[TN-Bird] Please help, question on Henslow's sparrows & S-T fly (hummers, towhees here)
- From: Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:53:33 EDT
Hello Birders,
Can any of you tell me if the Henslow's Sparrows that could be seen from the
paved road near a wildlife area outside Manchester still be seen? This is
the place to which the Nashville TOS took an absolutely grand field trip
earlier this summer, and the birds were FANTASTIC! I cannot remember the name
of
the TN Wildlife Management site nearby. I hope to take a friend down there
later this week, so would like to know if the birds are still evident before
we make the trip.
Also, how about the scissor-tails in Rutherford County, south of
Murfreesboro, we will try to see on the way back? They, too, were absolutely
exciting!
I have the spots marked on my map which is unavailable right now, and I just
cannot remember those local road names.
Those who are "in the know" about the present situation of those birds,
please reply off-line. I'd really appreciate it.
Meanwhile, after an influx of hummingbirds for a couple of days, things have
quieted down since it started raining. I only saw two yesterday, even
though I refurbished the watered-down sugar water, one of which was an
immature
that flew right up to my kitchen window to inspect ME! The other, a female,
was deflected as it approached the feeder by a squirrel jumping from the roof
to a vine. The bird slammed into the kitchen window and disappeared. I
rushed outside and looked on the deck to see if it was hurt, and it wasn't
there.
I assume it wasn't hurt badly enough to "put it down" from its flight.
A baby towhee, in all its nondescript glory, is feeding on my deck right
now. I know I've seen at least two, but they pretty much stay hidden away in
the
grape vines and venture out in the open only one at a time so far. I did
get some good photos of one yesterday.
Thank you, in advance, to anyone who can give me help on the Henslow's and
Scissor-tail questions.
Cheers & prayers,
Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN
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