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Subject: Catawba Co. Bobolinks
From: Dwayne Martin <redxbill(AT)charter.net>
Date: 30 Apr 2006 3:41pm
After getting home at midnight from a birding trip to SE Arizona (133 species
and 14 lifers), what's the first thing I do today, but go birding of course! I
went down to Bakers Mtn. Park (southwestern Catawba Co.) and had both Tanagers
and several Rose-breasted Grosbeaks but not much else. I decided to go to the
community of Cooksville in the southwestern corner of Catawba Co. to look for
Bobolinks. I get them there most every year and I wasn't disappointed this
year. There where 50+ flying around the oats in the field. It was great to see
them back again.
Dwayne
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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: Bobolinks - Richland County SC
From: "Parkin Hunter" <parkin(AT)parkinhunter.com>
Date: 30 Apr 2006 5:49pm
Saw two flocks of Bobolinks today (Sunday) in the grain fields near the
Columbia Sewer Plant off of Heathwood Hall Road. Turn left following the
sign to McKeithen Farm at the treatment plant. One flock was in the
fields where that road dead ends. If you turn left there and go about
one-half mile, the other flock was in the field on the left.
Parkin Hunter
Columbia, SC
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Subject: 20 Warbler Weekend
From: "Steven Tracey" <steventracey(AT)sprintmail.com>
Date: 30 Apr 2006 7:06pm
It's been a pretty slow migration here in the Columbia area for me this
year, so when I had a pretty good morning at Lynch's Woods Park on Saturday,
I decided to try for a 20 warbler species weekend in the midlands of SC. In
addition to LWP, I spent a few hours around Heathwood hall and Old State
Road on Saturday, and Sunday morning at Saluda Shoals park. I managed to
get exactly 20... even though I have yet to see Prairie, Cape May, Magnolia,
or N. Waterthrush this spring...
Saturday's List (* indicates Heathwood hall or Old State Road only)
Turkey Vulture
Mississippi Kite*
Mourning Dove
Barred Owl*
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Barn Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Chickadee
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Northern Parula
Blue-winged Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Palm Warbler*
Pine Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler*
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Lousiana Waterthrush
Kentucky Warbler*
Common Yellowthroat
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Eastern Towhee
White-throated Sparrow
Bobolink*
Brown-headed Cowbird
Red-winged Blackbird*
Common Grackle
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Sunday's List
Mallard
Turkey Vulture
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Barred Owl
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Swainson's Warbler
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Steve Tracey
Irmo, SC
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Subject: house or sedge wren
From: "Steven Tracey" <steventracey(AT)sprintmail.com>
Date: 30 Apr 2006 7:51pm
While at Saluda Shoals this morning I saw what at first looked like a sedge
wren but since I have never seen one there and I got only obstructed views,
I decided was a house wren. I did manage to snap a few photos, and as I was
checking them this evening it started to look more like a sedge wren. When
I checked Sibley's it mentioned the bobbing behavior for the sedge wren,
which is what this bird was doing. Not sure if this is house wren behavior
as well. I haven't seen many sedge wrens, so I am not sure still. Opinions
requested...
http://home.sprintmail.com/~steventracey/wren.jpg
http://home.sprintmail.com/~steventracey/wren2.jpg
Steve Tracey
Irmo, SC
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Subject: Chickadees
From: "Wayne K. Forsythe" <wforsythe(AT)mchsi.com>
Date: 30 Apr 2006 8:42pm
Folks,
I have recently moved to a different home just outside of
Hendersonville proper. I have 1 3/4 acres of mostly woods, but the
immediate area around the house has a 20'-30' wide lawn which is surrounded
by rhodo's and other trees, bushes, etc. I put out 4 blue bird boxes and
now have Chickadees nesting in 3 of them. All of these boxes are within a
100 foot circle. I am surprised that Chickadees will tolerate each other
and that they would nest within such a close proximity to each other but
everything seems calm on the home front. Is this unusual or do they always
tolerate each other so well? Any comments will be welcome.
Thanks,
Wayne
Wayne K. Forsythe
Hendersonville, N. C.
828-697-6628
wforsythe AT mchsi dot com
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Subject: Anhinga in Durham (late post)
From: "Dan and Marian" <dkma(AT)mindspring.com>
Date: 30 Apr 2006 9:42pm
C'birders,
We did a family beach trip this weekend, on which birding was purely
incidental to other activities. Did have a Eurasian Collared Dove fly over a
playground in Morehead City Saturday, but I suppose that's hardly (if at
all) noteworthy anymore. (This gives an idea of the habitats I was able to
explore.)
In a highly ironic twist, the only Anhinga of the trip was on the east side
of Durham Friday (4/28) afternoon, soaring low alongside the Durham Freeway
(NC 147) near the Briggs Ave. exit. I recall several other reports of this
species in or near the Triangle this spring, but I think none from Durham
County, where I believe there are only 4-5 previous records.
Good birding,
Dan Kaplan
(where else?,)Durham
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