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[Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx]

Hi TN-Birders,
 
Late yesterday, a song sparrow appeared to feed here on my deck in the  
Charlotte Park section of West Nashville....just before there was a  short snow 
flurry on the deck which took the poodles and me out to  catch a few flakes.  I 
was in the hospital for our other "snows," and  hadn't felt a snowflake on my 
face all season!
 
Right now, I have a lone tree sparrow with its stickpin glowing on its  
unstreaked breast as it feeds hungrily on this cold day.  It's rare that I  
ever 
have one of those.  One white-throated was still here this  morning.  I'd 
thought they were all gone.  Another contingent of  grackles came in overnight, 
so 
my yard is a blackbird haven with the  usual starlings, lots of cowbirds, 
red-wings and common grackles.  The  grackles' iridescence is just sparklingly 
lovely in the bright sunlight, and  these appear more bronzy than purple.
 
Last night's freeze "wilted" the young grape leaves on my vine which goes  
around three sides of the large deck. It provides summer cover and autumn food  
for my birds.  I hope the freeze did not ruin its potential for those  
functions later on this year.  When I went to the store a little earlier, I  
saw 
Bradford pears dropping their petals at every turn.
 
Dee Thompson
Nashville, Davidson County, TN


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