Wow what a welcome! Thanks to everyone, will email everyone later today. Trying to work on uploading some new photos. Might have some new ones up later today. Saw a few more new birds today. Had a very nice barn swallow sit still on a fence and give me wonderful upclose looks and photos this morning. There is a huge open pasture near where I live. For those who know Knox/Maryville area. Its the UT agriculture center I think off of 129 just past 140. I love it. Also found there this morning, bluebirds, starlings, nighthawk, numerous robins, a turkey family and my mystery bird which most here feel is a song sparrow. I have seen them upclose and even photographed many the last week. But everytime I hear the bird call, I havent seen the bird. Forgot to mention the gnatcatchers I saw at ijams yesterday. Anyways, went out exploring and took a wrong turn, LOL, and ended up in south Knox. So since I was close by, I made a trip to the Knox zoo. Love all the zoo animals, but the best find for me today was a brown creeper. First one I have seen upclose. Almost got a photo till some kids made too much noise running and playing. Spent time looking for him, but never saw him again. I dont blame him. I have discovered kids below me at my new place and I am ready to run and hide and find a new place already. Nothing like yelling screaming kids right outside your window when you are trying to relax, work or sleep. But if its not the kids, its the low flying planes sounding like they are going to land on my roof. Will be looking for a new place very soon in this area, more maryville or knox area. Anyways, my new TN birds list is growing so that is cool. Saw several groundhogs and some deer today. Looking forward to meeting each of you and learning more about my new area. I enjoy birding, but I just love nature photography. So I am up to seeing and enjoying anything and everything. Except snakes, not a big snake fan! lol Would love to go tommorrow David, but I have a friend coming into town for the weekend. Hopefully next outing. Saw lots of pretty wildflowers at Cades Cove yesterday. thanks again for the warm welcome! Cindy Nowlin Louisville, TN http://www.eyetoeyephotos.net ps - forgot to share an experience yesterday. I know some make fun of people who enjoy birds. But yesterday at Cades Cove a bird not only save major damage to my new car it also saved the life of a very cute baby deer. I was driving with no one else around (amazingly) I saw a bird fly into a tree. Possibly a red breasted nuthatch, not sure. I stopped to look and the second I did, a baby deer came jumping off the embankment right next to me and ran across the road and almost didnt make it through the fence and ran across the field. I didnt have time to react or get a photo. I was just shocked as if I had not stopped to see the bird for that exact second, that deer would have been in my car as the drivers window was open and the right height of the little hill he jumped from. And as small as he was, it would have killed him hitting my car like that or really hurt him. So birding is good! He was adorable though :) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com =================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 _____________________________________________________________