Tess Cumbie, Buladean, N.C.; Gilbert Derouen and Reece Jamerson, Johnson City; and Bryan Stevens, Hampton, were joined for a birding outing at Austin Springs and Boone Dam by Ron Tinker, Unicoi, and Brian and Tinker Rovira, Reno, Nev. At the parking lot near the headquarters at Winged Deer Park, Johnson City, they observed an immature Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. At Austin Springs, the group observed a Loggerhead Shrike, Palm Warbler and Wilson's Snipe. At the Boone Dam overlook, they enjoyed good looks at Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Downy Woodpecker and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. From the overlook, they observed 30+ Common Loons, a male/female pair of Red-breasted Mergansers and 8 Double-crested Cormorants. There was a raft of about a half dozen ducks that were too far away to be identified. Bryan Stevens, Hampton, TN =================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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================