We heard another good flight of migrants passing overhead last night (13 Oct). That's the third big flight that we've heard pass over our home in west Knoxville in the last couple of weeks. This morning (14 Oct) there was some fallout from the flight. Before I had to leave for work, I found lots of Yellow-rumps, 3 or 4 Am Redstarts, a somewhat late Yellow-billed Cuckoo (first sighting for the yard, had heard some in the spring) and a Philadelphia Vireo (second record for our yard). Now a plant ID question. Last night I was working around in the yard and noticed some odd plants in the woods. There are 3 or 4 of these in the woods in the backyard. They are about 4- to 6-foot tall shrubs or saplings with single (i.e., non-compound) leaves that are long and pointy (kinda like a cherry). They have numerous balls on them that have opened up like a chestnut. Here's the kicker. The balls have bright, HOT PINK wart-looking things on the outside and inside have at least 4 bright red, kidney-shaped berries. Looks like something out of a Dr. Seuss book. Anyone know what these might be? I can get a picture and post it if needed. Dean Edwards Knoxville, 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 =========================================================