Hi Birders, I was prowling around on the internet today and checked Meredith Clebsch's Native Gardens website. I knew that her fall open nursery (in Greenback, TN) was coming up soon. I have bought many of her native, bird-friendly plants over the years and credit her with most of the nice birds that drop by my backyard. Plant it and they will come. If you've never been out to Native Gardens, I'd recommend dropping by during the open nursery and taking your binoculars with you. There is always something nice flitting about and there is a peace and quiet you just don't get here in "the city." Anyway, I stumbled across special little deal for TOS members as I was checking on the Open House hours and days. If you are interested in planting natives or if you just want a quick peaceful getaway in the country, check out her website and click on Fall Open Nursery. As far as bird sightings, I've been a bit busy lately. However I did notice that 6-8 nighthawks attended the Bearden/Webb High School football game (in west Knoxville) on 9/26, but missed the 10/3 game with Science Hill. Do you suppose they moved on south? Or were they Webb High School fans just over for the game? Susie Stout Knoxville, 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================