[TN-Bird] Redpoll shots

2/20/07
Howenwald; Lewis Co
I don't think I've ever overslept when going for a state bird, until today. 
Luckily I still woke up pretty early, and the bird didn't mind waiting! I 
arrived at Betsy Russell's house at about 09:30, and Damien Simbeck had the 
bird pointed for me; I had it within 10 seconds of pulling in the driveway. 
Damien left shortly afterwards, and I stayed until a little after 11:00. The 
birds were pretty flight today, with everything clearing out several times for 
15-20 minutes at a time. I never saw an accipiter, but that looked like what 
was going on. 

I only saw the Redpoll use the feeder twice while I was there, my observations 
were primarily in the wisteria tangle just beside the carport. The Redpoll 
tended to stay in the interior of the tangle, so it can be tough to find even 
when it's there. There are a lot of birds in the area, and the house bind 
Bill's Moms house has a feeding station as well, which was also getting a lot 
of use. If you get there and don't see the bird immediately, I always picked it 
up initially in the wisteria.

Once again, thanks to Bill for finding this bird and getting the word out so 
fast, and his Mom for letting birders from all over the State hang out in her 
driveway! I have wanted a Redpoll in TN for a long time. I expected to have to 
drive farther when the time came, and would have never thought I'd be in 
short-sleeves when I got it.

I've posted some decent images in a new gallery: 
http://www.pbase.com/mctodd/common_redpoll_howenwald_tn Clicking on any photo 
will enlarge it, and you can use the next and previous links to navigate among 
photos.

Good Birding!!

Mike Todd
McKenzie, TN
birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.pbase.com/mctodd

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