Hey all! I apologize for this late posting, but I was off last week and didn't = have access to my email at work til today. This was so great I have to = share it. On Wednesday September 17 at 5:14 pm my husband Steve noticed a large = kettle of what we assumed would be Common Nighthawks coming in. Closer = and we could see that they were Broad-winged Hawks. As they were = directly above us they were low enogh that we could see field marks even without the = aid of binoculars. Hard to count but we got 50 plus every time we tried. = This is the first time we've ever seen Broad-wings from our backyard. = About 5 minutes later was 20 or so Chimney Swifts, and later 16 Common Nighthawks. It was so great! Also last week at home: the most beautiful specimen of Yellow-throated = Verio that I've ever been privileged to see, Hooded warbler, Worm-eating Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Yellow-throated = Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Palm Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Ovenbird, Blue Grosbeak, Indigo Buntings, = Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Swainsons Thrush, Catbird, Brown Thrasher, and Winter Wren (as far as migrants go). Field Sparrows = still feeding young, and families of Eastern=20 Towhees. A few flocks of (silent) Common Nighthawks, largest had 42 = indivuals. Thanks for listening! =20 Great birding to all! Kim Henry Friendsville, Tennessee in Blount County =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- 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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================