[TN-Bird] Redstart, Snaketail, etc - Knox

From: kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: Tennessee Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 13:45:22 -0400 (EDT)
Some odds-and-ends...

I've been in warbler withdrawal for a couple of weeks now so I was 
pleasantly surprised to hear and see a young male American Redstart 
working the woods in the backyard during the morning dog walk today 
(Thurs, 31 May).

While checking out the Redstart, I glimpsed something fly in and land on a 
limb in one of our dead blackgum trees.  I got the binocs on it expecting 
a hummingbird but instead it was an Appalacian Snaketail (dragonfly), a 
rather unexpected first for the yard.

Speaking of dead Blackgums, over the past two years we have had at least 4 
mature Blackgums die in our woods, most recently the huge male tree that 
has been such a great bird magnet -- even in death it pulled in an 
Olive-sided Flycatcher a few weeks ago.  We still have several Blackgums 
left but I don't know for how long.  Anyone seeing something similar or 
know of a disease or insect that is a waging war on Blackgums?

On a happier note, as Carole Gobert mentioned earlier this week, our Black 
Cherry trees have had a banner year.  Unfortunately, the squirrels are not 
giving the birds much of an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN



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