4/17/06 McKenzie area; southwest Henry Co. I got out for a couple of hours this Monday morning to check some local areas, and it was a treat to get into some good passerine migration. We just returned Sunday from a few days on the coast at Dauphin Island. Things were pretty slow down there for us, though goodies like a "trained" Black-whiskered Vireo, dozens of Piping and several Snowy Plovers, and Swallow-tailed Kites made up for the lack of action in the woods. Naturally, there was a good movement just after we left. I will post a few photos tomorrow from this trip. Highlights of this mornings birding were 18 species of warblers, including Chat. This compares to a total of 7 species of warblers we had over the weekend at Dauphin. Eight of these warblers were First of Season birds (FOS), warblers tallied were: Northern Parula (everywhere) Magnolia Warbler (1) FOS Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler (1) Yellow-throated Warbler (10+) Pine Warbler (10+) Prairie Warbler (everywhere in good habitat, which I have a lot of thanks to the amount of regenerative clear-cuts) Palm Warbler (1) FOS Black-and-white Warbler (3) Prothonotary Warbler (4) Worm-eating Warbler (1; a very territorial bird on a good-looking hillside, they are scarce breeders in this area) FOS Swainson's Warbler (1; my customary location off of Perry Schoolhouse Rd in southwest Henry Co.) FOS Ovenbird (1) FOS Louisiana Waterthrush (3) Kentucky Warbler (1) FOS Common Yellowthroat (10+) Hooded Warbler (10+, the most I've ever had along this route by far, some were singing from pretty marginal habitat, even for migration) FOS Yellow-breasted Chat (1; Chats are abundant in this area, this one bird was the vanguard of their arrival) FOS Other birds of note today: Red-eyed, White-eyed, and Yellow-throated Vireos Ruby-throated Hummingbird; FOS Broad-winged Hawk (3, 1 carrying nesting material) House Wrens; FOS Summer Tanager (3) Indigo Buntings; FOS Orchard Oriole; FOS I went through a couple of my good spots for Lark Sparrows, but the habitat has changed in these (still in cotton stubble). They will be somewhere in the area soon though. Good Birding!! Mike Todd McKenzie, TN Carroll Co. birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (home) Michael.c.todd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (work) www.pbase.com/mctodd The information contained in this communication and its attachment(s) is intended only for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or exempt from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify postmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and delete the communication without retaining any copies. Thank you. Translations available: http://www.owenscorning.com/emailfooter.html =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the count 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 _____________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp _____________________________________________________________