Hi Birders: Hawks continue to move by the Mendota Tower on Clinch Mountain (Northwest corner of Washington County, VA) in relative good numbers. Bob Quillen and Bob Riggs manned the post on 9/26. Bob Riggs, Ron Harrington and Doris Burnette of Manhattan, KS, braved driving rain, hail, and dangerous lightening to get in a couple hours of observation on Saturday, 9/27. Here are the totals as of 9/27/03: 9/26 9/27 Year-To-Date BWH 360 12 3591 SSH 2 1 26 OS 2 2 12 ABE - - 5 RSH 1 - 2 CO 1 1 8 AK 1 - 15 NH - - 4 Merlin - - 2 PF 1 1 4 RHW - 2 6 (Red-headed Woodpecker) Hawk Watching: Catch the Fever Ron Harrington Bristol, VA =================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 =========================================================