Please read on through to see what we saw on Tuesday. Sept 23, 2014 Soddy Mtn Hamilton Co., TN On Monday Sept 22 we saw 36 Broad-winged Hawks; 1 Northern Harrier; 4 Osprey; 1 Cooper's Hawk; 1 Red-shouldered Hawk and 2 immature Bald Eagles. Visitors and counters were: Harold Birch, Bill Haley, Jimmy & Cynthia; Clay Seneker and Pete & Marg Krampe. Pete & Marge have been several times over the last couple seasons. Welcome Back! ---- Tuesday Sept 23 we saw 223 Broad-winged Hawks; 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks; 2 Cooper's Hawks and 1 MISSISSIPPI KITE. I think Cynthia was the first to shout out Mississippi Kite, followed by a confirmation by Harold Birch and then by Mac McWhirter as he has seen several from their farm. I was a skeptic to say the least. Later after replaying in my mind numerous times I became more convinced. After getting home and reviewing 4 Raptor research books I was able to glean enough information that finally seals the deal for me. Cynthia and I have seen Ms Kites in Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and especially in South Carolina. I'm not sure why it took me so long to come on board with the rest of the group. I have seen Ms Kite from Soddy Mtn before in 2003 when it was identified by Bill Haley when he and I were alone on the lookout. One or two days later Roi and Debby Shannon also saw a Ms Kite, I think they too were on the lookout by themselves. Visitors and counters today were Harold Birch, Jimmy & Cynthia, Susan & Mac McWhirter who also brought with them Woody & Becky Woodiel, Woody was a long time hawk watcher from long ago. He also used to keep our grass mown so beautifully WELCOME BACK WOODY! Counter Clay Seneker was about 30 minutes to late to see the Kite. Keep Looking Up! Jimmy And Cynthia Wilkerson http://soddymountainhawkwatch.blogspot.com =================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 _____________________________________________________________