[TN-Bird] Re: [Bristol-Birds] Re: Oregon Junco in Johnson City
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'bristol-birds'" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "'tn-bird'" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 12:25:42 -0500
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
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[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
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[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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