Hello, At 3:38 PM on this overcast day, the immature Cooper's hawk made a pass over my deck in the Charlotte Park section of West Nashville, Davidson County, a few blocks east of the Cumberland River across from Bell's Bend. It lit on the deck rail, then moved to a chair over the bird seed area, then up to a low branch in a hackberry tree behind the deck. Soon, a little mouse appeared to partake of the bird seed. "Immy" swooped down, but the mouse slipped away between the spaces in the deck floor. "Immy" stood on the deck peering down into the crack. For a moment, it even stood on one leg "flamingo style" after which it walked around on the deck before flying up to the utility wire just to the left of the deck. "Immy" doesn't have the patience of the parent birds yet in that it soon gave up when no more mice appeared. Now that it is gone, the mice are once again joining the squirrels at the feeder. All the birds are still hiding, so "Immy" may still be around the vicinity. It's always a thrill to watch "Immy" especially since I haven't seen it for awhile. No photos today. My camera was in another room in my bag where I left it after a little jaunt earlier today. Cheers & prayers, 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. You are also required to list the count 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 _____________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp _____________________________________________________________