[TN-Bird] a few Knox County migrants in my yard

This morning, 9/25/09, in my west Knox County yard.  I haven't been doing much 
feeder/yard birdwatching lately but this morning I slept late and spent over an 
hour doing just that... mostly from my back deck starting at 9 a.m.  The first 
half hour was notably quiet and I was about to give up and go in when things 
got interesting.  First I found the most exciting bird of the morning, a 
SWAINSON'S THRUSH, new yard bird #63.  Next were 2 Magnolia Warblers and a 
Redstart foraging mostly in the wild cherry tree right next to the deck.  One 
ruby-throated Hummingbird was patronizing the hummingbird feeder (I don't get 
many hummingbirds, usually just one at a time).  Maybe not a migrant but 
unusual for the yard was a Gray Catbird... never could see it but it meowed 
several times.  Almost forgot to mention the empid in the cherry tree.  unusual 
for the yard.  Could't see much detail but it's head looked flat; it had wing 
bars and seemed to be on the smallish side.  Of course, it was silent.  

 

Carole Gobert, Knoxville, Knox County, TN
                                          
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