June 26 Kingston Steam Plant Roane County in east Tennessee After having to postpone a BBS route because of rain and the threat of more rain, I headed instead to TVA Kingston (That's what they call it on their signs, not Kingston Steam Plant, which is what birders have always called it). Of note were three BLUE-WINGED TEAL on the large pond. More unexpected was the lone male REDHEAD sitting on the shore. I'm sure there are very few records of this species at Kingston, and probably none for the summer. Also seen/heard: At least 5 OSPREY (including two young in a nest) were seen, with 3 nests in the area, including one in a dead tree. Nice to see Osprey nesting in a tree instead of a man-made structure. NORTHERN BOBWHITEs were calling pretty much continuously during the 2-3 hours I was there. WILLOW FLYCATCHER Lots of CLIFF SWALLOWs. BLUE GROSBEAK ORCHARD ORIOLE No sandpipers, but a couple dozen KILLDEER were present. No Grasshopper Sparrows were found. David Trently, Knoxville, 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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================