Shelby County 27 Apr 2002 Yesterday I made an effort to find a large number of species here in the county. It was not an all day effort, sort of a "lite" big day. I began at Shelby Farms at 6:15 (that's when the gates open -- sunrise); did not attempt nocturnal birding. After about an hour, rain came, so that I stayed at the farm, putting off Shelby Forest. So I checked the fields toward Senior Garden, finding a dozen bobolinks and a Grasshopper Sparrow. Then at the large pond behind the fish farm, there was an adult Black-crowned Night-Heron. It was 9:00 before I got to Shelby Forest -- not good, but I thought the day might be rained out completely. Fortunately, the rain was over, but the clouds remained. Next places checked were Eagle Lake and the EARTH Complex area. Painted Bunting checked for, but not heard. Had to drive Peebles Rd. a second time to see a Eurasian Collared-Dove. Finally, checked Robco Lake to find a Ring-billed Gull, closing the day with 124 species. Other notables: Ring-necked Duck - 3 at Eagle Lake Caspian Tern - 1 at TVA Lake Forster's Tern - 1 at Shelby Farms House Wren - 1 at Shelby Farms Gray-cheeked Thrush and Blue-headed Vireo - Shelby Forest Warblers - 22 species, including 8(!) Nashville, 6 Cerulean, 3 Worm-eating, 1 Swainson's, 2 Northern and 4 Louisiana Waterthrushes Rob Peeples Germantown, Shelby Co., Tennessee =================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 =========================================================