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Subject: Re: Middle Island, birds eating lizards....Painted
Buntings....
From: Sfantony20(AT)aol.com
Date: 23 Apr 2006 5:50am
In a message dated 4/19/2006 9:33:19 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
veery(AT)bellsouth.net writes:
Tammy and all,
I just returned from a short stay on Middle Island (Bald Head Island).
On Tuesday AM, I watched a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, who I think had just
arrived after a strong front which passed through the night before.
I could see it from a treetop window, though partly obscured by leaves.
It had an Anole in its bill and was working on trying to kill it/swallow
it....
I watched for what seemed like a few minutes, while the bird really wasn't
able to do much with it, then the Cuckoo moved a bit and when I could see
it again it didn't have the anole anymore.
I really don't think that it was able to
swallow it in the short time the view was obscured, I think it must have
dropped it or had given up, or both.....I went outside to look on the
ground,
didn't see anything but there were lots of branches it (anole) could have
been on above me. It doesn't seem like a Cuckoo would even be able
to swallow an adult Anole. Maybe it was just really hungry and grabbed
the first thing it saw!
Reading of the very recent arrival of Painted Buntings in SC
made me feel less depressed about not being able to see any
on Bald Head Is. Maybe it was a bit too early. Although I
think lots of new birds may have arrived after the front and we
were leaving so didn't get a chance to look.
There were too many Yellow-rumped Warblers to count though!
The fox that we saw occassionally all seemed somewhat tame.
Saw a nice group of White Ibis flying towards Battery Island on
the ferry on the way home.
Shelley Theye
veery(AT)bellsouth.net
Sfantony20(AT)aol.com wrote:
>I was watching a male cardinal out the window this morning, he was
standing
>on top of my fence eating something that I thought must be a BIG
dragonfly.
>I grabbed my binocs for a closer look and the "dragonfly" turned out to
have
>LEGS! I watched him give it to his ladyfriend, who seemed perplexed about
>the offering. Of course they took off before I could get the camera. Has
>anyone ever hear of such a thing?? Do Cardinals eat lizards???
>
>Tammy Lester
>Atlantic Beach, NC
>
>
>
>
Where would be a good place to look for Painted Buntings near Atlantic Beach
other than Fort Macon which does not open the gates until 8:00 a.m.
?? This will be a life bird for me and it is my goal to find one this
spring.
Tammy Lester
Atlantic Beach, NC
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Subject: Re: catbird
From: Sfantony20(AT)aol.com
Date: 23 Apr 2006 7:46am
In a message dated 4/21/2006 8:14:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
sgibeau(AT)bellsouth.net writes:
Just had a catbird drop in at my house today.
Stu Gibeau
Black Mountain, NC
I saw three catbirds at Fort Macon yesterday before this darn rain started!
Tammy Lester
Atlantic Beach, NC
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Subject: Re: Current yard birds
From: Carol Williamson <cncbrdr(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 8:24am
My newly redone backyard yielded 2 new yard birds this
week: indigo buntings (adult male and first-year male)
and yesterday, a brilliant summer tanager. Three house
wrens fledged a few days ago from the nest in the
wreath by the front door.
Carol Williamson
Durham, NC
--- KC Foggin <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com> wrote:
> Well, I'm seeing more and more variations of the
> Indigo Bunting this week as I seem to have 3 or 4.
> All very confusing on first look ;)
>
> I still have quite a few Goldfinches in brilliant
> color along with some striking Yellow-rumped
> Warblers. My journal does not show either of them
> here this late last year.
>
> Now I see the male Ruby-throated more regularly than
> the female.
>
> House Finch fledglings are in abundance here. All
> flapping their little wings in that adorable begging
> fashion.
>
>
> As a side note, I will be putting my three year old
> straight Swaro 80mm HD Scope with 20x60 eyepiece up
> on the auction block in a couple of weeks. If
> anyone is interested in a decent price before hand,
> please contact me off the list.
>
> KC Foggin
> Myrtle Beach SC
>
> www.birdforum.net
>
>
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Subject: Jordan Lake Spring Count
From: Carol Williamson <cncbrdr(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 8:38am
Hello all,
There are many of you who have not yet responded
regarding your participation (or not) in the upcoming
JLBC. Please e-mail me pro or con soon so I can
reassign areas if necessary.
Thanks,
Carol Williamson
Durham, NC
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Subject: Yard birds in Columbia, SC
From: Jerrold Griggs <griggs(AT)math.sc.edu>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 11:22am
I was fortunate enough to get to spend all afternoon yesterday at home
(in the Irmo area northwest of Columbia, SC). It was warm and humid
with occasional thunder, but once again we missed out on any real rain.
Robin Carter noted the absence of Indigo Buntings at Congaree National
Park so far this season. Here, we have been enjoying two bright male
Indigo Buntings at our thistle feeder for a week now. They are feeding
as I write, and make quite a colorful show with the male Am. Goldfinches
and N. Cardinals that come to the same pole (which also includes a seed tube).
Most exciting yesterday was the arrival of a pair of Blue Grosbeaks to
our yard! This is a new yard list species for us (20 years in the area,
8 at this home). The male came to (another) seed tube to feed for most
of the afternoon. A female was with him in the trees near the feeder
for awhile, but seemed more wary, and never came in to feed.
On the ground below was our season's first Gray Catbird.
Yesterday also brought our first-of-season Chimney Swifts. I heard an
E. Phoebe late in the day (passing through or hoping to breed here?).
Altogether, I found 31 species yesterday, a good total, considering that
all warblers yesterday were Yellow-Rumped, and there were no Ruby-throated
Hummers, Brown-headed Nuthatches, or Vireos.
It is not as birdy today so far. Alas, it appears that the Grosbeaks and
Catbird have moved on with the clouds and humidity. I didn't yet find any
of yesterday's many Yellow-rumped Warblers. However, first-of-season
N. Parula and Great Crested Flycatcher can be heard today.
It was such a treat yesterday to compare the shades of blue on the
male Indigo Buntings and Blue Grosbeak with the resident Blue Jays and
male E. Bluebird. The C. Grackles are irridescent now, too.
Stunning display.
Jerry Griggs j(AT)sc.edu
Columbia, SC
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Subject: Lynch's Woods Park
From: "Steven Tracey" <steventracey(AT)sprintmail.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 2:08pm
After attending the rain-filled Columbia Audubon trip to Lynch's Woods Park
in Newberry, SC yesterday, I decided to go back this morning in hopes for
more birds and better weather. I got a few more birds and much better
weather. Highlights included my firsts-of-the-year of Kentucky Warbler,
Eastern Wood-Pewee, American Redstart, Ovenbird, Scarlet Tanager, and
Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Full list for the morning...
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Lousiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Eastern Towhee
White-throated Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Steve Tracey
Irmo, SC
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Subject: Observations
From: Alex Netherton <danetherton(AT)charter.net>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 2:57pm
Hi folks;
I am not the sharpest birder in the tool shed, but suspect I might not
be the dullest either. However, I rarely make great discoveries of rare
birds, and rarely find anything of great interest, but merely observe.
As my interests include (but are not limited to) Amphibians, Reptiles,
fish, wildflowers, carnivorous plants, local mammals, insects (including
but not limited to Butterflies, Moths, Dragon and Damselflies, Beetles
and wasps), I tend to have limited attention for birds, unlike many of
us who are whole heartedly birders. I just thought I would share some of
my observations this spring.
Saw a flock of about 4 crows mobbing a Northern Raven at the Old Fort
(Catawba Falls) exit last week. The raven would do a wing over and grab
at the crows with his claws, just like a Redtail. Never saw that
before. Come to think, never saw a Raven in Old Fort before either. I am
used to seeing them above around 4000 feet, not in the Piedmont!
Chipping Sparrows are everywhere, and their song can be heard along with
the thin sweet songs of the White Throated Sparrow. I'll miss them when
they're gone.
We have a Chickadee nest in one nest box with tiny babies that are
horribly cute (fluffy, but getting good body feathers) and a Bluebird
nest in another box with 4 Carolina blue eggs. (University of SC are
upstarts. ;-)) Mama Bluebird flushes from the nest when we come home
after dark, and worries us; her nest box is on the same stretch of fence
as the gate, which when opened vibrates the box. Hopefully when she
starts to incubate, she'll stop this foolishness.
A big old Flicker here has discovered that gutters make excellent
resonators, and fills the air with "brrrrp!" sounds. His smaller
brethren are up to the same thing on dead snags. Also saw a Pileated
that came down and flared his wings, making me think of a larger
(hopefully not extinct) woodpecker.
Heard a Great Crested Flycatcher, and saw and heard a Catbird. The
Catbird had a few choice words for me and Piglet the Pug. I wished him a
good morning. Ah territory...
Saw a Mockingbird in Morganton at the K-mart parking lot. It went into a
Holly bush right in the middle of the lot and didn't come out. I sneaked
up and gently parted the limbs to see a well constructed nest with a
Mockingbird on it giving me the beady eye. I slowly retreated. Also
heard what I would have sworn was a Fish Crow, the "ah ah" sound, but
would not call it that, but it took me back to Tybee Island when I
taught there in the '90's.
Grackles are everywhere, filling the air with their chatter.
My brother-in-law and his wife have had a Mourning Dove pair nesting on
their porch in a hanging basket, and were amazed at how flimsy the nest
is. I have always been amazed the nests of the MoDo hold up.
Could report more, but my hands are tired.
Good Birding!
Alex Netherton, an Appalachian Naturalist
http://alexnetherton.com
danetherton charter dot net
Asheville, NC
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Subject: Yate's Mill Pond 4/23
From: nathan.swick(AT)duke.edu
Date: 23 Apr 2006 3:20pm
Hello all,
Nolan Brit and I birded Yate's Mill Pond near Raleigh Sunday morning with
some good results. Birds of note include first of year WOOD THRUSH, several
WORM-EATING WARBLERs and a lone juvenile ANHINGA.
Cheers,
Nathan Swick
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Subject: Predatory sparrows
From: "betty ellis" <bettyte(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 3:59pm
Discovered our blue bird house raided by a house sparrow this morning. The
broken fragments of 4 eggs were found on the ground below the bird house.
One egg apparently untouched remained in the nest box but much in doubt the
parent bluebirds will stay.
Betty Ellis
Gastonia, NC
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Subject: Bachman's Sparrows
From: "Jeff Catlin" <shieff(AT)netzero.net>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 5:04pm
Hi!
The a few members of the Greenville County Bird Club visited Lynchburg
Savannah Heritage Preserve in SC, (E3; Pg 38 in DeLorme) Saturday afternoon,
in search of the Bachman's Sparrow. NO Problem!! We heard one singing before
we got out of the vehicles. A life bird for most of us. Wish they were all
that easy. The closest bird waited till all had a scope view and even a
photo before rejoining his singing brethren further out in the sparsely
populated pine savannah.
photo:
http://www.myimagehub.com/files/3640/P1010747%20Bachmans%20Sparrow.jpg
A couple of Mississippi Kites were soaring overhead during our visit!
Later, at near by Lee State Park, we spotted this perched M. Kite.
Kite photo:
http://www.myimagehub.com/files/3640/P1010756%20Mississippi%20Kite.jpg
Earlier, Saturday morning we had a nice walk around the boardwalks at the
Congaree Swamp National Park with the usual birds showing their stuff.
I need to thank the park staff for the unlocked screened door on the porch
at the old main entrance building, where we took refuge during a brief rain
storm!
Jeff Catlin
Marietta, SC
shieff at netzero.net
Link to Lynchburg Savannah HP:
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/managed/heritage/lynchbrgsav/description.html
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Subject: Bobolinks in Columbia
From: James Wilson <toadshade(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 5:51pm
Just did a quick ride home through White House Road Area of Lower
Richland (SE Columbia) and saw some Bobolinks flock hopping through the
wheat fields out there. About 25-30. Good to see them back!! Heard a
Prothonotary Warbler in the Duck Preserve and saw a Northern Harrier
combing the newly plowed earth out there. Saw a male Blue Grosbeak.
James
James Wilson - Lower Richland
Columbia, SC 29209
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Subject: the soon-to-be-on the auction block Swarovski scope.
From: "Scott Jackson-Ricketts" <scottjr(AT)ls.net>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 6:10pm
I was in the process of forwarding this news to a birding friend, when
the message disappeared, no doubt by some failure on my part. Anyhow,
could whoever please post this again?
Scott Jackson-Ricketts
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Subject: Carolinabirds Searchable Archive - was: the soon-to-be-on
the auction block Swarovski scope.
From: "Michael C. Parrish" <pendragon1998(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 6:35pm
Just a reminder to anyone who needs to read an old carolinabirds
posting: A searchable archive is available at the following url:
http://anderson.acpub.duke.edu/cgi-bin/wilma/carolinabirds
--- Scott Jackson-Ricketts <scottjr(AT)ls.net> wrote:
> I was in the process of forwarding this news to a birding friend,
> when
> the message disappeared, no doubt by some failure on my part.
> Anyhow,
> could whoever please post this again?
> Scott Jackson-Ricketts
>
Michael C. Parrish
Watkinsville, GA (Oconee Co.)
http://www.arches.uga.edu/~parrishm/
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Subject: Re: Birding and Basic Snake Safety
From: "John Fussell" <jfuss(AT)clis.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 6:55pm
In regard to "water moccasins" in trees...
The poisonous cottonmouth (also called water moccasin) is not arboreal.
In Reptiles of North Carolina, it is stated: Unlike several species of
large water snakes that share their habitat, cottonmouths seldom climb
to appreciable heights in branches above the water."
However, the somewhat similar brown water snake does climb branches
quite readily. Brown water snakes will bite, but they are not
poisonous.
John Fussell
Morehead City, NC
jfuss(AT)clis.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gregory Georges" <ggeorges(AT)mindspring.com>
Cc: "Birds Carolina" <carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu>
Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: Birding and Basic Snake Safety
> Hi Brendan,
>
> Twice now I've replied and not sent an e-mail to reply to your post.
Why
> you might ask? Well--the threats often sound worse than they really
are
> and I would not want to discourage anyone from the wonderful trip you
> seem to be planning. . However, I have lived through Rocky Mountain
> spotted fever, have had a snake bite (west coast), and get more
> concerned each year I get wiser.
>
> My suggestion is that you spend more time worrying about tics and
> mosquitoes than the snakes. The snakes you can just be mindful of
where
> they might be and avoid such places. If you are in a tic-prone zone,
> which I love because that is usually where all the great blue heron
> rookeries seem to be--there are some steps you can take. In fact, I
got
> bit two days ago and am planning on a visit to the doctor on Monday to
> see if I should undergo an antibiotic treatment for the tic bite. The
> trick to avoid the tics is wear long pants and make sure to have a
> wide-brimmed hat with a neck piece if you plan on following trails
> through the woods, which are usually created by deer. Their are some
> wonderful new fabrics in shirts that you can use in addition to sprays
> in decrease the change that tics or mosquitoes will want to contact
you
> in any way.
>
> The reason I got the tic bite is that I was not properly dressed.
>
> I should note that I am out in the woods all the time as I love taking
> nature photographs. I do wear 18-inch high snake boots, but that is
> mostly for the mud that I walk in. Oh-yes--another fact. More than
> three-fourths of the bites people get from a water moccasin occur
above
> the neck because those particular snakes love to hang out in trees
close
> to your face.
>
> Having said all of that--you should just make your plans and follow
them
> as you are most likely to have an excellent trip and see many
wonderful
> things.
>
> BTW, I spent two weeks on the West Coast of Ireland taking photos two
> years ago. What a wonderful place to visit!!!
>
>
>
> --
> _________________
> Gregory Georges
> Temporary galleries at www.gregorygeorges.com
> Really Useful Content, Inc.
> 914 Kings Mill Road
> Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517
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>
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>
>
>
>
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Subject: some of my brilliant colors
From: "KC Foggin" <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 7:14pm
Don't you just love spring and all the colored feathers it brings us ;)
http://upload.pbase.com/kcfoggin/image/59093024
http://upload.pbase.com/kcfoggin/image/59093296
KC Foggin
Socastee
Myrtle Beach SC
www.birdforum.net
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Subject: Yard birds in Ralegh, etc.
From: David Lenat <lenatbks(AT)mindspring.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 7:32pm
The front must have pushed thru some migrating birds, as even my poor
urban yard (one block from the Raleigh beltline) added two yard birds:
Wood Thrush and a Chat. Heard and identified the Chat in bushes out
back, although it seemed too high off the ground for a Chat. Pished the
bird in and got a quick visual ID. You would think my wife (sitting
next to me) would have been impressed, but it takes a lot to impress a
Redhead...
Biking out by Shearon Harris Plant produced many Ovenbirds. Prairie
Warblers (20+), Hooded Warblers and Wood Thrushes - all yelling at me as
I rode by.
Very little luck with "shorebirds" this April, with none showing up at
Stedman Sod farms. This area has been very dry, with no puddles to
attract migrants. Has anyone had better luck at Falls Lake?
I have spent much of the last two weeks chasing rare aquatic insects,
instead of warblers. Individuals would would like to help with these
surveys (weekdays) should contact me off list or call at 919-787-8087
Dave Lenat, Raleigh
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Subject: more WNC birds
From: "George & Judy Halleron" <geojudyh(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 7:44pm
We were bemoaning the lack of new birds in our yard. We
were finally rewarded yesterday with 4 male Indigo Buntings,
a Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and American
Redstart. Today we had a Blue Grosbeak at the feeders. I
guess spring is finally here.
George & Judy Halleron
Cherokee County
Marble, NC
geojudyh(AT)hotmail.com
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Subject: TV nest at Congaree National Park
From: "John M. Grego" <jrgrego(AT)mindspring.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 8:23pm
I walked the Garrick Road tract at Congaree National Park today, as
well as a bit of the boundary west of the tract--saw 45 species, with
only one of them a winter left-over (White-throated Sparrow). While
I was cutting through a tangle of grape vine, a Turkey Vulture bolted
from cover about 10 feet away, presumably from a nest. When I came
back, the same thing happened, so I looked for the nest and found
it--it had a couple eggs in it.
On a reptilian note, I found a male box turtle with a cracked (but
healed) shell resting on an upside-down female. I righted the
female, and when I returned later, things seemed to be proceeding
much more smoothly.
I drove back along Weston Road, and my reliable Field Sparrow field
(also found a Sedge Wren there during the Columbia CBC) had been
subdivided with lots advertised for sale. If you include the
Dickcissel field's recent clearing and development (which also had
Grasshopper Sparrow, Horned Lark, Painted Bunting, Vesper Sparrow,
Orchard Oriole, Blackpoll Warbler, and American Pipits last year),
it's been a bad year for two of Lower Richland's better fields.
John Grego
Columbia, SC
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Subject: Odd Birding Moments-Sandhill Crane Meets Peregrine Falcon
From: mjwestphal <mjwestphal(AT)unca.edu>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 9:13pm
While doing the tourist thing with some visiting relatives up on the Blue
Ridge Parkway today we stopped at Devil's Courthouse where a pair of Peregrine
Falcons are nesting. While watching a Peregrine flying around, a Sandhill
Crane came flying over the cliff towards the parking lot. That was odd
enough, but then the Peregrine Falcon started chasing the crane and nipping at
its heals. The falcon escorted the crane off its air space. Another crane
flew over a few minutes after that, but the Peregrine left that one alone.
Maybe it stayed far enough away from its nest.
It was a very windy morning and LOTS of Turkey Vultures were flying around,
possibly heading north on migration. I guess they were taking advantage of
the high winds (the cranes were really sailing in those high winds, too).
Also had my first Chestnut-sided Warblers of the year while up there.
For those doing the Chimney Rock/Lake Lure trip this coming weekend, things
are heating up there. Even in the rain on Saturday morning I had Yellow, Cape
May, BT Blue, BT Green, Yellow-rumped, Palm, Cerulean, Black and White,
Redstart, Worm-eating, Swainson's, Hooded, and Common Yellowthroat, and I
didn't even have time to go down the main warbler trail at Chimney Rock. Also
had both Orchard and Baltimore Oriole. Like the write-up says, late April at
CRP is usually pretty darn good.
Marilyn
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: Raleigh, Orange Head, B&W Breast
From: "cgbirder" <cgbirder(AT)cgrover.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 9:56pm
Saturday in Raleigh, near Prairie Ridge, 7.30am, at the top of a sapling,
this bird orange headed bird sang and sang to the overcast sky.
Shaped like a robin, but not quite as big.
Burnt Orange Head, plus a bright orange spot on the low back
B&W streaked breast
I only got to see the back.
Someone suggested that it was a Redstart, someone else said Oriole. Problem
is that these birds don't have the orange heads and streaked chests.
What could it have been? I've never seen it before. I might be able to
send the song recording. Couldn't get a picture, it was too overcast.
C Grover
Raleigh
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Subject: New yard bird!
From: "Stu Gibeau" <sgibeau(AT)bellsouth.net>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 10:17pm
Got yard bird # 132 this evening. I was changing out my hummingbird feeders
shortly before dark when I heard a Chuck-Will's-Widow calling from about 30
feet away! It's the first one I've found in the mountains. Don't know how
rare that is but I'd guess it's a hit or miss bird up here. Also had my
first female Ruby Throated Hummingbird of the year show up today. The lone
male in my yard was courting her within minutes of her arrival. Of course
he was doing his courtship flight over a Carolina Chickadee the other day so
he's probably not too picky.
Stu Gibeau
Black Mountain, NC
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Subject: migrants in Jasper Co., SC
From: "Robin Carter" <rcarter(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2006 11:43pm
Hi C-Birders,
I spent several hours this morning birding in Jasper County, SC. I only
birded west of I-95, so I did not even go to the main part of Savannah NWR.
I mostly birded the Old Charleston Road, the city of Hardeeville, and
various boat landings along the Savannah River. I was encouraged that there
were a few migrants present. I had about 10 Yellow-billed Cuckoos (2 seen,
the rest heard). I found 18 species of warbler, which is a lot for the
coastal plain of South Carolina. If I had birded a bit at Savannah NWR I
probably would have added two more warbler species (Yellow-rumped Warbler
and Yellow Warbler).
I spent a lot of time looking for kites, but found none.
Here is my day list (Jasper Co., SC west of I-95 only):
Anhinga
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Little Blue Heron
White Ibis
Wood Stork
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Northern Parula
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Ovenird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Bachman's Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Boat-tailed Grackle
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole
That's 74 species, all found west of I-95. There is more to Jasper County
than Savannah NWR, the spoil site, and the barrier islands!
Robin Carter
Columbia, SC USA
mailto:rcarter(AT)sc.rr.com
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