This morning (May 14) at Old Hickory Dam I spotted what at first appeard to be two parent shorebirds with 8 little ones feeding along the shore, but upon closer inspection it turned out to be 2 Dunlin and 8 Least Sandpipers, both lifers for me so I was excited. These were at the boat ramp peninsula above the dam on the south (Old Hickory) side, just above the beach area. I didn't see the Laughing Gull, but that's OK. On another note, some House Wrens have taken up residence in one of our boxes. Bluebirds have already started their second brood in one house, while Carolina Chickadees fledged their babies about a week ago from another. Ken Oeser Hendersonville, 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================