Elizabethton Fall Count -- this traditional count was held on Sat., 24 Sep. 32 observers in 8 groups covered Carter County and parts of adjacent Johnson, Sullivan, Washington, & Unicoi counties. This year 119 species were found. The average number for the last ten years is 121 species & the all-time high is 137 found in 1993. Highlights: Gadwall (early), Eared Grebe - 3, Great Egret - 3, also 3 of each night-heron, Bald Eagle - 1, Merlin - 2, Peregrine Falcon - 4, N. Saw-whet Owl - 1, Red-headed Woodpecker - 3, Great Crested Flycatcher (late), Loggerhead Shrike - 1, Philadelphia Vireo - 2, twenty-one species of warblers (including Blue-winged, Blackpoll, Kentucky, & Y-b Chat), Bobolink - 1. ################### Rick Knight Johnson City, TN rknight@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =================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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================