Carol Reese and others suggested bird was an Eastern Phoebe so I checked my Peterson book and that looks right though I would have thought insect eaters would have departed long ago for warmer climes. Range map shows Eastern Phoebes as being possible in Southern Tennessee in winter so I am going with that as a proper ID. It sure did have a waggly tail! Then there was that male Vermillion Flycatcher that Nancy Moore found at the Reelfoot Lake airport several years back, December 2004 I believe. Many thanks for the help and happy birding in 2014.
Jesse, near Troy in Obion County
Eastern Phoebe? "There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot." - Aldo Leopold Carol Reese Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District University of Tennessee Extension Service 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson TN 38301 731 425 4767 email jreese5@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jesse Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 3:08 PM To: tn bird Subject: [TN-Bird] in fo needed ID Needed! Gray bird appeared on support brace to my feeders. About the size and color of a Junco. Could never get a look at front but could see throat and breast were apparently white. Bird only stayed a minute or two and flew off, but whole time it was on feeder support, its long tail was constantly bobbing up and down. Got a fraction of a second look at its beak which seemed to be thin like a flycatcher's. HELP!!!!! Foul weather farther North has sent quite a few Gold Finches to our tube feeder in the last couple of days. Juncos by the dozens are here of course along with resident Eurasian Collared Dove pair, Mourning Doves and of course Northern Cardinals. Jesse Livingston Obion County TN one mile North of Troy on Old Troy Road. =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group.Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TNwallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA -------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Chris O'Bryan Clemson, SC __________________________________________________________Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Societyweb site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ MAP RESOURCES Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________
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