FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] yellow-headed blackbird in Norris

["Allan Trently" <ajtcorax@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At dinner at my in-laws today (June 26, 2007), my father-in-law who has just 
started watching birds at his feeders told me about a bird he saw on Monday 
(June 25).  He said the bird had a yellow head and neck was black had white 
in the wings and was as big as a crow.  He said it was with some other birds 
he called blackbirds.  I asked him how yellow the head was.  He said it was 
as yellow as a goldfinch a common bird at his feeder.  When I showed him a 
photograph of a yellow-headed blackbird he immediately said that was the 
bird.  Since he is not very experienced at birds, I don't think him saying 
that the bird was as big as a crow should discredit his sighting.  Size is 
not an easy thing to decipher and he did not know many birds to compare size 
with.  He said he watched the bird feeding for about 5 minutes at his 
feeder.  I drove around the town of Norris after eating but did not see any 
blackbirds.  He was not able to watch the feeders much today.

The bird was seen at the Chestnut Commons apartments near the AmSouth bank 
in the town of Norris.  I didn't ask if I could give the apartment number so 
I won't give it here.

He will be watching his feeders tomorrow.  I told him to get a photograph of 
it if it comes back.  I won't be able to look for it until Thursday.  I will 
write if it does come back.

There are a few farms in the area towards Clinton and Andersonville.  Eagle 
Bend Fish Hatchery is not too far from here.  It may be worth checking these 
areas out.

A good bird for someone that just started watching birds about a month ago.

Allan Trently
Norris, TN
ajtcorax@xxxxxxxxxxx

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