[TN-Bird] Not much on the Cumberland River today

Hello,

Just got back from a little drive down to the Cleece's Ferry Boat Ramp on the 
Cumberland River in the Charlotte Park area of Davidson County to see if 
anything was around.  There was one female mallard swimming around, a great 
blue 
heron on the far shore at Bell's Bend and two belted kingfishers fishing.  As I 
drove along Annex Avenue, two Eurasian collared doves were perched on a wire 
in front of some apartment buildings, then another one at the end of Capri 
Drive at River Rouge.  Several chimney swifts and a large flock (50 +) common 
grackles were flying above the Rock Harbor Marina on Basswood.  Lots of 
mourning 
doves were on wires all over the neighborhood.

When I returned home a few blocks east of the river, I was still being 
inundated by huge numbers of all my regular species plus a smaller flock of 
grackles.  Birds here seem to be "tanking up" for the worst, as they have been 
eating 
constantly since early this morning requiring me to put out four times the 
amount of food I do on a normal day.  Mourning doves, young cardinals and house 
sparrows have been having food fights.  My cardinals are recovering from molt, 
but now my blue jays are bald with one sporting ONE long crest feather which 
reminds me of the one plume on the hat of any one of the three musketeers. 

Wonder if overnight will bring us something worth seeing.

Good birding to all.  Get out and see if you can find a "rarie."

Cheers & prayers,

Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN

Other related posts: