[TN-Bird] yard birding, west Knox County

From: Carole Gobert <cpgobert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tennessee Bird List <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 12:01:35 -0400

Stayed home in west Knox County this morning while my body recuperated from the
Easter feast at my daughter's place yesterday. It was a beautiful day for
feeder watching and I had some interesting expeiences. Rare visitors to the
yard, a small flock of four Chipping Sparrows briefly fed under the sunflower
seed feeder. A Blue Jay who had landed on the deck beside me looking for
peanuts started cackling like a chicken; Blue Jays make a lot of different
sounds but that was a new one on me.

Most interesting, one American Crow was grooming another in a nearby tree,
digging vigorously for something at the back of its companion's neck. This
went on for about five minutes before the crow being groomed flew a short
distance away. I wonder if this is courting behavior.

I have two bluebird boxes, on opposite sides of the house. Eastern Bluebirds
are the only species that has ever nested in either, typically alternating
between them during the course of a season. They are very late building their
first nest this year, perhaps because of the cold weather. Other years there
have been eggs in mid to late March; this year it's April 5 and they're still
working on a nest. I've seen bluebirds at both the boxes and the last couple
days have found nests in each. One has a typical bluebird nest of grasses and
this morning a female bluebird approached it with grass in her bill but she
looked nervous and flew off before entering it. The second nestbox has the
beginnings of a mossy looking nest and this morning I saw a Carolina Chickadee
at the box.

Carole Gobert, Knox County, TN

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