Aside from the much needed rain, that violent storm last night brought us our first Pine Siskin of the fall. It was a great way to begin the day seeing this little beauty hanging upside down on the thistle feeder with the Goldfinches. On Saturday we had our usual one-day-White-crowned Sparrow of the season. For the past two years during spring and fall migration we've had a single bird for just one day. It's sure better than not having one at all, but we're puzzled as to why they never stay around. This one appeared to be comfortable with the White-throated and House Sparrows and even ate in the open sunflower feeder along with them. Now if some Purple Finches, Fox Sparrows, and Willie would just show up, we'd be set for the winter. Tommy & Virginia Curtis Smithville, TN DeKalb County =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the count 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 _____________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp _____________________________________________________________