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[Charlie <cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi folks,

When I went to bed at 1:35 am it was still raining here in south
Blount County.  At 5:30 when Allan demanded my attention, I looked
out the window to see it was snowing, but there was not yet any
unmelted on the ground.  At 8:30 when I finally got up for real, we
had about 1/2 inch on the ground.

Our feeders are hopping!  A lone Pine Siskin is the big highlight so
far.  A Brown Cowbird is also the first of the season here.

Others include:

American Goldfinch 30 or more
American Robins:  a handful
Red-Bellied Woodpecker: a pair
Northern Cardinal:  a dozen or so at a time
American Crows: a few overhead
Purple Finches:  6 or 7
House Finches:  6 or 7
Carolina Wrens:  the pair that live under the carport
Carolina Chickadees:  4 or 5
Tufted Titmice:  2
White-throated Sparrows:  6 or 7
Song Sparrows:  2 or 3
Eastern Towhees:  4
Northern Mockingbird:  1
Blue Jays:  3 or 4
Mourning Doves:  up to 18 at a time
European Starlings:  a flock over head several times, but not on the
ground yet.

Yesterday we also had several Cedar Waxwings.  I hope they come back
today - so nice to see in snow!

Good winter birding to all!

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Charlie Muise, Naturalist near
Great Smoky Mountains National Park

"To the dull mind all nature is leaden.  To the illuminated mind 
the whole world sparkles with light."  - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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