Birders:( Second Ruby Throated Hummingbird Female Sighted in Brockland Acres) This morning on April 26, 2006 drinking nectar from the honeysuckle vines on the fence next to the patio driveway in Brockland Acres in Hamblen County NorthEast of Morristown, Shane Adams saw a Female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird second sighting this year also I noticed a Common Grackle with a one white stripe on the right side of its tail feather I am trying take a picture of the Grackle with its white stripe on its tail feather and also a pictures of the Male & Female Ruby Throated Hummingbirds and the Blue Grosbeak is still eating birdseeds from the birdfeeders in our front and backyards.I also put out pets hair and stick on both sides of the tree for the Chipping Sparrows to make nests with and I also have a Carolina Chickadees building a nest in the birdhouse above the birdfeeders in the backyard I did not see any baby Chickadee coming out of the birdhouse I will keep watching and give the birdwatchers an update. Shane Adams East of Hamblen County Morristown, TN. 37813 =================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 _____________________________________________________________