Undoubtedly everyone that wants to see a Redpoll in TN has headed to the Pullium's, except me.. Thus, had to settle for checking Cove Lake ithis morning n hopes of finding my "own" rarity. (Cove Lake St Pk Campbell County TN) A nice find was a gorgeous Common Merganser (Male), a rare bird for the park. ( 1) Horned Grebe, good numbers of American Wigeon and assorted other ducks.. The Bald Eagle put on a show chasing ducks across the lake, pushing them even closer to me. Did a thorough survey of the whole park for about 3 hrs. No Tree Swallows in yet. Those were what I went to look for this morning. Was a fun morning with good looks at all species. If you want to see this Merganser, I would suggest do it quickly, (today if possible) before the front hits tonight. They usually do not stay around long in this location. He was mostly resting and not eating, so my bet is he will head out soon. Nell Moore Caryville, 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 _____________________________________________________________