[TN-Bird] Re: Possible Pine Grosbeak
- From: "Stephen Stedman" <SStedman@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 13:36:30 -0600
There is one Tennessee record of Pine Grosbeak from the Duck River Unit
of TNWR in the 1980s; this record was published in The Migrant, and the
species is listed as accidental and provisional on the official list of
TN birds.
Steve Stedman
Cookeville, TN
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Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: Possible Pine Grosbeak
None other than fossil evidence.
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Chris Sloan
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Nashville, TN
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From: "Bert Harris" <harrijb0@xxxxxxxxxxx>=20
> Dear TNBIRD,
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> How many records does TN have for Pine Grosbeak?=20
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> -Bert Harris
> Sewanee
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> > A few minutes ago I looked out at my bird feeder (chocked full of=20
> > black oil sunflower seeds with suet in the holders on the sides) and
> > saw a fairly large bird sitting facing me most of the time. So I got
> > long, fairly good looks at it's front - especially the head. But=20
> > very little view of the rear portion of the bird and no view at all=20
> > of it's tail.
> > The top and around most of the head, chest, belly, and basically=20
> > most of the front of the bird was a very deep, dark burgundy read. I
> > could see some white on the very underneath of the belly. Around the
> > eyes were patches of darker, greyish red. The bill was dark grey and
> > very stout with a hooked look - more like a parrot than a conical=20
> > finch bill. It didn't appear to be crossed over like a crossbill.=20
> > However, I have considered the possibility that it may have been a=20
> > crossbill - but maybe an immature crossbill? I have never seen=20
> > either a crossbill or Pine Grosbeak so both birds would be unknown=20
> > to me. I believe the feet were also dark grey.
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> > The bird was fairly slow in it's movements even when it was eating.=20
> > Very unlike most small birds which are quick and jumpy when they=20
> > eat. I was looking out the window at it with binoculars and it was=20
> > maybe 15 feet away from me.
> > The
> > feeder is hung on a tree which is right next to our front porch. So=20
> > I can get very good looks at the birds there with my binoculars. It=20
> > looked straight in my direction most of the time. But once in awhile
> > would look up at a White-throated Sparrow on a branch above the=20
> > feeder.
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> > The bird turned slightly on it's side when it was feeding so I got a
> > slight view of the wings. Some white on the wings that I did notice.
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> > I figured that Pine Grosbeaks were much larger than this bird, but,=20
> > again, I didn't see it's tail at all - so I was only looking at the=20
> > front part of the bird which seemed fairly large to me. However, the
> > bird had most of it's body actually sitting on the tray itself=20
> > rather than only perched clinging to the side which is how most=20
> > other larger birds (Northern Cardinals, Blue Jays,
> > etc)
> > feed at my feeder. Again wondering if it really may have been a=20
> > smaller bird - perhaps an immature crossbill or maybe it was an=20
> > immature Pine Grosbeak?
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> > Hopefully it will return and I can get a better look at it's full=20
> > length and tail and get a better I.D. of the bird.
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> > I have never seen a Pine Grosbeak in our area, although I know from=20
> > reading that they are in our area and have been more abundant in the
> > past. But, I'm understanding their numbers have dwindled in this=20
> > area in recent years.
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> > Barry Jernigan
> > Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, TN (Burnt Knob Road between=20
> > Almaville and Blackman - rural residential)
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