I added the first new "yard bird" for my home since May 8, 1994 today and it was a great species to get. When I drove up the driveway to my house, located smack dab in the city of Bristol, Sullivan Co., TN, I saw a WILD TURKEY hen walking slowly. Then a big gobbler came around a tall oak about 20 feet from my main feeder. He had his tail spread and all the wonderful colors of a male head and beard on the strut in spring. I quickly reached for my binoculars and watched the beautiful pair for about 15 minutes. During that time I watched him stretch his neck forward and he gobbled at least 8-10 times. It was a wondeful performance. One of my neighbords had called me one afternoon about three or four years ago to ask that I come quickly. He had a front yard full of 19 Wild Turkey. By the time I got there they walked away and we couldn't locate them. My house is located on almost two acres of a wooded hillside. Most of the hill is a low knob in the ridge and valley region and I suspect she will nest somewhere close. This is the first time I have seen the species in my neighborhood but I did see a Coyote walking under a street light in my front yard just after midnight about a year ago. Let's go birding..... Wallace Coffey Bristol, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- 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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================