Dear Birders: The US Fish and Wildlife Service's division of Migratory Bird Management has recently released its list of Birds of Conservation Concern. The following birds are listed for the "Southern Appalachians" (listings for other landscape/habitat areas can be found at the following website http://migratorybirds.fws.gov/reports/BCC2002.pdf ) While I would, of course, particularly like to receive notification when you see any of these species in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, I post this information to enhance conservation interest across the state, region, and elsewhere. Peregrine Falcon Upland Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper Black-billed Cuckoo Short-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl (breeding populations only) Chuck-will's-widow Whip-poor-will Red-headed Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (breeding populations only) Olive-sided Flycatcher Black-capped Chickadee (southern Blue Ridge populations only) Bewick's Wren Sedge Wren Wood Thrush Golden-winged Warbler Prairie Warbler Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Worm-Eating Warbler Swainson's Warbler Louisiana Warbler Kentucky Warbler Bachman's Warbler Henslow's Sparrow Red Crossbill (southern Appalachian populations only) Thank you. Meryl Goldin Rose Great Smoky Mountains National Park Gatlinburg, TN meryl_rose@xxxxxxx =================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 =========================================================