Brainerd Levee, Chattanooga February 16, 2003 Chatt TOS Chapter February Field Trip, wind and rain, 2 observers Blue-winged Teal, 1, swimming with other ducks behind athletic field Tree Swallow, 2, flying back and forth along levee 9:00 to 11:00 A.M., mile 0.4 to 1.6 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Great Blue Heron 8 American Black Duck 3 Ring-necked Duck 40 pond south of Boyd Buchanan Wood Duck 24 Gadwall 10 Canada Goose 75 Mallard 110 * Hooded Merganser 3 Northern Pintail 10 Northern Shoveler 70 ** BLUE-WINGED TEAL 1 Green-winged Teal 30 American Wigeon 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Turkey Vulture 1 American Coot 1 * Sandhill Crane 72 in four groups flying north Killdeer 12 Wilson's Snipe 15 Ring-billed Gull 80 Mourning Dove 8 Belted Kingfisher 1 Flicker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker ** TREE SWALLOW 2 American Crow 14 Blue Jay 4 Carolina Chickadee 4 Tufted Titmouse 1 Carolina Wren 4 Eastern Bluebird 6 American Robin 5 Mockingbird 3 Starling 150 * Palm Warbler 9 Yellow-rumped Warbler 3 Cardinal 4 Savannah Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 10 Eastern Towhee 2 Red-winged Blackbird 50 * Rusty Blackbird 1 Common Grackle 5 Eastern Meadowlark 12 Clyde Blum and David Patterson =================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 =========================================================