[Bristol-Birds] FW: Re: Re: Oregon Junco in Johnson City

From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'bristol-birds'" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2014 13:12:31 -0500
 

 

From: James Human [mailto:humanjr5@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Saturday, March 1, 2014 11:16 AM
To: jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [TN-Bird] Re: [Bristol-Birds] Re: Oregon Junco in Johnson City

 

I have 2 very light colored (brownish) Juncos at my feeder this week in 
Louisville, TN Blount Co. They appear to be juveniles or female dark-eyes 
without the upper streaking on the breast. 

James R. Human

Blount Co. 

 

On Thursday, February 27, 2014 12:26 PM, Wallace Coffey <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:

Ken Hale’s post about the “Oregon” Junco at his feeder is an interesting 
recall.  I saw that bird each of the two years it came to his home, north of 
Bluff City on Sharps Hollow Rd. in Sullivan Co, TN.   My recall is that Dr. Lee 
R. Herndon and Herb Nunley captured the bird with a mist net and banded it.  I 
believe the banding was the second year when the bird was there 27 Jan to 9 Mar 
1973.  Glen Eller was a front-row birder in those days and he probably has 
memory of that – likely was there when it was banded.  I do remember a lot of 
birders coming to see it.   As far as I know, the first Tennessee state record 
for the species was March 1960 at Greeneville, TN.  A bunch of birders were 
able to see a bird coming to a feeder in December 1962 on a Knoxville TOS 
Chapter field trip to a home 10 miles south of Kingston, TN.  Fun stuff !

 

Wallace Coffey

Bristol, TN 

 

From: bristol-birds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:bristol-birds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Hale
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 9:56 PM
To: rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; 'bristol-birds'; 'tn-bird'
Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Re: Oregon Junco in Johnson City

 

To the best of my recollection, and Wallace can confirm the dates, my parents 
had an Oregon Junco at their feeders in Bluff City in 1972 and 73.  I think it 
repeated in back to back years.  I was in high school and folks came from all 
over the state to see it.  Of course back then, it was a species unto itself 
and a life/state bird for lots of folks.

 

Ken Hale

Bristol, TN

 

From: bristol-birds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:bristol-birds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Knight
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 7:49 PM
To: bristol-birds; tn-bird
Subject: [Bristol-Birds] Oregon Junco in Johnson City

 

26 Feb 2014

Johnson City, TN

 

"Oregon" Dark-eyed Junco - 1, male

 

Observed on the ground under my feeders.

First I've ever seen in Tenn or elsewhere in the East.

 

Rick Knight

Johnson City, TN

 

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[Bristol-Birds] FW: Re: Re: Oregon Junco in Johnson City

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