Just a few notes from this past week: ---Monday at Clyde Austin 4-H Center in Greene County I saw my first Purple Finch of the season, a female. I haven't seen it again. ---Tuesday I saw a piebald albino American Goldfinch at my home in Central community in Carter County. It had black wings and tail, bright yellow head, and a white body - very pretty. I haven't seen it again, either. ---Thursday at the 4-H Center I observed a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker feeding on persimmons on the tree by pecking at them. Other good birds that day included my first Fox Sparrow of the season, Northern Bobwhites, Common Snipe, Palm Warbler, and Sharp-shinned Hawk. ---Friday morning at home I had 1 male and 5 female Rusty Blackbirds feeding on mixed birdseed scattered on the ground in my backyard. Don Holt Johnson City, TN =================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 =========================================================