Last year, Kay suggested we assemble a small water feature. After some experiments, we used a shlastic tray weighted with rocks, a very small submerged pump feeding a small metal fish. The water splashes out of the fish mouth onto the stones. The rewards have been spectacular. Many birds bathe, we have very good views of otherwise shy warblers and last year four species of thrush used it a great deal, at one moment all at the same moment. This morning we had long clear views of a Kentucky warbler, a yard bird we had missed before. He was number 120. Ralph and Kay Brinkhurst, Lebanon, Wilson County. =================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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================