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Subject: Re: Purple Martin colonies
From: "Frederick Houk Jr" <woodthrush2263(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 1:56am
Does anybody know if Hummingbirds eat mosquitoes? Ever since we went nuts
and put up a dozen or more feeders around our porch, we've had very little
problem with mosquitoes...
Thanks
Fred Houk
Chatham County
>From: Nate Dias <offshorebirder(AT)yahoo.com>
>To: mjwestphal <mjwestphal(AT)unca.edu>, carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu
>Subject: Re: Purple Martin colonies
>Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:17:12 -0800 (PST)
>
>--- Marilyn Westphal <mjwestphal(AT)unca.edu> wrote:
>
> > The Asheville plant uses Purple Martins as their
> > method of insect control.
> > ...
> > Very progressive management. I give them a gold
> > star.
> > Marilyn
>
>What sort of "insect control" are they referring to, I
>wonder? When wastewater treatment plants worry about
>insect control, their primary concern is usually
>mosquitos.
>
>It sounds to me like they have fallen for the popular
>myth that Purple Martins help control mosquitos.
>
>Purple Martins do not eat Mosquitos - they eat bigger
>insects like Dragonflies and Damselflies (which DO
>control mosquitos and gnats). Purple Martins do feed
>on Horse Flies and Cow Flies, but I doubt this is the
>'insect control' being referenced. And I cannot
>imagine why the Asheville WWTP would want to control
>katydids, mayflies, moths, butterflies, wasps, beetles
>and other large insects that form the true diet of
>Purple Martins.
>
>In order to be truly progressive (and control
>mosquitos), they should put up some Chimney Swift
>towers or educate nearby homeowners about uncapping
>their chimneys.
>
>Nathan Dias - Charleston, SC
>
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Subject: Re: Purple Martin colonies
From: "John Fussell" <jfuss(AT)clis.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 8:47am
In 1709, John Lawson (A New Voyage to Carolina) wrote: "The Planters
put Gourds on standing Poles, on purpose for these Fowl [martins] to
build in, because they are a very Warlike Bird, and beat the Crows from
the Plantations."
John Fussell
Morehead City, NC
jfuss(AT)clis.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <scompton(AT)sc.rr.com>
To: "mjwestphal" <mjwestphal(AT)unca.edu>; "carolinabirds"
<carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu>; "Nate Dias" <offshorebirder(AT)yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: Purple Martin colonies
> Birders,
>
> Southeastern Indian tribes like the Cherokee grew
> beans and corn (maize), among other crops. They were at least as good
at
> observing animal behavior as any European scientist, and put up Purple
> Martin gourds
> in their fields so that the territorial martins would chase away the
jays
> and crows that ate their corn.
>
> Steve Compton
> Summerville,SC
> <scompton(AT)sc.rr.com>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mjwestphal" <mjwestphal(AT)unca.edu>
> To: "carolinabirds" <carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu>; "Nate Dias"
> <offshorebirder(AT)yahoo.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 4:57 PM
> Subject: RE: Purple Martin colonies
>
>
> >I would think that mosquitos are not the big issue since it's all
moving
> >water
> > where the gourds are, although I think there is probably a sludge
pond
> > somewhere back on the property. More likely it's the kind of
insects that
> > lay
> > eggs in moving water and are not very picky about the water quality,
like
> > various flies and midges, and maybe dragonflies, craneflies, and
such. I
> > don't know if the bottom habitat is suitable for them, though.
Mayflies
> > wouldn't touch the stuff, they go for the high quality streams, and
I
> > doubt
> > that butterflies are terribly attracted to the area. The Martins
seem to
> > do a
> > lot of swooping over those troughs, so they must be getting
something.
> > Can't
> > say what, though. Of course they have plenty of other territory to
hawk
> > insects since the plant is right next to the river.
> >
> > I've heard that there is a debate whether Martins eat mosquitos, but
don't
> > know if it was settled. Why did the Native Americans set up gourds
to
> > attract
> > Martins? Fly control?
> >
> > Anyway, I like their Martins and I'm glad they have those gourds
there.
> > I'll
> > suggest the Chimney Swift tower to them, though. They might like
that
> > idea,
> > too.
> > Marilyn
> >
> >>===== Original Message From Nate Dias <offshorebirder(AT)yahoo.com>
=====
> >>--- Marilyn Westphal <mjwestphal(AT)unca.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >>> The Asheville plant uses Purple Martins as their
> >>> method of insect control.
> >>> ...
> >>> Very progressive management. I give them a gold
> >>> star.
> >>> Marilyn
> >>
> >>What sort of "insect control" are they referring to, I
> >>wonder? When wastewater treatment plants worry about
> >>insect control, their primary concern is usually
> >>mosquitos.
> >>
> >>It sounds to me like they have fallen for the popular
> >>myth that Purple Martins help control mosquitos.
> >>
> >>Purple Martins do not eat Mosquitos - they eat bigger
> >>insects like Dragonflies and Damselflies (which DO
> >>control mosquitos and gnats). Purple Martins do feed
> >>on Horse Flies and Cow Flies, but I doubt this is the
> >>'insect control' being referenced. And I cannot
> >>imagine why the Asheville WWTP would want to control
> >>katydids, mayflies, moths, butterflies, wasps, beetles
> >>and other large insects that form the true diet of
> >>Purple Martins.
> >>
> >>In order to be truly progressive (and control
> >>mosquitos), they should put up some Chimney Swift
> >>towers or educate nearby homeowners about uncapping
> >>their chimneys.
> >>
> >>Nathan Dias - Charleston, SC
> >>
> >>__________________________________________________
> >>Do You Yahoo!?
> >>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
> >>http://mail.yahoo.com
> >
> > Marilyn Westphal
> > Environmental Quality Institute
> > University of North Carolina-Asheville
> > One University Heights
> > Asheville, NC 28804
> > 828/251-6823
> > mjwestphal(AT)unca.edu
>
>
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Subject: Bluebirds vs Chickadees
From: "kaye fenlon" <ktfenlon(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 9:02am
Hello Springbirders
A battle is going on in my backyard. A pair of Chickadees have an
established nest with 5 eggs in one of my birdhouses. A pair of Bluebirds
are trying to take it over and have not let the Chickadees near it for more
than 2 days now...even though we put up 2 more Bluebird boxes nearby in
almost identical habitat and location. I even put an adaptor on the Chickdee
house to make the hole smaller allowing only the Chickdees in. The
Bluebirds are still sitting on the Chickadee house this morning and trying
to get in as they did yesterday...also chasing the Chickadees away.
Should I let nature take its course and remove the adaptor?
Does anyone know how long the Chickdee eggs are viable?
Do I remove the Chickadee nest?
This happened last year also. Although I did not know it until I cleaned out
the Bluebird nest after the first nestlings fledged. I found a Chickadee
nest with 3 eggs in it underneath the Bluebird nest.
The Bluebirds have used this box for at least 5 years now... so I am
guessing this is the same pair. They had 2 successful broods last year and
3 the year before.
Also of note....I did see a pair of Chickdees for the fisrt time in and out
of a box this morning on the other side of the back yard...maybe 60 ft.
away.
How big of a territory do Chickdees require? I also have a nesting pair in
my front yard that have been in a box for more than 2 weeks.
6 or 7 years ago a pair of Brown-headed Nuthatches established a nest in a
Bluebird house in my
front yard. They also roosted in it all winter. I would check it once in
awhile when coming back from an evening walk and they were always there. It
was great! Come Spring a pair of Bluebirds tried to take it over for more
than a week....and believe it or not the little feisty Nuthatches won.
Fortunately, the Bluebirds nested just across the street in my neighbors
birdbox.
If anyone has some suggestions that would be great.
Thanks
Katie Fenlon
Clemson,SC
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Subject: Final Call for Winter Bird Sightings Reports
From: rdnc <rdnc(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 10:07am
Hi Folks
This is a Final Call for your Winter Season (Dec 1 - Feb 28) Bird
Sighting Reports for North American Birds Southern Atlantic Region
(NC,SC,GA) and The Chat Briefs for the Files (NC, SC). Please get me
your reports and any photos you want to send NO LATER than Fri April 7,
06. Sending by email is best of course but you can also send by snail
mail if postmarked by Wed Apr 5. Also faxing will work, or calling if
you have a limited report. Thanks, and good birding, later, Ricky
Ricky Davis
NAB-Southern Atlantic Region
The Chat-Briefs for the Files
608 Smallwood Drive
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
rdnc(AT)earthlink.net
RJDNC(AT)aol.com
rickyd(AT)theodavis.com(W)
(252)443-0276
(919)269-7401(W)
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Subject: First Hummer!
From: Dwayne Martin <redxbill(AT)charter.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 10:03am
We had our first Ruby-throated Hummingbird here at Riverbend Park (northern
Catawba Co.) this morning. I guess now the fun will begin.
Dwayne
*************
Dwayne Martin
Taylorsville, NC
redxbill(AT)charter.net
Catwaba County Park Ranger
Riverbend Park - Conover, NC
jdmartin(AT)catawbacountync.gov
http://www.catawbacountync.gov/depts/parks/
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Subject: Re: Bluebirds vs Chickadees
From: "KC Foggin" <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 10:16am
I had this problem last year though the Chickadees were able to keep them at bay
until the young ones fledged. Immediately after, the Bluebirds went in and
built a nest right on top of the moss covered Chickadee nest.
Don't know if the Chickadee's learned a lesson as the Bluebirds are the first to
build in that particular box this year.
KC Foggin
Socastee
Myrtle Beach SC
www.birdforum.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "kaye fenlon" <ktfenlon(AT)hotmail.com>
To: <carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu>
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 9:02 AM
Subject: Bluebirds vs Chickadees
> Hello Springbirders
>
> A battle is going on in my backyard. A pair of Chickadees have an
> established nest with 5 eggs in one of my birdhouses. A pair of Bluebirds
> are trying to take it over and have not let the Chickadees near it for more
> than 2 days now...even though we put up 2 more Bluebird boxes nearby in
> almost identical habitat and location. I even put an adaptor on the Chickdee
> house to make the hole smaller allowing only the Chickdees in. The
> Bluebirds are still sitting on the Chickadee house this morning and trying
> to get in as they did yesterday...also chasing the Chickadees away.
>
> Should I let nature take its course and remove the adaptor?
> Does anyone know how long the Chickdee eggs are viable?
> Do I remove the Chickadee nest?
>
> This happened last year also. Although I did not know it until I cleaned out
> the Bluebird nest after the first nestlings fledged. I found a Chickadee
> nest with 3 eggs in it underneath the Bluebird nest.
> The Bluebirds have used this box for at least 5 years now... so I am
> guessing this is the same pair. They had 2 successful broods last year and
> 3 the year before.
>
>
> Also of note....I did see a pair of Chickdees for the fisrt time in and out
> of a box this morning on the other side of the back yard...maybe 60 ft.
> away.
>
> How big of a territory do Chickdees require? I also have a nesting pair in
> my front yard that have been in a box for more than 2 weeks.
>
> 6 or 7 years ago a pair of Brown-headed Nuthatches established a nest in a
> Bluebird house in my
> front yard. They also roosted in it all winter. I would check it once in
> awhile when coming back from an evening walk and they were always there. It
> was great! Come Spring a pair of Bluebirds tried to take it over for more
> than a week....and believe it or not the little feisty Nuthatches won.
> Fortunately, the Bluebirds nested just across the street in my neighbors
> birdbox.
>
>
> If anyone has some suggestions that would be great.
>
> Thanks
> Katie Fenlon
> Clemson,SC
>
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Subject: RE: Bluebird type of day :)
From: "Randy Dunson" <trdunson(AT)nc.rr.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 10:22am
KC, I too have a pair setting up house at one of my boxes. They actually
started a couple of weeks ago. I have 3 other boxes ready & waiting!
Regards,
Randy Dunson
Hillsborough, NC
-----Original Message-----
From: carolinabirds-owner(AT)acpub.duke.edu
[mailto:carolinabirds-owner(AT)acpub.duke.edu] On Behalf Of KC Foggin
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 6:30 PM
To: CarolinaBirds
Subject: Bluebird type of day :)
Had the pleasure of watching a pair of Eastern Bluebirds setting up house in
one of my boxes today. I guess Spring is here.
If interested, just click next once the link opens up.
http://i.pbase.com/o4/28/580628/1/57995528.033106easternbluebird10b.jpg
KC Foggin
Socastee
Myrtle Beach SC
www.birdforum.net
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Subject: Saluda Shoals Warblers
From: "Steven Tracey" <steventracey(AT)sprintmail.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 10:50am
Had a nice morning at Saluda Shoals Park in Irmo, SC this morning. In
particular, a good variety of warblers (for April 1 anyway) including:
N. Parula
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush (pair)
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler (my first of the year)
Steve Tracey
Irmo, SC
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Subject:
From: "Stu" <sgibeau(AT)bellsouth.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 11:31am
I forgot to add that I found my first non-mallard hybrid duck yesterday. It jus
showed up a Lake Tomahawk in Black Mountan, NC.
It hws the half moon like a Blue Winged Eal but the body & colorization of a
Canvasback. Weird looking duck! If it's still there later in the week I'll get
a picture of it.
Stu Gibeau
Black Mountain, NC
Stu Gibeau
Black Mountain, NC
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Subject: Evergreen Nature Preserve 4/1/06 (no foolin)
From: "Larry" <Larry(AT)lbarden.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 12:12pm
Forty two species in 3 hours this morning. Best birds were several
Blue-headed Vireos, several Palm Warblers, & Blue-gray Gnatcatchers. The
White-crowned Sparrow is still hanging out at our feeder. On 3/30 Louise
had a Merlin in a tree at Progress Lane and Central.
Cheers,
Larry and Louise Barden
Charlotte
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Subject: Morrow Mountain SP 26Mar-1Apr06
From: "J. Williams" <wldfr2002(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 1:58pm
Greetings from Morrow Mountain State Park, on the NW shore of Lake Tillery,
Albemarle NC, Stanly County, east of Charlotte.
Today in one hour of point birding at each of 2 sites in the park in
mid-day, at the boat ramp area, and the Millertown area, I saw or heard 33
bird species:
COMMON LOON - a sweet performance feeding 100 feet from my lakeside lawn
chair, during a fair
amount of boat traffic.
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Osprey
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Blue Jay
American Crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
BARN SWALLOW
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Chickadee
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Parula
Yellow-throated Warbler
Northern Cardinal
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Eastern Meadowlark
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
HOUSE SPARROW - my first for the park
Also saw during the week:
Northern Bobwhite
Black-and-white Warbler
Eastern Phoebe
And a POSSIBLE (?) distant Chimney Swift.
Joseph Williams
MS Biology, Appalachian State University.
Maintenance Mechanic I
Morrow Mountain State Park
Division of Parks and Recreation
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
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Subject: Louisiana Waterthrush on Grandfather
From: Jesse Pope <osprey1014(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 3:13pm
Hello,
This morning while out checking on spring wildflowers
on the Profile trail, I heard a Louisiana Waterthrush
singing along the head waters of the Watauga river. I
heard the bird sing for several minutes. He was in a
tree above the river about 30 feet up or so but I
never got a good look at it. He must have just shown
up today, because I've been spending a lot of time on
the Profile trail the past four days in a row without
seeing or hearing him. It was a great sound to hear
for sure! By the way, today was the first day our
spring wildflowers have been in bloom on the Profile
trail. We have Hepatica, Spring Beauty, and early
yellow violet all opening up late this morning.
Jesse Pope
Naturalist, Grandfather Mountain
P.O. Box 129
Linville, NC 28646
828-733-4326
www.grandfather.com
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Subject: Hummer in Raleigh
From: Brian Murphy <brianmnc(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 5:19pm
Never put up Hummer feeder until May...except this year...and he showed
up this morning.
--
Brian Murphy
http://home.earthlink.net/~brianmnc
Durham, NC
Millbrook High School
AP Env. Science / Webmaster
http://mhs.wcpss.net
http://home.earthlink.net/mhsapes
Raleigh, NC
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“…in the wilderness, I find something more dear and connate than in
the streets or villages…in the woods we return to reason and faith.”
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Subject: Re: First Hummer!
From: "KC Foggin" <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 6:24pm
Okay y'all, you are really whetting my appetite here. Feeders up and I am
waiting not so patiently ;)
KC Foggin
Socastee
Myrtle Beach SC
www.birdforum.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dwayne Martin" <redxbill(AT)charter.net>
To: "Carolinabirds" <Carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu>; "FBC-Birds"
<FBC-Birds(AT)yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 10:03 AM
Subject: First Hummer!
> We had our first Ruby-throated Hummingbird here at Riverbend Park (northern
Catawba Co.) this morning. I guess now the fun will begin.
>
> Dwayne
> *************
> Dwayne Martin
> Taylorsville, NC
> redxbill(AT)charter.net
>
> Catwaba County Park Ranger
> Riverbend Park - Conover, NC
> jdmartin(AT)catawbacountync.gov
> http://www.catawbacountync.gov/depts/parks/
>
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Subject: Hummer
From: "philshar(AT)earthlink.net" <philshar@earthlink.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 6:30pm
Had our 1st R T Hummingbird this evening around 5:30 pm. Male!
Sharon & Phil Turner
Myrtle Beach,S C 29588
philshar(AT)earthlink.net
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Subject: Vesper Sparrow at Jordan Lake
From: "Juli Boeyink" <jboeyink(AT)nc.rr.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 6:37pm
Today there were two Vesper Sparrows on the Jordan Lake Dam in Chatham
county. They were very cooperative and spent the majority of the time
on the south face of dam. There was not much else on the lake, just a
small flock of Lesser Scaup.
G. Gordon Brown
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Subject: Weymouth Woods & White Pines TLC 4/1/06
From: miaim(AT)mebtel.net
Date: 1 Apr 2006 6:55pm
We went down to the Weymouth Woods Sandhills Preserve hoping to find early
migrants, red-cocaded woodpeckers and Bachman's sparrows. Well, after running
into a field biologist who told us just what to listen for and what to watch
for, we did indeed hear BACHMAN'S SPARROWS in the wiregrass along Lighter
Stump Trail. But we never could get one to sit up, or even to run along the
ground, so it was an audio treat only.
On the Pine Island Trail, we got YELLOW THROATED WARBLERS, BLACK & WHITE
WARBLERS & a LOUISIANNA WATERTHRUSH & a whole lot of yellow rump warblers and
blue gray gnatcatchers.
We got really excited on the Pine Barrens trail hearing woodpecker tapping and
muffled calls that sounded somewhat different from what I'm used to. But, we
never could see anything. Then, just as I had officially given up on ever
seeing the elusive RCWP, Pam excitedly exclaimed that she had one. I looked at
the bird she was pointing at, and almost didn't have the heart to tell her.
Today's anticlimax that made April Fool's out of us turned out to be a female
Downy.
On the way out, we met a park ranger who told us where the RCWP colonies were.
Sure enough, a couple of nest cavity trees are visible from the road that leds
to the parking lot. If you visit there, get a map out of the box. Right where
the "P" for parking lot is on the map, next to the Bower's Bog Trail are a
couple of nest cavity trees, clearly visible from either the road or trail
from the conspicuous amount of white sap, and the large oblong holes in them.
There is reported to be another colony off the service road leading out from
the left of the construction trailer by the visitor center. The visitor center
is closed for rennovations, but there are some portajohns set up in the
parking lot. Also, the Bower's Bog Trail area was just proscibe burned earlier
in the week and is still smoking, but the rest of the trails are in great
shape. Best time to attempt the RCWPs is supposedly early in the morning or at
dusk when there's activity at the known nest trees. We never did see any
activity there due to the time we were there.
By the time we got to the White Pines TLC area, there wasn't too much flying
other than lots of butterflies. But, there again were numbers of YR warblers,
occasional kinglets and occasional YT warblers and at least one B&W warbler.
It's great to have such resources so relatively close to the Triangle. We
enjoy the diversity of the ecosystems.
Mike Swaim
Mebane, NC
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Subject: Fw: Hummer in Raleigh
From: "M Kodroff" <seacraft1(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 8:09pm
When we moved from Richmond Virginia to Greenville N.C. on May 1st in 1984,
the first thing I unpacked was the hummingbird feeders. The previous owner
of the house came by the next day and saw the feeders up, and said we should
have them, and we did. The following year I hung the feeders out on April 1
(April fools day) and minutes later the hummingbird was there, so the
following year I hung them out on April 15 (Income taxes due) and again the
birds had already arrived and were waiting for it. So the next year I moved
the date again March 17 (ST. Patrick's Day) and then waited for them to
arrive a few days or weeks later. I can't remember how long it took for
them to show up, but I was making sure that they were not disappointed when
they showed up.
> Never put up Hummer feeder until May...except this year...and he showed up
> this morning.
> -Ralph Waldo Emerson
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
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Subject: Yellow-Rumped Warbler
From: "KC Foggin" <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2006 9:13pm
I still have so many of the Yellow-rumps flying around the yard and making full
use of the suet feeders. This one is coming into its beautiful spring plumage.
http://upload.pbase.com/image/58046687
KC Foggin
Socastee
Myrtle Beach SC
www.birdforum.net
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