We are still seeking Henslow's Sparrow information in Tennessee and Kentucky. I posted an updated map with the locations of the new Henslow's Sparrow county records this year (web.utk.edu/~jgiocomo). Keep your ears open in the often neglected grassland areas (even in east TN) for the weak call that passes as a Henslow's Sparrow song. At Fort Campbell and the surrounding Big Barrens Study Area (Including parts of Trigg, Logan, Simpson, Christian and Todd counties in KY and parts of Stewart, Mongomery and Roberston counties in TN) our crew, led by Daniel Hinnebusch and assisted by Daniel Moss (and partially funded by TOS!), are monitoring over 100 nests including >10 Henslow's Sparrows, >40 Field Sparrows, Dickcissels, Prairie Warblers, Yellow-breasted Chats, and various other grassland associated species. The Henslow's Sparrows are just finishing their first successful nesting cycle and are gearing up for their second attempts. The Dickcissles are just starting to show signs of nesting activity. Of the three nests I found this weekend, two were found while the female was carrying material to the nest. This may be due to the recent mowing of the hay fields in the surrounding area causing a re-shuffling of birds to unmowed sites. Finally, we were able to find a pocket of Henslow's Sparrows north of Elkton, KY on private agricultural land. The field contained about 40 individual males singing, and we are trying to find their nests. When we searched the surrounding fields within two or three miles of the original field, we found two more fields with significant populations of (presumably) breeding Henslow's Sparrow populations. We are still working on getting permission to work in the new fields. They are out there, we just need to be looking in the right places. Keep you eyes (and ears) open! --Jim Giocomo Knoxville, TN ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. =================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 _____________________________________________________________