I birded TWRA's Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery in Anderson County, Clinton, TN on May 15, 2007 from 7:52 am to 8:46 am. Only one pond had any appreciable mudflats. Despite workers from TWRA working on the pond, many shorebirds were seen here. The following is a list of all shorebirds observed and a select list of other birds: 1. Great Blue Heron- I had at least 17 with many young birds in nests 2. Canvasback- 1 (most likely the same bird that I have seen here since March 22, 2007) 3. American Coot- 2 4. Semipalmated Plover- 3 (on Sunday the 13th 17 Semipalmated Plovers were at Kingston Steam Plant. 5. Killdeer- 5 6. Solitary Sandpiper- 2 7. Spotted Sandpiper- 4 8. Semipalmated Sandpiper- 14 9. Least Sandpiper- 7 10. Pectoral Sandpiper- 1 Allan Trently Norris, TN ajtcorax@xxxxxxxxxxx _________________________________________________________________ PC Magazine?s 2007 editors? choice for best Web mail?award-winning Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507 =================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 _____________________________________________________________