Carol Reese Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District University of Tennessee Extension Service 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson TN 38301 731 425 4721 email jreese5@xxxxxxx Michael, maybe this qualifies as "near the Mississippi River" though we are probably a hundred miles from it, but there are several great egret nests in the swamp just west of me. This swamp feeds into a channel that is a tributary of the South Forked Deer River that eventually runs through Jackson TN about ten miles from here. If there is anyone who wants to make an official listing for this county, let me know, and I'll show them to you, but be warned, it's difficult to see now that trees are leafed out and the swamp is not easily traversed. It's depths vary all over due to beaver dams, sometimes too deep for hip waders, and sometimes not deep enough for boat/canoe. Mud is mucky type, too. As the old fella says who owns this property "you'll get marred (mired) up to your straddle." I've not been down that field road in a couple of weeks, so the youngsters may have fledged but it seemed very active (I couldn't see, but I could hear them) last time I was there. This is the northernmost tip of Chester County, and in fact, that swamp may be in Madison. Carol =================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 _____________________________________________________________