Hi Jimmy, Thanks for your reply. Those Broad-winged Hawks certainly gave us a = thrill! I don't know what I will do with myself if we ever see one of = the very large flights! Would their altitude indicate that they were searching for a roosting = area? They were low, and they never climbed but continued circling = within the group as they moved forward south. We are just on a little = ridge, so our perspective was limited. A wider view would have been = great! I could get into hawk watching!! I would like to add that I neglected to mention in my "yard list" the 3 = most numerous species; the seasonably ubiquitous Magnolia Warblers, = Tennessee Warblers, and American Redstarts. What's wrong with me?! Great Birding! Kim Henry Friendsville, TN 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 =========================================================