Birders:( Nesting Birds in East Hamblen County ) We have one is nesting and the second is starting to make a nest and start nesting in our backyard in East Hamblen County NorthEast of Morristown on May 7,2008 they are: First the Female Northern Cardinal is nesting just outside of our kitchen window in some thorn bushes and there are threes eggs in the nest ( I do have pictures of the Cardinal's nest with the three eggs and the Female Cardinal is sitting on the nest ) and second The Great Crested Flycatcher is starting to make there nest in the birdhouse the male sits on the power line while the female carries the nesting supplies into the birdhouse and also the House Wrens are also nesting in the front yard I even put unscented 100 % pure petroleum jelly on all the sheppard's hook to keep the snakes out of the birdhouse so the House Wren can have there young House Wrens to start leaf there nests when they get older enough to take care of the selves I will keep to update the birdwatchers on the Nesting Birds when the baby birds starts to hatch. Shane Adams East of Hamblen County / Morristown, 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 _____________________________________________________________