[TN-Bird] Re: Robin's nest + Dee's robin-blue jay battle over egg

In a message dated 3/29/2009 8:47:13 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
baumgrdner@xxxxxxx writes:
3/29/09
Knox co.
I observed a Robin building a nest, and every time the Robin left, a 
Brown-headed Cowbird moved in! This created quite a conflict
when both birds arrived at the same time!
Susan Baumgardner
_http://chipmunknits.blogspot.com_ (http://chipmunknits.blogspot.com)  
 
WOW, Susan!  Your message came in on TN-Bird while I was putting my noon meal 
on the stove here in the Charlotte Park area of West Nashville, Davidson 
County.  While prepping veggies in front of my kitchen window, a blue jay flew 
into the althea bush just off the deck.  It was followed by an attacking robin 
who tried and tried attacks on the jay.  I thought it was too early to nest, 
but 
the blue jay had a robin's egg in its beak which caused the robin's fierce 
anger.
 
About a hundred cedar waxwings are here at the moment, and they keep flying 
back and forth from the hackberry trees to the gutter on the house to drink 
water that has collected there and not run off yet.  I just stepped outside and 
took several poor, but documentary-good, photos of the thirsty cedars.
 
My hungry mockingbirds come to the dining room door to let me know they want 
peanut butter.  They also come to my call when I put peanut butter out, and 
they are not here.  They fly right in as soon as I shout "C'mon Bossies!"
 
Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN
**************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store?  Make dinner for $10 or 
less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)


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