[TN-Bird] orioles, etc. - Knox

Not quite as active in the yard before work this morning (30 April,
west Knox Co), but still good.  The BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was heard
again but "Myrtle" and Hooded were the only other warblers.  The
BALTIMORE ORIOLE was back and I also had a first-of-season-for-the
yardlist 1st-year male ORCHARD ORIOLE (by that I mean he is almost
one year old -- depends on your choice of life-cycle terminology if
that's 1st-year or 2nd-year).  That's only the 2nd record of
Orchard Oriole for the yard with the first hung around for a couple
days in 2006.

One of the more interesting birds this morning was a rather late
HERMIT THRUSH.  I had good looks at close distance at the reddish
tail (which was being pumped) as well as breast spotting and head
and face pattern to rule out Veery and other thrushes.  This is
a new late date for Hermit Thrush in the yard by 10 days and will
make a good count-week bird for Saturday's Knox County Spring Count
(shameless plug).



Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN



=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================

The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with
first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation.
You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds
you report were seen.  The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should
appear in the first paragraph.
_____________________________________________________________
      To post to this mailing list, simply send email to:
                    tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
_____________________________________________________________ 
                To unsubscribe, send email to:
                 tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
            with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field.
______________________________________________________________
  TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society 
       Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s)
        endorse the views or opinions expressed
        by the members of this discussion group.
 
         Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN
                 wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                ------------------------------
                Assistant Moderator Andy Jones
                         Cleveland, OH
                -------------------------------
               Assistant Moderator Dave Worley
                          Rosedale, VA
__________________________________________________________
         
          Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society
              web site at http://www.tnbirds.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

                          ARCHIVES
 TN-Bird Net Archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/

                  EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES
Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp
Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif
Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com

_____________________________________________________________

Other related posts: