Nothing especially rare, but some changes and interesting bits the last two days at my homestead in western Lewis County. Yesterday (Oct 3 2006) I found two Sedge Wrens in one of my weedy, brushy fields. They came up to within about 8 feet of me. They're quite cute in their drab-little-bird way, and I don't see them very often. Weird cognitive connection: their "chek" sounds a bit like the third note of a Hammond's Flycatcher song... The Catharus thrushes definitely appear to be later (and sparser) migrants here than what y'all report from Nashville eastwards: yesterday's tally of one Veery and two Swainson's Thrushes is my best total for that genus this season. Today (Oct 4 2006) -- Still many migrants around, including ongoing hoards of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Tennessee Warblers (though the latter might be starting to thin out a bit). Interesting tidbits: The White-eyed Vireos vanished overnight; didn't see or hear a one all day. Conversely, I saw the first Red-eyed Vireo since last week; the great masses of them departed a while back. Similarly, I was surprised to find a Yellow-breasted Chat in my weedy orchard this late in the season. A Wilson's Warbler in the willows around the pond gave me a good view. A Lincoln's Sparrow in the brush along the creek was less cooperative, staying backlit and in the bushes, but it gave its distinctive buzzy call and I saw enough of the fine breast streaking and head pattern to confirm it. Interesting to me that this is my third Lincoln's of the autumn, but I'm still waiting for the first Swamp and Song Sparrows. Bill Pulliam Hohenwald TN =================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 _____________________________________________________________