Tufted Flycatcher - Nov. 2010 thru Jan. 2011

"No news" means no positive or negative reports were received; it usually means nobody was looking or those who were looking didn't report (or weren't able to).

By now it's most likely that folks chasing the bird are alone or in pairs and unable to report the bird as fast as larger groups have been able to. The key is just getting a positive or negative answer. Eventually. Most people who would drop everything to see the bird, already have.

Jan. 8 - No, several people looking

Jan. 7 - No, several people looking

Jan. 6 - no news

Jan. 5 - no news

Jan. 4 - yes

Jan. 3 - no news

Jan. 2 - No; several people looking in the AM.

Jan. 1 - YES (belated NARBA report)

Dec. 31 - no news

Dec. 30 - no news

Dec. 29 - YES - viewed briefly in AM across road from adobe house, Daniel's Ranch, RG Village, BBNP

Dec. 28 - YES - viewed this AM across the road from the adobe house (Daniel's Ranch)

Dec. 26 - no news

Dec. 25 - no news

Dec. 24 - no news

Dec. 23 - YES - Carolyn Ohl-Johnson reported it in this morning near Daniel's Ranch, RG Village, Big Bend Nat'l Park.

Dec. 22 - Negative report

Dec. 21 - NO

Dec. 20 - YES per Tex-Birds listserv and Rich Kostecke, Ph.D,

"This morning (12/20/10), myself and 4 others were able to view the Tufted Flycatcher from approx. 1020-1110 at Daniels Ranch, Rio Grande Village, Big Bend National Park. It was actively feeding, sallying forth to catch insects, and occassionally perching and preening in the mid-story to canopy of the cottonwoods closest to and immediately northeast of the trailhead to Hot Springs (i.e., the cottonwoods along the road that leads north to the ponds). Rich Richard Kostecke, Ph.D.

Dec. 19 - no news

Dec. 18 - no news

Dec. 17 - YES - per narba.org: 9:15am, the west end of the large clearing, on the south side of the road to Daniels Ranch, about 200 to 300 yards from the adobe building. The bird was seen low in one of the small trees and then perched or flycatching till at least 10am. (Bruce Sherman, David Crowe, others)

Dec. 16 - no news

Dec. 15 - no news

Dec. 14 - no

Dec. 13 - YES

Dec. 12 - YES Steve Gross reports seen 0.2 miles E. of Daniel's Ranch, RG Village, BBNP at 0915 hrs to 1045 hrs. From NARBA and Carolyn Ohl: sightings starting at 8:05 and lasting at least through 11am. (Carolyn Ohl-Johnson, others).

Dec. 11 - YES
Cottonwood grove east of Daniel's Ranch (numerous people, am)

Dec. 10 - YES
Cottonwood grove east of Daniel's Ranch (Erik Breden, am)

Dec. 9 - no news

Dec. 8 - YES
Cottonwood grove east of Daniel's Ranch (Ron Baltzegar, 9:07 am)

Dec. 7 - YES
Cottonwood grove east of Daniel's Ranch (Jim Hines, 10:30 am)

Dec. 6 - YES
Cottonwood grove east of Daniel's Ranch (numerous people, 8:30 am)

Dec. 5 - YES
Between campsites 56 & 57 (numerous people, 8:40 am)

Dec. 4 - YES
Daniel's Ranch area (numerous people, ? am - noon)
Behind campsite 87 (Cameron Carver, Steve Collins, 3:08 pm)

Dec. 3 - YES
Cottonwood grove east of Daniel's Ranch (bird walk of 8 people, 10:15 am)

Dec. 2 - YES
Cottonwood grove east of Daniel's Ranch (numerous people, 8:45 am)

Dec. 1 - YES
Cottonwood grove east of Daniel's Ranch (numerous people, 11:30 am)