You have reached Kevin Calhoon with the Chattanooga RBA, sponsored by the Chattanooga Chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society. This is Update Number #28 made on October 12, 2002. You may skip the message to leave a message by pressing the # key. Here are the highlights of the TOS fieldtrip to the Brainerd Levee on October 5: - 2 Lesser Yellowlegs - 3 Sora - 6 Marsh Wrens - 4 Sedge Wrens -1 female Boblink -1 Willow Flycatcher - first Yellow-rumped Warblers of fall - first Ruby-crowned Kinglet of fall The frist Yellow-bellied Sapsucker of fall was seen at Amnicloa Marsh on October 5. (Libby Wolfe) Six Bobolinks were seen at the riverport on October 5. (Libby Wolfe) The first report of Swamp Sparrow for the fall came from Standifer Gap marsh on October 6. (Kevin Calhoon) The greenway below Chickamuga Dam still has good flocks of migrating songbirds. A Philadelphia Vireo and Black-throated Blue Warbler were seen there recently. (Libby Wolfe) Be on the lookout for more fall migrants and also the first winter residents of the year. The next general meeting of the Chattanooga TOS will be on November 14 at 7:00 PM at the Accension Luthern Church 720 South Germantown Road. Get out in the field and let me know what you see!! =================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 =========================================================