[TN-Bird] Olive-sided Flycatcher (Greene Co., TN)
- From: Don Miller <raincrow@xxxxxxx>
- To: TN-Bird <TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Bristol-birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Butternuts <butternuts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 22:11:46 -0400
August 14, 2005
Greene County
Today, during Greeneville's Second Annual Butterfly Count, an unusual
bird species for East Tennessee was enjoyed by six regional TOS
members. At Cutshaw's Bog, the last site visited during the count, an
Olive-sided Flycatcher was observed clearly for over fifteen minutes
with both binoculars and scope by Don Holt, Jim Holt, Alice Loftin, Don
Miller, Allen Trently, and David Trently.
The bird was feeding from the top of a dead tree on the edge of the bog,
sallying for insects and then returning to the same perch. While the
flycatcher was perched, the group was able to observe its size, overall
proportions, large head, short tail, bill color, white throat and center
of breast and belly, dark breast sides and flanks, white "tufts" on the
lower back, and somewhat mottled undertail coverts. In short, the bird
put on a clinic, offering practically every identifying characteristic
except vocalizations.
This was a splendid end to a splendid day that produced 52 species of
butterfly.
(Cutshaw's Bog is located about three quarters of a mile off Greene
Mountain Road on the back side of Greene Mountain. Greene Mountain Road
is accessed from Viking Mountain Road, which is reached by turning off
Highway 70 (Asheville Highway) about a quarter mile north of the state
line. Anyone wishing to have more precise directions is welcome to
e-mail me privately. I'll gladly provide more info.)
Don Miller
Greeneville, TN
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