Anyone looking for the Green Violet-ear: I am quite familiar with this bird because they live around our house in Costa Rica most of the year. This is a gorgeous hummer if seen in the right light. But very difficult to locate unless at a feeder. Best clue for locating him--if he is "singing"-- is an unbelievably monotonous, loud, and irritating Cheep-Chut, Cheep-chut, Cheep-Chut "sung" over and over throughout most of the day. This can be heard from at least a hundred yards. Of course, only the male "sings," but they do so much of the year. Trouble is, if this is truly a Green Violet-ear and he (she?) is lost and not "on territory," he/she may not be singing. Other problem with actually getting a look at this bird is that he is incredibly ventriloqual. Dev Joslin Oak Ridge, TN David Trently wrote: > ...I received a note from a North Carolina birder that a GREEN VIOLET-EAR was > in Avery County, NC, on Saturday. This county is adjacent to Carter Co in > northeast Tennessee. The bird was on private property and not accessible to > birders and has apparently departed. > Be on the lookout for this and others that have rarely, but ocassionally, > shown up in this part of the world, particularly in the eastern Tenn > mountains. > > David Trently > Knoxville, TN > > =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== > > The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with > first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. > ----------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------- > To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: > tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ----------------------------------------------------- > 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, TN > jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society > web site at http://www.tnbirds.org > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > > ======================================================== =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- 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, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================