[TN-Bird] Re: Odd happenings!
- From: Tarcila Fox <tarcila@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 21:31:54 -0600
I had a Field Sparrow, today, with what looked like a broken tail. It sat very
still in the snow on the ground for a long time, and when it began to move, I
thought it was injured, since it moved so slowly, some of its tail feathers
were missing and the ones left were dragging the ground on one side. When the
little bird struggled to fly and slowly lifted off the ground, it didn’t fly
far, only a few feet and it couldn’t gain elevation over 18 about inches. that
is when I saw that the remaining tail feathers hung straight down because they
were weighted down with a solid ball of ice like a large shooter marble. Poor
little thing looked like it was dragging and a ball and chain.
Tarcila Fox
Goodlettsville
Davidson County
On 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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