[TN-Bird] GBBC: Rusty blackbirds, Red-headed woodpecker, & more

Saturday Feb 16, 2008
Fredonia community
Montgomery Cty, TN

I had 32 species and 153 individuals during the 2 hr Great Backyard Bird Count 
at my house on Saturday. Highlights included 1 Red-breasted nuthatch, 1 
immature Sharp-shinned hawk, 5 Rusty blackbirds (2 males & 3 females) that 
stopped in for a few minutes, and a Red-headed woodpecker that was coming to 
one of my sunflower seed feeders. It would grab a sunflower seed and fly to the 
top of a telephone pole that was just 10 yards away and eat it. I've seen/heard 
Red-headed woodpeckers in the yard before, but never had one at the 
feeder...what a treat! 

Here's the complete list:
Sharp-shinned hawk       1
American kestrel         1
Killdeer                 1
Mourning dove           17
Red-headed woodpecker    1
Red-bellied woodpecker   2
Downy woodpecker         2
Hairy woodpecker         1
Eastern phoebe           1
Blue jay                 4
American crow            4
Carolina chickadee       2
Eastern tufted titmouse  3
Red-breasted nuthatch    1
White-breasted nuthatch  1
Carolina wren            2
Eastern bluebird         2
Northern mockingbird     1
European starling       21
Eastern towhee           2
Field sparrow            1
Song sparrow             1
White-throated sparrow  12
White-crowned sparrow    4
Dark-eyed junco         18
Northern cardinal       24
Red-winged blackbird     1
Eastern meadowlark       2
Rusty blackbird          5
House finch              5
American goldfinch       2
House sparrow            8 

Daniel Moss
Clarksville, TN
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