[TN-Bird] Western Kingbird, Anderson Co, Oak Ridge, Commerce Park

  • From: cwelsh <cwelsh@xxxxxxx>
  • To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:18:34 -0400

This morning at 0850 I saw one (probably 2) Western Kingbirds on the hillside 
at the north end of the 1060 Commerce Park parking lot.

When I first stepped out of my car I saw a flycatcher type bird flying away 
that didn't look right for phoebe and seemed to be yellowish underneath.  
While pondering whether I had seen what I thought I saw, I heard a second bird 
and found it perched at the top of a small tree only 30 m away.  It was 
clearly a kingbird, but the calls weren't right for Eastern.  After a few 
minutes it flew almost directly over me, and I could very clearly see a dark 
tail with white outer edges and overall yellow coloration of the belly.

The bird flew west toward the next building and in the general direction of 
the pond.  I and a co-worker spent about 30 minutes searching around the pond, 
adjacent buildings, and original location, but we were unable to relocate 
either bird.  This office park has a lot of overgrown field habitat.  (also 
office buildings with lots of windows, so search area was somewhat restricted)

Commerce Park is an office complex off of Oak Ridge Hwy directly west of the 
UT Arboretum.  Coming from the south the entrance is the first left after you 
cross the Clinch River on the Solway bridge.  1060 is first building on the 
right after you enter the complex.  

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