As might be expected when Red and Louise Gambill are your guests and birding companions, we had a fantastic day. At Casey Cove Park near out house we had 13 species of warblers: Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Blackpoll, Cerulean, Common Yellowthroat, Magnolia, Palm, Prothonotary, Tennessee, Wilson's, Yellow, Yellow-rumped, and Yellow-throated with most being seen in multiple numbers. Also had Baltimore and Orchard Orioles, Summer and Scarlet Tanagers, Eastern Kingbirds and Phoebe and Wood-Peewee as well as the usual birds. Then we went to Holmes Creek Road and found 4 more species of warblers: Kentucky, Hooded, Worm-eating, and American Redstart, making a total of 17 for the day. At both places we saw dozens of Red-eyed Vireos and Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers. Strangely enough we saw no thrushes although several were heard. But we never count birds unless we actually see them. Lot of yard birds too, highlighted by the continued increase in Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. At one time this morning we counted 24 at the feeders near our deck and over 15 at the feeders behind the garage. Even the Gambills have never seen these birds in such numbers. How beautiful to see them all around the yard for the entire week. Probably won't happen again in our lifetime so we're trying to add every red, black, and white memory possible. Tommy & Virginia Curtis Smithville, TN DeKalb County =================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 _____________________________________________________________