Greetings, Yesterday my wife and I had a flock of a dosen Brewer's Blackbirds in our back yard. We had never had them here before and never seen them in the Chattanooga area although we saw them while living in Virginia and perhaps on some birding trip, but would have to go carefully over some records to be sure. We obtained this property in 1988 and have lived here full time since 2002. We are long time birders, but we got out our books and looked at every feature carefully which was easy to do because they were only about 10 feet from our breakfast nook window and stayed around for quite a while. They were definately not common grackles or rusty blackbirds, but clearly Brewer's. We don't remember hearing about them being present in this general area much and maps don't show them here. Have others seen them in this general area? We would appreciate your input. We look at lists birders have seen, but don't remember seeing them there. Thanks. J. N. Howard, Fiery Gizzard Cove, Marion County