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["Tommy Curtis" <tcbirdwatch@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Yesterday had our number 132 yard bird - a Rock Dove flyover.  We're not in the 
city so they are rare and we've waited over 3 years to see one here.  But, in 
the phenomenon probably all birders recognize that after finding a sought for 
lister bird more are seen quickly, a few minutes later 3 more Rock Doves flew 
over the yard.  
This morning we had the usual feeder birds plus a male Kentucky Warbler, a male 
Common Yellowthroat (first one for over two months), a female American 
Redstart, an immature White-eyed Vireo, an immature Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, a 
female Scarlet Tanager and a mature male Summer Tanager followed around by 
another Summer in those wonderful mottled colors of the immature male.  We're 
at 63 species so far in July.  

The hummer babies are coming to the feeders and the trees near the deck where 
the hummers sit between feedings are just covered in iridescent green and ruby. 
 Hot weather wilts my strength but I can endure a couple of morning hours to 
see such beauty.  

Tommy & Virginia Curtis
Smithville, TN
DeKalb County
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