[TN-Bird] Odd happenings

I returned to my home in nw Shelby County yesterday from a trip to  
California (swimmin' pools, movie stars.  15 life birds, 4 life mammals) to  
find a 
number of unusual avian activities in my yard.  First was a  black-billed 
cuckoo 
calling from an oak next to the front door.  I noticed  a male ruby-throated 
hummingbird chasing a female away from a feeder, then doing  his "U-dance" to 
entice her to stay.  There were three adult green herons  sharing a log in the 
lake below the house.  Scandal in heronland?  An  immature Carolina wren kept 
flying up from the deck into the glass storm door,  knocking himself for a 
loop each time, then doing it again, reminding  me for all the world of 
Snoopy's 
friend Woodstock.  Checking nest boxes, I  found 2 e bluebird nests, each with 
5 eggs.  Another nest held 4  prothonotary warbler eggs along with one 
cowbird (promptly dispatched).
Van Harris
Millington, TN

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