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[K Dean EDWARDS <kde@xxxxxxx>]

I enthusiastically showed Amber the wind forecast from Intellicast
last night and asked, "Know what that means?"  "Yeah, the birds are
coming."  Wasn't disappointed this morning.  Finally getting a few
warblers in the yard here in West Knoxville.

Had the first Black-and-White Warblers (at least 2) (and finally
got a look at one having only heard them in the yard last year) and
Ovenbird (still a "heard only" for the yardlist).  Heard one
"Chitty-chitty-bang-bang" alternate song from a Black-throated Green
Warbler at lunch; a female was hanging around a few days last week.
Still plenty of Yellow-rumps making for a four-warbler day with hopes
of more after work tonight.

Had a somewhat early Wood Thrush in the woods last Saturday (5 April)
and a Broad-winged Hawk over Ball Camp Elementary (not from the yard
unfortunately).  Blue-grey Gnatcatcher and Northern Rough-winged Swallow
are about the only other migrants here so far.  Still plenty of
White-throated Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos coming to the feeder.

No hummers yet but we did have a Sphinx moth come to the deck light
last night and lots of lightning bugs.  Falcate Orange-tip, Horace's
Duskywing and Spring (I assume) Azure have been the recent butterfly
highlights.


Dean and Amber Edwards
Knoxville, TN





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