I am thinking the Pewee has moved on as I have not seen it since January 3.
There have still been insects available as I saw some Bluebirds fly-catching on
Jan. 6 from the same bridge where I had been seeing the Pewee. At first sight I
thought it was the Pewee. There was also an Eastern Phoebe feeding from the
bridge. It is possible it will show up again as I saw it on Nov. 17 and did not
see it again until Dec. 28. From Dec. 28 I saw it almost every day through
January 3. If I see it again before time they would normally return in the
spring I will post.
This and all the other birds that have been reported in Tennessee way beyond
their normal date makes me wonder: have those birds not put on enough weight so
they have not migrated?, will they still migrate?, will their migration take a
different route?, will they survive?, are some adapting to our warmer winters
so they that we may see more and more of them out of season? I do think it may
be possible for the Pewee to survive somewhere in the southern US during winter
since the Eastern Phoebes all here all winter every year.
David Stone
Ooltewah, Tn.
Hamilton Co.
