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Subject: Nashville Warbler in Winston-Salem
From: "Ferenc Domoki" <fdomoki(AT)wfubmc.edu>
Date: 4 May 2006 11:38am
Dear Carolinabirders,
I birded Reynolda Gardens in Winston-Salem this morning 7:10AM-8:50 AM
Near "Lake Catherine" I saw a Nashville Warbler. It was a brief sighting
but I am positive on the ID, I saw Nashville Warbler very well in
California a month ago.
Other warblers in the park this morning: Yellow-rumped Warbler masses,
Magnolia Warbler 1 male, Northern Parula 1, Black-throated Blue Warbler
2 males plus heard a couple, Canada Warbler 1, Pine Warbler 1, Ovenbird
2 heard only, Common Yellowthroat 1 male,
other noteworthy migrants/arrivals : Wood Thrush 3, Veery 3, Swainson`s
Thrush 1, Scarlet Tanager 2 males, Baltimore Oriole 1 male, Eastern
Kingbird - a flock of 6 flying overhead, Solitary Sandpiper 2,
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 male.
great morning.
Have a great day!
Ferenc
ps.: thanks for everybody who responded to my request. It really helped
a lot !
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Subject: Lotsa migrant songbirds on the OBX
From: jeff lewis <jlewis_obx(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 4 May 2006 12:00pm
Hi friends,
Been seeing (or hearing) a good variety of songbirds
the last few days. Wood Thrushes especially, are
making their presence known. Still has to be about my
favorite song. Also been seeing a good variety of
warblers, probably around 20 or so in the last 4 or 5
days including Black-throated Blue, Yellow, Blackpoll,
Blackburnian, YBChat, etc. Also, Blue Grosbeaks,
Indigo Buntings, Orchard Orioles. Still have not seen
a single Rose-breasted Grosbeak or Baltimore Oriole as
of yet. Late birds include a Kestrel, a Sharpie, and a
Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
Lots more to come, I'm hopeful.
Cheers,
Jeff Lewis
Manteo, NC
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Subject: Re: Question regarding smoke and birds
From: Carol Williamson <cncbrdr(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 4 May 2006 12:11pm
And what about the proscribed (sp?) burning done to
reduce unwanted vegetation? Does that have any effect
on the birds, especially when done at this time of
year?
Carol Williamson
Durham, NC
--- KC Foggin <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com> wrote:
> 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: Birding in Howell Woods/L. Shrike in Clayton
From: "Kathy Boyer" <boyer.kathy(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 4 May 2006 12:31pm
For all you Johnston County-ites out there:
I heard about Howell Woods down around Four Oaks, NC from the Johnston
Community College website, and decided to take a look down there
yesterday (5/4). It was the middle of the day, but I thought there was
some good activity:
Great-crested Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Northern Cardinal (pair--I think the female was guarding a nest)
Summer Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Black Vulture
American Crow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Indigo Bunting
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
Mockingbird sitting on a bluebird house
Bluebird sitting on a bluebird house (w/ hatchlings heard in the box!)
Quick look at a hummingbird, but couldn't discern the species
(although the only recorded species there is the ruby-throat)
Starlings
Common Grackle
Carolina Chickadee
Mourning Dove
Also heard:
What I think was a worm-eating warbler?? (zzzeeeeeee......zzzzeeeeee)
Yellow-breasted Chat
Ovenbird
Carolina Wren
Chestnut-sided Warbler?
Unfortunately my birder's ear is not fully developed, and I got
frustrated at all the birds I couldn't identify by sound. Made me
want to buckle down :)
On a side note:
There's a Loggerhead Shrike that frequents the telephone wires out on
Barber Mill Road in Clayton (connects Cleveland School Road and Hwy
42). I've noticed him there off and on since the middle of winter,
and I saw him again yesterday. His territory seems to cover the area
between Amelia Church Road and Jack Road. I love that bird because it
took me so blasted long to finally spot one for my life list, and now
I see him all the time!
Kathy Boyer
Clayton, NC
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Subject: Images of SC's latest RUFF posted on CRBO website
From: "Cape Romain Bird Observatory" <crbo(AT)dmzs.com>
Date: 4 May 2006 1:14pm
The CRBO website's image gallery now contains some shots of the RUFF (imm.
Reeve) discovered during our shorebird workshop last weekend. The bird was
first spotted by Willy Hutcheson.
Image gallery web address:
http://www.crbo.net/media/still-images.html
The (digiscoped) image quality suffered a bit from distance + back lighting +
high winds...
2006 is turning into 'The Year of the Ruff' in coastal SC. This is the third
different Ruff I have encountered here in 2006. The neat thing is that we are
just now at 'prime time' for finding Spring Ruff in SC. Early May is when I
have seen the majority of them - at places like Kinloch Plantation, Bear
Island WMA and the other places with lots of managed wetlands.
So I would not be surprised if SC birders find yet another Ruff over the next
week or two.
---
Nathan Dias
Executive Director
Cape Romain Bird Observatory
http://www.crbo.net/
crbo(AT)dmzs.com
P.O. Box 362
McClellanville, SC 29458
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Subject: RE: Question regarding smoke and birds
From: "Diana Davis" <deqdavis(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 4 May 2006 1:18pm
Having lived in Southern California for 7 years I can tell you what I
observed there. The birds that moved out will move right back if the damage
to their territory was minor. Some birds (carrion eaters mostly) will even
venture into burned areas. Since the fire you mention was a house fire I
would expect things to return to normal shortly. Regarding nestlings - if
the smoke was too thick they might not have survived. However, nestlings
can be amazingly resiliant and if they survived the smoke and the parents
return quickly they will probably be fine. I hope this answers your
questions.
Diana Davis
Durham, NC
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Subject: rose-breasted grosbeak
From: Blayne and Anne Olsen <bolsen187(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 4 May 2006 1:32pm
I have one female and one male rose-breated grosbeak at my sunflower feeder.
They arrived this morning and are the first of the season.
Anne Olsen
Monroe, NC
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Subject: Re: rose-breasted grosbeak
From: Sandy Cash <lcashjr(AT)nc.rr.com>
Date: 4 May 2006 3:07pm
Blayne and Anne Olsen wrote:
> I have one female and one male rose-breated grosbeak at my sunflower feeder.
I got a male on mine as well today. A great treat during an afternoon
of concalls.
Good Birding,
-Sandy
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Sandy Cash
Durham, NC
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Subject: Various Birding Updates
From: "Simon Thompson" <simont(AT)charter.net>
Date: 4 May 2006 3:05pm
C-birders
I have just returned from my annual time up around Snowbird Lodge in Graham
County, Far western NC. As usual we spent time at Stecoah Gap, Tallulah
Wetlands and along the Cherohala Skyway.
There was a fair bit of migration going on, and the highlights were as
follows:
Pine Siskin (30+) at the Snowbird Lodge feeders, along with at least 5 Red
Crossbills also on the feeders from time to time
Warblers included all regular breeding species, many more Golden-wings than
normal and in many places too, Cape May, Tennessee, Blackpoll etc
Summer Tanager and Baltimore Oriole in small numbers
Here in North Asheville there are good numbers of Cape May Warblers coming
through our property, with at least 10+ being seen or heard this morning.
Now for some Ventures stuff:
The new "Mystery Bird Photo" should be up very soon!
There are still a few spots on several of the upcoming daytrips, so call the
office for details or check the Ventures website.
We have just posted the details on the November Eastern Australia Venture.
along with some of Roger's photos (he now lives in Sydney!)
I head to Romania on Saturday and will be back on 21 May.
Simon
Simon Thompson
Ventures Birding and Nature Tours
PO Box 1095
Skyland, NC 28776
Phone: 828.253.4247
Travel AT birdventures.com
www.birdventures.com
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Subject: Dairyland Rd - bobolinks and grasshopper sparrows
From: "Marty McClelland" <mmcclelland(AT)nc.rr.com>
Date: 4 May 2006 4:05pm
This morning we spotted numerous bobolinks in the fields west of Dairyland
Rd across from Anilorac Farm in Orange county. Grasshopper sparrows were
standing in the top of the broomstraw and singing to the east of Dairyland
near the top of the rise.
Marty McClelland
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Subject: Tyger River Waterfowl Management Area, Union Co., SC
From: "Robin Carter" <rcarter(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 4 May 2006 4:06pm
Hi C-Birders,
This morning (4 May 2006) John Cely and I spent a few hours exploring the
floodplain of the Tyger River, in Sumter National Forest, Union County, SC.
We had a good morning, finding a few migrants and a large number of species
of the Piedmont floodplain forest. We had at least 50 Red-eyed Vireos (maybe
a lot more!) and also at least 12 Prothonotary Warblers. We also flushed a
hen Wild Turkey from a nest with 11 eggs.
We got good views of a few of the birds, including a couple of male Scarlet
Tanagers. At least one of the Scarlet Tanagers acted like it was on
territory.
There was a nice little flurry of migrant warbler activity at about 8:00 AM,
so we saw or heard a few transient species.
I recommend doing a bit of birding in the Tyger River floodplain if you want
to see a excellent example of Piedmont floodplain forest, an ecosystem which
is sadly very threatened by development.
Here is my day list (from eBird):
OBSERVATION REPORT
Report Details
Location name: Tyger River WMA
Observation date: 5/4/06
Duration: 4 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
# of people in birding party: 2
Are you reporting all the species you identified? Yes
Total # of species: 64
Observation type: Casual Observation
Start time: 7:00 AM
Distance covered: 1.5 mile(s)
Area covered: N/A
Weather had a negative effect on my ability to collect birding information:
No
Checklist diary notes:
calm; clear; 50 F to 72 F; all observations in flood plain except for Pine
and Prairie Warblers; Wild Turkey was hen on nest (11 eggs)
Species Details
Species Name Number Reported
Canada Goose 10
Wood Duck 12
Mallard 2
Wild Turkey 1
Great Blue Heron 8
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Eastern Wood-Pewee 3
Acadian Flycatcher 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 10
Eastern Kingbird 1
White-eyed Vireo 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 50
American Crow 5
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 15
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 10
Eastern Bluebird 5
Veery 2
Wood Thrush 3
Cedar Waxwing 12
Northern Parula 10
Yellow Warbler 4
Magnolia Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Yellow-throated Warbler 6
Pine Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 6
Prothonotary Warbler 12
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow-breasted Chat 3
Summer Tanager 3
Scarlet Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 12
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 4
Robin Carter
Columbia, SC USA
mailto:rcarter(AT)sc.rr.com
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Subject: FOY birds, Harnett County, NC
From: "Robert C. Perkins" <rperkins(AT)infionline.net>
Date: 4 May 2006 6:06pm
My partner and I spent a chunk of today fishing the Upper Little
River above US 401 in Harnett County. We did catch fish, but we also
saw and/or heard some interesting birds. The highlights of the day
were a yellow warbler (seen and heard) and a yellow-billed cuckoo
(heard clearly).
Bob
--
Bob Perkins
Historian and general outdoorsman
Fayetteville, North Carolina
rperkins(AT)infionline.net
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Subject: Re: Various Birding Updates
From: "Steve" <scompton(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 4 May 2006 9:45pm
Dear Birders,
Here's some recent stuff from North Charleston and Dorchester County,SC: as
I was driving to my doctor Tuesday, a Wood Stork flew right over my head at
treetop level carrying sticks. It headed towards Trident Hospital (right
across from Charleston Southern University) and presumably to the swamp at
the intersection of I-26 and Highway 78. Are they nesting up here? I see
them every day flying over the neighborhood.
Mississippi Kites arrived in my neighborhood right on time: May 1st, and are
soaring overhead, often in threes, in what must be pairbonding and nest-site
identification activity. Out in central Dorchester County at the MacDougall
Training facility, about a mile east of I-26 on SC road 27, I saw a nice
male Blue-winged Warbler
on May 1st, at a thick viney swamp forest edge.
Ain't Spring great!
Steve Compton
102 Chatsworth Place
Irongate Subdivision
Summerville,SC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Thompson" <simont(AT)charter.net>
To: "Carolinabirds" <Carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 8:00 AM
Subject: Various Birding Updates
> C-birders
> I have just returned from my annual time up around Snowbird Lodge in
> Graham
> County, Far western NC. As usual we spent time at Stecoah Gap, Tallulah
> Wetlands and along the Cherohala Skyway.
> There was a fair bit of migration going on, and the highlights were as
> follows:
> Pine Siskin (30+) at the Snowbird Lodge feeders, along with at least 5 Red
> Crossbills also on the feeders from time to time
> Warblers included all regular breeding species, many more Golden-wings
> than
> normal and in many places too, Cape May, Tennessee, Blackpoll etc
> Summer Tanager and Baltimore Oriole in small numbers
> Here in North Asheville there are good numbers of Cape May Warblers coming
> through our property, with at least 10+ being seen or heard this morning.
> Now for some Ventures stuff:
> The new "Mystery Bird Photo" should be up very soon!
> There are still a few spots on several of the upcoming daytrips, so call
> the
> office for details or check the Ventures website.
> We have just posted the details on the November Eastern Australia Venture.
> along with some of Roger's photos (he now lives in Sydney!)
> I head to Romania on Saturday and will be back on 21 May.
> Simon
>
> Simon Thompson
> Ventures Birding and Nature Tours
> PO Box 1095
> Skyland, NC 28776
> Phone: 828.253.4247
> Travel AT birdventures.com
> www.birdventures.com
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Subject: Common Nighthawk New Bern NC
From: Alan Gamache <al(AT)iensemble.com>
Date: 4 May 2006 10:04pm
The Common Nighthawk, certainly one of my most favorite birds, has
returned to the skies over downtown New Bern, NC. Last night (May
03). This pleases me.
Al Gamache
New Bern, NC
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Subject: Re: Question regarding smoke and birds
From: Scott Hartley <picoides(AT)alltel.net>
Date: 4 May 2006 10:41pm
Hi - Here at Weymouth Woods when we do a prescribed burn, birds will
start feeding in the black burned out area before we are even done.
Kestrels will hunt during the burn. I once watched a kestrel go after a
little red bat during a burn - bats are often flushed during a burn and
will hunt fleeing insects.
Scott Hartley, Park Superintendent
Weymouth Woods - SNP
Southern Pines, NC
Diana Davis wrote:
> Having lived in Southern California for 7 years I can tell you what I
> observed there. The birds that moved out will move right back if the
> damage to their territory was minor. Some birds (carrion eaters
> mostly) will even venture into burned areas. Since the fire you
> mention was a house fire I would expect things to return to normal
> shortly. Regarding nestlings - if the smoke was too thick they might
> not have survived. However, nestlings can be amazingly resiliant and
> if they survived the smoke and the parents return quickly they will
> probably be fine. I hope this answers your questions.
>
> Diana Davis
> Durham, NC
>
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Subject: Re: Question regarding smoke and birds
From: Scott Hartley <picoides(AT)alltel.net>
Date: 4 May 2006 10:59pm
Carol - most birds that nest in fire prone areas are capable of nesting
several times during a season. At Weymouth and other areas here in the
sandhills most fire managers burn about a third of their property each
year and also rotate the burn units ie burning each unit every two to
three years. This insures that there is always unburned habitat for
birds, and other critters. Bachmans' sparrow in the sandhills nest
almost exclusively in areas that have a thick cover of wiregrass.
Wiregrass is a fire dependent plant. Wiregrass must be burned before it
will flower and set seed.
While eating at Subway in Aberdeen today I had a yellow warbler in one
of the few trees in the shopping center parking area.
Scott Hartley
Weymouth Woods -SNP
Southern Pines, NC
Carol Williamson wrote:
>And what about the proscribed (sp?) burning done to
>reduce unwanted vegetation? Does that have any effect
>on the birds, especially when done at this time of
>year?
>Carol Williamson
>Durham, NC
>
>--- KC Foggin <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>>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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