The memphis chapter of TOS held a field trip to Overton Park in midtown Memphis 5/3/08. Observers were Gerry Papachristou (leader), Forrest Priddy, Barbara Priddy, Barbara Pyles, Bob Ilardi, Ginger Ilardi, Van Harris, Sue Ferguson, Ed Thomas, David Blaylock and Betty Blaylock. OBSERVED: Great Blue Heron - 2 Mississippi Kite - 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 Broad-winged Hawk - 1 Mourning Dove - 1 Barred Owl - 3 Chimney Swift - 15 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 6 Downy Woodpecker - 2 Hairy Woodpecker - 1 Pileated Woodpecker - 2 E Wood-pewee - 4 Acadian Flycatcher - 2 E Phoebe - 2 Great Crested Flycathcer - 10 White-eyed Vireo - 12 Yellow-throated Vireo - 8 Blue-headed Vireo - 1 Red-eyed Vireo - 12 Blue Jay - 8 Am Crow - 1 Fish Crow - 2 Purple Martin - 1 Carolina Chickadee - 1 Tufted Titmouse - 6 Carolina Wren - 25 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 40 E Bluebird - 2 Veery - 1 Swainson's Thrush - 12 Wood Thrush - 5 Am Robin - 50 Gray Catbird - 2 N Mockingbird - 5 Eur Starling - 50 Cedar Waxwing - 28 Tennessee Warbler - 60 Nashville Warbler - 1 N Parula - 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler - 25 Magnolia Warbler - 6 Yellow-throated Warbler - 1 Bay-breasted Warbler - 1 Cerulean Warbler - 5 Black-&-white Warbler - 3 Am Redstart - 1 Ovenbird - 1 Kentucky Warbler - 2 Com Yellowthroat - 1 Hooded Warbler - 6 Summer Tanager - 8 Scarlet Tanager - 3 E Towhee - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 2 N Cardinal - 24 Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 18 Indigo Bunting - 8 Com Grackle - 10 Brown-headed Cowbird - 30 Orchard Oriole - 5 Baltimore Oriole - 45 House Finch - 3 House Sparrow - 15 Van Harris Millington, 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/ 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 _____________________________________________________________