29 April 2008 Fort Campbell Montgomery County Yesterday Scott Somershoe and I observed the following birds between 8:00am= and 1:00pm at forest, grassland, and wetland sites on the base. Highlights= included 1 American bittern, 2 Soras, 1 Upland sandpiper, 3 Henslow=E2=80= =99s sparrows, and 4 Dickcissels (FOS). Also, a singing Savannah sparrow an= d a Solitary sandpiper eating a small crayfish were notable observations. B= ig misses included Bachman=E2=80=99s sparrow and Lark sparrow, which should= have returned by now. Birds were relatively quiet. Below is the complete l= ist: Canada goose Wood duck Blue-winged teal Wild turkey American bittern Great blue heron Turkey vulture Red-shouldered hawk Red-tailed hawk Sora Killdeer Solitary sandpiper Upland sandpiper Wilson=E2=80=99s snipe Mourning dove Barred owl Red-bellied woodpecker Downy woodpecker Pileated woodpecker Eastern wood-pewee Eastern phoebe Eastern kingbird White-eyed vireo Yellow-throated vireo Red-eyed vireo American crow Horned lark Purple martin Northern rough-winged swallow Cliff swallow Barn swallow Carolina chickadee Tufted titmouse White-breasted nuthatch Carolina wren Blue-gray gnatcatcher Eastern bluebird Brown thrasher Tennessee warbler Nashville warbler Northern parula Yellow-rumped warbler Pine warbler Prairie warbler Palm warbler Ovenbird Louisiana waterthrush Kentucky warbler Common yellowthroat Hooded warbler Yellow-breasted chat Summer tanager Scarlet tanager Chipping sparrow Field sparrow Savannah sparrow Grasshopper sparrow Henslow=E2=80=99s sparrow Northern cardinal Blue grosbeak Indigo bunting Dickcissel Red-winged blackbird Eastern meadowlark Brown-headed cowbird Orchard oriole American goldfinch Daniel Moss Clarksville, 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 _____________________________________________________________