Tn-birders, A quick trip to Kingston steam plant (Roane Co.) tonight turned up a few interesting sightings. We were only there for a little over an hour but managed to find the following species of interest. 3 N. Bobwhite (the best looks I've ever had). They were on the grass embankment on the left as you walk in. 12 Semipalmated Plovers 3 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 Solitary Sandpipers 2 Spotted Sandpipers 15 Least Sandpipers (some getting close to breeding plumage) 12 Ring-billed Gulls 2 Herring Gulls 3 Blue Grosbeaks (all males; on the right as you walk in, in the Olive shrubs) 2 Grasshopper Sparrows Ron Hoff Clinton, 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 =========================================================