I finally had a chance to get out and bird at the Cravens House (Hamilton County, TN) Tuesday morning (10/2). There was a nice movement of passerines with the following highlights: 2 Gray-cheeked Thrush 5 Swainson Thrush 2 Wood Thrush 1 Bay-breasted Warbler 2 Tennessee warbler 1 Chestnut-sided 6 Magnolia 1 American Redstart 1 Ovenbird 3 Common Yellowthroat 1 Hooded 3 Scarlet Tanager 4 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Blue Grosbeak 2 House Wren 3 Gray Catbird In the late afternoon (5:30 - 7:00) I birded the riverwalk from below Chickamauga Dam to the first foot bridge. I had one of the better afternoon passerine movements I have ever experienced in the fall. Highlights included: 1 PHILADELPHIA VIREO 13 species of warblers: 1 male WILSON's (my first of the season) 2 Nashville 8 Tennessee 2 Northern Parula 2 Yellow 1 Chestnut-sided 8 Magnolia 1 Yellow-rumped (my first for the season) 2 Blackburnian 2 Yellow-throated 2 Black and White 2 American Redstart 1 Bay-breasted Kevin Calhoon Chattanooga, TN =================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 _____________________________________________________________