Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Live from the dock
Active 20 minutes across 6 days since July 2026. Last heard 2 days ago.
In our recordsHear the call
When you'll hear it
Most often heard around midday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Quiet overnight.
Minutes active by hour, as a table
| 12 AM | 1 AM | 2 AM | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | NOON | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes active | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Across the year
Present from early-July through July. First heard this year on July 6.
Dock records
- First heard
- July 6, 2026 (first in our records)
- Busiest day
- 5 minutes on July 11, 2026
- Earliest call
- 6:15 a.m.
- Days detected
- 6 of 69 days monitored
Common questions
What time of day do you hear a Yellow-breasted Chat at Watts Bar Lake?
Most often heard around midday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Quiet overnight. These are the hours the dock microphones detect the Yellow-breasted Chat most often.
What time of year is the Yellow-breasted Chat at Watts Bar Lake?
Present from early-July through July. First heard this year on July 6. That window is when the Yellow-breasted Chat has been audible from the Watts Bar Lake dock.
Has the Yellow-breasted Chat been heard at Watts Bar Lake?
Yes. Active 20 minutes across 6 days since July 2026. Last heard 2 days ago.
About the bird
The yellow-breasted chat is a large songbird in its own family, Icteriidae, that is found in North and Central America. It was once placed in the New World warbler family Parulidae and is occasionally placed in the similarly named New World blackbird family, Icteridae.
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