Standifer Gap Marsh, Chattanooga, TN April 8, 200 Pied-billed Grebe (3) Mallard nest with 10 eggs, 2nd nest with 2eggs appears abandoned, 3rd nest under construction Blue-winged Teal (17) Sharp-shinned Hawk Coot (2), Virginia Rail (6+) and Sora (4+) heard and fllushed in several locations Snipe and Greater Yellowlegs (2) Common Tern (2) Eastern Kingbird White-eyed Vireo Common Yellowthroat (6+) Waded completely around marsh and up and down all inlets and channels, 4 hours, saw/heard no American Bittern, no herons/egrets except Great Blue, no rails except Virginia and Sora, no wrens except Carolina. Water higher than usual, hip boots recommended. David Patterson Chattanooga, 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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================