Monday and Tuesday (4/8 & 4/9) there were lots of BLACK AND WHITE WARBLERS singing at Blue Blazes Trail, Moccasin Bend (Hamilton Co), but yesterday (4/10) I didn't hear any. Apparently they took advantage of the beautiful weather and headed north. The HERMIT THRUSH and WHITE-THROATED SPARROWs I've been seeing all winter have apparently headed that way too because I haven't seen them at all lately. Also Monday and Tuesday, though not yesterday, I heard BELTED KINGFISHER (a favorite of mine) along the river. Yesterday I saw my first WHITE-EYED VIREO at Blue Blazes (actually I saw at least three individuals, and heard at least one more). There were many BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERs and the TOWHEEs have been very vocal. At the end of my walk I ran into Bill Haley, he pointed out the RED-SHOULDERED HAWK nest to me. I had been looking for it over the months, but it was not at all in the area I had anticipated (it was along the road rather than in the forested area near the field I had been looking in). He noted that he had seen/heard PRAIRIE WARBLER and YELLOW BREASTED CHAT. Tracey Everson Chattanooga TN Hamilton Co =================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 =========================================================