[TN-Bird] Chipping, Fox and Song Sparrows...got 'em

Feb 18 & 19, 2006
Perry County
After reading discussions regarding wintering Chipping Sparrows I decided to 
check out the mixed seed feeder.  Found one Chipping Sparrow on it.  Even 
though I'm in western Middle TN, this is the first time I've seen one feed at 
the feeder, then again, this is the most snow we've ever had here (appx 2") 
that's lasted more than one day.

Great weekend to find other 'unusuals' at the feeder including 1 Fox Sparrow, 3 
Song Sparrows and 1 Field Sparrow.  Always tons of Juncos, good numbers of 
Downy's, pair of Pileated, 4 Yellow Bellied Sapsuckers fighting over the peanut 
butter.  Also seen one Phoebe.

Curiously absent is Brown Creeper...only seen one this season and usually see 
them quite often.  Wondering if anyone else has had this situation.

We are blessed to be able to offer all of these visitors and resident birds 
lots of cover in the form of numerous cedars and other evergreen shrubs, stacks 
of firewood, brush piles and even an outbuilding lacking windows that they can 
get into along with acres of mixed hardwoods.  We also have a hillside that we 
cleared of a couple of tall oaks.  Native wildflowers took seed and have 
produced natural food.  Another great thing here is a free running spring that 
steps down to create shallow pools wonderful for bathing and drinking.  Bathing 
not recommended on a day like today...  

Life is good.

Anna Varney
Perry County, TN 
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