Standifer Gap Marsh, Chattanooga, Hamilton County May 28, 2006 Least Bittern: 10+; nests number 12, 13, 14 & 15, found 5/24 with 0 eggs each, had 2, 1, 3 & 4 eggs respectively on 5/28 added nest 16 with 4 eggs 5/28 Great Blue Heron: 2 in water among trees, fighting or violent courting Green Heron: usual 2 - 3 Yellow-crowned Hight Heron: 1 adult flying low overhead south to north Virginia Rail: 3 Willow Flycatcher: 1, suspected nesting Orchard Oriole: 4 nests, adults feeding young at 2, didn't check other 2 David and Gloria Patterson Suzanne Peterson, grad student of David Aborn, doing thesis on Least Bittern habitat =================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 _____________________________________________________________