This morning I stepped out on the back porch to give the dogs fresh water and was most surprised to see, just past the fence, no more than 75 feet from where I stood, a wild turkey strolling along. Just one lone bird-none of the three dogs had even noticed it so there was no barking to scare it off as I watched it foraging along. Shortly after that, I observed a group of probably 40 redwing blackbirds around one of my feeders. I seldom get them in such numbers. Pleasant way to start my day! Thais Carr, Thompsons Station =================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 =========================================================