Dean, I agree with you on the Black Gum trees. In spring I can count on goldfinches and warblers searching for insects as the trees leaf out. After 20 years of looking ill the largest one did not survive last winter and had to be cut down. Fortunately a couple of smaller ones are coming on, but they have plenty of growing before catching up with the departed tree. The tree was tall enough to be easily viewed from the deck on the back of my house and provided many hours of enjoyment. Barbara Finney Knoxville =================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 =========================================================