5/17/09 Ensley Bottoms (The Pits) Jeff called and has a nice male Hudsonian Godwit in fine plumage feeding at the Pits. It's staying in the big central pit. Otherwise, not much but Semi Sands though. No White-rumps yet today, and no Whistling-Ducks. 5/17/09 McKenzie area (Henry & Carroll Co) I made a brief run around my local area this morning, with quality making up for quantity. I did not have a single species of transient warbler today. I checked the spots I get occasional Mourning or Connecticut, but no luck. However, flycatchers made up for it. I had two Olive-sided's in view at the same time, in the same tree. One of them spent most of it's time on wires though. This was in southwest Henry Co. In the Obion River Bottom outside McKenzie (Carroll Co) , I had a calling Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, which finally gave me a quick look. Willow Flycatcher is also back in this same bottom, where they are quite regular this time of year. Last but not least, I had a calling Black-billed Cuckoo, which refused to be seen. Ironically, it 1st called in response to a Least Bittern recording I was playing for the cattail area across the road. It gave 3 nice, long series of calls, but never moved to where I could see it. I have had Black-billed in this same bottom at least once before. Otherwise, only other transient was a Veery and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and then 3 Semipalmated Sandpipers in a small wet area of a corn field. I've added 5 shots from today, most of Olive-sided Flycatchers (bad light though): the 1st new image starts here: http://www.pbase.com/mctodd/image/112631836 Good Birding!! Mike Todd McKenzie, TN birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx www.pbase.com/mctodd =================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/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________