Jefferson County, 10/27/07, 5-7PM Douglas Lake elevation: 946.3 ft. We parked near the east end of the 25/70 bridge, walked along the shoreline= under the I-40 bridge, where we saw most of the shorebirds, then, after su= nset, drove across the bridge and turned left to the TWRA overlook, just p= ast the Lakeview Church. Gulls and egrets could be seen roosting on the la= ke, but most of the waterfowl were, by then, too dark and distant to ident= ify.=20 Partial list: Bllue-winged teal (3) Green-winged teal (5) N. Shoveler (4) Double-crested cormorant (156) Great blue heron (82) Great egret (65) Bald eagle Killdeer (52) Gr. yellowlegs (18) Lesser yelllowlegs (7) Least sandpiper (16) Dunlin (70) Ring-billed gull (400+) Michel Sledjeski & Leslie Gibbens _________________________________________________________________ Boo!=A0Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare= ! http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/purchase/trial.aspx?s_cid=3Dwl_hotma= ilnews= =================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 _____________________________________________________________