Tn. NWR Duck River Unit Humphreys Co. I spent this balmy Nov. afternoon birding the Duck River Unit. Lots of waterfowl are present, 99% Mallards. I did see a few Am. Widgeons, Hooded Mergs. and No. Shovlers. A great sight was 126 Am. White Pelicans activly feeding on the Tn. River, close to the pump station. Good looks at 3 Bald Eagles and a Merlin rounded out my day. Also, I came upon what appeared to a fire ant nest mound. It was full of ants. I've never seen one of these in Tn. before. Any ideas? Gary Casey Kingston Springs, Tn. Talk and walk softly, carry a big scope. =================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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================