The people with the Painted Bunting at their feeder in Ooltewah in Hamilton County are willing to have a very few people at a time come and try to see the bird.
First - You can't go today. Do not contact the people today. They asked that people wait until tomorrow to phone.
Contact Mr. Grady Bingham at 423-238-9588 tomorrow or later.The feeder is not visible from or near any roads. You must contact Mr. Bingham and make special arrangements to visit the property at a certain time on a certain day. A seat on the porch is the prime viewing spot.
The bird is very skittish, does not come to the feeder that often, and is not always seen.
Mr. Bingham wants lots of people to be able to see this special bird but he is very concerned that too big of a crowd will scare away the bird - possibly for good. He does not want more than a couple of people to come at any one time. And he thinks people may have to wait a while for the bird to come to the feeder.
Mr. Bingham is going to try to keep some notes on the times of day that the bird is most likely to appear and encourage visitors to come near those times.
I prepared him to possibly expect several dozen requests to see the bird. I hope he is not overwhelmed and change his mind about letting people come.
He is very serious about only letting a few people come at once. He thinks even 4 or 5 may be too many so please abide by his wishes.
He had a painted bunting last year from March into April. Probably the same bird. This bird could stay a while.
Marcia Davis
Knoxville, Tenn.
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