[TN-Bird] Re: Odd happenings!
- From: Stefan Woltmann <harpagus@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "robert_p_ford@xxxxxxx" <robert_p_ford@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 17:03:59 -0600
I had a female House Sparrow today that had an oddly tattered tail and wondered
about effects of freezing rain on a roost.
Love it when folks post such observations.
Stefan Woltmann
Clarksville, TN
> On Mar 3, 2014, at 17:00, "Ford, Robert" <robert_p_ford@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> You beat me to it Sam - at my home in Brownsville, Haywood County TN.
> Watching feeder, at least 2 White-throated Sparrows, one House Finch, and one
> Eurasian Collared Dove without tails visiting feeder. I assume they lost
> their tails in the ice storm on roost last night. Walking around the yard
> today, I found a collared dove tail in tact, covered in ice, below the cedar
> tree where a lot of birds roost.
>
> Bob Ford
> Haywood County, TN
>
>
>> On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 3:10 PM, Sam Lawson <legosw17@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 1. First fox sparrow ever at my feeders!
>> 2. A dove and a white throated sparrow have lost their tails.
>> 3. A junco had a 1 1/2 inch long icicle on its tail, which it broke off on a
>> branch.
>> 4. A cardinal is losing its tail feathers; they are going in all directions.
>> None of the tailless birds are having difficulty surviving.
>>
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