On my way home from the TOS meeting in Memphis I birded Radnor Monday morning (Davidson County, April 28) and around 11 a.m. I heard a Black-billed Cuckoo calling from a tree adjacent to the lower level of the east parking lot. Try as I might, I could not locate the bird in all the leaves though it could not have been more than a few feet from me. It was loudly singing in groups of four notes: tu tu tu tu, tu tu tu tu. A second Black-billed Cuckoo could sometimes be heard in the distance responding. After about 5 minutes it had moved off and gave a couple of 5-noted songs: tu tu tu tu tu, tu tu tu tu tu, before falling silent. Radnor was wonderful. White-eyed Vireos popping out at eye level, a singing Prothonotary Warbler that posed nicely for photographs, a pair of Prothonotaries by the Ranger's House, one of which was seen entering and then peering out of the Bluebird box behind the house. I even got a good look at a Northern Parula. Obviously this is only some of the highlights but I don't have time for a long post. Carole Gobert, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee _________________________________________________________________ Back to work after baby?how do you know when you?re ready? http://lifestyle.msn.com/familyandparenting/articleNW.aspx?cp-documentid=5797498&ocid=T067MSN40A0701A =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ 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 ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________