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Subject: A rare sighting for me
From: "Robert C. Perkins" <rperkins(AT)infionline.net>
Date: 3 May 2006 8:50am
About 6:30 this morning at the northern end of the River Trail
in Fayetteville, I spotted a common nighthawk flying from the
Methodist College golf course toward an apartment complex. I got
glasses on it and could see the wing bands clearly.
I'll be the first to admit that common nighthawks are ordinary,
to-be-expected birds, but the last time I saw one was the summer of
1963 in Richmond, Virginia. Seeing one today was fun.
Bob
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Bob Perkins
Historian and general outdoorsman
Fayetteville, North Carolina
rperkins(AT)infionline.net
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Subject: Weekend Visitors
From: "Randy Dunson" <trdunson(AT)nc.rr.com>
Date: 3 May 2006 8:52am
This is the first time I've ever taken the time to do this and found it
quite gratifying to actually nail down a few identifications that I would
have never made in the past.
The list below is visitors recorded at my feeders or spotted on my property
last Saturday-Monday. For some reason, there was a warbler invasion here on
Monday!
Regards,
Randy Dunson
Hillsborough, NC (outside of)
American Goldfinch
House Finch (w/fledglings)
Brown-headed Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak (breeding returning pair from last year)
Downey Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Tufted Titmouse
Chickadee
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Towhee
White-throated Sparrow
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wood Thrush
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-and-White Warbler
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Blue-winged Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
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Subject: ATT birds
From: Sandy Cash <lcashjr(AT)nc.rr.com>
Date: 3 May 2006 10:23am
Hi all,
A brief run on the American Tobacco Trail in So. Durham County yielded a
few interesting birds:
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Great Crested Flycatcher
Chestnut-sided Warbler (same spot where I had one last year, weird)
Common Yellowthroat
Good Birding,
-Sandy
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Sandy Cash
Durham, NC
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Subject: Yellow Rail
From: mjwestphal <mjwestphal(AT)unca.edu>
Date: 3 May 2006 11:06am
The photo of a Yellow Rail that was found one mile from Rutherfordton, NC on
April 28th is now on the CBC web site photo gallery. The bird was found in a
mowed meadow by a non-birder who thought is was an injured Bobwhite and took
it to a wildlife rehabber. The bird may have just been fatigued because it
was pronounced okay and given to Dr. Jim Petranka at UNC-A. He took this
photo and released the bird in this mountain area under our unknowing CBC
meeting attendees notice last weekend where, no doubt, many of us walked right
by it - including me (sigh!). Makes you wonder how many of them are actually
slipping by us on migration!
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: Yellow Rail
From: mjwestphal <mjwestphal(AT)unca.edu>
Date: 3 May 2006 1:04pm
The photo of a Yellow Rail that was found one mile from Rutherfordton, NC on
April 28th is now on the CBC web site photo gallery. It was discovered in a
mowed meadow by someone who thought it was an injured Bobwhite and took it to
a wildlife rehabber. The bird was found to be fine, but possibly just tired
out from travel. It was given to Dr. Jim Petranka from UNC-Asheville who
photographed it and let it loose in this area. It is quite possible, maybe
even probable, that some of us walked right by it this past weekend during the
CBC meeting - including me (sigh!). It makes you wonder just how many of
these little rails are sneaking by us on migration.
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: Raven in Cary, NC?
From: Steven Greene <steven.greene(AT)ncsu.edu>
Date: 3 May 2006 2:19pm
I was out in my backyard the other day when I thought I heard a Fish
Crow. Then I realized that it didn't sound quite right, but nor did it
sound quite like an American Crow. Call sounded like somewhat of a
croaking sound. I spotted what looked like a really large crow about 50
yards off before it soon flew away. I'm thinking that maybe I saw a Raven,
but the range maps do not show them for this part of the state (though I've
noticed they are off on some other birds). I checked out the Chapel Hill
Bird Count and it would suggest that Ravens are very rare in this
area. So, what's more likely, did I actually see a Raven, or just what
seemed like an unusually large crow with a somewhat unusual call? (And I
should mention that I'm pretty much a novice at recognizing calls, though I
can usually distinguish the type of crow).
Steve Greene
Cary, NC
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Subject: Question regarding smoke and birds
From: "KC Foggin" <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 3 May 2006 7:41pm
After yesterday's horrendous house fire a half mile from me, I notice that I'm
not hearing a lot of the normal birds sounds today nor am I seeing quite a few
of my regular visitors. No Great crested Flycatchers, no Crows, no House
Finches and can you believe no starlings. I still have all my Woodpeckers and
Chickadees and Titmouse. The smoke was extremely thick and heavy for several
hours around here.
I imagine most birds would flee rather than be in the middle of all that but my
question is, will they return and why would some leave and others stay? Babies
in the nest?
KC Foggin
Socastee
Myrtle Beach SC
www.birdforum.net
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Subject: Durham, Falls, Kerr SBC
From: "birdranger" <cbockhahn4(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 3 May 2006 8:46pm
Three quick SBCs in a row Sunday - Tuesday, heres the highlights.
Durham - Hickory Hill, panther creek. Not much on the windy lake, barely
broke 60 species (64), had both accipiters down Panther Creek. I too had a
brown phase Mink, ten feet from me in a puddle! Hah, mine was closer Will.
Falls - Sandling/Woodpecker Ridge. 85 species. A little better warbler
diversity, 15 species in Woodpecker Ridge. Second count record Lesser
Yellowlegs at Sandling at dawn, Chestnut-sided, Worm-eating and four Palm
Warblers.
Kerr - Palmer Point/Dam. 96 species, and I quit at 2pm! First count record
female Red-breasted Merganser below the dam. An impressive FOUR immature
loons above the dam, a few Grasshopper Sparrows and lots of Cedar Waxwing.
My FOTY Broad--winged Hawk was mobbing a Turkey Vulture! Amazing day, can't
wait to see if Will Cook bested 100 species in his area!
Can't wait for my Wildathon Tommorrow!!!!
Brian Bockhahn
Falls Lake State Park Ranger
Falls & Kerr Lake CBC Compiler
cbockhahn4(AT)earthlink.net
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Subject: pond and environs
From: "barbara brooks" <brooksba(AT)visionet.net>
Date: 3 May 2006 9:43pm
Went to the pond today and still have 8 or 9 mute swans but only one
breeding pair. Still with geese incubating and one family of about 3 young
ones. Also had a pair of d-c cormorants. Also had many Indigo Buntings
singing and 1 prairie warbler. When riding by a field of winter wheat, I
had 4-5 rough-winged swallows, one flew right in front of me and down low so
I got to see the top.
I went looking for a TV nest as one flew off a roost tree close to the old
house and tobacco barn on the property. Couldn't see anything in the barn
and still wonder if a TV can fit through the broken windows. Nearby, I saw
a hole in another building that might be a nest. I went walking on the
power line easement near my house and looked over some trees and found about
4 vultures roosting but couldn't quite make out which ones, if I had to
guess I would say TVs. On the way back, all but one had flown. At home
have had an indigo bunting and blue grosbeak. Also have chippies eating
suet. One or two "flutes" Pond and power line in NE Orange Co. barb
brooks Hillsborough NC
Barb Brooks, poet
author of the chapbook
"The Catbird Sang"
Black cap, wings slate gray,
feathers dribbled with red.
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Subject: Gull-billed Terns
From: "Harry Sell" <sellbirding(AT)ec.rr.com>
Date: 3 May 2006 11:13pm
Hi All,
Yesterday, Lee Jackson and I went to the Spit at the North Carolina Fort
Fisher State Recreation Area looking for the Gull-billed Tern. Not only did
were we able to get her a life bird, but were also privileged to witness
their courtship feeding ritual. It was really a beautiful, graceful
spectacle. I am tickled to have been able to witness and photograph these
scenes. I hope the photos will give you some idea of what it was like. Not
sure if the detail in the photos is sufficient for you to tell, but the male
was bringing sand fiddlers and feeding her while still in the air. Saw some
other birds, some in breeding plumage, which is nice. Saw a lot more birds
but some photos just weren't worth posting.
http://www.pbase.com/sellbirding
Harry D Sell
Boiling Spring Lakes, NC
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