Carole Gobert called Sunday morning to tell me that she had found a Horned Grebe at the pond on Pellissippi State Campus in west Knox County. I dipped on the Whopping Crane, having not yet gotten Marcia's note on the bird's leaving. As expected, there were way too many people in the park and a couple actually on the island. I checked a few other nearby spots but the only big white bird I could find was the Great Egret that hangs around Miser Station Rd. Did find 6 Great Blue Herons on 3 finished nests and a 4th just under construction off of Little Dug Gap Rd in Blount Co a few trees over from where there were nests last year. No sign of the Sandhill Cranes that overwintered here. On to Pellissippi State where Carole's Horned Grebe was an easy find. It's still in basic plumage. Took a few photos but if someone has a good digiscoping rig, they could get some awesome shots of this bird. Also at Pellissippi State, I had my personal first Purple Martin of the season, a young male. Also 1 or 2 Tree Swallows. Before leaving the house, I had a Tree Swallow buzz the neighborhood making the earliest date for that species on the yard list. 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/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________