[TN-Bird] Re: tn-bird - Standifer Gap Marsh
- From: Dnldhlt@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:47:50 -0400
David Patterson wrote:
>
>...July 25 a Cooper's* Hawk flew in from the north and checked out
> the edges of the water and woods. An Eastern Kingbird chased
> it away from the area where a group of Kingbirds were perched
> on the fence in the water.
>
> *It is possible that this was a large Sharp-shinned Hawk. Either
> way it was surprising to see such a small bird threaten it.
>
>David Patterson
>
Hey David,
Whenever I have a group of kids out birdwatching and we see an Eastern
Kingbird, I always tell them its scientific name, Tyrannus tyrannus. I saw one
this summer chase off its perch a Red-tailed Hawk that was eating a blackbird
bigger than the kingbird. The kingbird actually landed on the hawk's back as
it flew, and proceeded to hammer the back of its head ! The Tyrant Flycatcher
rules !!!
Don Holt
Johnson City, TN
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