Alice Loftin and I observed three (maybe four) Purple Martins this evening in eastern Greene County--two or three in Afton and one nearby in the Tusculum area. Today's martins were two days earlier than the earliest ones we observed last year. We also saw a patch of Bloodroot blooming profusely near the mouth of Frank Creek in eastern Greene County. The roadside area where we saw it is a reliable spot to find it, so we weren't surprised at its presence; however, we were pleasantly stunned to see such a large number of well developed flowers. Purple Martins and Bloodroot--a quintessential spring pairing in Greene County, Tennessee, USA, North America, Earth, Solar System, Galaxy Milky Way . . . . Don Miller, Greeneville, TN =================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 =========================================================