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["Raincrow" <raincrow@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Most excellent email, Chris! I am still laughing. This has got to be the record 
year for Rose-breasted grosbeaks. My son-in-law had 4 males at his feeders last 
Friday on the north end of Harriman (northern Roane County), where US 27 and TN 
61 split, and he was very affected by their beauty. He's not a birder (yet) so 
didn't know if he saw any females.
Due to life overload, I quit feeding in early March, and the freeze killed my 
tulip poplar blossoms so I haven't seen or heard any of these handsome birds.

But I'm enjoying an evening with a carping Summer tanager, some Tufted titmice, 
a Carolina wren whom I believe is feeding a nest built in the receiver of my 
boat trailer, a Common yellowthroat who sounds a bit tipsy (wishooshee 
wishooshee wishooshee), a spectacular Indigo bunting, Cardinals, a Field 
sparrow, a Broadwing hawk, and a Pileated woodpecker. My female Hairy 
woodpecker was around last evening but not today, so far.

Maybe it's me, but it shouldn't be 89 degrees and 15% relative humidity on May 
1st in East Tennessee. That's just so wrong...

Cheers all and happy spring birds,

Liz Singley
Kingston (Roane Co.), TN
(Southariver)



------- Original Message -------
From : chris.sloan@xxxxxxxxxxx[mailto:chris.sloan@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent : 4/30/2007 7:08:33 AM
To : tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc : 
Subject : FW: [TN-Bird] maximum grosbeakage

This morning I set my new personal feeder-packing record with an impressive 
EIGHT Rose-breasted Grosbeaks jammed onto the trey feeder. I have been watching 
their interactions closely, and was starting to speculate that 6 was the most 
that would fit. They males are very touchy about their personal space, and 
every time the elusive seventh bird would try and land it would set off a 
series of squabbles that usually sent several birds flying. Somehow this 
morning they overcame their differences, or at least figured out an optimum 
spacing arrangement.
Based on max numbers of males and females at one time, I have at least 13 
hanging around the yard.

I am eagerly awaiting my phoebe babies to fledge, so that they will stop 
pooping all over my doorsteps.

--
Chris Sloan
chris.sloan@xxxxxxxxxxx
Nashville, TN

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You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds
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                Assistant Moderator Andy Jones
                         Cleveland, OH
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                          Rosedale, VA
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