FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Vermilion Flycatcher images

[OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx]

Dec. 1, 2004
Ensley Bottoms
Shelby Co. TN
Hatchie NWR
Haywood Co. TN

This morning before work I made a quick trip just to see what had changed 
after all the rain (any excuse would have done). At TVA Lake the injured Snowy 
Egret still is around, with a lot of luck it may made in through the winter. 
The 
was quite a collection of Bonaparte's, Ring-billed and a single Herring Gull 
and the Greater and Lesser Scaup flock has doubled in size since my last trip. 
The is a constant change over but the was nothing of special interest that I 
could find in the limited time I had.

At the pits, there are still 15 Sanderling (with a little luck they might 
make a Christmas Count), Dunlin, Western Sandpipers and a couple of thousand 
Least. While I was there I witnessed a male Kestrel actually hunting the 
shorebirds, making attempt after attempt to catch a breakfast. Kestrels 
generally don't 
do much in the way of shorebird hunting but I have seen them take a Least on 
occasion.

I kept looking out all day at the beautiful weather and finally called Joe 
Guinn to see if he could make a quick trip up to the Hatchie Refuge to see if 
the Vermilion was still around. I located the bird without much trouble and we 
spent a lot of time trying to figure our its routine. On a couple of times the 
bird perched just 20-30 feet away but always with the sun at its back. I got a 
few shots and decided to put up a web page showing the 3 Vermilion 
Flycatchers that have visited our fair state this year.

Try: http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/vermilion_fc

Click on the images to enlarge and read comments..........


Good Birding!!!

Jeff R. Wilson
OL'COOT / TLBA
Bartlett, TN


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