Members of the Russell County Bird Club reported
today that they found at least one Brewster's Warbler
at Hampton Creek Cove Natural Area near Roan Mountain
in Carter County, TN Saturday, 9 May 2015, during the
club's highly successful day-long field trip in the
mountains of Northeast Tennessee. The Brewster's
is one of two hybrids resulting from the mating of
Golden-winged Warblers and Blue-winged Warblers.
The bird was color banded. The field party included
Peggy Herbert, Sheri Hiter, John Kelly, Daryl Owens,
Mike Sanders and Jerry Thornhill. The group had a
very impressive species total of 81 plus the Brewster's
Warbler. They believe this is likely a species record
for a Russell County Bird Club outing.
