So far I've had no first-of-spring arrivals here, unless you want to count the Swamp Sparrows and Ruby-crowned Kinglets reappearing after a late-winter hiatus (pushed south be the cold, I suppose). But I've had several entertaining audio Faux-FOS's. Most interestingly, there has been a Hermit Thrush here singing a very good imitation of the song of a Gray-cheeked Thrush for the last week. Also, one of our local Blue Jays has been honing his Broad-winged Hawk call all winter, which is going to make it especially challenging in the coming weeks when the real Broad-wings are due back. And finally, the backyard Brown Thrasher has incorporated a dead-on imitation of a Yellow Warbler into his song cycle. Bill Pulliam Hohenwald (Lewis County) 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 -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clarksville, TN __________________________________________________________ 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 _____________________________________________________________