[TN-Bird] Re: the stand-off
- From: Charlie <cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 17:06:05 -0800 (PST)
Al,
You're welcome to come over anytime, but I've only seen the Fox
Sparrow twice so far, so odds aren't great.
There is a spot on the Maryville Greenway that might be good to
check. It's the circle west of Springbrook Park and east of
Maryville Middle School.
I sometimes see them at Cades Cove.
Last time I was at Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge I saw a bunch of
them.
Charlie
--- TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Charlie,
>
> Enjoyed your email re: the hawk and Red-Bellied.
>
> By the way, have you ever seen the Fox Sparrow again? If you do,
> could you please let us know. I need it for a life bird. I think
> you are within a few miles of where we live.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Al Kolak
> >
> > From: Charlie <cmmbirds@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: 2004/12/15 Wed AM 08:10:37 EST
> > To: TN-Bird <TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [TN-Bird] the stand-off
> >
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I was enjoying some good shade-grown coffee and watching the
> feeders
> > this morning when all of a sudden the yard exploded. Every bird
> took
> > off at full throttle - except for one.
> >
> > As expected, it was an accipiter that caused the commotion. A
> > beautiful adult Cooper's Hawk flashed by the kitchen window,
> turned
> > hard, and flew up into the Southern Red Oak above the feeders.
> There
> > it perched, looked around, preened, etc.
> >
> > All the while, a male Red-bellied Woodpecker was frozen stiff on
> the
> > side of a small Redbud below the Cooper's oak. For 6 or 7
> minutes
> > the woodpecker didn't seem to breathe, nevermind move.
> >
> > Then, the Cooper's changed perches, moving about 10-12 feet. As
> it
> > did, the Red-belly shifted around the trunk of the redbud and
> froze
> > again. Three more times this happened - hawk switches perch,
> > woodpecker shifts around trunk then freezes.
> >
> > It was interesting to watch this little struggle in the animal
> world,
> > until a #@$*&^ cat came into the yard and scared off the
> woodpecker.
> > The hawk, looking the other way, noticed too late and missed,
> then
> > flew off. Not having a handy projectile, I simply yelled out the
> > window at the intruder.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
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