Percy Priest WMA, Dog Trial Area Rutherford County 4/2/13 I managed to find 50 species at the dog trial area yesterday, which is probably a personal single-site record for me. Highlights included: 32 Red-breasted Mergansers 1 Lincoln's Sparrow (singing!) 1 Fox Sparrow 24 Blue-winged Teal 4 Green-winged Teal 4 Northern Shovelers 2 American Wigeons 2 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Greater Yellowlegs 16 Wilson's Snipe 1 Bald Eagle (on the nest) 1 Northern Harrier I also got a fairly good look at a mystery sparrow whose general appearance and behavior matched Vesper except for the small problem of not having any apparent white in the tail. (Not sure if I just couldn't see it because of the light or if it was merely a real pale Savannah.) Definitely worth looking for again though. Scott Somershoe and Stephen Zipperer found Soras up there last fall, and at one point I did hear something crashing around in the marshy area where they've been seen. I could never get the darn thing to come out or call, but again... definitely worth another attempt. And finally, I also got an excellent look at a beautiful molting Red-tailed Hawk with almost perfect Red-shouldered-like "windows" in its wings. So be careful out there, all you hawk watchers ;-) Daniel Estabrooks