Happy Sunday, As I returned westbound on I-40 from early church this morning, a peregrine falcon was close overhead in pursuit of a rock pigeon just at the sign posted for the White Bridge exit between 46th Street and White Bridge in West Nashville, Davidson County, around 8:30 AM. At home in the Charlotte Park section of West Nashville, my first white throated sparrow, a lone scout, was feeding on my deck as I was eating lunch around 11:30 AM. After having had around 60 house finches all summer, I've had NONE for three days making that the first time since my 1991 move here that I haven't had a few feeding. Is anyone else experiencing a house finch loss? It seems that I must have had several bushels of grapes this summer ripen on my 90+ foot long grape "arbor" on the deck rails. They were hanging from everywhere with vines almost reaching the ground from the deck above. It was somewhat like the "Hanging Gardens of Babylon" in front of my carport where I had to drive the car through them to get in or out. Also reminded me a bit of those doorways where some native New Orleaneans hang rows of Mardi Gras beads as curtains with all those ripening grapes of various shades being the beads. Now, the grapes are almost gone as are the ripe pokeberries (have a fresh green "crop" coming on) from a giant poke "tree" that grew beside the deck, SO the birds have returned to feed on "store bought food." My bossy mockingbirds are back to peeping through the glass panes of the French doors to "demand" their peanut butter which is also gleefully shared by the titmice, wrens and chickadees. Guess they will all keep me running to replenish the feeders throughout the winter. Grape jelly and yellow cake are eagerly eaten by cardinals and others. Dee's Smorgabird is going full steam again with "Immy" Coop (Cooper's hawk) and "Perry Grin" (peregrine falcon) apparently hanging around nearby to dine on Dee's diners! I hope "Horny" & "Screech" (owls) return to control the mouse population at nights soon. Best of birding to you all, Dee Thompson Nashville, TN