There is a male PAINTED BUNTING visiting the yard of Margarite Fridl at 1727 Skyline Drive in East Brainerd. I observed the bird on Wednesday 4/9 at 12:30 PM for about 5 minutes. I received permission for other birders to visit the location today. To reach Skyline Drive, exit I-75 at the East Brainerd East exit (#3)and go to North Concord (1st road at traffic light) and turn left. Follow N. Concord for ~ 1 mile and turn right on Palermo and go to the top of the hill. This will be Skline Drive. Turn right and 1727 will be the 1st house on the right. Park in the driveway (DO NOT BLOCK GARAGE) and stand at the end of the driveway and look and listen for the bird. DO NOT ROAM AROUND THE YARD as the bird stays in the vegatation in the back yard. The bird has been present since last weekend. This is probably the 3rd Hamilton County record. Good luck. For local birders in the Chattanooga area, if around Highland Plaza keep your eyes open for a possible Northern Goshawk. (per Dan Jacobson 4/9). John Henderson Chattnooga =================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 =========================================================