in cooperation with the Institute for Bird Populations (www.birdpop.org), and has been adopted by the KTOS. We will offer an Introduction to Bird Banding course on May 20 at 7 am to noon at Seven Islands (see the TOS website for directions www.tnbirds.org) including a slide show and demonstration bird banding. If you are interested, let me know (jgiocomo@xxxxxxx). All ages and experience levels are welcome (Children under 12 should be accompanied by an adult). If you think you might be able to volunteer, even if it is just one or two mornings throughout the summer, now is your chance to get involved! Some of the more common birds we capture include Field Sparrows, Blue Grosbeak, American Goldfinch, Carolina Wren, Common Yellowthroat, Grasshopper Sparrow, Northern Mockingbird, Northern Cardinal, Yellow-breasted Chat, Prothonotary Warbler, and Orchard Oriole, to name a few. If you ever wanted to get involved in active bird research and monitoring, this is a great opportunity. Bring a friend or a neighbor kid (if you donâ??t have your own). Thanks, --Jim Giocomo Knoxville,TN Potential MAPS banding dates* (and rain dates) Sunday, May 27 (28,29) Sunday, June 3 (4,5) Monday, June 11 (17, ?) Sunday, June 24 (25,26) Sunday, July 8 (9,10) Monday, July 16 (17, ?) Sunday, July 22 (23,24) Sunday, Aug 5 (6,7) *Subject to change due to weather and logistics ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. =================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 _____________________________________________________________