[TN-Bird] Re: armadillos

What I'd like to see really is a live armadillo waddling around my  
neighborhood. Looking for ants.

On Jun 14, 2008, at 12:49 PM, Chris Sloan wrote:

> This is not a new occurrence.  Armadillos have been in middle  
> Tennessee
> for decades.  As far back as the late 80's or early 90's they had been
> documented in every county in middle Tennessee.  I do not believe  
> it has
> anything to do with climate change; I think it is more to do with the
> fact that armadillos are highly adaptable generalist species and they
> survive well around humans (roadkills notwithstanding).
> Chris Sloan
> Nashville, TN
>
> My photos:  http://csloan.smugmug.com
>
>
>
> Beverly Threadgill wrote:
>> Regarding the presence of armadillos in our region, I'm wondering  
>> if this signals some sort of climate change that would bring in  
>> new birds or create a hostile environment for our old faves.
>>
>>
>>  Beverly Threadgill Robey
>> Adairville, KY 42202--Logan County
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: "Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx" <Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx>
>> To: humming@xxxxxxxxxxx; tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 9:47:50 AM
>> Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: McCrory Lane @ 1-40
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 6/14/2008 6:56:20 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>> humming@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>> I saw a dead armadillo on Franklin road just north of Otter Creek Rd
>> a couple weeks ago!
>> Stephanie McGuirk
>>
>> On Jun 13, 2008, at 10:27 PM, Beverly Threadgill wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Today under the underpass at McCrory Lane and I-40, I saw a dead
>>> armadillo! Yes, an armadillo. I'm originally from the Gulf Coast of
>>> Texas, where the critters are common, but I was surely surprised to
>>> see one in West Nashville! What could this mean for a changing bird
>>> population?
>>>
>>>
>>>  Beverly Threadgill Robey
>>>
>>> Adairville, KY 42202 (Logan County)
>>>
>>
>> Aboout three years ago, I reported a dead armodillo at the at the  
>> off ramp of
>> I-40 onto Hwy 70 in Bellevue.  A few weeks before, I had taken a  
>> photo of one
>> that crossed Natchez Trace near Franklin.  They're HERE.  I knew  
>> them well
>> when I lived in Florida.  One of my fellow students at  
>> RollinsCollege was a
>> Texas rancher who told me they were good when batbequed.  Daddy  
>> shot one, and I
>> cooked it.  Not bad.  Its belly was full of earthworms, so I guess  
>> that is what
>> they eat.  This one had been digging in our yard for its food, so  
>> I don't
>> think they are a real threat to the birds.
>>
>> Dee Thompson
>> Nashville, TN
>>
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