FreeLists / bristol-birds / [Bristol-Birds] Finally some migrantsand interesting behavior!

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John Moyle  (new resident from New York)
Glen Alpine Road
Sullivan County
Kingsport, TN

After what seemed to be an eternity before the late summer migration began, I 
finally am seeing some movement in my yard.  On 09/14 I had two magnolia 
warblers and a hooded warbler.  On 09/15 I had an eastern wood pewee feeding 
and a 
beautiful peregrine falcon gliding through about 20 - 30 feet off the 
ground(not a bad yard bird!).  

Today, I also observed some interesting hummingbird behavior!  I noticed some 
large wasps (golden abdomen and orange thorax and head) feeding on sap at 
apparent woodpecker holes in an elm tree.  A ruby-throat would chace a wasp 
away 
and lap up some of the sap before the wasp attacked the hummer and drove it 
off.  I was unaware of ummingbirds taking sap in this manner.
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