[Bristol-Birds] Re: question for the experts

  • From: "Richard Knight" <rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Anita Huffman" <dhuffman@xxxxxxxx>, "Bristol Birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:20:37 -0400

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
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