[TN-Bird] Re: [Bristol-Birds] Blue-winged Warbler at Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area
- From: Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: James Neves <jamesneves@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 21:28:46 -0400
Thanks, James. I knew that was a real possibility since I didn't actually
get a look at the bird. Good information.
Rick
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 9:20 PM, James Neves <jamesneves@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Rick,
>
> The bird seen this past weekend on multiple occasions by multiple
> observers (Nora Schubert, Dave Kirschke, possibly Rick Knight, and myself,
> among others) that singing the typical type 1 BWWA song in that exact area
> of HCC was a phenotypic GWWA. I thought you'd like to know.
>
> James Neves
> Athens, GA
> Director Roan Mountain Spring Naturalists Rally
>
>
> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area (Roan Mountain)
>> Carter County, Tennessee
>> May 10, 2012
>>
>> I was photographing birds this morning at Hampton Creek Cove State
>> Natural Area, at the base of Roan Mountain in Carter County Tennessee. For
>> a good thirty minutes I listened to a bird singing a typical Type I
>> Blue-winged Warbler song (beee-buzzzzzz). I'm familiar with the songs of
>> the Golden-winged Warbler (which I also heard this morning) and Blue-winged
>> Warbler. I would call it 100% Blue-winged, but never actually got a look at
>> the bird. Golden-winged Warblers occur regularly in this area, but both the
>> Blue-winged Warbler and hybrids have been observed here. The bird was along
>> the right side of the entrance road between the old house ruins and the
>> first big, red gate you encounter as you follow the trail up into the cove.
>> Habitat was open with small trees and scattered blackberry.
>>
>> Rick
>>
>> --
>> Rick Phillips
>> Kingsport, Tennessee
>>
>>
>
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Rick Phillips
Kingsport, Tennessee
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