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Subject: Louisiana Waterthrush at Laurel River
From: Russ Palmeri <rpalmeri(AT)mindspring.com>
Date: 31 May 2006 6:57am
I was hiking with our friend Margaret Coyle, and heard a Waterthrush. I
soon had a Louisiana Waterthrush in the rapid water of the Laurel River
(or Laurel Creek) in Madison county.
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Russ Palmeri
Asheville, NC
--
dark the well at dawn...
rising with the first bucket...
camellia-blossom --kakei
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Subject: Birds of the Blue Ridge Mountains
From: <marcusb(AT)pol.net>
Date: 31 May 2006 7:32am
In 1992 the University of North Carolina Press published "Birds of the
Blue Ridge Mountains" -- a site guide and introduction to the bird life of
the southern mountains. The Press has asked me to update the book and to
produce a second edition, which is targeted for publication in 2007.
Current plans include the addition of more than 60 new sites to the 300+
sites that were described in the 1992 edition. The book covers the entire
Blue Ridge Province from north Georgia to South Mountain, Pennsylvania. It
does not include other portions of the Appalachian region, such as the
West Virginia Alleghenies.
I would appreciate input and suggestions from anyone who birds the Blue
Ridge. This would include two sorts of information: 1) suggestions and
data records for new sites that you think should be included in the new
edition, and 2) corrections and changes to material in the 1992 edition
(many areas have changed over the past 15 years).
The Press has asked me to submit the revised manuscript by September. So
if you have suggestions for new sites, please let me know as soon as
possible so that I can visit the locations during the next 6 weeks to
check out the breeding season birds.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Marcus B. Simpson, Jr.
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Subject: Loggerhead Shrike
From: Smith82534(AT)aol.com
Date: 31 May 2006 11:36am
After checking on the Lake Benson eagle nest and finding two immature birds
still on the nest this morning (5/31), Lena Gallitano and I paid a visit to
Shrike City, AKA Lake Benson Park, Garner, NC. We located a nest in the tree
near where five Loggerhead Shrike were observed on the Wake County Migratory
Bird
Day count. An adult bird popped up from the nest and flew to a nearby tree
keeping an eye on us as we located the other four birds nearby. It seems that
three birds were fledged from the nest and now the female is starting a second
brood. Not bad for an extremely well used city park.
Clyde Smith
2615 Wells Ave
Raleigh, NC 27608
(919) 781-2637
Smith82534(AT)aol.com
"To me all the frail, enduring beauty of the world finds its voice in the
song of the whitethroat." Edwin Way Teale
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Subject: Bald Eagles
From: "philshar(AT)earthlink.net" <philshar@earthlink.net>
Date: 31 May 2006 4:22pm
Hi All,
While leading our Wed. bird walk at Huntington Beach State Park this
morning, I was able to have a scope view of 4 Bald Eagles at one time.
There were two adults and two immature birds in the one tree where they
normally hang out on Mullet Pond. The Eagles were nesting at Brookgreen
Gardens this year and must have decided to take a little foray over to the
park. Nice looks for the 12 people I had in the group!
Also had a close fly bye of two Black-necked Stilts, several Least terns
were also diving for small fish very close to us.
Phil
Sharon & Phil Turner
Myrtle Beach,S C 29588
philshar(AT)earthlink.net
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Subject: mountain birds
From: mjwestphal <mjwestphal(AT)unca.edu>
Date: 31 May 2006 4:34pm
Just an update on some bird activity in the Balsam Mts from a quick trip this
morning.
- It looks like the Peregrine Falcon chick at Devil's Courthouse is about
ready to set sail.
- Haven't found any Alder Flycatchers at the usual spot at Black Balsam this
year. Has anyone else? We did have a couple at Graveyard Fields on the
Balsam count, and I had one across from the view Mt Hardy overlook this
morning (just past Devil's Courthouse).
- I checked on the budding Hermit Thrush population that was found in the
Balsam Mountains last spring, but only found one bird singing. It was at Bear
Pen Gap. I'll check again in a week or two.
- Every chickadee that I have heard singing in the Balsam Mountains from Black
Balsam to Richland Balsam this year has been singing the Black-capped song.
- The Catawba Rhododendrons are beginning to bloom. Nice! The trees are
almost all leafed out now up above 5000 feet. In the Balsams only the oaks
are still in the process. In the Black Mountains there was still some way to
go as of last Saturday. Maybe they've made some progress since then.
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: Knapp of Reeds (Falls Lake NC) Eagle nest tree down
From: Norman Budnitz <norman.budnitz(AT)duke.edu>
Date: 31 May 2006 7:14pm
I just received a report from Carol Banaitis, my contact with the Army
Corps. When they went out to investigate, they found one young bird
hanging around in a nearby dead tree, apparently doing fine. They found
the second young bird on the ground, apparently unable to fly. They
transferred that bird to the Carolina Raptor Center for rehabilitation.
Diagnosis: inadequate development of flight feathers, but no other
injuries. So they plan to hold it for awhile and if all goes well,
release it back to the wild.
Could have been much worse.
Norm
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Norman Budnitz--GSK
NTH-M2451
2512 S. TriCenter Blvd.
Durham NC 27713
919-315-4768 (TASC main line)
919-483-9889 (direct line)
919-315-4796 (fax)
norman.budnitz(AT)duke.edu
http://www.ciblearning.org
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