[TN-Bird] Rusty Blackbirds - Knox

From: kde@xxxxxxx
To: Tennessee Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:21:30 -0500 (EST)
Apparently this is the year of the Rusty Blackbird.  I've seen
several reports this fall.

The last few days, I've seen some blackbirds flyover the house
that I felt were Rusty Blackbirds but I couldn't pull the trigger
and call them that.  Yesterday (Tues, 26 Nov) a large flock of
about 200-300 blackbirds descended into a group of trees at the
end of my street as we were driving out on the way to work.  They
weren't Red-wings and didn't appear to be grackles but by the
time I got the "in-car" binoculars out of the glovebox, they
had taken flight again and disappeared behind the trees.

This morning (Wed, 26 Nov) a group of 8-10 blackbirds dropped
into the large male Blackgum tree in our backyard.  They stayed
long enough to get the binocs on them this time.  2 Red-winged
Blackbirds and about a half-dozen RUSTY BLACKBIRDs.

Yardbird #157.

We still have a LARGE amount of Blackgum berries left despite
constant feeding by a number of birds.  Cedar Waxwings, Starlings,
Am Robins, E Bluebirds, RB Woodpeckers, N Flickers, N Mockingbirds,
Hermit Thrushes, and House Finches are making daily visits but
don't seem to be making much of a dent.  I've also seen E Towhee,
Chipping and White-throated Sparrows eating the berries this year.
The squirrels are too occupied with the acorns and hickory nuts
which also did very well this year.

Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN



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