Standifer Gap Marsh, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN February 26, 2006, 9:30 - 11:30 AM Clear, bright, 35 - 40 degrees F, N wind 10 - 25 mph Virginia Rail, 3 - 4, north end Sora, 1 note, 90% certain Sora rather than Virginia Rail imitating Sora BLUE-HEADED VIREO, same location as January 8, same details, changes in italics: "15 feet, time 30 seconds; obviously larger, longer and slower than the kinglets; 2 conspicuous white wingbars each wing, very conspicuous complete white eye-ring and white 'spectacles' bar; grey head, greenish-gray back, white underneath, some yellow observed, beak seemed hooked. A very sharp looking bird with lots of contrast... West of turn-around at end of gravel road, across tall weeds... about 50 feet into pines on foot path." Seen with Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, 3 male and 2 female Pine Warblers, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. David and Gloria Patterson Chattanooga =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the count 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 _____________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp _____________________________________________________________