[TN-Bird] tanager, oriole
- From: K Dean EDWARDS <kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Tennessee Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:16:59 -0400 (EDT)
Ran home (west Knox Co.) for lunch today (25 Aug) and
found a nice wave of migrants just as I had sat down
and taken my first bite.
A female-type SCARLET TANAGER decided to taste-test the
still-green Black Gum fruit. There's a bumper crop this
year after last year's bust so I'm looking forward to lots
of thrushes about this time next month. I only saw it
eat one so I'd say they didn't taste too good yet.
While watching the tanager, a "Big Orange" flash crossed
between us in hot pursuit of a robin ... kinda like a
UT linebacker after a quarterback... 9 days and counting.
Anyway, this flash of orange was an adult male BALTIMORE
ORIOLE.
Later a flash of yellow flew up from the ground near the
feeder chasing off a House Finch. That seemed a little
deja vu-ish and, sure enough, it was the KENTUCKY WARBLER
from yesterday.
Also had 2-4 BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS whirling around.
Among the "locals", I had a SONG SPARROW tending a
baby BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD which seems on the later side
of normal for baby cowbirds.
All the locals are looking pretty ratty so it was nice
to see some neatly preened and fully molted birds for
a change.
Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
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