I found a Black-bellied Plover on the Powell Rd pond (across S.R.34 from West View School) in Washington County, TN yesterday (5/26/05). I grabbed my scope and digicam and got a few pictures. The pictures are some of the best I have ever gotten, but on at least one you can see the heavier bill of the Black-bellied Plover (as compared to American Golden Plover). It was also interesting that the bird was still inbetween basic and alternate plumage. The pictures can be viewed here: http://www.technobohemia.com/beta/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=Biller_Photos Also on that page are some pics of the Dickcissel's on Keebler Road in Washington County, TN. It was tremendously fun to hear Dickcissles singing in 5.1 DTS surround stereo. There had to be 8+ singing birds from all around where I was standing + at least 2-3 more on the east end of the road. Rob Biller =================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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================