[Bristol-Birds] Alder Flycatcher (Greene Co., TN)

May 17, 2009 

I was surprised and delighted this evening to find an Alder Flycatcher in 
Greeneville. 

The bird was present at 7:20 behind the Kwik Shop Market located at the 
intersection of East Church Street and Bernard Avenue. The site is a heavily 
vegetated small stream that joins the main body of Richland Creek less than a 
half mile away. The vegetation along the tributary is a mixture of shrubs, 
deciduous saplings, grasses, and forbs, with the whole mass being practically 
impenetrable. 

I heard the bird vocalize quite a few times from a distance of 20-30 feet. It 
gave its distinctive "pip" call at least eight times, and I also heard two full 
songs and a partial song. Having studied nesting Alder Flycatchers at Carver's 
Gap on Roan Mountain each year for the last decade, I am very familiar with the 
vocalizations. 

As far as I am aware, this is a first record for Alder Flycatcher in Greene 
County. 

Don Miller 
Greeneville, Greene Co., TN

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