Standifer Gap Marsh, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN May 1 & 2, 2004 TOS Spring Meeting Field Trips Some of the more "interesting" birds: Pied-billed Grebe, 1 American Bittern, 1 Least Bittern, 0 Great Egret, May 2, 5 Green Heron, 5 Blue-winged Teal, 3, NEST WITH 12 EGGS King Rail, 0 Virginia Rail, 10+, easily seen May 1, could not see May 2 (rain) Sora, 5+ Solitary Sandpiper, 2 Common Snipe, 3 Lesser Yellowlegs, 7 Marsh & Sedge Wrens, could not find (did not completely explore appropriate area) Palm Warbler, 5+ Yellow Warbler, 5 Northern Waterthrush, 2 (May 1) Bobolink, 12 on May 1, 25+ on May 2 Orchard Oriole, 10+, males singing and dancing, females ignoring them 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================