I decided to spend a gorgeous Fall day visiting some of the same areas Mike Todd reported earlier (Oct 13). I ended up seeing some of the same birds, most passerine migrants have moved on. At Pace Point, the field below the maintenance building still held a few SEDGE WRENS, and 4 LECONTE'S SPARROWS were nice. No Sharp-tails noted. Toward the point proper, 2 AMERICAN PELICANS could be seen from the parking area, and a check of the large inlet just south yielded a total count of 14, probably remnants of the same flock that Mike saw earlier. Several LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were present as was one ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. 2 DUNLIN were with the gull roost at the point. The boat launch at the Big Sandy Mouth featured a number of soaring gulls that included several FRANKLIN'S and LAUGHING GULLS in the flock. Numbers difficult to estimate. Very few diving ducks seen and zero loons. Cheers Terry Witt Murfreesboro Tn 37130 =================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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================