Standifer Gap Marsh, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN April 11, 2005 Least Bittern: 1, first of season Green Heron: 3, my first of season Mallard: 5th nest, female on 10 eggs, nest on old collapsed muskrat mound. 3rd nest, found 3/29 with 10 eggs, female on 6 eggs today, another egg 30 ft away had a half-developed young. Canada Goose: 2 adults with 4 young, swam away from me, 1 young disappeared suddenly, as if caught by a fish or turtle, surfaced about 30 seconds later, apparently unharmed but badly frightened, swam fast to adult and stayed close. Greater Yellowlegs: 1, on grass/mud near gravel road Common Yellowthroat: 2 singing 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================