[TN-Bird] Not much on the Cumberland River today
- From: Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 18:06:27 EDT
Hello,
Just got back from a little drive down to the Cleece's Ferry Boat Ramp on the
Cumberland River in the Charlotte Park area of Davidson County to see if
anything was around. There was one female mallard swimming around, a great
blue
heron on the far shore at Bell's Bend and two belted kingfishers fishing. As I
drove along Annex Avenue, two Eurasian collared doves were perched on a wire
in front of some apartment buildings, then another one at the end of Capri
Drive at River Rouge. Several chimney swifts and a large flock (50 +) common
grackles were flying above the Rock Harbor Marina on Basswood. Lots of
mourning
doves were on wires all over the neighborhood.
When I returned home a few blocks east of the river, I was still being
inundated by huge numbers of all my regular species plus a smaller flock of
grackles. Birds here seem to be "tanking up" for the worst, as they have been
eating
constantly since early this morning requiring me to put out four times the
amount of food I do on a normal day. Mourning doves, young cardinals and house
sparrows have been having food fights. My cardinals are recovering from molt,
but now my blue jays are bald with one sporting ONE long crest feather which
reminds me of the one plume on the hat of any one of the three musketeers.
Wonder if overnight will bring us something worth seeing.
Good birding to all. Get out and see if you can find a "rarie."
Cheers & prayers,
Dee Thompson
Nashville, TN
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