I don't normally think that our yard birds are of statewide interest, but I can't help remarking on a remarkable collection of birds over the last few days: 1. Continued small flocks of Pine Siskins at our window sill and other feeders, all of them utterly approachable. 2. One Red-breasted Nuthatch yesterday, only the second I have seen in 14 years at this residence. 3. One Fox Sparrow yesterday, ditto on frequency of sightings. 4. Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks, perhaps attracted by all of the above. But today's Sharpie was very dark with white spots on the back, as if he/she had been in a fight and came away with badly ruffled feathers. It too was all too approachable. Edwin S. Gleaves 1004 Norfleet Drive Nashville, TN 37220 615-373-4309 edwin.gleaves@xxxxxxxxxxx egleaves@xxxxxxx **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) =================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 _____________________________________________________________