[TN-Bird] Turkey Creek Least Flycatcher, Knox County
- From: Carole Gobert <cpgobert@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Tennessee Bird List <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 16:21:07 -0400
I took a rather quick walk on the Turkey Creek Wetland Park & Greenway in west
Knox County this afternoon beginning at 1:10 pm. Was walking quicker than
usual as the skies were threatening and I wanted to get as far as I could
before it began to rain (still hasn't started to rain). I hadn't gone far when
a Least Flycatcher stopped me in my tracks. It was perched in the low
vegetation on the embankment between Earthfare and the fitness station, calling
(either a one noted call or two notes very close together). Got a great look
for 20-30 seconds of its bold white eyering and bright white wing bars on dark
wings. Its head did not show a peak and there were no yellowish tones that I
noticed on the bird. What a surprise! Another surprise was when a hawk
suddently burst from a tree just off the path and immediatley dropped into the
wetland; all I saw in the second or two I had was red barring on its chest.
When I went to Turkey Creek for the Knox County Fall Count on September 27 it
was the first I had visited the place since May 26. I admit I was bummed by
the new construction and just didn't feel like returning. But I found good
birds there September 27, so I returned a week later, found more good birds,
and went back today. Highlights of my 3 recent visits:
September 27 8:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Wood Duck
Magnolia Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Rose Breasted Grosbeak
and a rather late Orchard Oriole
October 4 10:30 a.m. - 2 hours
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
3 Tennessee Warblers
Bay-Breasted Warbler (great look at it on the chip trail)
American Redstart
3 Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks
October 9 - 1:10 pm - 1 hour
Least Flycatcher
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Carole Gobert, Knoxville, Knox County, Tn
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