Yes, as Jeff stated, the Black-and-white Warbler is rare in West Tennessee during the summer but not totally absent. I've had them at the following locations in West Tennessee during the summer months of June & July: Big Cypress Tree State Natural Area in Weakley County, Walnut Log Road at Reelfoot in Obion County, the WMA road at Meeman-Shelby State Park in Shelby County, and Chickasaw NWR in Lauderdale Co. I don't have the exact dates and years in front of me but they were all since 1990. Good birding, Mark Greene Trenton, TN OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx Sent by: To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx tn-bird-bounce@fr cc: eelists.org Subject: [tn-bird] Re: first migrant 07/18/2002 10:34 PM Please respond to tn-bird In a message dated 7/18/02 8:50:08 PM Central Daylight Time, PYRPYRFECT@xxxxxxx writes: > The difference between highland E TN and lowland W TN > > Van Harris, > Although very scarce in west TN, not completely absent in the summer. Over the years I've found them on 4 occasions in June and July. One male in June along Island 40 Road and another on the hill side off Herring Hill Road north of Shelby Forest in late June both locations in Shelby Co. A female was found in early June on top of the bluff near Randolph, TN and another the last of June on the west side of Reelfoot Lake also on the bluff north of Samburg. I never pursued a nest but assumed these were nesters or maybe just lost for a summer. I'm sure there are other summer records for west TN. By mid July a few of warbler species have started their southward movement but few in the field get lucky and see these first stealth migrators. I also encountered Black-and-White Warblers on two occasions near the Tennessee River just east of Clifton in Wayne Co. Both of these birds were found while I was helping Hans Beste, a world renowned wildlife photographer from Australia, work on his American list. On a 3 day jaunt in west TN in early July we saw 17 species of warblers....... Good Birding!!! Jeff R. Wilson OL' COOT / TLBA Bartlett Tenn. =================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 ========================================================= =================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 =========================================================