Anita, No, Ruby-cr. Kinglets do not nest here. Their nearest nesting areas are in the Adirondacks of upstate New York. We often see / hear singing Ruby-crowns here in spring. They may linger into the first or second week of May. Rick Knight Johnson City, TN > [Original Message] > From: Anita Huffman <dhuffman@xxxxxxxx> > To: Bristol Birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 4/14/2010 8:49:27 AM > Subject: [Bristol-Birds] question for the experts > > Do Ruby-crowned Kinglets nest here (at the foot of Mt Rogers about 3000' > elevation)? > > Yesterday I watched a singing male and a female foraging. Today I saw > two males fighting and chasing, at least one of them singing. My old > Peterson's field guide shows a range map with them only in this area > during migration. > > Your input is appreciated. > > Anita Huffman > Rugby, VA > ************************************************* > BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST > NATURE CALENDAR for NE TN / SW VA: > http://www.google.com:80/calendar/embed?src=eHlvbjQyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ > > Be sure and visit the Bristol Bird Club website at: > http://bristolbirdclub.org > > This is a regional birding list sponsored by the > Bristol Bird Club to facilitate communications > between birders and bird clubs of Southwest Virginia > and Northeast Tennessee. > -------------------------------------------------- > You are subscribed to Bristol-Birds. > > To unsubscribe, send an email to > bristol-birds-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > the one word 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. > -------------------------------------------------- > Wallace Coffey, Moderator > wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > (423)764-**** > ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST NATURE CALENDAR for NE TN / SW VA: http://www.google.com:80/calendar/embed?src=eHlvbjQyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ Be sure and visit the Bristol Bird Club website at: http://bristolbirdclub.org This is a regional birding list sponsored by the Bristol Bird Club to facilitate communications between birders and bird clubs of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. -------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to Bristol-Birds. To unsubscribe, send an email to bristol-birds-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the one word 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. -------------------------------------------------- Wallace Coffey, Moderator wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (423)764-****