The Nashville count, scheduled for May 3, was postponed until May 4 due to stormy predictions.? A few groups couldn't go out on the 4th, so went ahead and birded on the 3rd.? So this year our count?was compiled from two days.? Not all results are in yet, but so far we have 161 species, our best total since 2004 and 1999, due in large part to?birding after the?storm, a cold front passing through, and counting a week earlier than usual. Chris Sloan and Terry Witt already posted?some of their highlights, so I'll just add a few more here.?? We had?12 shorebird species, excellent results for the Nashville Area.? Most of these were at Gallatin Steam Plant?and in Cheatham Co.,?including 7 Willets. Six Red-headed Woodpeckers were seen, most of them on Moran Rd. in Williamson Co.? This is a declining species in our area. All expected vireos and swallows were seen, including 2 Bank Swallows?at Percy Priest Lake. One Marsh Wren at Cheatham Co. We recorded 33 warbler species, including 1 Swainson's at Shelby Bottoms, 1 Connecticut at Cheatham Co., 1 Mourning at Radnor Lake. Savannah, Grasshopper, Swamp, and White-crowned sparrows were among our 9 species of sparrows. Bobolinks were enjoyed?on three different routes, Old Hickory Lake, Del Rio Pk. in Williamson Co., and Pasquo Rd. in Davidson Co. Fifteen Pine Siskins were still coming to a feeder just over the hill from Radnor Lake. Thank you?to all who participated.? It was a great two days of birding!? I'll post all numbers as soon as I get them. Jan Shaw Nashville, TN?? =================NOTES 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 __________________________________________________________ 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 _____________________________________________________________