[TN-Bird] Rusty blackbirds/purple finches, etc.

From: Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 11:59:36 EST
Good icy, snowy morning from the Charlotte Park area of West Nashville, 
Davidson County, just a few blocks east of the Cleece's Ferry landing on the 
Cumberland River.
Along with all my regular yard feeders, my deck is full of grackles, 15 MALE 
red wings, 2 cowbirds and 4 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, one of which came right up to 
the glass door pane where I could peer right down on it at a distance of five 
feet!   We had a small flock of them about two miles away for the Christmas 
count last Saturday, so they've been around, and, now, some are HERE.   I'm 
iced 
in, so enjoying feeding the birds.   Even got some suet that Hills managed to 
have in their grocery store yesterday.

Only this moment, I looked up from writing this post to find the menagerie of 
birds have been joined by a male and a female purple finch.  My mockingbird 
perched on a chair just outside the door a few minutes ago, so I took more 
peanut butter out, and the bird was right on the perch just a couple of inches 
from my hand while I spread the PBS on the perch.  Poor, hungry mockingbird is 
"begging"overtime this morning.  At least one tufted titmouse is gorging on PBS 
this morning as well.  

Let's all keep our birds well fed and watered through this icy/snowy time.  
They deserve it for giving all of us so much joy.  I'm going to throw more seed 
on the deck, replenish everything else, then heat some leftover homemade 
chili and warm up my own insides!

Cheers, prayers & great winter birding,

Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN

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