I went after church to look for the whooping cranes. I was fortunate to spot them immediately-they were in the area marked private drive, which is to the right, not toward the sod farm which is to the left. There are two ponds separated by what I take to be a gravel drive of some sort. They were hanging out in that area & both settled down & sat there. Since I was respecting the private drive signs, I couldn't get a photo-they would have just looked like white blobs at that distance, but with my binoculars I got great views. Thais Carr Thompsons Station On a non=bird=related note, I was awakened a few nights ago, not by my dog barking, but by a coyote that sounded like it was under the bedroom window. I assume it was just on the other side of the fence, maybe 50-60 feet away. My dog started barking at that point. For the sound to be so close was rather unnverving, even if I know in my rational mind they're not going to jump a fence & go after a 90 pound elderly dog! =================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 _____________________________________________________________