Wallace & TN-Birders- This actually is the fifth TN Black-chin. First was in Chattanooga, then one in Franklin, then one in Brentwood, then one in Chattanooga again. Chris Sloan Chris.sloan@xxxxxxxxxxx Nashville, TN > -----Original Message----- > From: tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wallace Coffey > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 2:18 PM > To: 1-A TN-Birds > Subject: [tn-bird] Black-chinned Hummer (Kingsport) > > > > TN-Birders: > > Dave Worley and Wallace Coffey found a Black-chinned > Hummingbird wintering at a feeder in Kingsport, Sullivan > County, TN today (2/19). > > This is what we believe to be the fourth Tennessee > record for the species. It is the first Northeast Tennessee record. > > The bird has a great set of field characteristics including > the rounded to blunt outer primary. The tail extends > beyond the wing tips. The crown, nape, back, and > tail are solid green. The bird has a decurved bill. There > is a slight wash of rufous on the flanks. We think we > can see a slight patch of gray in the cheek but that > is difficult. The throat area is somewhat uniformily > covered with specks. There is a small gorget but it did > not reflect any color. Their is a small white spot behind > the eye. > > After visiting the feeder at 11 a.m. and watching the > bird make serveral visits, we took photos and stayed > with it for about 90 minutes. > > Knowing that other birders were in the field about 25 > miles away, we placed a cell phone call to summons > their assistance. > > Bryan Stevens, Howard Langridge, Reece Jamerson, > Donna Adams and John Adams quickly responded and > the seven of us were back at the feeder by 2 p.m. > > In the next hour we took more photos. Langridge and > others were able to study the bird with his 40X Questar > from about 50 feet and others used my 30X Kowa > at about 35 feet. The bird held its wings low at one > visit allowing a good view of the rounded to blunt > wing tip. > > Yes, we had a copy of the new Peterson's field guide > to the North American Hummingbirds to consult. We also > had National Geo and Sibley's guide. > > The bird was first called to our attention in early January > when the hummer's host family contacted Marcia Davis, bird > columnist with the Knoxville News-Sentinel. She was leaving > town and asked that someone run the bird down. I talked with > the family Jan. 15 and placed an appeal for birders in the > Kingsport area to check the bird. > > When no banders arrived and no birders were able to > get to the bird, Worley and Coffey headed to Kingsport > to check it. The family was convinced the bird was a > Ruby-throated. But, during the Jan. conversation with > Coffey, was not aware that it could be anything else. > > Wallace Coffey > Bristol, TN > > > =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== > > The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with > first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. > ----------------------------------------------------- > 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. > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society > web site at http://www.tnbirds.org > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN > jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 > ========================================================= > > > =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- 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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================