Hi Birders, A yellow bellied sapsucker appeared back in the holly tree outside my bedroom window here in the Charlotte Park area of West Nashville near the old Cleece's Ferry ramp on the Cumberland River in Davidson County. I don't know if it is the same bird or not, but he was sure working away on that holly just as the one was that was here until a month or so ago. This guy is mighty bright and beautiful. Looks as if he has his "courting clothes" on and is ready to go for the girls! The titmice, cardinals and wrens are taking shredded paper, hair clippings and dryer lint from a flower pot outside, so It appears that some are using those materials to "feather their nests." When I have my hair cut, I ask the beautician to give me my "locks" which I put outside for the birds to use. They really seem to go for that. I was once told about that by an ornithologist who said it "works as well as horse hair" which is used by many birds in rural areas. The shredded paper and dryer lint were also "promoted" by the same person. Enjoy birding often, Dee Thompson Nashville, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================