[birdky] Re: Schochoh, Logan Co., snow day...list
- From: linda craiger <lindacraiger@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lyneart@xxxxxxxxxxx, birdky <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 07:21:29 -0600
I had 3 birds at my feeders with no tail feathers yesterday....We figured it
related to the freezing rain.
Linda Craiger / Glasgow
Lyneart <lyneart@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>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
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>American Kestrel
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>Mourning Dove
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>Red-headed Woodpecker
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>Red-bellied Woodpecker
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>Downy Woodpecker
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>Hairy Woodpecker
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>Northern Flicker
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>Blue Jay
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>American Crow
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>Carolina Chickadee
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>Tufted Titmouse
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>White-breasted Nuthatch
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>Northern Mockingbird
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>European Starling
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>American Robin
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>American Goldfinch
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>Purple Finch
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>House Finch
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>Brown-headed Cowbird
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>Red-winged Blackbird
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>Common Grackle
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>Eastern Meadowlark
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>Fox Sparrow
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>Song Sparrow
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>White-crowned Sparrow
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>Dark-eyed Junco
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>American Tree Sparrow
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>Northern Cardinal
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>
>Frank Lyne
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>frank@xxxxxxxxxxx - near Dot in Logan County, KY
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