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Laurie and I spent about 10 minutes on the front steps this morning and
had a bit of excitement.  We don't get many new yard birs after living
in the same place for 12 years so we were pleased to have a bobolink
fly over on its way to Boyd's Island.  The island is used by UT for
agricultural research.  Most years it is planted in corn, but this
seems to be a year for hay.  

The big excitment for me was watching a male prothonotary warbler
checking out nest boxes in the front yard!  He sang as he flew from an
unoccupied box to a box with a family of chickadees.  I haven't checked
the status of the chickadee family, but they should be close to
fledging.  It would be truley sweet if the prothonotary would find a
lady friend and move in!

Dan Mooney
Knoxville, TN
(Along the Holston River south of Boyd's Bridge Pike)
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