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Subject: Hilton Pond 07/22/06 (Midsummer Potpourri)
From: BILL HILTON JR The Piedmont Naturalist <hilton(AT)hiltonpond.org>
Date: 3 Aug 2006 12:32am
Although it's been very hot in the Carolina Piedmont (and beyond),
nature hasn't taken a mid-summer siesta--at least that's what we
found when went went out to observe "This Week at Hilton Pond." We
saw all sorts of activity among our local plants and animals, from an
out-of-range heron to leaf miners to a rather spooky-looking bug--a
veritable "Mid-Summer Potpourri" of flora and fauna. To view this
week's photo essay, please visit
http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek060722.html
As always we provide a tally of birds banded during the period, as
well as a substantial list of EIGHT Ruby-throated Hummingbirds that
returned after having been banded in an earlier year. We also include
an update on a nestling Great Horned Owl rescued in Rock Hill and
rehabbed by Carolina Raptor Center, plus a note about our upcoming
visit to Land Between the Lakes for our annual "Hummingbird Mornings"
programming.
Happy Nature Watching!
BILL
P.S. If the "This Week" page is slow to load, it may because the
server is feeling the effects of the heat! Thanks for your patience.
:-)
--
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: Better Spoonbill directions
From: Nate Dias <offshorebirder(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 3 Aug 2006 12:32pm
Ack - I misspoke when I gave directions to the
Spoonbills.
The location maps I posted are correct, but the best
way to get there by land is as follows:
Go in the main entrance to Bear Island WMA (past the
staff residences). Go to the end of the road - there
will be an "end of state property" sign.
Park there and go into the gate on the right of the
road. Head straight and you will end up at the
Edisto River.
Nathan Dias - Charleston, SC
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Subject: Roseate Spoonbill update (Edisto River / Bear Island flock)
From: Nate Dias <offshorebirder(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 3 Aug 2006 12:22pm
I have learned some more information regarding the
Roseate Spoonbill flock in lower Colleton County,
South Carolina. This flock consists of at least 17
individuals.
Tuesday and Wednesday they were feeding (around low
tide) at a mudflat complex on the west side of the
Edisto River that is east of Jehossee Island. The
Spoonbills have been hanging out with a flock of Wood
Storks, White Ibis and various Egrets and Herons.
Maps of the general vicinity can be viewed at:
http://tinyurl.com/gak7o
* road map - the road/bridge on the left side of the
map is the Bear Island bridge over the Ashepoo River.
http://tinyurl.com/kr7tq
* Overhead image of Edisto/Bear Island Spoonbill site
To reach this area by land:
Head down Bennett's Point Road road from US-17. After
passing several plantations, you will cross the high
bridge over the Ashepoo River onto Bear Island.
Immediately after the bridge, on the left side of the
road, is a gate that leads into a network of diked
waterfowl impoundments.
Go in the gate, head east a while, head north a while,
then turn east and head to the Edisto River. The
mudflats feeding area is adjacent to a couple of the
Bear Island waterfowl impoundments.
-- Low tide is around noon tomorrow, and add ~45
minutes per day after that.
Prepare for bugs if you go!
Nathan Dias - Charleston, SC
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Subject: HBSP on Aug 8.
From: "Jack" <ppaw(AT)sccoast.net>
Date: 3 Aug 2006 5:58pm
Hi C'birders,
Bob Maxwell and I smoozed around Mullet Pond and the causeway saltmarsh
at low tide this AM.
Report Details
Location name: Huntington Beach State Park
Observation date: 8/3/06
Duration: 3 hour(s) 0 minute(s)
# of people in birding party: 2
Are you reporting all the species you identified? Yes
Total # of species: 31
Observation type: Traveling Count
Start time: 9:30 AM
Distance covered: 2.0 mile(s)
Area covered: 200.0 acre(s)
Checklist diary notes:
Birded with Bob Maxwell. Numbers are very conservative. Weather was hot
and steamy, at least 90 degrees F
Species Details
Species Name Number Reported
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Great Egret 15
Snowy Egret 12
Little Blue Heron 2
Tricolored Heron 15
Green Heron 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
White Ibis 3
Glossy Ibis 1
Wood Stork 15
Osprey 1
Wilson's Plover 1
Semipalmated Plover 15
Killdeer 1
Black-necked Stilt 6
Willet 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper 15
Western Sandpiper 18
Least Sandpiper 43
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Laughing Gull 3
Least Tern 2
Black Tern 1
Black Skimmer 1
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Barn Swallow 6
Carolina Wren 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Painted Bunting 1
Jack Peachey
Conway, SC
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Subject: Colorado & Great Western Pictures Posted to Web
From: "John Ennis" <swampwolf(AT)thebusinessbirder.com>
Date: 3 Aug 2006 7:44pm
I just returned from a "Remedial" birding trip to Colorado & North Dakota…
“Remedial” in the sense that I had some unfinished business to take care of,
manifested by the Rosy-Finch and Ptarmigan in Colorado and the Baird’s
Sparrow in ND…
I have posted my Colorado trip page:
http://thebusinessbirder.com/RB101/index.html
On Sunday, at Summit Lake, Mt. Evans, I had 5 lifers before 9AM! The
Rosy-Finch and Ptarmigan plus American Pika, Snowshoe Hare, and an American
Marten! If I had not stopped to take Pika pictures, I would have missed the
Ptarmigan and Marten. Close call!
I felt I was on top of the world…figuratively and literally…so on my way
down I stopped for a big lumberjack breakfast at the Mt. Evans Visitor
Center. Turned out to be the best omelet I ever had! Why? Well, they had
hummingbird feeders hanging outside and I had my binoculars.
I had heard Broad-tailed HB’s coming in and then I saw Rufous HB’s,
including a male in full alternate plumage.
Then I saw a different HB…one with a dark, blackish gorget that touched the
green of its shoulder with a white stripe above. It only returned once more
and that time is saw red and multiple stripes. A Calliope! Another lifer!
You can see why I’ll always remember that Omelet. Throw in a Black-chinned
HB for dessert!
I still have 200+ photos to edit and identify (try) before I can post the ND
side of the trip…there are some major sparrow ID challenges in that group...
I also just posted photos from the CBC Great Western trip and they include
pictures that were not posted to the CBC website due to size constraints.
Go to: http://thebusinessbirder.com/GWSMay2006/index.html. In this group,
I used my sister's (Joanna Wright) pictures for most of the people and
landscapes…
Considering all of the great birds I have seen and wonderful experiences I
have had this summer, petting the Least Chipmunk on Trail Ridge Road stands
out as the most awesome moment for me. Here is Joanna’s picture of that
little guy: http://thebusinessbirder.com/GWSMay2006/image46.html
John Ennis
Leland, NC
910-371-9729
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Subject: Too hot for the bees?
From: "KC Foggin" <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 3 Aug 2006 8:07pm
Sitting on the back deck tonight I watched as my resident bully hummer was
feeding. Just above, drinking out of the ant guard, was a juvenile Brown-headed
nuthatch and on the branch next to it waiting for a drink was a Carolina Wren,
who incidentally has an eye level nest atop my neighbor's propane tank. All
seemingly behaving in perfect harmony.
The ant guard is getting more use as a water source for the birds than any other
water source in my yard.
Oh, and no bees the last few days (assuming it is too hot for them) so everyone
seems to be happy :)
KC Foggin
Socastee
Myrtle Beach SC
www.birdforum.net
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Subject: Google alert: IBWO
From: "KC Foggin" <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 3 Aug 2006 8:17pm
From the University of Maryland and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ..........
http://newswire.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/behold.pl?ascribeid=20060803.075025&time=09%2028%20PDT&year=2006&public=0
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Subject: Re: Colorado & Great Western Pictures Posted to Web - a
chipmunk caution
From: Clyde Sorenson <clyde_sorenson(AT)ncsu.edu>
Date: 3 Aug 2006 11:04pm
John,
Excellent trip! I've been- and missed the ptarmigan and rosy finches twice.
Just a note of caution when out west- It's generally a very good idea to
avoid contact with rodents, particularly any of the many, many versions
of ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs). Plague is
endemic throughout much of the west, maintained by the ground squirrels
and their flea parasites. There are several cases of human plague in the
American west every year- usually in folks who have lingered around
ground squirrels or their burrows long enough for one of those nasty
little six-legged blood-suckers to sneak a snack on them.
Take care,
Clyde Sorenson
Clayton and Raleigh, NC
John Ennis wrote:
> I just returned from a "Remedial" birding trip to Colorado & North Dakota…
>
> “Remedial” in the sense that I had some unfinished business to take care of,
> manifested by the Rosy-Finch and Ptarmigan in Colorado and the Baird’s
> Sparrow in ND…
>
> I have posted my Colorado trip page:
> http://thebusinessbirder.com/RB101/index.html
>
> On Sunday, at Summit Lake, Mt. Evans, I had 5 lifers before 9AM! The
> Rosy-Finch and Ptarmigan plus American Pika, Snowshoe Hare, and an American
> Marten! If I had not stopped to take Pika pictures, I would have missed the
> Ptarmigan and Marten. Close call!
>
> I felt I was on top of the world…figuratively and literally…so on my way
> down I stopped for a big lumberjack breakfast at the Mt. Evans Visitor
> Center. Turned out to be the best omelet I ever had! Why? Well, they had
> hummingbird feeders hanging outside and I had my binoculars.
>
> I had heard Broad-tailed HB’s coming in and then I saw Rufous HB’s,
> including a male in full alternate plumage.
>
> Then I saw a different HB…one with a dark, blackish gorget that touched the
> green of its shoulder with a white stripe above. It only returned once more
> and that time is saw red and multiple stripes. A Calliope! Another lifer!
> You can see why I’ll always remember that Omelet. Throw in a Black-chinned
> HB for dessert!
>
> I still have 200+ photos to edit and identify (try) before I can post the ND
> side of the trip…there are some major sparrow ID challenges in that group...
>
> I also just posted photos from the CBC Great Western trip and they include
> pictures that were not posted to the CBC website due to size constraints.
> Go to: http://thebusinessbirder.com/GWSMay2006/index.html. In this group,
> I used my sister's (Joanna Wright) pictures for most of the people and
> landscapes…
>
> Considering all of the great birds I have seen and wonderful experiences I
> have had this summer, petting the Least Chipmunk on Trail Ridge Road stands
> out as the most awesome moment for me. Here is Joanna’s picture of that
> little guy: http://thebusinessbirder.com/GWSMay2006/image46.html
>
>
> John Ennis
> Leland, NC
> 910-371-9729
>
>
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