[TN-Bird] Misc. Sightings
- From: john froeschauer <jdfroesch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: contact Audubon <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:13:22 -0700 (PDT)
Some recent activity of note in the mid-state area:
A pair of Cooper's Hawks have built a nest in a Hackberry tree in the yard
behind me in South Nashville. My neighbor observed the start of nest-building
about 3 weeks ago. Over the last couple of days the pair were flying together
around the yard and tree but not attending the nest itself, so no apparent
egg-laying yet. A Cooper's Hawk has been around the area for quite a few years,
but this is the first nest I've seen.
In Marilyn Burgess's yard in Dickson, a pair of Red-shouldered hawks are
nesting, and brooding small chicks, as down feathers are evident in the nest,
high in a Black Gum tree. This is most likely the pair which have nested for at
least the last 3 years in the yard across the street, where nest blew down this
winter. After a hiatus of 2 years, an Eastern Phoebe has built a nest atop her
front porch light.
Today, at my property in Macon County, after a similar hiatus, a Phoebe has
built a nest on the cabin porch, which contained a single egg. Another bird
seen today after a gap of a couple of years was a Louisiana Waterthrush,
flying and bobbing and occasionally chipping, along the stream where it is
probably nesting. A Yellow-throated Warbler was also heard.
John Froeschauer
Nashville
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