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

Good morning,
 
The neighborhood is FILLED with birds here in the Charlotte Park area, West  
Nashville, Davidson County just east of the Cumberland River across from 
Bell's  Bend.  Though not spectacular in species, they are spectacular in  
number. 
 
Hundreds of robins, red wings and starlings are all over the yard and in  the 
trees.  All my regular feeder birds are here as well.  The  red-wings were 
creeping along the tree branches seemingly finding something  edible in the 
hackberry and pine bark.  Most of the red wings appear to be  immature males.
 
A peregrine flew up from an adjacent yard and off to the east.  I  don't know 
if it had gone down after something or not.  It did not appear  to be 
carrying any prey.
 
A really funny coincidence happened when I heard something "tap" on my  
French door.  It was a titmouse.  I noticed that the peanut butter was  all 
gone--AGAIN!  Now, I don't for a moment believe that the titmouse has  taken 
lessons 
from the mockingbird and was "calling me out,"  but...................??  
Well, I did put more PB out, and it is all gone  again.  Some fell to the deck, 
and a female cardinal just now ate  that.
 
Looks as if I'll be refilling feeders much of today as food is  disappearing 
almost as fast as I can put it out there!  All the extra birds  came in just 
as it started to drizzle here and are feeding in this light  rain.
 
Birding is sooooo exciting.  Enjoy!
 
Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN

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