In a message dated 4/3/02 8:10:29 PM Central Standard Time, fernj@xxxxxxxx writes: << My first Rufus-sided Towhee of the season showed up this afternoon. He and some WT Sparrows were scratching away where I had thrown some seeds earlier in the day. At least one Red-breasted Nuthatch is still at my feeders and I have put out a hummingbird feeder anticipating that the one who showed up in Millington yesterday will be hungry when he gets here! >> He was still here today and was joined by his buddy. Making a first-of-the-year appearance was a blue-gray gnatcatcher and a red admiral butterfly. Also of interest were mating red-bellied woodpeckers and courting pied-billed grebes. Van Harris Millington, TN =================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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================