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Subject: some good Orange County birds
From: "Jacob Socolar" <jsocolar(AT)mail.com>
Date: 9 May 2006 12:16am
Hi carolinabirders,
Good warblers in Duke Forest's Korstian divison (Orange County, NC) Sunday
and today have included at least two adult male Chestnut-sideds, several
Black-throated Blues, and one each of Worm-eating and Magnolia (all were seen
and heard, except for the Magnolia, which was only seen) in addition to the
usual suspects.
Saturday night I checked the areas along the north side of Mount Sinai Road
(still Orange County, NC) for nightbirds, hearing at least seven
Chuck-will's-widows and a single Whip-poor-will along with a couple of Barred
Owls. Most of the Chuck-will's were heard along Murphy School Road, just
birding from the car. If this area turns out to be reliable for
Chuck-will's-widow, then I believe it will be one of the only such areas in
Orange County. (please correct me if I'm wrong)
Good Birding,
Jacob Socolar
Chapel Hill, NC
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Subject: northern waterthrush
From: Vincent Stanton <Vincent.Stanton(AT)noaa.gov>
Date: 9 May 2006 6:46am
All,
Yesterday afternoon spotted a northern waterthrush at Beaver Lake,
Asheville, NC.
Besides that nothing unusual.
Vin
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STG, Inc. - Government Contractor
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Subject: possible yellow-bellied flycatcher
From: "Andy Harrison" <parula23(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 9 May 2006 7:32am
While birding the I'on Swamp area for the Charleston Spring bird count on
May 7, I observed a possible Yellow-bellied Flycatcher near the end of road
228A (about 100 yards from the turn-around), a branch road that turns off
I'on Swamp Road (Forest Service road near the Sewee Environmental and
Education Center in Awendaw, SC).
The bird was vocalizing while alternately flycatching and perching in the
midstory along the road - to me the call sounded distinctly like the
"per-wee" call recorded on the Peterson tapes. It was definitely two notes,
with the second note higher than the first. Light was poor, but the dorsal
coloration appeared greenish to me. Because of the lighting (overcast skies
and dark) I could not tell if the breast and underbelly were definitely
yellow or just off-white. The bird stayed briefly and then disappeared.
-Andy Harrison, Charleston SC
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Subject: Yard observations re: Pileateds, Blue Jay vocals
From: Shelley Theye <veery(AT)bellsouth.net>
Date: 9 May 2006 12:15pm
Not Mockers, but I did notice that the Blue Jays
in my yard started using a Broad-winged Hawk
call shortly after the Br.-wingeds returned here,
instead of their typical Red-shouldered imitations....
Also, the Pileated Woodpecker's did nest in the
cavity not far from my house. There are at least
2 young birds that are beginning to beg loudly
for food. Their cries remind me of one of the
complaining squirrel vocals that I sometimes hear.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak's are still present, too.
Shelley Theye
northern Chatham County, NC
veery(AT)bellsouth.net
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Subject: Western N.C. bird trip
From: Margie Wilkinson <wwilkin3(AT)tampabay.rr.com>
Date: 9 May 2006 12:56pm
Hi, Carolina Birders,
My daughter and I visited your beautiful state from 4/23 to 5/6, with
birding based from her part-time home west of Franklin, N.C., elevation
about 2900 ft. If you've been in Florida during migration, you know that
we seldom get to hear songs and must rely primarily on chip notes for ID
purposes, so it was a great treat for us to actually hear these songs
pouring forth all around us. Although I had tried to refresh my memory
from "Birding by Ear" and " Warblers of N. America" tapes and the Stokes
CD's, (a good pastime for insomniacs), we decided to transfer the songs
we would be likely to hear from the CDs to a tiny 1-1/4" x 3-3/4" MP3
player housing a teensy speaker and a AAA battery. This was a great
help. We didn't use it at all for trying to call in birds but to
confirm what we thought we were hearing.
In Janet's yard and woods, we had all the usual nesting species but had
about given up on Wood Thrush when it finally returned 5/4, much to our
relief. The nesters were: Broad-winged Hawk, Wild Turkey, Ruby-throated
Hummingbird, Red-bellied, Pileated, and Downy Woodpeckers, Great-crested
Flycatcher, E. Wood-pewee, E. Phoebe, Blue Jay, Tufted Titmouse,
Carolina Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, Wood Thrush,
Blue-headed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Black-and-white and Hooded Warbler,
Ovenbird, Indigo Bunting, Scarlet Tanager, Rufous-sided Towhee, A.
Goldfinch, N. Cardinal.
Other birds seen on the property, but I'm not sure how many will stay
the summer, were: Ruby-crowned Kinglet, G. Catbird, Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher, Pine, Tennessee, N. Parula, Black-throated Green,
Black-Throated Blue, Chestnut-sided, Bay-breasted, Blackburnian, Myrtle
Warblers, A. Redstart, Summer Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore
Oriole.
At Stecoah Gap, the wind was pretty strong. We didn't hear the Cerulean
Warblers, although last year about the same time we did see them there.
Another miss were the Black-capped Chickadees which we saw last year
along the Heintooga spur road on the BRP. That road was closed this
year at some point past the Horsetooth gap overlook, before the picnic
area, when we were there. We also must have been too early for the
Canada Warbler.
We birded Wallace Gap more than once, since it's 11 miles from the
house. Of course it's loaded with Chestnut-sided Warblers, many Least
Flycatchers, Redstarts. etc. We heard a few Golden-winged Warblers, but
nothing was really moving much, perhaps due to winds.
As always, we braced for the return to the abominable heat. You're so
fortunate to get to enjoy those cool nights and comfortable days a while
longer. I hope you all wind up with a great migration and have a good
summer. Maybe we'll see some of you here in the winter?
Good birding to all,
Margie Wilkinson
St. Petersburg, FL
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Subject: Lower Saluda 05/09
From: "Jason Giovannone" <buteo2808(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 9 May 2006 2:26pm
I was pleased to see the swallows still hanging around today above Mill Race
Rapids. On the Tree Top Bridge on the Lexington County side I had 4 Scarlet
Tanagers (3 males & 1 female) & a female Baltimore Oriole hanging around the
same Tulip Popular. I also had a fly-over Anhinga in the walled garden.
Still tons of Black-throated Blues, and I was pleased to find a
Chestnut-sided Warbler. Good Birding!
Jason Giovannone
Columbia, SC
Full List
Canada Goose
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Anhinga
Great Blue Heron
Black Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Loggerhead Shrike
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Fish Crow
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
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Subject: Point Count Detection Experiment
From: "Jerome Brewster" <jpbrewst(AT)ncsu.edu>
Date: 9 May 2006 2:46pm
Hey everyone,
My name is Jerome Brewster. I am a graduate student in the Zoology
Department at NCSU. I am going to be performing a small bird detection
experiment on Monday May 15th in Raleigh, and I still need a few
volunteers to help as observers. I need people with at least a small
amount of point count experience. Here is a quick draft of what we will
be doing.
Bird Detection Experiment Procedures
39 points ~ 100 meters apart along trails in park. Each point will be
marked with a numbered flag.
Three teams of three members each.
All team members of a single team will perform a simultaneous 3 minute
count at each point, mapping birds detected on bull’s eye data sheets.
For each count, one member detects birds by sight alone. Another detects
birds by sound alone. The third team member uses both visual and auditory
input to detect birds during a count.
The deafened team member. -This team member will wear a pair of radio
headphones that completely cover their ears. They will listen to static
noise at a volume loud enough to block out all surrounding auditory input
during each count.
The blinded team member. -This count observer will wear a visor that
blocks out all visual input from the surrounding environment, but in no
way blocks sound from their ears. The visor will be open at the bottom
so observer can look down to record detected birds on their data sheet.
We will also place a north facing directional arrow at the feet of this
observer, so they can maintain their spatial orientation throughout the
count.
The team member with no detection handicap. - This team member will
signal the start of each point count, will time the three minutes on a
stop watch, and will signal the end to the three minutes for the deafened
team member.
Team members will work rotating detection methods among themselves as they
move from point to point.
I think this will really be a lot of fun. If you are interested please
contact me by email or phone. Home phone 854-9594. Work phone listed
below.
Thanks,
Jerome
Jerome Brewster
Masters Student
Department of Zoology
North Carolina State University
219 David Clark Labs
Campus Box 7617
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-513-7314
jpbrewst(AT)ncsu.edu
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Subject: Warbling Vireos
From: "Craig" <jcraigw1(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 9 May 2006 5:47pm
Melissa Bimbi and I had two Warbling Vireos on Sunday May 7 for the
Charleston Spring Migration Count. The birds were on private land, but
given other observations of Warbling Vireos in North Carolina recently,
there may be others present along the coast. We observed them in
maritime forest, gleaning caterpillars from wax myrtle shrubs.
Craig Watson
Mt. Pleasant, SC
(843)881-2562
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Subject: Tibwin Bird Coun/IMBD
From: "Craig" <jcraigw1(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 9 May 2006 5:53pm
The annual International Migratory Bird Day count at Tibwin on the
Francis Marion National Forest will be held this Saturday, May 13
beginning at 700am at the South Tibwin parking lot. There are no
facilities, bring food and water, appropriate field gear, insect
repellent. Typically, from 70-100 species are observed here in a day.
Please register by calling the Sewee Visitor Center (843)928-3368,
registration and the trip are free. Several major habitats are present:
longleaf pine, loblolly pine, mixed pine hardwood, managed wetlands,
mudflats, salt marsh, maritime forest, freshwater wetlands.
Craig Watson
Mt. Pleasant, SC
(843)881-2562
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Subject: Spotted Sandpipers
From: "Stu Gibeau" <sgibeau(AT)bellsouth.net>
Date: 9 May 2006 8:18pm
Found two spotted sandpipers working the edge of a puddle in the middle of
the cow pasture at WMIT radio station in Black Mountain today.
Stu Gibeau
Black Mountain, NC
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Subject: Spague's Pipit still present at Stedman (Horne) Sod Farm
From: David Lenat <lenatbks(AT)mindspring.com>
Date: 9 May 2006 8:54pm
Doug Shadbolt relocated the Spague's pipits (4 individuals) at The
Stedman (Horne) Turf Farm this morning and confirmed the
identification. They were near one of the irrigations arrays in the
back fields, not far from the original location. Most of the other
shorebirds had left, leaving only a few Semi-palmated Plovers, Least Sp,
Horned Larks and Killdear.
Dave Lenat
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Subject: Watauga Cnty birds
From: Golden Cockerel <walton(AT)goldencockerel.com>
Date: 9 May 2006 9:54pm
Spring is finally reaching us here in the High Country. At our farm in
Todd, NC, we are covered up with rose-breasted grosbeaks--many males and
females at our feeders day-in, day-out. Singing up a storm. I do believe
this species must be my favorite (at least at the moment ;-) I love to watch
the unusual whirr of colors as they fly away when startled.
Scarlet tanagers are about in good numbers, too. Had 3 males in the
backyard this morning, all looking for the sun. Despite their abundance,
I've always been disappointed that they have never come to my feeders. Any
well know treats that will lure them in?
The surprise today was a flock of pine siskins joining the gold finches at
the thistle feeders.
While riding along the New River recently I've encountered osprey, Baltimore
orioles, and bank swallows (under the Brownwood Rd. bridge).
Bobolinks are back at their breeding ground near Mt. Vernon Baptist church.
The flaming azalea is just coming on, along w/ columbine, fire pinks,
trillium, larkspur, and dwarf purple iris, to name a few flowers I've seen
blooming around the farm. The spring peepers are still singing.
It's a great time to be in the mountains, indeed.
Walton Conway
Todd, NC 28684
The Old Farmhouse at Willet Ponds, a vacation rental
www.vrbo.com/85830
www.goldencockerel.com/aboutus.asp?id=45
walton(AT)goldencockerel.com
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