The nest I have been monitoring at Oaklands Mansion across from the bridge has been abandoned. There was a bird on the nest this weekend each day, but not since, and no sign of babies. There is extensive disturbance from the wetland improvement project with active chain saws, trimmers, bobcats, mulchers, etc. but the birds seem to ignore all this. I think that probably the egg or eggs just failed to hatch for whatever reason. On a more positive note, 2 or 3 adults are still in the area and one was observed starting another nest near the top of the concrete steps between the spring and mansion. I'll keep an eye on this effort, perhaps there will be young birds later this year after all. Terry Witt Murfreesboro Tn 37130 =================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 =========================================================