Three Whooping Cranes have been confirmed on private property on the northeast side of Bell's Bend, Davidson County. There are two adults and one juvenile. It appears that at least one of the adults is banded. The cranes were first spotted on the 24th, but were heard several days before that. Unfortunately, there is no public access to the site where the birds have been seen, but hopefully they will show up elsewhere on the Bend. A pair of Whooping Cranes spent the winter of 2007 - 2008 on Bell's Bend. They were first spotted during the 2007 Christmas Bird Count on the farm of George West on Cleece's Ferry Road. The farm is now named Whooping Crane Farm. These birds made a brief appearance in 2008, again spotted during the Christmas Count. Directions to Bell's Bend can be found on the TWRA Watchable Wildlife site: http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org Melinda Welton Franklin, 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. _____________________________________________________________ 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 _____________________________________________________________