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Subject: swainsons thrush, bobwhite
From: "Kevin Caldwell" <kevin(AT)equinoxenvironmental.com>
Date: 24 May 2006 9:33am
Heard Swainsons thrush spiraling it up in both Swannanoa last Friday and
Barnardsville yesterday a.m. on the way through I suppose. The first was in
chestnut oak forest above the Swannanoa river north of W.Wilson college a
few miles, the other right by the Ivy Creek in hemlock / white pine / oak
bluffs. Nice to hear the little guys.
Oddly, there was a bobwhite male in our alluvial forest (well vegetated,
cove-forest like, not agricultural at all) on the lower Ivy Creek just
before the confluence with the F.Broad. Not sure why he was hanging out in
there but for the density of Spicebush and sapling regen but its full
canopy. He sang for about 15 minutes, then gone.
Kevin Caldwell
Barnardsville, NC (Mtns)
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Subject: FWD: accessible birding in Wake County
From: "birdranger" <cbockhahn4(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 24 May 2006 11:17am
I'm sure somebody could answer her questions better than I. Maybe one of
the local bird clubs has a list of accessible sites? Would make a great web
page.
Please respond directly to Barbara as she is not on carolinabirds.
Brian,
Please forward my email to whatever birding forums you know about. I
have two objectives: finding accessible birding places I can take
Mother in Wake County and finding other birders she can meet and talk
to. Sending my email to the forums could accomplish both!
My 96 year old mother-in-law recently moved to Raleigh from Fort Worth,
Texas. She has been a passionate birder all her adult life. She now
uses a walker and wanted to continue enjoying birds, so she chose an
assisted living facility here that had a courtyard and a variety of
feeders. She has cajoled the administration into supplying seed
regularly and everyone knows her as the bird lady. I would love to take
her birding to some other places nearby, but not being a birder myself,
I don't know where to go. It must be someplace accessible and mostly
paved since she can only maneuver a short distance in her walker. I
know these 'requirements' are limiting. Do you have any suggestions?
Barbara Parker
brparker(AT)nc.rr.com
PS Do you know other older birders that I might introduce her to?
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Subject: Mourning Warbler in Greensboro
From: henry link <linkh(AT)bellsouth.net>
Date: 24 May 2006 12:11pm
I heard a singing Mourning Warbler in Hamilton Lakes Park in Greensboro
yesterday, May 23, about 8:30 AM. I was unable to see the bird and several
attempts to relocate it later in the day were not successsful. Today it was
found again by a group of five birders. It was singing in a wisteria thicket
about 100 yards from its location yesterday. One of us, Melissa Whitmire,
was lucky enough to get a good enough look for a positive visual ID.
Henry Link
Greesboro NC
linkh(AT)bellsouth.net
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Subject: Concord Mills wetland - Willow Flycatcher - 5/24
From: alan kneidel <mylittledemon(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 24 May 2006 1:44pm
Hey folks,
I went out to the marsh and surrounding area behind Concord Mills Mall
just across into Cabarrus County today. An adult BALD EAGLE was soaring
high above the marsh and adjacent parking lot. I wonder if this is the
individual recently released from the Carolina Raptor Center?
There were still at least 3 WARBLING VIREOS present. However, the
location for one of them was new: from the Mayflower Restaurant if you
walk away from the main marsh/field spot on a muddy bare area, there is
a wooded marsh that continues out of reach. There was a Warbling Vireo
singing from the trees surrounding that. The other two vireos were
singing from behind the jewelry store.
The best discovery of the day was 2 singing WILLOW FLYCATCHERS. If you
cross the water behind the Mayflower Restaurant, and then walk along the
wide willow wetland on the right, the flycatchers were both calling
continuously from the center of that area. They were often visible,
perching on top of the willows and flycatching actively. Hopefully
they'll stick around... I don't see why they wouldn't, it's prime habitat.
The YELLOW WARBLERS are still present as well. I saw one silent
individual in the same area as the flycatchers. I'm pretty sure Yellow
Warblers don't knowingly breed in Mecklenburg County, so this is the
closest thing, if they are indeed setting up shop.
Overall, the same birds that have been being seen are still there, but
the Grasshopper Sparrows seem to have moved on.
GREAT BLUE HERON - only one nest active, that I could see
MALLARD
WOOD DUCK - 15 adults, ~ 6 young seen
RED-TAILED HAWK
KILLDEER
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
EASTERN KINGBIRD
BARN SWALLOW
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
RED-EYED VIREO
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
BLUE GROSBEAK
INDIGO BUNTING
FIELD SPARROW
ORCHARD ORIOLE
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
COMMON GRACKLE
I also stopped by the "boardwalk to nowhere" adjacent to Mallard Creek
Greenway, but turned up nothing.
Alan Kneidel
Charlotte, NC
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Subject: Thrushes on Roanoke Island, NC
From: jeff lewis <jlewis_obx(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 24 May 2006 1:59pm
Hi friends,
We had an influx of Veeries Monday night; there were
several singing Tuesday in or near the Elizabethan
Gardens.
Ever since I spotted the Wood Thrush nest last week
they seem to have abandoned it (maybe I should visit
D.C.). I am still hearing singing several times a day
though, so hopefully they will still nest.
Most of the warblers have come and gone. I had a
Blackpoll a couple of days ago, it could be the last
male of the spring. Had a female Yellow at my birdbath
at home yesterday.
Also in my "yard" are (apparently nesting) Blue
Grosbeaks and Orchard Orioles, always welcome.
Cheers,
Jeff Lewis
Manteo, NC
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Subject: extended back yard
From: "barbara brooks" <brooksba(AT)visionet.net>
Date: 24 May 2006 7:55pm
Have been walking my dogs on the power line easement and have adopted it as
my extended back yard (another list). I have had many white-eyed vireos and
the other evening I had one singing but it was different. Its song started
out in the usual fashion but then ended up like a chickadee. I read in the
bird book that they often incorporate other birds' songs but didn't mention
chickadees specifically. Has anyone else heard this. Had a male RTHB on a
dead snag guarding its territory and even had a short skirmish with another.
Had an immature bluebird fight, many chats. I also had a flock of about 15
Cedar Waxwings the other night. A prairie warbler was new. Red tail hawk
rounded out my evening. All birds in NE orange co. barb brooks
Barb Brooks, poet
author of the chapbook
"The Catbird Sang"
Black cap, wings slate gray,
feathers dribbled with red.
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