Recent Actions of the Tennessee Bird Records Committee

•   Calliope Hummingbird, Stellula calliope
  Photographs and written documentation of a single second-year male bird in Hamilton County on 22 January 2001. Third state record.
•   Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis
  Written documentation of two birds observed on 5 May 2001 at Barkley WMA, Stewart County. Fourth state record.
•   White-winged Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera
  Photographs and written documentation of a single male bird observed on 15 February 2000 in Hamilton County. On state list with status of Casual.
•   Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus
  Written documentation of a single first winter bird on 26 February, 2001 at Britton Ford (Tennessee NWR) Henry County. On state list with status of accidental.
•   Swainson's Hawk, Buteo swainsoni
  Written documentation of a single adult bird in Dyer County on 6 October 2000. This record is the third written documentation for the species in the state, so it is taken off the Provisional section of the Official List of Tennessee Birds.
•   Little Gull, Larus minutus
  Written documentation of a single adult bird on Reelfoot Lake in Obion County on 31 March 2001. This record is the second written documentation for the species in the state, so it remains on the Provisional section of the Official List of Tennessee Birds.
•   Eared Grebe, Podiceps auritus
  Written documentation of a single bird seen on Center Hill Lake in DeKalb County on 22 November 2000. On state list with status of Casual.
•   Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus
  Written documentation of a single bird seen from Chilhowee Lake in Blount County, on 10 February 2000 was accepted. This becomes the second Tennessee record, with this species already on the confirmed list.
•   Yellow-billed Loon, Gavia adamsii
  Written documentation from two observers of a single bird on Watauga, Carter County, on 30 November 1999 was accepted. This becomes the second Tennessee record, with this species already on the confirmed list.
•   Variegated Flycatcher, Emphidonomus varius
  Photographs and written documentation of a single bird near Reelfoot Lake, Obion county, on 13 May 1984 (Field Notes ) was accepted. This becomes the first Tennessee record and was added to the confirmed list.
•   Ross's Goose, Chen rossii

Written documentation of a single bird seen at Britton Ford WMA, Henry county, on 18 March 2000 was accepted. This species is already on the confirmed list.

Rejected Records

•   Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus
  Written documentation of a single bird seen in Shelby county, on 25 April 1998 was not accepted (3-3) because of insufficient details to determine specific species.
•   Green Violet-ear, Colibri thalassinus
  Written documentation of a single bird seen in Oakland, Fayette county, on 10 October 1999 was not accepted (3-3) because of insufficient details to determine specific species.
•   Yellow-billed Loon, Gavia adamsii
  Written documentation of a single bird seen on Watauga Lake, Carter county, on 19 April 2000 was rejected (0-6) because of insufficient details to determine specific species.
•   Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
  Written documentation of thirty-nine birds seen over Washout Lake, Lake County, on 23 November 1999 was rejected (0-6) because of insufficient details to determine specific species.
  

Kevin Calhoon (secretary TBRC)
Chattanooga, TN
423-875-0595
kac@tennis.org

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