[TN-Bird] Grosbeaks Galore
- From: "Tommy Curtis" <tcbirdwatch@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TN-Bird Post" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:09:07 -0500
That good wind today filled our yard with Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. Sunday
morning just as we were leaving for church one FOS male Rose-breasted came to
the feeder and has remained with us. But today we've seen as many as 11 males
and 5 females in the same tree at our rear feeders with others moving around in
other trees. A filling of sunflower seeds in both open feeders usually lasts a
couple of days; these hungry birds consumed them by noon and we had to refill.
But what a sight to look at a tree with brown dead leaves due to the freeze
weeks ago and see it decorated with black, red, and white!
The morning began with 2 male and 1 female Scarlet Tanagers bringing
eye-popping color in one of the few trees with green leaves. One male stayed
around most of the day. Our first male Indigo Bunting of the spring came on
Saturday and another joined him today. A brilliant male Baltimore Oriole
chasing one of the Grosbeaks through the yard was a real treat and we also had
three vireos this morning; one each of White-eyed, Red-eyed and
Yellow-throated. Only one warbler today - a male Tennessee; a male
Black-throated Green was in the yard yesterday. And we saw our FOS Gray Catbird
after hearing it yesterday but not finding it.
Good birds in the last few days have been a mature Red-headed Woodpecker on
Sunday and a first-in-the-yard Vesper Sparrow on Friday who raised my blood
pressure about 50 points when he popped up at eye level from our deck about 30
feet away. He didn't stay long, but long enough for identification.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird numbers have increased steadily in the past week and
we saw about 25-30 at the feeders yesterday before dark. Lots of
White-throated Sparrows are still hanging around and even the favorable wind
doesn't seem to persuade them to migrate although they should have gotten
encouragement from the many Blue Jays streaming north.
Tommy & Virginia Curtis
Smithville, TN
DeKalb County
=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================
The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with
first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation.
You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds
you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should
appear in the first paragraph.
_____________________________________________________________
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
------------------------------
Assistant Moderator Andy Jones
Cleveland, OH
-------------------------------
Assistant Moderator Dave Worley
Rosedale, VA
__________________________________________________________
Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
web site at http://www.tnbirds.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
ARCHIVES
TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/
EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES
Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp
Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif
Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com
_____________________________________________________________
Other related posts:
- » [TN-Bird] Grosbeaks Galore
