Lake Co, Tn. Air Park Rd. near Air Park Inn Birding with dogs as companions does have its ups and down. I birded with Scarlett for many years with no real problem, except when she was bit by a Cottonmouth. But today, JJ, my Black Lab, and Buster the Chocolate lab, flushed an American Bittern in the cut grass near the gate into the Air Park Inn area and JJ came out with it in her mouth UGH!!....I heard the ruskus in the grass just as she came out with it. She released it when I called to her. It flew off and looked unharmed but probably was a bit shook up. There was a lot of bird activity in the sunshine today. Lots of Robins. Had 16 Cedar Wax wings. Lots of common birds including Junco and White Throated and field Sp. singing. There were Ring Necked Ducks on the Sewage lagoon. There is a big brush pile where some clearing was done on the lake side North of me that has several sparrow species. Hope it remains for the winter. Could be a great place for birds this winter. Nancy Moore Bluebasin Cove B&B Reelfoot lake Lake Co, Tn =================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 _____________________________________________________________