I've also had Osprey far from any sizeable water, a couple of times migrating high over my hometown of McKenzie. Same goes for other birds normally associated with water, I once had a group of Forster's Terns migrating overland in extreme southwestern Henry Co, miles from any decent water at all. You never know what to expect during migration! Mike Todd McKenzieN TN Birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx www.pbase.com/mctodd Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Bill Pulliam <bb551@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:18:13 To: <laurajmccall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: tn bird<tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: of Osprey and Mockingbirds? To answer the first question: > How far do Osprey wander from water? I see them regularly here at my place in western Lewis County during migration, sometimes snatching a single fish from our 1 acre pond, sitting in a nearby snag to eat it, then moving on. We are many miles from the nearest body of open water of any size; Laurel Hill Lake is 20 miles, the Tennessee River is 25 miles. Evidently they do travel overland during migration, snacking from small farm ponds as they go. Among others, I've also got Common Loon and Double-crested Cormorant on the yard list from flyovers. Any bird can show up just about anywhere during migration. Bill Pulliam Hohenwald TN =================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@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 ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ 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 _____________________________________________________________ =================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@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 ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ 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 _____________________________________________________________