Hello TN-Birders, Just as I sat down at my computer around 3:30 PM, a flash of blueish wings was evident just five feet away as the sparrow hawk made a dive for a mouse on my deck in the Charlotte Park area of West Nashville, Davidson County, just east of the Cumberland River across from Bell's Bend. Obviously it missed its intended meal. The bird flew up to a utility pole in a neighbor's yard from which it continued to watch my deck. It definitely was not eating, so I assume it missed. A few moments later, it flew from the pole to a place on a wire about 30 feet above the deck at about an 11:00 position to continue watching. I took a couple of photos, then got busy on the computer. I saw no action on the deck; no mice had the nerve to show themselves. Every now and then, I'd check and the sparrow hawk was still watching. It's gone now, and the mice are running around on the deck in the fading light. Now, where is my great horned owl when I need it? How about my screech owl? C'mon, "Owlies," your "smorga-mouse" awaits!!!!!!!!!! Cheers & prayers, Dee Thompson Nashville, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the count in which the birds you report were seen. The actual date of observation should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ 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. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp _____________________________________________________________