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Subject: Goodbye Vesper; Hello Ipswich
From: "John Ennis" <swampwolf(AT)thebusinessbirder.com>
Date: 5 Aug 2006 7:52am
My 'Vesper' turned out to be an Ipswich Savannah! Good to finally be sure.
I saved all of the e-mails you folks sent and, as promised, reviewed them
when I had time. Based on that review plus a lot of new sparrow experience,
I posted a findings document on my website to a birding forum:
http://thebusinessbirder.com/VesperVSavannah.mht
Two world class birders replied and agreed that the sparrow is an Ipswich.
My posting contains my questions and thinking and demonstrates why I could
not just let this go.
Comments from the experts are included at the bottom.
Thanks to all who originally responded to my request for ID assistance,
especially Tim Kalbach for first suggesting it might be an Ipswich due to
its paleness.
I could not get anyone else to pick up on Ipswich until my friend in Florida
posed the same question earlier this week...it seemed that Alligator River
NWR might be a little too far inland for an Ipswich.
Also, thanks to the person who recommended the new photographic sparrow
guide by Beadle/Rising...pretty nifty!
John Ennis
Leland, NC
910-371-9729
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Subject: Richland County Roseate Spoonbill 08/05
From: "Jason Giovannone" <buteo2808(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 5 Aug 2006 10:05am
This morning David Dobson & I birded around CAlhoun and Richland County
along Highway 601. We started in Calhoun County around 5:30 looking around
for Barn Owls which we failed to produce. The next stop was at the gate of
the Bates Fork Tract of Congaree National Monument. We watched there from 6
until almost 7 waiting for wading birds to flyover hoping to see the
spoonbill reported earlier this week by Mike Turner. We headed about 2 miles
north, near the oxbow lake on the right side of the road. There is a large
flooded area down the embankment that looks to be drying up, and we found
the Spoonbill their with several juv. White Ibis. We watched the bird till
about 8. I snapped a few images, and then we headed back south towards the
town of Saint Matthews for some breakfast before heading home.
Thanks Mike for the county and year bird.
Good Birding!
Jason Giovannone
Columbia, SC
R - is Richland County
C - is Calhoun County
no letter - Both Counties
Full List
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret - R
Snowy Egret - R
Little Blue Heron - C
White Ibis - R
Roseate Spoonbill - R
Black Vulture - R
Turkey Vulture - R
Red-shouldered Hawk - R
Spotted Sandpiper - R
Rock Pigeon - C
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - R
Great Horned Owl - C
Barred Owl
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - R
Red-bellied Woodpecker - R
Pileated Woodpecker - R
Acadian Flycatcher - R
Eastern Kingbird
Loggerhead Shrike - C
White-eyed Vireo - R
Red-eyed Vireo - R
Blue Jay - C
Fish Crow
Purple Martin - C
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Chickadee - R
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - R
Northern Mockingbird - C
Brown Thrasher - R
European Starling - C
Yellow-throated Warbler - R
Common Yellowthroat - R
Summer Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Common Grackle
House Finch - R
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Subject: Hummer Activity Redux
From: "Randy Dunson" <trdunson(AT)nc.rr.com>
Date: 5 Aug 2006 12:48pm
You'll have to excuse what may seem like a redundant post regarding the
hummer activity at my home, but after living outside Hillsborough, NC for
nearly 11 years, this has never happened to me. Whilre sitting here typing
this email I count no less than 20 hummers, adults & juveniles, at the
feeders are perching on nearby trees or shrubs waiting their turn! This is
truly amazing to me. I don't know why it's any different this year as my
landscape is the same and the feeders remain in the same places. I only wish
I had a video camera to record the activity. Oh well, I'll just count myself
as lucky, and continue watching the show!
Regards,
Randy Dunson
Hillsborough, NC
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Subject: Moore County Scissor-tailed Flycatchers?
From: Dwayne Martin <redxbill(AT)charter.net>
Date: 5 Aug 2006 1:15pm
Just wondering if anyone has seen the Scissor-tailed Flycatchers in Moore County
lately. A friend of mine is thinking of making a trip down there tomorrow if
they are still being seen. Thanks in advance.
Dwayne
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Dwayne Martin
Hickory, NC
redxbill(AT)charter.net
Catwaba County Park Ranger
Riverbend Park - Conover, NC
jdmartin(AT)catawbacountync.gov
http://www.catawbacountync.gov/depts/parks/
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Subject: Re: Hummer Activity Redux
From: "KC Foggin" <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 5 Aug 2006 3:54pm
I'd give anything to be that lucky with my hummers Randy and I'd be shouting it
from the rooftops if I was lucky enough to see what you are seeing ;)
KC Foggin
Socastee
Myrtle Beach
www.birdforum.net
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Subject: Re: Moore County Scissor-tailed Flycatchers?
From: Susan Campbell <susan(AT)ncaves.com>
Date: 5 Aug 2006 4:09pm
Dwayne and All,
Scissor-taileds are still here. Michael McCloy checked on them
yesterday. But we are not clear on the status of their nestlings. A
couple of us locally plan to spend quality time out there early the next
few days (to figure out if they have fledged--which is likely).
Susan Campbell
Whispering Pines, NC
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Subject: Richland County Roseate Spoonbill
From: "John M. Grego" <jrgrego(AT)mindspring.com>
Date: 5 Aug 2006 5:32pm
I was at Highway 601 today taking pictures of roadkill (don't ask),
and saw the Roseate Spoonbill in the same place David and Jason
reported--that part of the Bates Fork tract has some nice ridges and
swales, and one of the swales forms a curved slough just east of the
embankment. The Spoonbill was there with 3 immature White Ibis and 3
Great Egrets. I'll add an Anhinga to David and Jason's list
John Grego
Columbia, SC
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Subject: Re: Frigatebird or What @ OBX?
From: Russ Lay <russlay(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 5 Aug 2006 10:00pm
Ginny:
I posted this to the board on 7/2/06
Coming back from a short weekend trip to Hatteras village, I am 95%
sure I saw a frigatebird about 5 miles south of Waves/Salvo. The bird
was on the soundside, heading south at a relatively low altitude. As
seems to always be the case these days, I had a State Trooper
"hiding" behind my SUV running radar so I couldn't slow down or pull
a quick U-Turn. I observed the bird for a good 20-30 seconds, but it
was just far enough away that I don't feel comfortable calling it a
"definite". Hopefully other folks saw it today (Sunday, 7/2/06, 11:00 AM).
Russ Lay
Nags Head, NC
At 09:10 AM 7/27/2006, >o< GiLLaMs >o< wrote:
>Three weeks ago this weekend I was sitting on my deck outside my RV
>@ Waves (soundside) near dusk and looked up to see a lone large bird
>flying southward that I was not familiar with. It was high enough in
>the low light that I mostly could just make out it's shape. The only
>bird that it appears to resemble is a Frigatebird so I was wondering
>if anyone could help me determine what I may have seen. I had left
>my field guides @ home so had to go by memory. I've looked @ some
>WebPages to help determine along with my field guides. I had all but
>forgotten to post it here until reading about the Great White Heron
>sighting in Edenton.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ginny Gillam
>Edenton, NC
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