[TN-Bird] Fwd: Huge numbers of birds come with the rain & a weird coincidence

It wouldn't surprise me one bit if a regular among your titmice (or other re=
gular visitors) was indeed calling you out=2E (I apologize if I've told this=
 tale already; CRS=2E) Three or four springs ago, I was late in hanging my h=
ummingbird feeders=2E One day a large female rubythroat -- I presumed the fe=
male who'd nested in my yard the previous year -- parked in front of my face=
 for a few beats and danced a couple of times right over the top of my head,=
 making little disparaging hummer remarks=2E I promptly went inside, prepare=
d a feeder, and within minutes of hanging it, she was sipping away=2E

Happy "coincidences"

Liz Singley
Kingston TN



----- Original Message -----
From: Dthomp2669@aol=2Ecom [mailto:Dthomp2669@aol=2Ecom]
Sent: 11/27/2005 8:44:04 AM
To: tn-bird@freelists=2Eorg
Subject: [TN-Bird] Huge numbers of birds come with the rain & a weird coinci=
dence

Good morning,
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The neighborhood is FILLED with birds here in the Charlotte Park area, West =20=

Nashville, Davidson County just east of the Cumberland River across from=20
Bell's  Bend=2E  Though not spectacular in species, they are spectacular in =
 number=2E=20
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Hundreds of robins, red wings and starlings are all over the yard and in  th=
e=20
trees=2E  All my regular feeder birds are here as well=2E  The  red-wings we=
re=20
creeping along the tree branches seemingly finding something  edible in the=20=

hackberry and pine bark=2E  Most of the red wings appear to be  immature mal=
es=2E
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A peregrine flew up from an adjacent yard and off to the east=2E  I  don't k=
now=20
if it had gone down after something or not=2E  It did not appear  to be=20
carrying any prey=2E
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A really funny coincidence happened when I heard something "tap" on my =20
French door=2E  It was a titmouse=2E  I noticed that the peanut butter was  =
all=20
gone--AGAIN!  Now, I don't for a moment believe that the titmouse has  taken=
 lessons=20
from the mockingbird and was "calling me out,"  but=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E?? =20
Well, I did put more PB out, and it is all gone  again=2E  Some fell to the =
deck,=20
and a female cardinal just now ate  that=2E
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Looks as if I'll be refilling feeders much of today as food is  disappearing=20=

almost as fast as I can put it out there!  All the extra birds  came in just=20=

as it started to drizzle here and are feeding in this light  rain=2E
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Birding is sooooo exciting=2E  Enjoy!
=20
Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN

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