[TN-Bird] Vesper Sparrow, Shrike and more (Robertson Co.)

From: Tony Lance <tonylance@xxxxxxx>
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:31:11 -0500
I did a very brief trip to a couple of spots in the Cedar Hill area yesterday 
and saw my first Vesper Sparrow of 2012. Last year around this time I was 
seeing them regularly in several places. Not so this time around. I also had a 
Loggerhead Shrike atop the same cedar tree where I spied two week before last. 
Could they be thinking about nesting? Chipping Sparrows, which have been 
noticeably absent in my area this winter, have returned and are trilling like 
mad.

Late in the afternoon as I was walking my dog I watched one of the Cooper's 
Hawks that frequents our place ambush an unfortunate Meadowlark. Too bad it 
couldn't have chosen one of the starlings. Also, I found a broken egg shell in 
the yard. The size and color (blue) suggests it was from a Robin.

This morning started on a dispiriting note as I saw three roadkill owls, 2 
Barred and 1 Screech, on the way to work.

Tony Lance
Springfield, TN




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