Here in Henry County, we have also just had our first of season Purple Finch on January 26. What a difference from last year, when we had so many! We've had Fox Sparrows (on a few occasions two at once, but usually just one) coming sporadically to the ground below our feeders since the single digit weather on January 6. It's nice to have this species coming this often... in the past they tended to only come when there was snow on the ground. The one bird we have been seeing more does seem to come when it is colder. It's out there today. We've also had several visits from a Winter Wren this winter (it even flew in the house once!). The only time we had ever seen one near our home previously was many years ago in thick woods, and we haven't seen them anywhere else in the county. We really do enjoy seeing the one that has been coming, as he hops along the porch and investigates crevices in a bold way. It's a good feeder day. Between 7:00 and 9:30 this morning, my husband saw 17 species just from our small kitchen window. Shawna Ellis Paris, Henry County =================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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. _____________________________________________________________ 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 _____________________________________________________________