June 4, 2009 Yesterday evening between 5:00 and 6:00, a White-winged Dove was seen and photographed in Greene County by a resident near Allen's Bridge. Although the photographer was unsure of the identification, she recognized that the bird was not a Mourning Dove, and she sent me copies of the photos this morning. I reviewed them carefully and also passed them along to Rick Knight. The photos were made on private property to which no access has been offered, but this seems to be a moot point, at least for now, as the bird was not seen today by the resident. I also was unable to locate it this evening when I drove the area and scanned from nearby roads. Interestingly, a White-winged Dove was also reported on April 18 this year from Butcher's Valley Road in Hawkins County. It put in a brief appearance and was not seen again. Rick informs me that these are probably the only two East Tennessee records for this species. I am working with the person who found the Greene County bird to ensure that a report is sent to the Tennessee Bird Records Committee. I will, of course, notify list servers if the dove reappears. Don Miller Greeneville, Greene Co., TN =================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/ 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 _____________________________________________________________