[TN-Bird] Sap-sippin' flicker + titmouse begger

From: Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 15:13:24 EST
Greetings from the Charlotte Park section of West Nashville about four blocks 
east of the Cumberland River's old Cleece's Ferry Landing in Davidson County.
For the past ten days, I have not seen the yellow bellied sapsucker that was 
drilling "polka dots" on my holly tree trunk, but I really haven't been home 
to check that much.  This morning, when I opened the drape in the bedroom to 
look out and down on the holly trunk, the sapsucker was NOT there, but a 
flicker 
was "attached" to the trunk just "flicking" his tongue away at the 
sapsucker's sap holes!  After I'd looked a moment, the flicker flew up to MORE 
sap holes 
in the water maple tree and resumed the tongue flicking routine.

Last time I reported on this, I think I mentioned that all kinds of other 
birds are showing up to sample the sap from the holes the sapsucker has so 
diligently drilled.  Maybe my "yb sap" has gotten tired of being taken for a 
"sap" 
for feeding the neighborhood for nothing in return and headed "outta here."  
Hope not yet, and maybe not.  He was really getting gorgeous the last time I 
saw 
him.  As I said, I've been too busy this past week to do much looking out 
THAT window for him.

Meanwhile, at least ONE titmouse has started sitting in the althea bush 
"whining" for peanut butter when the mockingbirds are not around.  If they are 
around "begging," the titmouse waits patiently until they are successful, then 
comes in to feed after they have sated themselves.

Cheers & prayers,

Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN


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