Forty-two birders braved a 3-mile hike and more, and we were rewarded with a good variety of migrants and other birds, totalling 55 species. Highlights of today's KnoxTOS walk on the Oak Ridge No. Boundary Greenway Trail and the "Swamp" included the following: RED-HEADED WOOPECKERS (at least 3) BROWN-HD. NUTHATCHES (at least 2) BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (great looks) Yellow-throated Vireos building a nest Blue-grey Gnatcatchers sitting in a nest 11 Warbler species and 3 Vireo species MIGRANTS included: Osprey (4) Ruby-thr.Hummer (1) GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER (1) EASTERN KINGBIRD (3) Cliff Swallow Tree Swallow B-G Gnatcatcher (oodles) Wood Thrush (2) Yellow-throated Vireo (6 or more) White-eyed Vireo (many) Red-eyed Vireo (many) BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (2) Northern Parula (too many to count) Black-thr Green (1) Yellow-throated (5 or so)(good looks) Pine (1) PRAIRIE (5) (Good looks) Palm LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (1) Common Yellowthroat (5) Hooded (2) YELLOW-BR. CHAT (2-first of year) Other Species: GB Heron Wood Duck Can. Goose Red-tl. Hawk Osprey (4) Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Mourning Dove No. Flicker Downy WP Hairy WP Pileated WP Red-bellied WP Red-headed WP Ea. Phoebe Am. Crow Blue Jay Car. Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Wh-br. Nuthatch Brown-headed Nutchatch Carolina Wren Ea. Bluebird Eur. Starling No. Cardinal Chipping Spar. Field Spar. Song Spar. White-thr. Spar. Ea. Towhee Red-winged BB Brown-hd. Cowbird Common Grackle Amer. Goldfinch Dev Joslin Oak Ridge, 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 =========================================================