Standifer Gap Marsh, Chattanooga, Hamilton County May 30, 2006 Least Bittern: 17 nests: 2 fledged, 7 with 28 eggs, 4 abandoned, 2 can't relocate, 1 apparent loss to predator, 1 new super nest 24" high (usual max 16") canopy 36" high (usual max 24" ) with 3 or more times the usual canopy material, excellent shade Great Blue Heron: 2 immatures and 1 adult, not together Green Heron: usual 2-3 Wood Duck: 12 Mallard: 3 families Northern Bobwhite: Rare at marsh last 2-3 years. Yesterday 1 young bob flew from east of ditch along gravel road nearly to oil line marker, landed and made a few sounds and 3+ others answered (none the full "bob white" song). Today heard notes twice Virginia Rail: 3, can't find any more nests Willow Flycatcher: obvious territory singing, bounding about 1-2 acres Eastern Kingbird: adults still zealously guarding empty nest which was complete 5/21 Tree Swallow: at least one nest in dead trees near beaver lodge Wood Thrush: heard in at least 2 locations in trees on west side Orchard Oriole: 5th nest with adults feeding, 2 have yellow males this is just on the north end; I believe there are others on the east and south sides Nest Mirror: made a nest viewer of 4 5' pieces of 1/2" thinwall conduit and a small mirror with handle; kinda wobbly at 25' but beats climbing. 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 _____________________________________________________________