Standifer Gap Marsh, Chattanooga, Hamilton County October 15, 06 American Bittern, seen by Leonard Kafka Gadwall, 100+, 1st I've seen this fall Virginia Rail, 2 Tree Swallow, just 1 House Wren Marsh Wren Ruby-crowned Kinglet Gray Catbird, 1 or 2 White-eyed Vireo American Redstart Black-throated Green, 1 to 3 Magnolia, 6+ Swamp Sparrow, 10+ The church which owns the marsh is not ready to work on a management plan at this time; we'll keep trying. Any information re fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, plants might help. Harrison Bay State Park, Hamilton County Oct 16 Sora, young, past camping area and parking area across from marina, nothing marshy, just clay and gravel edge and tree roots, very tame and easy to approach, unexpected in that location and habitat Winter Wren, same place as Sora, expected Houston Lane, Ooltewah, Hamilton Co Oct 14, 06 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 3 Swamp Sparrow, 1, first I've seen in this neighborhood, no swamps or marshes David and Gloria Patterson Palm Warbler, 12+ =================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 _____________________________________________________________