I was in Bledsoe and Sequatchie counties today looking for the Kites. I may have seen one at a great distance but it was a very brief view between two trees. I drove to several locations, including Granny Ruth's Garden where they were seen for the last two years, but I wouldn't call it successful based on the one brief sighting. I did check R&D with the same results. The storms rolled in while I was there and about all I got for the day were some nice shots of the storm. Bill Chattanooga, TN Hamilton County On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 9:56 PM, Mac McWhirter <npmcwhirter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Does anyone know if the Swallow-tailed Kites are still in Bledsoe County > south of Pikeville? I heard there were thunderstorms in the area and > wondered if they hung tight or caught the wind. We're in middle Tennessee > about an hour and a half away and hope to make a quick trip over if they > are still there. > If they are seen tomorrow, please post on tnbirds or email me directly if > you choose. > > Many thanks, > > Mac McWhirter > Memphis and Warren CountyNOTES 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 > -------------------------------- > Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan > Clemson, SC > __________________________________________________________ > > Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society > web site at http://www.tnbirds.org > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > ARCHIVES > TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ > > MAP RESOURCES > Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif > Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com > > _____________________________________________________________ > > > -- --------------------------- Bill Holt Chattanooga, TN Hamilton County