Farm Pond along Cages Bend Rd. Sumner Co. TN 7-26-04 I have seen 1 or 2 Cattle Egrets off and on all summer long at a farm pond near my house. The most I had ever seen at one time was 4. I was totally surprised today to find a flock of 22 this afternoon on my way home from work. One of the birds was a juvenile complete with black bill and legs, and most of the adults still had their buffy breeding plumes. They were accompanied by a single Great Egret which allowed for good comparisons of size/shape etc... Michael Smith Gallatin, TN Michael Smith 1133 Bayview Dr Gallatin, TN 37066 _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! =================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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================