Dev & TN-Birders, Much to the chagrin of my citified neighbors, I absolutely FORBID my yard man to ever cut down ANY poke weed. I haven't been as lucky as you in having great birds eating the berries as my ferocious mockingbirds GUARD their pokeweed from anything else that flies, walks or crawls. There was a thrush that flew into a high tree near some "poke" the other day when I went to hang freshly washed rugs over the deck rail, but he left unidentified before I could get back in the house to return with my binoculars. I think it was a Swainson's as that would be the most likely for the time and location--first thrush ever on my property to my knowledge. When I lived in Florida, my "poke" used to draw the catbirds and thrashers as we lived in the country with LOTS of cover for them. Dee Thompson Nashville, TN (Charlotte Park near the old Cleece's Ferry ramp) =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================