[TN-Bird] hooded robber at the window
- From: K Dean EDWARDS <kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Tennessee Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 10:35:46 -0400 (EDT)
Sunday afternoon (7 Aug) Amber and I were sitting at home
when we heard a small bird fluttering against the window.
It was going up to the corner of the window and raiding
a spider web. It then flew over to the deck and landed
on the hook with the hummer feeder... a favorite perch
of the American Goldfinches... so it took a second to
register as a male Hooded Warbler. He sat there for about
30 seconds flashing his tail and getting some nice 'oohs'
and 'aahs'.
We've had some of the more flashier moth species at the
lights recently including Ilia Underwing, Imperial Moth,
Luna Moth, Laurel Sphinx and Plebian Sphinx as well as
many of the less flashy, but still interesting ones like
the Small Bird-dropping Moth. Unfortunately, the bats
have discovered my setup and now make regular loops around
the house patrolling for moths headed toward the lights.
I've found it entertaining to squirt the water hose up
into the air and watch the bats dive for it thinking
they've found the mother of all gnat swarms... they
catch on quick though and it only works a couple times
each night.
Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
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