[TN-Bird] Common Raven, Willow Flycatcher, etc. (Greene Co., TN)

June 14-24, 2008

Bird notes from Greene County for the last eleven days:

Northern Bobwhite (1-6 (numerous sites), June 15, 18, 20-23)

Cooper's Hawk (1, June 21)

Eurasian Collared-Dove (1, adjacent to West Greene High School, June 21. Fo=
rty-eighth consecutive month at this site.)

Great Horned Owl (1, Holly Creek Road 0.5 mile from East Church Street, Jun=
e 24.  Perched at dusk and harassed by mockingbird--quite amusing.) =20

Barred Owl (1, Paint Creek Recreation Area, June 22)

Whip-poor-will (4, Hurricane Gap Road, June 22)

Red-headed Woodpecker (1, adjacent to Kinser Park boat launch, June 15)

Willow Flycatcher (1, Joachime Bible Refuge unit of Lick Creek Bottoms Wild=
life Management Area, June 22.  Has been observed at this site during the b=
reeding season sporadically over most of the last decade.)=20

Warbling Vireo (1, intersection Moon Creek Road / Oakes Bewley Lane, June 1=
4.  This highly localized species is infrequently observed in Greene County=
.)

Common Raven (3, Vulcan Materials Company quarry on Highway 70 1 mile north=
 of Highway 11-E, June 15.  Also observed by Don Holt.  Two birds were in s=
leek, clean plumage, with no obvious signs of molt.  The third was quite ta=
ttered looking, with many feathers missing along the trailing edges of both=
 wings and throughout the tail.  In addition to hearing typical adult calls=
, we also heard a higher-pitched, crowlike call consistent with one sound m=
ade by juveniles.  I consulted Rick Knight for info on raven molt, and he s=
upplied the following from "Identification Guide to North American Birds," =
by Peter Pyle: ". . . adults undergo a complete pre-basic molt from May-Oct=
ober, which would include replacing all wing and tail feathers.  Hatch-year=
 ravens undergo a partial pre-basic molt in June-October, with no molt of p=
rimaries, secondaries, or tail feathers."  In other words, the molt pattern=
 that Don and I observed suggests that we may have seen two juveniles and o=
ne adult.  The quarry where we observed the birds is located at 1300-1400 f=
eet in elevation and is off-limits to the public, except for the parking ar=
ea around the entrance and the office just inside.)=20

Cliff Swallow (1, June 15)

Summer Tanager (1, June 15)

Savannah Sparrow (1, June 15)

Dickcissel (4, June 21--2 on Green Road 0.1-0.2 mile south of Lick Creek, 2=
 at the Joachime Bible Refuge.  Eleventh consecutive summer at JBR.)

Don Miller
Greeneville, Greene Co., TN



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