I birded TWRA's Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery, Clinton, Anderson County, TN today (November 2, 2006) from 7:54 am to 8:56 am. Six ponds were available for shorebirds (other ponds not counted with the 6 could provide habitat for snipe). Wind kept sparrows down so many were not identified. A full list of birds follows: 1. PBGrebe- 2 2. GBHeron- 1 3. GRHeron- 1 4. Canada Goose- ~111 5. GWTeal- 12 (though some may have flown from the area and not counted as a result- this goes for all ducks) 6. Mallard- ~91 7. Northern Shoveler- 2 8. Gadwall- 2 9. RNDUck- 2 10. Turkey Vulture- 1 11. AMCoot- 85 12. Killdeer- ~59 13. Dunlin- 1 14. GRYellowlegs- 1 15. RBGull- 1 16. BEKingfisher- 1 17. Blue Jay 18. AMCrow 19. Carolina Wren 20. American pipit- 9 21. Song sparrow- 4 22. RWBlackbird 23. Eastern Meadowlark- ~19 24. American Goldfinch 25. Eastern bluebird 26. European starling Allan Trently Norris, TN ajtcorax@xxxxxxxxxxx _________________________________________________________________ Try the next generation of search with Windows Live Search today! http://imagine-windowslive.com/minisites/searchlaunch/?locale=en-us&source=hmtagline =================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 _____________________________________________________________