Early migrants are really starting to roll in. On a 2-mile stretch of the N. Boundary Trail (Oak Ridge DOE Res.-Roane County) I heard my first YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS (5), a small flood of BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS (7), and my first NORTHERN PARULA (1). But the real surprise of the day was an early YELLOW-THROATED VIREO. Interestingly, none of these were singing between 7:00 and 7:45 (except the vireo) and all were singing between 8 and 8:30. It was a little cool (50?) at 7:30 with the sun up and certainly warmer (near 60?) by 8:30. Could that small temperature difference make that much difference in singing activity? Another question/observation: Has any else notice a near absence of bees to pollinate all these flowers. I really miss that background buzz and worry about plants getting pollinated. Dev Joslin Oak Ridge, 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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================