11 members and friends of KTOS attended the field trip at the Maryville Greenbelt this morning, led by Kathy Bivens. 31 species total were seen, with the highlight of the day being a male Common Yellowthroat in the privet hedge near the Blount Co. Library. Other notable birds were a Cooper's Hawk (tail was rounded when perched) and a large number of Tree Swallows competing for nest boxes. One Rough-winged Swallow was seen. The Black-crowned Night Heron was NOT present. Complete list follows. 16 Mallard 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Cooper's Hawk 4 American Coot 10 Rock Pigeon 2 Mourning Dove 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Blue Jay 5 American Crow 15 Tree Swallow 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 Carolina Wren 1 Eastern Bluebird 8 American Robin 5 Northern Mockingbird 6 European Starling 20 Cedar Waxwing 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Eastern Towhee 5 Song Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 4 Northern Cardinal 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 6 House Finch 2 House Sparrow Total species reported: 31 Submitted by Robin Barrow (Knox Co.) =================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 -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clarksville, TN __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________