I traveled to Reelfoot Lake, in Lake County, with hopes of seeing the Vermillion Flycatcher.This colorful little guy is a real showoff and easily found. I wish all the birds I chase were as cooperative. Next I visited Lauderdale Waterfowl Refuge, located on Hi-way 210 in Lauderdale County, to see what was there. Lots of ducks, two to three thousand, of seven species that I could ID. Mallards and Ring Necks are the most common. My final stop was the Duck River Unit of Tn. NWR in Humphreys County.The sun was setting just as I arrived, so I didn't have much time to look. There is a staggering amount of waterfowl here, much more than I've ever seen here before. I'll come back later this week for a better look. Gary Casey Kingston Springs, Tn. Talk and walk softly, carry a big scope. =================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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================