FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] White-crowned Grackle, Killer Sparrow

["David & Gloria Patterson" <dgpatterson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A White-crowned Grackle visited our neighborhood May 3.  It's head was bright 
white above the eyes, except for a jet black median stripe about 1/2 inch wide. 
 The ten or so Common Grackles with it did not show proper deference to such a 
splendid individual.

May 5 a male House Sparrow entered a bird house, apparently killed the adult 
Carolina Chickadee on the nest, and ate the eggs/young (On my last observation, 
Friday, 2 or 3 of the 5 eggs had hatched.)  I usually keep a bushing in the 
entrance opening, which admits bluebirds and smaller birds but excludes House 
Sparrows, but didn't think I needed it after the Chickadees occupied the house.

Forget the "Murder of Crows" mentioned so frequently on this list.  My Hawk 
friends suggest "Aggravated Assault of Crows".  How about "Murder of Sparrows"?


David Patterson
Chattanooga, Hamilton Co TN

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