Hey all! A walk at Ft Loudon State Historic Area in Monroe county on Sunday = 11/30 at around 12:30 P.M. revealed five Purple finch, 3 f and 2 m. Also = a Winter wren, Hermit thrush, two Brown creepers, seven Yellow-bellied = sapsuckers, and the usual winter woodland species. We saw two beautiful = coyotes, and the ever present deer, rabbits, and squirrels and = squirrels and then some more squirrels. At home in Friendsville, feeder birds are normal. Total number of = species taking advantage of food supply is 22, with members of = Emberizidae being predominate. I've seen no Purple finch at feeders, and = no Junco since late October. Merry birding to all!! Kim Henry Friendsville, TN. in Blount County =================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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================