After the front came through recently I guess it prompted a migration because the Cranes were flying due north over my location here on the northern Putnam Overton county line at the intersection of routes 136 and 293. At about 11:00 AM I heard them as soon as I walked outside. I looked for them for 5-10 minutes but didn't see them. When I went back out at about 11:50AM I saw a flock of about 200 of them circling, gaining altitude for about 5 more minutes then they collectively started heading due north. At that time there was a seperate flock of about 50 Cranes that flew right over head headed north. I guess spring is not far off. Could it be that the large flock that I saw kettling are spending nights on the ground here close by? If so I guess I need to be looking for them. Tim Riddle Northern Putnam/Overton County Line =================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 _____________________________________________________________