Got several first-of-season birds at home this weekend (west Knox Co) including Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red-eyed and Yellow-throated Vireo, Prairie Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, and Indigo Bunting -- all behind schedule relative to their early arrival dates for the yard. Did manage to set a new early arrival date for Yellow Warbler with 2 birds on Sunday (19 April) though more because of a lack of previous sightings than them actually being early. I now have 20 species that I regularly see here each spring which are running behind their early arrival date -- some by a few days, others by a week or more. Black-throated Green and Black-and-White Warblers made only their 2nd appearance of the season this weekend. Chimney Swifts (normally resident by now) have not been seen since about 6 passed through on 11 April. A NORTHER HARRIER steaming it's way along the ridge Monday morning (20 April) was an added bonus and rare sighting for the yard. Had a singing Hermit Thrush Monday as well after a few days absence. Purple Finches set a new late date and the Pine Siskins are still around though in reduced numbers -- no definite breeding signs but there are two that suspiciously seem to come to the feeder together as was the case when the one grabbed the cat fur. Dean Edwards Knoxville, TN =================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/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________