Some good news at Kyker Bottoms TWRA refuge, in Maryville, Blount County The levees have been mowed and the areas are being made ready for the upcoming waterfowl migration. Getting around the refuge is now much easier! Thanks to Bill Smith TWRA. I have added a section on my SmugMug site of some pictures of Kyker Bottom refuge for those that may not have been there before. It may make it easier for folks that visit. http://bhowdy.smugmug.com/Kyker%20Bottom _Today's Birds (all seen)_ Ruffed Grouse - 2 (they walked right across the road in front of me) Northern Bobwhite - 10+ Black Vulture - 2 Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 Mourning Dove - numerous Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2 Least Flycatcher - 6 American Crow - numerous Eastern Bluebird - 4 Northern Mockingbird - 7 Brown Thrasher - 10+ Yellow-throated Warbler - 2 Northern Cardinal - 4 Blue Grosbeak - numerous-mostly juvenile Eastern Meadowlark - 2 American Goldfinch - numerous House Sparrow - 10+ A couple of images of one of the Least Flycatchers http://bhowdy.smugmug.com/photos/367141104_rSbrq-M.jpg http://bhowdy.smugmug.com/photos/367141861_rPuKN-M.jpg Bob Howdeshell Maryville, Tennessee Blount County =================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 _____________________________________________________________