[TN-Bird] Happy Birdday to me last Thurs Jan 5th (Roane Co., TN)

From: "Raincrow" <raincrow@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:21:58 -0800
Happy New Year, everyone

Last Thursday morning was a most memorable birdday for me. I spotted unusual 
movement and color in the leaf litter on the wooded hill beside my driveway 
and, try as I might, I could not make it resemble any of my 
usual cohort of winter yardbirds. Finally had to get a binoculars to discern 
who I was looking at: a Hermit thrush! First one I've seen in my winter yard 
since I moved here in '99.

When I left for work a few minutes later, I decided to first drive the 0.2 mi 
to the all-weather spring and turnaround at the end of my road, and found 60+ 
turkeys down there, picking through the grass! WOO 
HOO!!! Outside of Cades Cove, I've never seen that many turkeys in one spot; 
the record in my yard is perhaps 12, maybe 15. How very, very pleasing to find 
that the surrounding woods and pastures will support so 
many this late in the year. My mind's eye (and heart) were very carried away by 
the image of a herd of thigh-high, warm-blooded, flying dinosaurs, slowly 
parading in unison. Definitely made my day.

Liz Singley
Kingston (Roane) TN

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