A few notable birds from the last couple of weeks: June 21 (Greene County). An American Woodcock in our yard in Greeneville at dusk. We live on the edge of town, near some fairly open fields and woodlots. The bird was probably headed to one of these areas. Although I have heard woodcocks in some of these fields in late winter, an occurrence in the area in June is an oddity. June 23 (Sevier County). Two Kentucky Warblers along Soak Ash Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, below Greenbrier Pinnacle. Present with me were Jesse Webster and Tom Remaley. June 23 (Cocke County). Fifty Cliff Swallows on O'Neil Road at the bridge connecting it to Highway 73. June 27 (Hamblen County). Two Common Nighthawks at the intersection of Bent Creek Road and Highway 113, also observed by David Kirschke. The site appears suitable for nesting. It consists of upland pasture overgrown with Eastern Redcedar and contains areas with disturbed soil and piled rock. One Summer Tanager on Little Mountain Road. June 29 (Greene County). A singing male Savannah Sparrow in a shortgrass field along lower Holly Creek, near Tusculum. The species breeds in the region in limited numbers. This site appears to offer suitable conditions for nesting. June 30 (Hawkins County). A male Ring-necked Duck along Highway 347 about a half mile north of the William L. Jenkins Bridge--a rarity in summer. A Red-shouldered Hawk along Van Hill Road 0.6 mile south of Highway 347. Twelve Cliff Swallows on Tunnell Hill Road at the boat launch. Six Cliff Swallows at the William L. Jenkins Bridge on Highway 347. A Yellow-throated Warbler on Highway 94 southwest of Pressmen's Home. Three Summer Tanagers, at three sites. July 1 (Hawkins County). Two Kentucky Warblers on Devil's Nose Road (end of road). Don Miller Greeneville, Greene Co., TN pandion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =================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/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________