Grenada Lake CBC Grenada Co. MS I had to get out of the state and away from the Big Year thoughts, so I went down to help out Gene Knight and crew on their count. It was a slow day at work anyhow ;o) I found a first winter, female Prairie Warbler (they get it on the count some years) and two Surf Scoters but the real stunner for the day was a Blue Jay than jumped up in front of Shannon, Gene and the OL'COOT. It was white all over with a pearlish blue over cast in areas. It just took our breathes away. I tried for a photo but the bird was shy. It stayed close by but would not hold still for a shot and we had a Barn Owl to locate so we had to leave this beautiful bird. It was celestial to say the least and we last saw it at the gates of a different heaven (at least for some birders), the entrance to the Grenada Waste Water Treatment Plant. What a Christmas treat............ Good Birding!!! Jeff R. Wilson OL' COOT / TLBA Bartlett Tenn. =================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 =========================================================