Hi TN-Birders, Late yesterday, a song sparrow appeared to feed here on my deck in the Charlotte Park section of West Nashville....just before there was a short snow flurry on the deck which took the poodles and me out to catch a few flakes. I was in the hospital for our other "snows," and hadn't felt a snowflake on my face all season! Right now, I have a lone tree sparrow with its stickpin glowing on its unstreaked breast as it feeds hungrily on this cold day. It's rare that I ever have one of those. One white-throated was still here this morning. I'd thought they were all gone. Another contingent of grackles came in overnight, so my yard is a blackbird haven with the usual starlings, lots of cowbirds, red-wings and common grackles. The grackles' iridescence is just sparklingly lovely in the bright sunlight, and these appear more bronzy than purple. Last night's freeze "wilted" the young grape leaves on my vine which goes around three sides of the large deck. It provides summer cover and autumn food for my birds. I hope the freeze did not ruin its potential for those functions later on this year. When I went to the store a little earlier, I saw Bradford pears dropping their petals at every turn. Dee Thompson Nashville, Davidson County, TN ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY 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 ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________