Hello Birders, This morning, shortly after 9 AM, I was on the way for my physical therapy via the West Nashville Post Office where I pick up my mail. I took a "back way" from Charlotte Park through West Nashville to avoid traffic. As I was driving east on Patton Avenue, which runs parallel to I-40 and with which it shares a right of way, an immature Cooper's hawk flew up from the grass of that right of way and came toward the car headed for a tree to my left. It had what appeared to be grass snake in its right talon. The snake was about one and a half to two feet long. The "Immy Coop" had the snake grasped right behind its head with the rest of the snake dangling like a long string in the breeze behind the bird. The hawk landed on a limb of the hackberry, and, I assume, began to feed. I had no camera, and I was running a little behind schedule. Since this location is just a little less than a mile from my house, it MAY have been MY "Immy Coop" that took the mourning dove over my house on Monday. It was the same plumage. I just love my Cooper's hawks and have enjoyed having the young ones come to visit each year. Got a few pretty awesome digital photos of last year's baby on my deck. It considered the deck to be a prime spot for birds and mice that come to Dee's Smorgabird to feed, so it came to feed on THEM and gave me some really wonderful up close and personal views if it. Had an "Immy" the year before, too. Happy birding, Dee Thompson Nashville, TN ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour =================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 _____________________________________________________________