In a message dated 3/5/2007 9:44:41 A.M. Central Standard Time, Rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx writes: Sunday Mar. 4, 2007 Metro Nashville's newest park, Bell's Bend in N.W. Davidson Co. Nashville area birders are excited to finally have access to Bell's Bend Park, a large (aprox. 1,000 acres) area of rolling fields, tree lines and bottom land. There are plans for wildlife enhancement, shorebird ponds etc., for the future, but right now it is one of the best spots around Nashville for experiencing Am. Woodcock displays. On a sunset walk there Sarah Scott and Richard Connors observed the following: Am. Woodcock - 8 heard or seen Great-horned Owl - 1 perched in treeline N. Harrier - 1 Song Sparrow - 100+ White-throated Sparrow -100+ Swamp Sparrow - 10 Richard Connors Nashville The woodcocks in Bell's Bend doe not surprise me. Over the years, I've reported two at my West Nashville (Charlotte Park) house (one flying across the property & one spending a couple of evenings nestled under a rhododendron which used to be in my yard. It flew up a couple of times when I "scared it.") My house is just across the river plus about a quarter mile from the park. Those woodcocks have probably been over there for a long time. I can't wait to be well enough to go to the park, although I may not be able to walk much. From time to time, all the birds Richard mentioned have been in my yard, and THAT great horned owl or its mate is probably my regular yard visitor that also comes to the boat ramp parking area on my side of the river from the park. I call it in for our Christmas count, and it was on time this year as usual. Dee Thompson Nashville, TN. <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. =================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 _____________________________________________________________