Standifer gap Marsh, Chattanooga, Hamilton County April 25, 2007 9:00 - 11:30 AM Least Bittern, 0 seen or heard so far this spring, 1 half-completed nest today Green Heron, 2 to 4 (1 or 2 pairs apparently courting) Black-crowned Night Heron? quick view against light, too small for Great Blue, too large for Green, too slender for American Bittern, must be night heron, and saw one there a few days ago. Blue-winged Teal, 3 to 4 pairs Virginia Rail, 4 to 5 sounding Sora, flushed 2, heard 2 to others Eastern Kingbird, at least 2, looking territorial Blue Grosbeak, 1, usual location between road and old caboose Orchard Oriole, 3 to 4 singing males David Patterson =================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 _____________________________________________________________