[TN-Bird] Phoebes & winter food - Beaman Park (Davidson Co.)

From: Tony Lance <tonylance@xxxxxxx>
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2011 07:54:20 -0600
Whenever I see a phoebe in the wintertime I can't help but wonder  
what it is they feed on when insects aren't available. Yesterday I  
got at least part of the answer. As I was looking out the window at  
the nature center I saw a phoebe pulling shriveled poke berries from  
a long dead plant and eating them. Later, as I was cleaning the deck  
I noticed a sizeable pile of purple droppings under the light where  
the bird roosts.

Tony Lance
Beaman Park Nature Center
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