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[ByrdBrainBBW@xxxxxxx]

Nashville got its first snowfalls of the season on Feb. 6th & 7th. And one of 
my favorite things is to enjoy all the backyard birds the cold weather brings 
with it. I spent a lot of time watching out the windows as the yard filled up 
with fluffy white flakes, and feathered visitors arrived by the dozens. 15 
Cardinals, 9 of them males, brightened up the wintry landscape. Robins came 
in large flocks to drink from the heated birdbath, crowding a dozen at a time 
on it, while others waited their turn. A few even took an icy bath!  There 
were White-throated Sparrows, lots of Tufted Titmice and Chickadees, a pair 
of Carolina Wrens, a pair of Towhees, House Finches, Goldfinches, Blue Jays, 
Starlings, Grackles, a couple of Yellow-rumped Warblers, a pair of 
White-breasted Nuthatches, and even a Brown Creeper. And my favorite's- all 
the woodpeckers- several Downy's, Red-bellied's, a Northern Flicker, a 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and even a Pileated put in an appearance. And all I 
had to do was sit inside by the warmth of the fireplace, and watch the show 
outside :)

Marian Delaplane
Nashville, TN


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