[TN-Bird] Quite bright (colorful) male goldfinch
- From: Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 14:08:57 EDT
Here at my home in Charlotte Park, West Nashville, Davidson County, I just
had a very brightly colored male goldfinch drop down to drink from the ant trap
above my hummingbird feeder. He had more yellow than most for this time of
year. He drank for sooooo long that I cannot help but wonder if he is a
migrant that dropped down in search of water after maybe having flown for an
extended time. After he drank so much, he flew into a nearby bush to "rest."
I
have not seen him partake of any food although the feeders are full.
I haven't seen a hummingbird since Thursday a week ago, so guess my migrants
have all passed through. For the week before that Thursday, I had a
battalion of them fighting over the feeder and all around the yard. I intend
to
keep the feeder stocked just in case I have some nice little winter wanderer
drop by looking for some sugar water.
Happy birding.
Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN
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