Location: Peterson Lake Nature Center Observation date: 2/10/07, 1255pm-240pm Notes: Walk on the existing and new (under construction)boardwalk to the river and back. A good deal of work has been completed on the boardwalk these last two weeks. Almost all the remaining framing has been done and a couple of good rainless days should see all the planks go down. Railings to follow along with benches etc.. A good article in the Commercial appeal Sunday 11 Feb about the boardwalk. Todays birding was slow but a fruitful 29 species. More importantly it was a beautifully sunny day to get out for a walk in the woods. Number of species: 29 Canada Goose 2 Mallard 8 Great Blue Heron 1 Killdeer 1 Barred Owl 1 Red-headed Woodpecker 6 Red-bellied Woodpecker 7 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Blue Jay 9 American Crow 3 Carolina Chickadee 12 Tufted Titmouse 5 Brown Creeper 2 Carolina Wren 11 Winter Wren 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Hermit Thrush 2 American Robin 125 Northern Mockingbird 2 Brown Thrasher 1 Eastern Towhee 1 Song Sparrow 7 Swamp Sparrow 14 White-throated Sparrow 9 Dark-eyed Junco 7 Northern Cardinal 3 Common Grackle 75 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://www.ebird.org <http://www.ebird.org/> ) John "Jay" Walko Collierville, Tn =================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 _____________________________________________________________