CarolinaBirds for Monday, August 21, 2006

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Subject: Bobolink over Chatham County
From: "J. M. Lynch" <jmlynch(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 21 Aug 2006 7:58am

Carolinabirders:

On my morning walk today, I heard the distinctive flight note of a high-flying
Bobolink (which I confirmed by sight).  My first of the season and confirmation
(for me, anyway) that fall migration has officially started.

J. M. Lynch
Luther Road
Chatham County, NC


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Subject: little river park
From: "barbara brooks" <brooksba(AT)visionet.net>
Date: 21 Aug 2006 7:21pm

Today, I went to the little river park on guess rd just south of new sharon 
church rd.  I had originally gone to see about butterflies but after 
determining the little ones were too hard I moved on to birding.  Walked one 
of the loop trails and came across a group of chickadees, titmouse, 
cardinals.  The highlights of the group were a blue grey gnatcatcher and 
black and white warbler.  If all the trails are like the one I took, it is a 
rather easy walking trip as the trails are very well marked and pretty 
smooth.
I forget the number of miles of hiking trails but there are about 9 miles of 
bike trails that are open to hikers.  The park had a nice butterfly garden. 
It also has a 1/4 mile paved loop for walkers and handicapped access.

here are the other birds
turkey vulture
red shouldered hawk (h)
summer tanager (h)
carolina wren
yellow billed cuckoo (lots)(h)
raven (h)

Park is in NE Orange co.

Barb Brooks, poet
author of the chapbook
"The Catbird Sang"
Black cap, wings slate gray,
feathers dribbled with red.