Today, taking my grandson to feed the ducks at Shutes Branch Recreation Area on Old Hickory Lake in Hermitage, Tn, Davidson County, I saw the following birds: Mallards- 30 Ring-Billed Gulls- 30 American Coots- 5 some clucking and making chicken noises Eastern Bluebirds- 2 Great Blue Herons- 4 Canada Geese- 5 Blue-Winged Teal- 2 (Highlight of the day for me) American Crow- 3 One stole a fish from a gull Belted Kingfisher- 1 Melanistic/Hybrid Mallards- 3 The Great Blue Herons were perched in the trees on a small island about 150 - 200 yards north of the eastern end of the Recreation Area. I have always seen clusters of Great Blue Herons and Black-Crowned Night Herons on this island and suspect it might be a roost or even a rookery. Nat Winston III Hermitage, TNDavidson County =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the count 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 _____________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp _____________________________________________________________