Almost forgot about another interesting sighting from Saturday in Lake County. While looking at the rapidly drying Ibis Hole (Phillipy area) we saw a free-flying group of 5 gorgeous Ruddy Shelducks. None of them are banded, and acted "wild", keeping a close eye on us and flying once to put a little more distance between us and them. Wherever they came from they are worth a look if you happen to see them in the area. Since I'm assuming someone lost them, does anyone have any idea how much these ducks cost when buying from a breeder? (Just curious) I know some of the more exotic species are fairly expensive, but I'm assuming these birds are fairly widespread, although this is the 1st time any of us had come across them in the wild. Mike Todd =================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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================