Charles, your update prompted me to write! I had not had hairy woodpeckers
come to my house’s birdfeeders for many years, but this winter a male and
female have been visiting regularly. In the past, their visits were very
infrequent; one might show up every two or three years. Now I see one or the
other of them several days a week. The only thing I did differently this year
was to add a new feeder, one that offers a big log of compressed food. That’s
the feeder they usually choose.
Maria Derrick
Harrison, TN (Hamilton County)
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Yesterday, April 6, I noted my first Ruby-throated Hummingbird of the year on
my home property in Birchwood (Hamilton County). This male showed up at a
hummingbird feeder in early afternoon. Another highlight of the day was the
sighting of two Hairy Woodpeckers, also at my property. Hairy Woodpecker
sightings are infrequent for me anywhere around Birchwood. These two responded
to a sound recording of their “peek” call followed by their “whinny” call on
the iBird Pro phone app. Also on April 6 at home, I observed the most richly
colored male White-throated Sparrow I have ever seen. I still have a few of
these sparrows around, but most seem to have already started their migration
north to their nesting grounds.
Charles Murray
Birchwood, TN
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