Editor's Note: Watch for this new regular feature on Chattanoogan.com Outdoors... a chat about birding in and around Chattanooga provided by members of The Riverwalk Bird Club and TOS Chapter.

THE WARBLERS are back... Bob Edens lead a group Saturday for a species count on the TN Riverwalk, he reported that four birders counted sixty-three different species in four hours, this count included 6 different species of Warblers, 7 different species of Sparrows, 4 different species of Swallows, plus 19 Caspian Terns and one Cattle Egret. This trip also added 10 new species to The Riverwalk Bird Club species count on the riverwalk, raising our total to 124 since August 2006. This group of dedicated birders spent four hours in between rain showers to log the return of the spring Warblers to the Riverwalk, if you are looking for Warblers this is a great location each spring and fall, look for them in the tree tops between the railroad bridge and the steel walk bridge near Chattanooga State. Chattanooga has some great spots for Warblers that we will feature in coming weeks.

Bob Edens spends many hours birding and photographing birds. He has his own web site, check it out, just type Bob Edens photography in your search column and hit GO. Several years ago Bob lost a leg in a motorcycle accident and he birds from a wheel chair, but that does not slow him down, anyone who can bird four hours in the rain from a wheel chair loves this hobby, good job Bob.

Several RWBC members are keeping a watch on the Peregrine Falcons nesting on the railroad bridge, we expect to see sign of a hatch at anytime, we are watching for the adults to carry food into the scrape, when that happens we can move to the back of the parking lot and see Dreama feeding the chicks, there is a small opening near the scrape that we can see her bend down to feed them.

"DID YOU KNOW"--- Peregrine Falcon chicks cannot stand or walk until they are 20 days old ?

Once the chicks are walking they will come out of the scrape to the ledge and we can see the little fuzzy white balls looking down at the TN River below that they must fly across in about 20 days. This is the exciting time for Peregrine watchers because they will get closer as the adults teach them to hunt, but they will be gone in about a month looking for a home of their own. As soon as we know we have a hatch we will post a feature on chattanoogan.com/outdoors to allow the public to select a name for the chicks, watch for it.

Charles and Dreama Dean reported a Rose-Breasted Grosbeak on their feeder, even sent this photo to prove it.

Jan Chadwell is happy as she saw a Ruby-Throated Hunningbird in her yard, first time this year.

"DID YOU KNOW"---The best way to remember to put up the Hummingbird feeded is, from Fools day to Fools day, April Fool day to Holloween.

"HOT SPOT"--- Chickamauga Dam to downtown along the riverwalk, the spring Warblers are back, a flock of Double-Creasted Cormorants (15 or more) are camping out on the rock pile just below the dam (see photo) along with 100's of Gulls and The Cliff Swallows are building mud houses on the white pier under the RR bridge and you can enjoy it all by walking,running,biking,skating or just strolling the riverwalk, you can even stop at the Hubert Fry Center for a snack. What a great place to spend a few enjoyable hours, we are very fortunate to have such a place.