[TN-Bird] Juvenile Cooper's, yb-sapsucker, titmice, etc.

From: Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 08:44:17 EST
Greetings,

Sorry this is late, but I have been to busy to post.

While I was having lunch on Tuesday, I was marveling at the active jumble of 
juncos that were feeding on the floor of my deck just outside the French doors 
of my dining room.  All of a sudden, they all just went "whoosh" in every 
direction disappearing into all hiding corners.  A juvenile Cooper's hawk had 
flown over and landed on a tree branch right at my eye level about 45 feet from 
where I was sitting.  It perched with its back to me, and its long, barred and 
rounded tail was hanging down in full view below.  It was a classic first year 
bird.  After about two minutes, the bird swooped below to the ground, 
apparently missed whatever prey it was after, then flew further into my 
backyard 
where it looked to have perched in a tree out of my view.  It must have left 
rather quickly as the juncos were soon back to their business of feeding 
hungrily 
on the floor of my deck.  One white-throated sparrow joined the juncos before I 
finished my lunch and went back to work on some volunteer work I am doing for 
one of the organizations to which I belong.

Also, last Sunday, I had a gorgeous male yellow-bellied sapsucker working on 
the holly bush/tree (4" diameter twin trunks) outside my bedroom window.  He 
was low on the holly, so I could stand at my window and look directly down on 
the top of his head then at him broadside after he worked his way up the tree 
digging under the bark for hidden goodies.  After about 10 minutes of diligent 
searching on the holly, he flew a few feet away to the maple tree in my front 
yard where he proceeded to "work" it for "dessert"(?).  Along with the 
sapsucker, there were three cardinals and a white-throated sparrow in and/or 
under 
the holly when my observation began.  A pair of cardinals nested in it this 
past 
summer, and cardinals frequent it often, as do blue jays, grackles (in 
season), mockingbirds and an occasional screech owl in addition to the yb-sap.

That tough tufted titmouse that I reported dominating the feeder DOES appear 
to have been feeding a new brood which have now been brought to the feeder.  I 
had a sudden influx of apparent young titmice later in the week following the 
adult's bossy behavior at the tube feeder which continued for a couple of 
days after my original report.

Dee Thompson
(West) Nashville, TN  (Charlotte Park about 3/10 miles east of the old 
Cleece's Ferry)
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[TN-Bird] Juvenile Cooper's, yb-sapsucker, titmice, etc.

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