A reminder that the Knox Co Spring Count will be this Sunday, 27 April 2014. The weather forecast looks nice and there are still several open areas for anyone interested in counting. Please let me know if interested. Of note, our regular counter for Sharps Ridge has another committment so looking for a replacement. If anyone is planning to be there, please send me a list of what you find (see below for what I need). Thanks, Dean Edwards Knoxville, TN Knox County Spring Count The Knox County Spring Count will be held on Sunday, 27 April 2014. Please contact the compiler if you are interested in participating. If you normally particpate but will not be able to do so this year, please let me know in advance so I can try to assign someone else to cover your territory. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate by either joining a field party or counting birds in your own neighborhood (if you live in Knox Co) similar to Project Feederwatch or the Great Backyard Bird Count. Submit your results to the compiler (Dean Edwards, 1615 Meadow Chase Ln, Knoxville TN 37931; kde@xxxxxxx) as soon as possible after the count. Results should include: - checklist with number of individuals for each species observed, - location covered, - time of day you started and stopped counting, - separate tallies of miles and hours travelled by foot, car, etc, - tally of miles and hours spent owling, - tally of hours spent feederwatching, - names of all participants with contact information for at least one person in the party. You may also be asked to provide documentation for any rare or unusual species. If you plan to participate or have any further questions, please contact the compiler (Dean Edwards, 865-660-9701). =================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 _____________________________________________________________