A little delayed on this post, but I had a few birds to note from a trip to upper east TN earlier this week. 18 Oct 2011 Musick's Campground, Sullivan Co.,TN, with David Kirschke Eared Grebes - 4, one was still in breeding plumage (a first for me) Ring-necked Duck - 2 Osprey - 2 Meadowview Marsh, Kingsport, Sullivan Co., TN, with David Kirschke Sora - at least 6 birds calling randomly (unsolicited) about 1 pm, when it was quite warm Virginia Rail - 1 Blue-winged Teal - 3 19 Oct 2011 Walmart Distribution Center, Greeneville, Greene Co., TN Green-winged Teal - 4 Red-winged Blackbird - 1500-2000 birds roosting, with a few hundred starlings, in the reeds Palm Warbler - 1 western palm Good birding, Scott Somershoe State Ornithologist Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency P.O. Box 40747 Nashville, TN 37204 615-781-6653 (o) www.tnwatchablewildlife.org www.pbase.com/shoeman =================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 -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clemson, SC __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________