Standifer Gap Marsh, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN March 21, 2005 Canada Goose, nest with 5 eggs, sitting female, male 100 ft away, very protective, 8-10 other Canada's in area Mallard, nest with 8 eggs, sitting female, male 200 ft away, 5+ other Mallards in area Blue-winged Teal, 3,- remember we had a rare Blue-winged Teal nest at the marsh last spring American Coot, 70+ Virginia Rail, 4+ on south end, did not check north end, where there were 3+ a few days ago, getting more vocal and active Common Snipe, 3 Tree and Rough-winged Swallows, and 1 Barn Swallow Sedge Wren, 2 At home feeder Houston Lane Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1, March 20 and 21 Purple Finch, 1 male and 2 females March 20, 2 males March 21 Pine Siskin, 1 or 2, 2 - 3 times per week David Patterson =================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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================