With domestic chores done and trip packing completed, I took advantage of the perfect afternoon weather to take an unread issue of "WildBird" to the lower deck. From this vantage, the mister in the tree and the shallow part of the waterfall are both visible. During this idyllic interlude, I observed the usual Carolina chickadees, cardinals, red-bellied and downy woodpeckers, goldfinches, Carolina wrens, white-breasted nuthatch and tufted titmouses. More unusual visitors included pileated woodpecker, Swainson thrush, summer tanager and a pair of brown thrashers. Most exciting, though, was a small nondescript that played in the wet leaves under the mister. It proved to be a Philadelphia vireo, the 143rd species for the yard. Van Harris Millington, (Shelby County) TN =================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 jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================