Location: TN, Stiles Wastewater Treatment Plant Observation date: 6/1/10 Notes: Black-necked Stilts are in thick on both waste water lagoons here. Nests scattered all over the place. 21 chicks counted also in 8 families of the early nesters. one or two of the families that I counted with only one or two chicks could have had additional chicks in the heavy growth areas hiding. Killdeer and Black-necked Stilts only shorebirds at this site today. Weather was hot 91degs, no wind, and clear. Number of species: 12 Canada Goose 9 Mallard 2 Killdeer 29 Black-necked Stilt 109 Rock Pigeon 5 Mourning Dove 13 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 16 Northern Cardinal 3 Dickcissel 12 Red-winged Blackbird 75 Eastern Meadowlark 2 John "Jay" Walko Collierville, TN www.pbase.com/jwalko =================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 -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clarksville, TN __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________