And like Tommy and Virginia, things are slowly picking up in our yard here on Black Oak Ridge in west Knox Co. Or maybe it's just that a male CERULEAN WARBLER can make it feel that way. :-) Definitely the best day so far for warblers and vireos but still slow overall with lots of birds that have not yet arrived. Thurs, 23 April 2009 backyard and woods, west Knox Co First-of-season birds in ALL CAPS Chimney Swift, 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird, 1 male Yellow-throated Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Wood Thrush Myrtle YR Warbler, 10+ Black-throated Green Warbler, 2 CERULEAN WARBLER, 1 gorgeous male seen but not heard, 4th spring record PALM WARBLER, 1 HOODED WARBLER, 1 male offering close looks Pine Siskin, not coming to the feeder, hanging out in neighbors' pine trees Dean Edwards Knoxville, 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 _____________________________________________________________