[TN-Bird] Merlin, gulls - Knox

From: KD Edwards <sparverius@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: TN-Bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 11:22:07 -0500
Productive Saturday morning (1/31/2015) in the yard here in west Knox Co.

The daily gull flight totaled over 1000 Ring-billed plus 3 HERRING Gulls 
including a 1st-cycle, a 2nd-cycle, and a possible 3rd-cycle bird.

A MERLIN took an E Bluebird out for brunch but the Blue Jays wouldn't let it 
eat in peace.  Eventually about 15 Blue Jays had flown in to join the party and 
chased the Merlin around the woods until it eventually disappeared.  It wasn't 
in one spot long enough for me to get a photo (maybe if I hadn't spent so much 
time scoping it first).  Thanks to Amber for first spotting it.

Also had a Yellow-rump with an interesting call note that I would have liked to 
have gotten a better look at.

Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN


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