[TN-Bird] Magnificent Males

Just at the time when the Goldfinch and White-throated Sparrows are looking=
 far from their best, we had a visit from two magnificent males today.  The=
 first was a gobbler in full dress.  His wattles and pate would flush red a=
s he fluffed up, drooped wings, and spread his tail to no one in particular=
. His bronze feathers really shone.  The large spurs were quite obvious, as=
 was his beard, estimated at 10 inches - so long it reached the ground as h=
e stooped to feed. We can't wait to see him interact with the flock that ha=
s been coming regularly, onlysome now appear alone.  Their tail-fanning dis=
plays suggest they are juvenile males, but there are no signs of spurs and =
the developing beards are short.  Next came a wonderful Pileated Woodpecker=
.  After making use of a rotted log on the ground, he inched up a very thin=
 tree, showing off his blazing crest and his wide malar stripe. This was qu=
ite the largest Pileated I have seen, a really exciting view. Ralph and Kay=
 brinkhurst, Lebanon, Wilson Co.
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