[TN-Bird] Good Migration Week in Our Yard

These last five days have been great in our yard at the top of the hill.  
Tuesday we got over our Red-breasted Nuthatch envy as, after reading about them 
being seen in many states and all over Tennessee, a beautifully mature one 
appeared in the morning and stayed with us all day.  Wednesday and Thursday we 
had lots of migrants but nothing new for the month although more Rose-breasted 
Grosbeaks joined the ones that had been around since the 13th and increased the 
count to over 20 seen at one time.  Friday morning began with a spectacular 
Ovenbird showing more orange on the head than any previously seen; this bird 
sat in the open below deck level about 30 feet away for almost two minutes and 
delighted us with its beauty.  That same morning we had Chestnut-sided, Common 
Yellow-throat, Tennessee, Magnolia, and American Redstart Warblers, our FOS 
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (one mature female and one immature), a bunch of FOS 
Northern Flickers, 3 flyover Rock Doves (only the third time for our yard) and 
heard a Yellow-billed Cuckoo that refused to be seen.  Saturday the cool front 
brought thrushes with a gorgeous Wood, 2 Swainson's and a Hermit, 2 female 
Summer Tanagers whose color we think is the prettiest of all fall birds, a 
Warbling Vireo that worked at eye level in the walnut tree only 30 feet from 
our deck for over 5 minutes, and a Black-billed Cuckoo that lingered on the 
edge of the yard about 50 feet away giving us prolonged looks.  Ruby-throated 
Hummingbirds late this afternoon are down to only 4 as most left ahead of the 
cool front.  Now we are ready for White-throated Sparrows.
Tommy and Virginia Curtis
Smithville, TN
DeKalb County
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