[birdky] Re: Schochoh, Logan Co., snow day...list
- From: Lyneart <lyneart@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tyson9152@xxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 04:39:42 -0600
I also noticed a female cardinal with no tail feathers at all and several other
birds with bits of ice clinging to their tails. Still didn't connect the
missing tail to the ice until seeing your post.
Frank
On Mar 3, 2014, at 7:07 PM, Debby & Steve Tyson wrote:
> We were “trapped” home by snow and ice today. It was the first really
> significant snow cover we’ve had here in south Logan Co. this year and the
> bird activity was amazing at the feeders. We counted 30 total species for
> the day, all but the Meadowlarks, Red-headed and Bobwhites from the breakfast
> nook window. We too had unusually large flocks of Grackles, Redwings and
> Cowbirds, but we also had at least six DE Juncos around the feeders, (we
> rarely see even a single). We also watched a Fox Sparrow for several hours
> and counted our first ever American Tree Sparrow here, which appeared
> literally under the window (takes our “house” count to 124). Once again, the
> Hairy WP announced his presence by tapping on the deck! We noticed several
> Doves and White-crowned Sparrows that were missing most, or all, of their
> tail feathers today. We’re speculating that they went to bed wet, in the
> torrential rain, and froze fast to whatever they were roosting on(?)
> Stephen Tyson, Schochoh, Logan Co., KY
> Species Name:
> Northern Bobwhite
> Cooper's Hawk
> American Kestrel
> Mourning Dove
> Red-headed Woodpecker
> Red-bellied Woodpecker
> Downy Woodpecker
> Hairy Woodpecker
> Northern Flicker
> Blue Jay
> American Crow
> Carolina Chickadee
> Tufted Titmouse
> White-breasted Nuthatch
> Northern Mockingbird
> European Starling
> American Robin
> American Goldfinch
> Purple Finch
> House Finch
> Brown-headed Cowbird
> Red-winged Blackbird
> Common Grackle
> Eastern Meadowlark
> Fox Sparrow
> Song Sparrow
> White-crowned Sparrow
> Dark-eyed Junco
> American Tree Sparrow
> Northern Cardinal
Frank Lyne
frank@xxxxxxxxxxx - near Dot in Logan County, KY
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