Kristine Johnson and I birded the east end of Cades Cove on Sunday, March 9th. When we arrived at 9:15, we were surprised to find the Cove covered in snow. It mostly melted by noon. Here is the list of birds seen: Canada Goose 9 Mallard 2 Bufflehead 36 Black Vulture 2 Turkey Vulture 5 Northern Harrier 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Wilson's Snipe 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 3 Eastern Phoebe 3 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 17 Carolina Chickadee 4 Tufted Titmouse 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 4 Eastern Bluebird 22 American Robin 170 Brown Thrasher 1 Eastern Towhee 1 Savannah Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 8 Swamp Sparrow 5 Dark-eyed Junco 15 Eastern Meadowlark 16 American Goldfinch 1 Susan Hoyle Knoxville, 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 _____________________________________________________________