Had a nice collection of raptors in western Knox Co this morning (12 Feb) while out running errands and such. An American Crow was harassing a high-flying Sharp-shinned over the yard early this morning as I watched the Fox Sparrow put in his second day of visiting the feeders. At the Cedar Bluff exit off of I-40, a LARGE raptor was hassling the starlings. With the heavy traffic I didn't get a great look. My first thought was Peregrine but it seemed too heavy. Now I'm really wishing I had a better look because my second thought was immature Goshawk. Near the intersection of Cedar Bluff and Middlebrook, a female Northern Harrier was working the area around Tate School... seemed very out of place. Dean Edwards Knoxville, 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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================