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Subject: Sandhill Scissor- tail
From: Scott Hartley <picoides(AT)alltel.net>
Date: 16 May 2006 6:32am
Hi - the bird is still here. I saw it about 7:15 pm yesterday. This
seems to be the best time, though its been seen mid to late afternoon. I
have seen it around 1pm once but have not been out early in the am to
look. It does spend a lot of time on the ground making short hovering
flights for bugs. I will check again today about 7pm.
Scott Hartley
Weymouth Woods - SNP
Southern Pines, NC
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Subject: Tibwin Bird Count/Charleston Co., SC
From: "Craig" <jcraigw1(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 16 May 2006 8:05am
Sorry for the late post: the Tibwin bird count yielded 92 species.
Tibwin is located 2 miles south of McClellanville on the east side of
Hwy. 17. It is US Forest Service owned, and has a wide variety of
habitats, including managed wetlands and maritime scrub/shrub. Tibwin
is about 1200 acres and is open to the public. South Tibwin has a
formal parking lot where you can park, and North Tibwin is gated, but
open to the public. North Tibwin has quite a bit of "early
successional/grassland habitat" as well as managed wetlands. It is
about a 20 minute walk to the series of managed wetlands on each site,
and this is where most of the action was.
Highlights include nearly 400 individuals of the herons, egrets, and
ibises, the most numerous being Snowy Egret (90) and Glossy Ibis (165).
There were also 14 species of shorebirds: Black-bellied Plover (3),
Semipalmated Plover (350), Black-necked Stilt (20), Greater and Lesser
Yellowlegs (180), Solitary Sandpiper (45), Willet (3), Spotted Sandpiper
(27), Ruddy Turnstone (1 ), Semipalmated Sandpiper (200), Western
Sandpiper (100), Least Sandpiper (300), Stilt Sandpiper (5), and
Short-billed Dowitcher (12). Gull-billed Terns were also numerous in
the impoundments. Other highlights include a good variety of early
successional/scrub-shrub types, including Indigo and Painted Buntings,
Blue Grosbeak, Eastern Kingbird, Yellow-breasted Chat, White-eyed Vireo,
Savannah Sparrow, and a large flock of Bobolinks.
I have a complete list and totals if anyone is interested. This is
about a 1/2 hour drive north of Mt. Pleasant on Hwy. 17.
Craig Watson
Mt. Pleasant, SC
(843)881-2562
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Subject: Mountain field trips
From: mjwestphal <mjwestphal(AT)unca.edu>
Date: 16 May 2006 10:01am
Just a reminder that the Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society has a couple of field
trips coming up soon in the southern mountains.
On Monday, May 22nd Simon Thompson will be leading our annual Birdathon
fundraiser field trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway north of Asheville to Mount
Mitchell. The donation for this trip is only $10, a real bargain for
professional birder led trip, so sign up soon. There is a limit of 20. The
trip will begin at 7am and end at noon. To participate call Janene at
253-7395.
On Saturday, June 3rd there will be a field trip to Heintooga led by yours
truly. No charge, but the number of participants will be limited and the trip
is already half full, so sign up soon. Early June is a great time of year to
get up to those high elevation areas and get those more northerly-type
breeding birds. Email me if you are interested.
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: NA Migration Count- Raleigh
From: John Connors <John.Connors(AT)ncmail.net>
Date: 16 May 2006 9:59am
Hi all. Our group counted birds in Raleigh-Wake County on Saturday, May
13. The date corresponded with graduation at NCSU so we had fewer
counters covering the area, and some sites we normally visit were not
checked. A number of the reports have not yet arrived but we had an
excellent count with lots of migrants recorded. So far 108 species
tallied. Migrant warblers were particularly diverse and abundant with 23
species reported including: Yellow, Chestnut-sided (numerous), Magnolia
(at least 3), Black-throated Blue (several), Yellow-rumped, Blackburnian
(1), Palm (1), Blackpoll (numerous), Black & White (numerous), Amer.
Redstart (numerous), Northern Waterthrush (numerous), Wilson's(1) and
Canada (several).
Other notable sightings include: Great Egret, Ruddy Duck, King Rail,
Veery, Swainson's Thrush, Rose-breasted Grosbeak,and Baltimore Oriole.
Notable misses (so far): Bobwhite, Yellow-throated Vireo, Field Sparrow,
Grasshopper Sparrow, Bobolink.
John Connors @ NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
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Subject: Re: Swainson's Thrush and Grisly Discovery
From: Carol Williamson <cncbrdr(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 16 May 2006 10:43am
I heard a thrush singing last evening and this morning
that puzzled me. It didn't have the "eee-o-lay" sound
of the wood thrush who's been around for a few weeks.
In fact, I kept thinking that the sound was more like
a veery, but with the notes rising, not descending.
According to Sibley's, it was likely a Swainson's
thrush, another first-ever yard bird!
when I got home from work yesterday, I discovered on
my sidewalk the back 1/3 of a cardinal. The legs,
rump, and tail were there, along with a number of
feathers. Any ideas on what would have torn that bird
apart in that fashion?
Carol Williamson
Northwest Durham, NC
--- Guy <guymcgrane(AT)wilkes.net> wrote:
>
> There were 6 or 7 thrushes singing Saturday morning
> on a mile long walk
> in the upper piedmont woods. I thought the hermit
> thrushes had
> already left, and when one of the thrushes popped
> up, it turned out
> to be a swainson's. I suppose all these thrushes
> were swainson's.
> The song is similar enough to hermit thrush that I
> would hesitate to
> rule them out for the heard-only birds.
>
> This was a lifer for me, totally psyched!!
>
> Guy McGrane
> Wilkes county
>
>
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Subject: I'm starting a new bird life list...
From: Clyde Sorenson <clyde_sorenson(AT)ncsu.edu>
Date: 16 May 2006 11:12am
Of birds or bird sounds used out of place in films or TV. I was watching
a show about Solomon Islanders last night on the Travel Channel while
reviewing manuscripts, when my attention was drawn to a familiar bird
song on the show. Having never been to the Solomon Islands, I studied
for a moment, then realized that some post-production type had added the
song of the wood thrush (OUR wood thrush) to the sound track to add, I
suppose, some woodsy "color" that apparently was missing from the
original track. I'll add it to the kookaburras and gallinules I've heard
in old Tarzan movies...
Take care,
Clyde Sorenson
Clayton and Raleigh, NC
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Subject: re: grisly discovery
From: "Kevin Caldwell" <kevin(AT)equinoxenvironmental.com>
Date: 16 May 2006 12:26pm
The most obvious killer of your cardinal is of course, a cat but there are
some native predators that could've done it.
This is not totally related but I'm proud to say we've just finalized
covenants on land having 25 acres of common land and woodland protection on
4 small lots - and cats cannot reside on this parcel specifically due to
their impact on birds (and there are ovenbirds here so I'll take those over
fluffy). I kindly encourage anyone to keep their cats indoors or at least,
hang the bell, declaw, and spay / neuter if you insist they be outdoors
(which is not fully effective but better than nothing). If you google cats
and their impacts on native wildlife, you'll be surprised at what you get.
Kevin Caldwell
Barnardsville, NC (Mtns)
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Subject: Neotropical Wintering Grounds
From: BILL HILTON JR The Piedmont Naturalist <hilton(AT)hiltonpond.org>
Date: 16 May 2006 12:32pm
If you've ever wondered where Neotropical migrants that nest in the
Carolinas spend the winter, check out these PDF maps from Partners in
Flight.
South Carolina:
http://www.partnersinflight.org/pubs/ts/04%2DConnections/sc%20wi%20links.pdf
North Carolina:
http://www.partnersinflight.org/pubs/ts/04%2DConnections/nc%20wi%20links.pdf
Is there any doubt we CarolinaBirders must do all we can to encourage
Neotropical habitat protection, especially in Central America?
Happy Nature Watching!
BILL
--
BILL HILTON JR., Executive Director
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA
hilton(AT)hiltonpond.org, (803) 684-5852, eFax: (503) 218-0845
The mission of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is "to
conserve plants, animals, habitats, and other natural components of
the Piedmont Region of the eastern United States through observation,
scientific study, and education for students of all ages." Please
visit our web sites (courtesy of Comporium.net) at
http://www.hiltonpond.org and http://www.rubythroat.org ("Operation
RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project").
"Never trust a person too lazy to get up for sunrise or too busy to
watch the sunset." BHjr.
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Subject: Gray-cheeked Thrush
From: Shelley Theye <veery(AT)bellsouth.net>
Date: 16 May 2006 12:39pm
This morning while getting the kids ready for school,
happened to look out the window and saw a bird on the
ground near the closest feeder.
My initial impression was Ovenbird or Waterthrush because
of it's size. Then got out binocs and saw that it was a
Gray-cheeked Thrush. Maybe it looked smaller because I
usually see them in the Dogwood trees eating fruit in the fall.
This one was one the ground.
Face was very plain.
Never heard it so don't know if it could have been a Bicknell's.
Shelley Theye
northern Chatham County, NC
veery(AT)bellsouth.net
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Subject: Re: Swainson's Thrush and Grisly Discovery
From: "Steve" <scompton(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 16 May 2006 1:37pm
Dear Carol,
Most likely a house cat: "felis domesticus".
Steve Compton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Williamson" <cncbrdr(AT)yahoo.com>
To: "Guy" <guymcgrane(AT)wilkes.net>; "Birds Carolina" <carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: Swainson's Thrush and Grisly Discovery
>I heard a thrush singing last evening and this morning
> that puzzled me. It didn't have the "eee-o-lay" sound
> of the wood thrush who's been around for a few weeks.
> In fact, I kept thinking that the sound was more like
> a veery, but with the notes rising, not descending.
> According to Sibley's, it was likely a Swainson's
> thrush, another first-ever yard bird!
>
> when I got home from work yesterday, I discovered on
> my sidewalk the back 1/3 of a cardinal. The legs,
> rump, and tail were there, along with a number of
> feathers. Any ideas on what would have torn that bird
> apart in that fashion?
>
> Carol Williamson
> Northwest Durham, NC
>
> --- Guy <guymcgrane(AT)wilkes.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> There were 6 or 7 thrushes singing Saturday morning
>> on a mile long walk
>> in the upper piedmont woods. I thought the hermit
>> thrushes had
>> already left, and when one of the thrushes popped
>> up, it turned out
>> to be a swainson's. I suppose all these thrushes
>> were swainson's.
>> The song is similar enough to hermit thrush that I
>> would hesitate to
>> rule them out for the heard-only birds.
>>
>> This was a lifer for me, totally psyched!!
>>
>> Guy McGrane
>> Wilkes county
>>
>>
>
>
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Subject: Re: I'm starting a new bird life list...
From: "Steve" <scompton(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 16 May 2006 1:41pm
Clyde,
This listing should be approached with care. I recently
heard that the broadcast of the Masters has been augmented by recorded bird
sounds to add to the atmosphere. However, all the songs I have identifed
over the years have been the expected Cardinals, Titmice,
Towhees, and so on that are appropriate to that habitat.
I have watched the telecast sine the 1960's.
Steve Compton
Summerville,SC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clyde Sorenson" <clyde_sorenson(AT)ncsu.edu>
To: "Carolina birds" <carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:12 AM
Subject: I'm starting a new bird life list...
> Of birds or bird sounds used out of place in films or TV. I was watching a
> show about Solomon Islanders last night on the Travel Channel while
> reviewing manuscripts, when my attention was drawn to a familiar bird song
> on the show. Having never been to the Solomon Islands, I studied for a
> moment, then realized that some post-production type had added the song of
> the wood thrush (OUR wood thrush) to the sound track to add, I suppose,
> some woodsy "color" that apparently was missing from the original track.
> I'll add it to the kookaburras and gallinules I've heard in old Tarzan
> movies...
>
> Take care,
>
> Clyde Sorenson
>
> Clayton and Raleigh, NC
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Subject: Re: I'm starting a new bird life list...
From: Kent Fiala <fiala(AT)ipass.net>
Date: 16 May 2006 1:57pm
I neither play nor watch golf, but I remember a bit of a flap over
White-throated Sparrow recordings a few years back. I found this via
Google:
http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/column/moe/index.php?ntid=79689&ntpid=2
http://listserv.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0007b&L=birdchat&P=2058
Kent Fiala
in Cary, NC
On Tue, 16 May 2006 13:40:33 -0400 Steve said:
>Clyde,
> This listing should be approached with care. I recently
>heard that the broadcast of the Masters has been augmented by recorded bird
>sounds to add to the atmosphere. However, all the songs I have identifed
>over the years have been the expected Cardinals, Titmice,
>Towhees, and so on that are appropriate to that habitat.
>I have watched the telecast sine the 1960's.
>
>Steve Compton
>Summerville,SC
>
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Subject: Lewis Ocean Bay, Horry Cty, SC
From: Gary Phillips <carolinensis(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 16 May 2006 2:52pm
hi y'all,
spent a little while this a.m. in Lewis Ocean Bay
familiarizing a tech with point count protocols. a few
notables were:
Acadian Flycatcher
Prothonotary
Hooded
Swainson's
N. Parula
Prairie - many
Ovenbird
Bachman's Sparrow - 5 singing
N. Bobwhite
a number of highly conspicuous Red-headed woodpeckers,
and one curious cuckoo that didn't vocalize...
cheers,
Gary Phillips
Conway, SC
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Subject: Re: I'm starting a new bird life list...
From: Norman Budnitz <norman.budnitz(AT)duke.edu>
Date: 16 May 2006 3:18pm
My favorite one is the haunting call of a Common Loon when the scene is
set somewhere in the desert southwest. I've heard this on numerous
occasions. Perhaps the loon is so mournful because it's trekking across
Death Valley looking for water. Loon legs just aren't up to the task.
Norm
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Subject: Lynch's Jordan Lake (N.C.) Anhinga, still here
From: <ginger_travis(AT)bellsouth.net>
Date: 16 May 2006 3:50pm
I just got back from the Hwy. 751 bridge over White Oak Creek where it flows
through beaver ponds into Jordan Lake. I was looking for the Anhinga reported by
J.M. Lynch -- and had the great luck to find it. Not easy to see at about
one-third of a mile from the bridge. As Lynch suggested, look for it from the
south end of the bridge. Look east toward the big heron rookery. (If you don't
find the Anhinga, you'll still have plenty of entertainment from the herons and
their chicks, the Red-headed Woodpeckers, singing Indigo Buntings, Ospreys and
Red-shouldered Hawks.)
The Anhinga was perched about 6 to 8 feet above the water/cattails on the edge
of the forest of dead, bleached-out tree trunks on the far side of the beaver
pond. It was a bit to the left of the major concentration of nest trees. I
spotted the bird with binoculars -- and only because the Anhinga happened to
spread its wings to dry them, and the contrast of black wings with light-gray
trees was easy to see. By the time I got my scope set up, the bird had folded
its wings and was skinny and snakelike again. I set my scope up at the 15th
metal post (south of the bridge) that supports the guardrail; the view was
through the branches of a young river birch growing out of or in front of the
embankment. There's a better gap for viewing the pond between the 19th and 20th
posts, but I could not see the Anhinga from there. There was fairly heavy
traffic on 751 at 2 in the afternoon -- it was loud, but the birds didn't seem
to mind.
Thanks to J.M. Lynch for reporting a great bird!
Ginger Travis
Hillsborough, NC
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Subject: Re: Neotropical Wintering Grounds
From: Nate Dias <offshorebirder(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 16 May 2006 3:59pm
SC's map looks incomplete. Off the top of my head -
Swallow-tailed Kites winter in Brazil much to the east
of the shaded areas.
Nathan Dias.
--- BILL HILTON JR The Piedmont Naturalist
<hilton(AT)hiltonpond.org> wrote:
>
> If you've ever wondered where Neotropical migrants
> that nest in the
> Carolinas spend the winter, check out these PDF maps
> from Partners in
> Flight.
>
> South Carolina:
>
http://www.partnersinflight.org/pubs/ts/04%2DConnections/sc%20wi%20links.pdf
>
> Is there any doubt we CarolinaBirders must do all we
> can to encourage
> Neotropical habitat protection, especially in
> Central America?
>
> Happy Nature Watching!
>
> BILL
> --
>
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Subject: Peregrines at Devil's Courthouse.
From: "Reece Mitchell" <reecejudy(AT)bellsouth.net>
Date: 16 May 2006 4:31pm
Once again there appears to be only one young at Devil's Courthouse this
year. It's a lively guy or gal and viewing from he parking lot should be
good for the next couple of weeks or more.
The eyrie is about six feet down the fissure to the right from where it was
the past several year. Looks like the old Raven's nest finally disintegrated
and that may be why they move the scrape site.
Best viewing is afternoon since the cliff faces west.
The birds can be seen with bins but it's best to have a scope.
Devil's Courthouse is at mile 422 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. For those west
of the site it is located about a mile north of where Rt. 215 crosses the
Parkway.
Good opportunity to see what is arguably the fastest creature on earth, if
you don't count me when I almost stepped on a Timber Rattler earlier this
Spring.
Reece
Reece and Judy Mitchell
Flat Rock, NC
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Subject: Re: Neotropical Wintering Grounds
From: BILL HILTON JR The Piedmont Naturalist <hilton(AT)hiltonpond.org>
Date: 16 May 2006 4:39pm
NATE . . .
I think they just took a sampling of target species, so I don't think
the maps represent all Neotropicals that breed in the Carolinas.
Cheers,
BILL
>SC's map looks incomplete. Off the top of my head -
>Swallow-tailed Kites winter in Brazil much to the east
>of the shaded areas.
>
>Nathan Dias.
>
>--- BILL HILTON JR The Piedmont Naturalist
><hilton(AT)hiltonpond.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> If you've ever wondered where Neotropical migrants
>> that nest in the
>> Carolinas spend the winter, check out these PDF maps
>> from Partners in
>> Flight.
>>
>> South Carolina:
>>
>http://www.partnersinflight.org/pubs/ts/04%2DConnections/sc%20wi%20links.pdf
>>
>> Is there any doubt we CarolinaBirders must do all we
>> can to encourage
>> Neotropical habitat protection, especially in
>> Central America?
>>
>> Happy Nature Watching!
>>
>> BILL
>> --
>>
>
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The mission of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is "to
conserve plants, animals, habitats, and other natural components of
the Piedmont Region of the eastern United States through observation,
scientific study, and education for students of all ages." Please
visit our web sites (courtesy of Comporium.net) at
http://www.hiltonpond.org and http://www.rubythroat.org ("Operation
RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project").
"Never trust a person too lazy to get up for sunrise or too busy to
watch the sunset." BHjr.
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Subject: link to hummingbird birth to flight
From: Carol Williamson <cncbrdr(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 16 May 2006 5:24pm
THE BIRTH OF A HUMMINGBIRD
This is truly amazing. Be sure to click on NEXT PAGE
at the bottom of each page; there are 5 pages in all.
A lady found a hummingbird nest and got pictures all
the way from the egg to leaving the nest. Took 24 days
from birth to flight. Because you'll probably never in
your lifetime see this again, enjoy; and please share.
Paste this link into your address bar:
http://community-2.webtv.net/Velpics/HUM/
Carol Williamson
Durham, NC
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Subject: Fwd: Bird Data for LSR and Lake Murray
From: Dan Tufford <dtufford(AT)bellsouth.net>
Date: 16 May 2006 5:22pm
SCE&G is in the midst of the FERC relicensing process for the Saluda
Dam. One of the resource groups is tasked with acquiring as much data
as they can on birds of Lake Murray and the Lower Saluda River. I
received this request and am passing it along. They have already
acquired quite a lot of data from the expected sources. If you can
provide more data please respond directly to Shane.
Dan Tufford
Columbia, SC
>Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 07:59:51 -0400
>From: Dan Tufford <tufford(AT)sc.edu>
>To: Shane Boring <Shane.Boring(AT)KleinschmidtUSA.com>
>
>>Dan:
>>The Terrestrial Resources TWC is in the process of trying to
>>finalize a species list for birdlife occurring in the vicinity of
>>Lake Murray and the LSR. I am aware of the checklist provided for
>>Dreher Island State Park on the Columbia Audubon website. Are
>>you aware of any more up-to-date data for Dreher Island (the data
>>currently posted is through 2001) or other data that might be
>>useful for this purpose. Thanks.
>>Shane
>>
>>C. Shane Boring
>>Environmental Scientist
>>Kleinschmidt Associates
>>101 Trade Zone Dr., Suite-21A
>>West Columbia, SC 29170
>>Phone: (803)822-3177
>>Fax: (803)822-3183
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Subject: Worm-eating Warbler at Congaree National Park, Richland Co.,
SC
From: "Robin Carter" <rcarter(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 16 May 2006 8:04pm
Hi C-Birders,
Yesterday and today I saw and heard a Worm-eating Warbler singing
consistently at Congaree National Park. The bird was near the northern
border of the park, about 150 yards east of South Cedar Creek Road in an
area accessible by a newly-cut fire break. This area is fairly close to
where I heard a Worm-eating Warbler singing in June, 2004.
The habitat is a loblolly pine plantation with a thick understory, mostly
sweetgum. It is perhaps 250 yards north of the floodplain of Cedar Creek.
The Worm-eating Warbler is one of those species which are fairly common in
the mountains and upper Piedmont of South Carolina and also not too hard to
find in the Costal Plain, but which is rather scarce in central South
Carolina.
There was an Ovenbird in the same general area, but it was singing weakly
and might well have been a migrant. The late date for Ovenbird in the spring
in Congaree National Park is 17 May, but the species does breed in the
Sandhills within 15 miles of where I heard one this morning. I will listen
for Ovenbirds in this area of the park in the weeks to come.
The loblolly pines in this area are tall enough that there might be breeding
Blue-headed Vireos, but so far I have not heard any in this area.
I love birding my local patch, Congaree National Park!
Robin Carter
Columbia, SC USA
mailto:rcarter(AT)sc.rr.com
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Subject: white-rumped sandpipers
From: "Phil Dickinson" <pdickins(AT)triad.rr.com>
Date: 16 May 2006 8:28pm
Six White-rumped Sandpipers have been at the Archie Elledge water treatment
facility in Winston-Salem. They were first noticed on our spring count on
Saturday and were still there today.
Phil Dickinson
Winston-Salem
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Subject: Big Day in Townville, SC
From: "Linda Kolb" <rapahana4(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 16 May 2006 9:12pm
Today my mom and I birded the Townville area of SC. The dickcissels are
back!!!! We saw four singing with numerous others around. The field that
they were in was across from the cow pastures and on Gaines RD. Across the
street in another field right after seeing the dickcissels we saw a lone
horned lark.
Thinking it could not get any better we went down Gaines Rd. to the
beaverdam WMA across from the old school (that is now a family home) and in
the middle of the swamp on a lone branch sat an olive sided flycatcher!!!
He sat there for a long time and I kept trying to talk myself out of the id
but it was one and there was no doubt about it!!! Aside from these great
birds we saw a yellow breasted chat, several common yellow throats and
grasshopper sparrows were on several fence post that did not have kingbirds
on them. If anyone wants to come to Townville and needs me to show them
where these birds were I will be glad to try and help. Email me for my
phone number.
For anyone that is interested and heard my mom complain at the CBC
meeting about not seeing a black throated green warbler we took care of that
yesterday and saw two good views on our way to Sassafrass Mountain!!! All
in all we had two great days of birding!!!
Linda Kolb
Seneca, SC (just minutes away from Townville)
"There will be dogs. Also, Judy will be there, and Janis, too. Maybe they
will sing a duet about roadtrips. But mostly there will be dogs--come rain
or come shine."
Peter Horst
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Subject: Grassland Breeding Birds Survey-need recordings
From: Guy <guymcgrane(AT)wilkes.net>
Date: 16 May 2006 9:30pm
I'm volunteering to survey grassland breeding birds on the Blue ridge
Parkway, under direction of Parkway staff. They have provided
recordings of birds, in order to draw them in and count them. The
recordings are badly clipped, probably when digitized from a tape,
resulting in a very staticky, buzzy sound. I have grave doubts
whether they will call any birds in.
Perhaps someone on the list can help me get hold of some better
recordings. If you can, please suggest a source for good recordings
of the following birds:
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Bobolink
Diskcissel
Horned Lark
Eastern Meadowlark
Killdeer
Loggerhead Shrike
I wonder if songs recorded in other regions will effectively attract
the birds. Any experience with this would be most welcome.
Thanks,
Guy McGrane
Wilkes County
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Subject: Plantersville, Georgetown Cty
From: "Jack" <ppaw(AT)sccoast.net>
Date: 16 May 2006 9:48pm
Hi C'birders,
This morning I met Bob and Judy Maxwell in Plantersville, Georgetown
County where we birded along the Plantersville Loop Rd stopping at
several birdy locations, the best of which is the regenerating clear cut
at the intersection of Exodus Road and Plantersville Rd (SSR 52) SC
DeLorme p.49 E9. All told 43 species as follows:
Great Blue Heron-1-standing in pond at Chicora Wood Plantation
Great Egret-1
Cattle Egret-2 while traveling
Turkey Vulture-2
Swallow-tailed Kite-1
N. Bobwhite-5 heard only
Spotted Sandpiper-1
Mourning Dove-1
Barred Owl-1nice long look across from Entrance to Chicora Wood
Plantation
Chimney Swift-1
Red-headed Woodpecker-1 while traveling
Red-bellied Woodpecker-1
E. Wood Peewee-2
Great Crested Flycatcher-3
E. Kingbird-3
Blue Jay-2
Am. Crow-1
Carolina Chickadee-2
Tufted Titmouse-2
Carolina Wren-1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher-2
E. Bluebird-2
Gray Catbird-1
N. Mockingbird-2
E. Starling-4
White-eyed Vireo-2 heard only
Red-eyed Vireo-6 heard only
N. Parula-2
CAPE MAY WARBLER-1 heard singing
Yellow-throated Warbler-6
Pine Warbler-2 heard only
Prairie Warbler-2
Common Yellowthroat-1
Hooded Warbler-1 heard singing only
Yellow-breasted Chat-7
N. Cardinal-5
Rufous-sided Towhee-3 heard only
Bachman's Sparrow-2 heard singing on Arundel Rd
Chipping Sparrow-1 heard only
Red-winged Blackbird-1
Brown-headed Cowbird-2
Summer Tanager-4
Orchard Oriole-3
Good birding, good company
Jack Peachey
Conway, SC
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Subject: World Series of Birding - South Carolina Team
From: Craigjen(AT)aol.com
Date: 16 May 2006 10:13pm
This past Saturday my team "Birders on the Run" participated in the 2006
World Series of Birding (WSB) in Cape May, New Jersey. I believe we are the
only team captained by a South Carolina resident (please correct me if I'm
wrong). We also have one other team member who is a South Carolina resident,
my
wife. This was our second year in the WSB. We had 158 birds in Cape May
County and came in fourth place. That was a big improvement for us from last
year (+15 birds) and we are excited to try again next year to break into the
top
three. The winning team in the county had 179 birds. Our best birds were
Western Grebe, Roseate Tern, and Winter Wren (late for the county:) Our
biggest misses were Green Heron and Scarlet Tanager:( Our team "sponsor" is
the
Cape Romain Bird Observatory. I really enjoy these big day type events; are
there any others in the Carolinas, I'm not aware of any. Please e-mail me
directly if you are interested in doing something like this in September in
South Carolina, with a Charleston County only category also. If I see enough
interest I will arrange a charitable birdathon in September along the line of
the WSB. See the njaudubon page for info on that event.
Craig Richard
Mount Pleasant, SC
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Subject: Re: Sandhill Scissor- tail
From: Scott Hartley <picoides(AT)alltel.net>
Date: 16 May 2006 10:33pm
Cassie - I saw you and the bird about 7:45 - I was out this am from 8:45
to 10am and did not see the bird.
Scott
Weymouth Woods - SNP
Southern Pines, NC
CWillis740(AT)aol.com wrote:
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> Our bird was back tonight -- He was on his broken fence line from 7:30
> p.m. to at least 8:15 p.m. Very active, serenaded by the field's ever
> present meadowlarks and a Bob White...
>
> Did not see him this morning -- his fence line was shared by a
> kingbird, a pair of male RHWPs and several bluebirds.
>
> He puts on quite a show, and is well worth a look.
>
> Cassie Willis
> Southern Pines
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Subject: Falls Lake SBC results and recent sightings
From: "birdranger" <cbockhahn4(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 16 May 2006 11:13pm
The third ever Falls Spring count May 1, 2006 tallied 112 species, finally
breaking the
century mark after two years of 99! The intrepid work of our 13 birders
made the difference (we had 7 for each of the first two). (Let me know if
you would like the full results in Excel.)
New to the count this year was an impressive Least Sandpiper at Rollingview
and a long awaited Green Heron in area 8A.
The frequency codes were based on my five years of wildathons, so it is a
little skewed, but some other great finds were second count records of House
Wren at Camp Kanata, Lesser Yellowlegs and Chestnuts-sided Warblers at
Sandling Beach. Third records include Hermit Thrush at Lick Creek,
Swainsons Thrush at Blue Jay Point, Worm-eating Warbler in Woodpecker Ridge
and two parties finding Black-throated Green Warblers.
Misses were Common Loon, Spotted Sandpiper, any non Ring-billed Gulls,
Caspian Tern and Louisiana Waterthrush.
Low numbers of sparrows, Eastern Wood Pewee and Cuckoos.
And don't forget to keep the upcoming dates on your calendar:
*NEW* Fall Bird count - Monday Sep. 18, 2006
Christmas Bird Count - Wed Jan 3, 2007
Sandling Beach continues to have gulls in the evenings with Ring-billed,
Herrings and Laughings being seen (after the hoards of people leave).
Caspian Terns have showed up during the day there but are more easily seen
at Hickory Hill or Cheek Road bridge. Sandling Beach had four flyover
Common Nighthawks last night, so watch the skies.
Tree Swallows, Prothonotary Warblers, Barred Owls and Great Crested
Flycatchers are all using their designated nest boxes, Osprey nesting
everywhere, two eagle chicks fledging out of the Knapp of Reeds nest,
Kingbirds setting up territories along the lake, I have not been back up to
the Great Blue Heron rookery to see if it weathered the recent storms.
Cliff and Barn swallows nesting under every cement girdered bridge, saw a
sad sight of a Cliff Swallow repeatedly landing next to it's road killed
mate on Highway 50 as if it were trying to wake it up!
Everything but one gull survived the golf ball sized hail we received on
Sunday night. Nowhere near as bad as the Hurricane that took out New Jersey
that night! GO CANES! (And I was born in Buffalo, NY....)
Brian Bockhahn
Falls Lake State Park Ranger
Falls & Kerr Lake CBC Compiler
cbockhahn4(AT)earthlink.net
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