[TN-Bird] "Immy" Pileated?

From: "Richards, Rhea" <Rhea.Richards@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: 'tnbird' <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 13:55:51 -0600
Hi!

 I have recently moved to Smyrna, TN, and over the weekend, decided to check 
out a natural area
close to my condo.  The name of the area is Nice Mill Dam, and it is part of 
the East Fork River,
backwaters of Percy Priest Lake, I believe.  A path cuts through the area and 
follows East Fork
 closely so that you can birdwatch and be on the water at the same time.  
Anyway, on Sunday
afternoon around 2:00 p.m., I spotted a Pileated Woodpecker, and got to watch 
it for several
minutes, fairly close with binocs.  The sun was behind me and it was putting 
the best lighting
on this bird!  Well, I noticed something I had never noticed on a P.W. before:  
a large patch of
rust on it's wing.  Is this an indication of a juvenile?  

 I also saw a mature Cooper's Hawk on the prowl.  It landed in a tree right 
above where I was
standing and again, the lighting was perfect to see every marking!  I'll 
definitely return to this
area again for birdwatching!

 Rhea Richards
Smyrna, Tennessee












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