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Subject: Hemingway , Williamsburgm, SC 21 Aug.
From: "Dennis Forsythe" <dennis.forsythe(AT)citadel.edu>
Date: 23 Aug 2006 8:52am
Hi All,
I spent a little time at the Hemingway Sewage Lagoons, Williamsburg Co., SC
on Monday 21 Aug. I had the following: Canada Goose, Malard, Blue-winged
Teal, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Cattle Egret,BLACK TERN,
Eastrn Kingbird, Eastern Bluebird. In Hemingway I had a Eurasian
Collared-Dove.
Dennis
Dennis M. Forsythe PhD, PA
Emeritus Professor of Biology
The Citadel
171 Moultrie St
Charleston, SC 29409
843-795-3996 Home
843-953-7264 Fax
843-708-1605 Cell
dennis.forsythe(AT)citadel.edu
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Subject: Owls, Murrells Inlet SC
From: "Donald Baker" <dlbaker1945(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 23 Aug 2006 1:07pm
I believe that I have been hearing a pair of Great Horned Owls calling in
the evening around dusk and at day break. I live on a golf course that has
stands of loblolly and a few longleaf pines. My question is how can I
locate the owls? I have seen two recently but the light has not been
sufficient to positively identify them.
Donald L Baker
dlbaker1945(AT)sc.rr.com
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Subject: hummer happenings in NC
From: Susan Campbell <susan(AT)ncaves.com>
Date: 23 Aug 2006 2:47pm
Dear All,
Indeed the hummer action has been significant here in NC these past few
weeks. It was like somebody finally flipped a switch in mid-July and,
as usual, feeders and flowers everywhere have been filled with the tiny
terrors ever since. But now they are on the move southward, especially
the adult males. However Mr. White Bar Dot ( a second year male
recapture) outside my kitchen window has yet to depart. He has
defended 'his' feeder fiercely for over four weeks now.
Monday I banded a beautiful white hummingbird at the home of Louise
Brown, a Piedmont Bird Club member in Climax, NC. The bird, who had
been on site for about a week, was an immature female with a grayish
wash and a dark brown bill and feet. A few of the shots Louise took of
this unusual Ruby-throated Hummingbird, now known as Bianca, while
in-hand are posted at:
http://piedmontbirdclub.org/whitehummer.htm
Some of my photos will be posted at the Carolina Bird Club site shortly
I hope. I will let you know when they are available for viewing.
Additionally, I just received my first male Rufous Hummingbird report of
the fall: he appeared this morning at Jo O'Keefe's in Carolina Shores.
He is presumably the male I banded two years ago at her
feeder--returning for winter #3. Let the fun begin!!
Susan Campbell
Whispering Pines, NC
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Subject: Mississippi Kite
From: Scott Hartley <scott.hartley(AT)ncmail.net>
Date: 23 Aug 2006 3:38pm
Hi - Yesterday I had a single M. kite at 4pm near the intersection of
Hwy 211 and Raeford Rd. in Raeford, NC. This is in Hoke Co.
Scott Hartley
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve
Southern Pines, NC
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Subject: RE: hummer happenings in NC
From: "Randy Dunson" <trdunson(AT)nc.rr.com>
Date: 23 Aug 2006 4:52pm
Things are slowly trickling down outside of Hillsborough as well. I still
have a few adult males but most are juvies. We're now only having to refill
feeders about every 2 days instead of every day.
I hope 'my' Rufous reappears this year. The pineapple sage awaits its (or
their!) arrival.
Regards,
Randy Dunson
Hillsborough, NC
-----Original Message-----
From: carolinabirds-owner(AT)acpub.duke.edu
[mailto:carolinabirds-owner(AT)acpub.duke.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Campbell
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 2:47 PM
To: Carolina Birds; humband(AT)yahoogroups.com; HUMNET-L(AT)LISTSERV.LSU.EDU
Subject: hummer happenings in NC
Dear All,
Indeed the hummer action has been significant here in NC these past few
weeks. It was like somebody finally flipped a switch in mid-July and,
as usual, feeders and flowers everywhere have been filled with the tiny
terrors ever since. But now they are on the move southward, especially the
adult males. However Mr. White Bar Dot ( a second year male
recapture) outside my kitchen window has yet to depart. He has
defended 'his' feeder fiercely for over four weeks now.
Monday I banded a beautiful white hummingbird at the home of Louise Brown, a
Piedmont Bird Club member in Climax, NC. The bird, who had been on site for
about a week, was an immature female with a grayish wash and a dark brown
bill and feet. A few of the shots Louise took of this unusual
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, now known as Bianca, while in-hand are posted at:
http://piedmontbirdclub.org/whitehummer.htm
Some of my photos will be posted at the Carolina Bird Club site shortly I
hope. I will let you know when they are available for viewing.
Additionally, I just received my first male Rufous Hummingbird report of the
fall: he appeared this morning at Jo O'Keefe's in Carolina Shores.
He is presumably the male I banded two years ago at her feeder--returning
for winter #3. Let the fun begin!!
Susan Campbell
Whispering Pines, NC
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Subject: Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
From: "Craig" <jcraigw1(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 23 Aug 2006 6:19pm
Today I observed five Black-bellied Whistling Ducks on the Edisto River
about two miles south of Hwy. 17 near the Barnhill/Prospect Hill
properties. They were using the managed wetlands and ricefields along
the river.
Craig Watson
Mt. Pleasant, SC
(843)881-2562
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Subject: Mystery Ducks at Duke U. and in Watauga County, NC
From: "Dorothy Pugh" <DorothyPugh(AT)aol.com>
Date: 23 Aug 2006 6:21pm
Today I saw a mysterious duck at the new wetlands by the Al Buehler
Trail at Duke U. and another two at the Moses Cone Memorial Park in
Watauga County, NC. I looked at every duck picture in Sibley's to get
an ID without any luck.
Can anyone provide IDs for these birds? I have photos at
http://www.dpughphoto.com/ducks.htm#mysterywaterfowl. NOTE: These small
pictures are not true thumbnails, and clicking on them won't cause
larger images to be displayed. However, they are unusual in this
respect for my website: click on the small pictures with the blue
margins to see larger images.
Thanks for your help,
Dorothy Pugh
Durham, NC
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Subject: Re: hummer happenings in NC
From: "Greg" <cbirdpro(AT)ix.netcom.com>
Date: 23 Aug 2006 7:28pm
With the comments about the abundance hummbirds this season and how much
sugar was used in feeding the hordes, I have used just about 2.5 lbs, half a
5 lb. bag!
I have just recently, the past two weeks, seen more than one hummer in my
field of view at any one time. This past week I was able to actually view 3
at once, perhaps 4 - not sure if number 4 was actually number 3 after having
gone around the house real quick to sneak in to the feeder the other way
while the male was off chasing number two.
Last season at this period I could easily count a dozen at any one time at
the feeder area (I hang two feeders close to each other).
6 miles NE of downtown Hillsborough, NC
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Greg Dodge
Brownbag Productions
Hillsborough, NC
<http://brownbagproductions.com/catbird.html>
<http://geocities.com/cbirdpro>
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>From: "Randy Dunson" <trdunson(AT)nc.rr.com>
>To: "'Susan Campbell'" <susan(AT)ncaves.com>, "'Carolina Birds'"
<carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu>, <humband(AT)yahoogroups.com>,
<HUMNET-L(AT)LISTSERV.LSU.EDU>
>Subject: RE: hummer happenings in NC
>Date: Wed, Aug 23, 2006, 15:04
>
> Things are slowly trickling down outside of Hillsborough as well. I still
> have a few adult males but most are juvies. We're now only having to refill
> feeders about every 2 days instead of every day.
>
> I hope 'my' Rufous reappears this year. The pineapple sage awaits its (or
> their!) arrival.
>
> Regards,
>
> Randy Dunson
> Hillsborough, NC
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: carolinabirds-owner(AT)acpub.duke.edu
> [mailto:carolinabirds-owner(AT)acpub.duke.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Campbell
> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 2:47 PM
> To: Carolina Birds; humband(AT)yahoogroups.com; HUMNET-L(AT)LISTSERV.LSU.EDU
> Subject: hummer happenings in NC
>
> Dear All,
>
> Indeed the hummer action has been significant here in NC these past few
> weeks. It was like somebody finally flipped a switch in mid-July and,
> as usual, feeders and flowers everywhere have been filled with the tiny
> terrors ever since. But now they are on the move southward, especially the
> adult males. However Mr. White Bar Dot ( a second year male
> recapture) outside my kitchen window has yet to depart. He has
> defended 'his' feeder fiercely for over four weeks now.
>
> Monday I banded a beautiful white hummingbird at the home of Louise Brown, a
> Piedmont Bird Club member in Climax, NC. The bird, who had been on site for
> about a week, was an immature female with a grayish wash and a dark brown
> bill and feet. A few of the shots Louise took of this unusual
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird, now known as Bianca, while in-hand are posted at:
> http://piedmontbirdclub.org/whitehummer.htm
>
> Some of my photos will be posted at the Carolina Bird Club site shortly I
> hope. I will let you know when they are available for viewing.
>
> Additionally, I just received my first male Rufous Hummingbird report of the
> fall: he appeared this morning at Jo O'Keefe's in Carolina Shores.
> He is presumably the male I banded two years ago at her feeder--returning
> for winter #3. Let the fun begin!!
>
> Susan Campbell
> Whispering Pines, NC
>
>
>
>
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Subject: Re: Mystery Ducks at Duke U. and in Watauga County, NC
From: "Steve" <scompton(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 23 Aug 2006 9:09pm
Dorothy,
The first one looks like a Mallard hybrid. The other two
are probably imm. Wood Ducks.
Steve Compton
Summerville,SC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dorothy Pugh" <DorothyPugh(AT)aol.com>
To: <carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 6:20 PM
Subject: Mystery Ducks at Duke U. and in Watauga County, NC
> Today I saw a mysterious duck at the new wetlands by the Al Buehler
> Trail at Duke U. and another two at the Moses Cone Memorial Park in
> Watauga County, NC. I looked at every duck picture in Sibley's to get
> an ID without any luck.
>
> Can anyone provide IDs for these birds? I have photos at
> http://www.dpughphoto.com/ducks.htm#mysterywaterfowl. NOTE: These small
> pictures are not true thumbnails, and clicking on them won't cause
> larger images to be displayed. However, they are unusual in this
> respect for my website: click on the small pictures with the blue
> margins to see larger images.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Dorothy Pugh
> Durham, NC
>
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Subject: Re: Owls, Murrells Inlet SC
From: "Steve" <scompton(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 23 Aug 2006 9:13pm
Donald,
Locate then by sound, they will sometimes respond
to a taped call if you have one. If not, just listen
at the right times and use the strongest flashlight you can get. They'll be
up on a horizontal branch, probably near the top, much in the smae postition
that a Red-tailed Hawk
would use. Look for the large, flat head with the ear tufts ("horns")
usually visible. In twilight you can ususally see
them with good binoculars without a flashlight.
Good Owling,
Steve Compton
Summerville,SC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Baker" <dlbaker1945(AT)sc.rr.com>
To: <carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 1:07 PM
Subject: Owls, Murrells Inlet SC
>I believe that I have been hearing a pair of Great Horned Owls calling in
> the evening around dusk and at day break. I live on a golf course that
> has
> stands of loblolly and a few longleaf pines. My question is how can I
> locate the owls? I have seen two recently but the light has not been
> sufficient to positively identify them.
>
>
> Donald L Baker
> dlbaker1945(AT)sc.rr.com
>
>
>
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Subject: I knew I had Bats
From: "KC Foggin" <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 23 Aug 2006 10:33pm
What I didn't realize is that they like the hummingbird feeders :)
The last few nights while letting the dog out for the last walk, I have noticed
one of my hummer feeders moving back and forth quite a bit but could never see
anything from the deck. Tonight though when I put on the back lights I got
lucky and actually saw what was draining my feeder so quickly. A bat! How cool
is that. Didn't even know they would feed on sugar water. Must get me a bat
house :)
KC Foggin
Socastee
Myrtle Beach SC
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Subject: Re: I knew I had Bats
From: sandraherring(AT)mindspring.com
Date: 23 Aug 2006 10:53pm
Very cool.
Does the feeder stay up? Our feeders end up empty and on the ground if I forget
to bring them in at night. (Except for the small one on a window.) I had assumed
that we have a racoon emptying them -- but now that you mention this I don't
really know. Do racoons empty hummingbird feeders, too?
Sandy Herring
Durham
-----Original Message-----
>From: KC Foggin <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com>
>Sent: Aug 23, 2006 9:56 PM
>To: CarolinaBirds <carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu>
>Subject: I knew I had Bats
>
>What I didn't realize is that they like the hummingbird feeders :)
>
>The last few nights while letting the dog out for the last walk, I have noticed
one of my hummer feeders moving back and forth quite a bit but could never see
anything from the deck. Tonight though when I put on the back lights I got
lucky and actually saw what was draining my feeder so quickly. A bat! How cool
is that. Didn't even know they would feed on sugar water. Must get me a bat
house :)
>
>KC Foggin
>Socastee
>Myrtle Beach SC
>
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Subject: Re: Mystery Ducks at Duke U. and in Watauga County, NC
From: ducklinglady(AT)aol.com
Date: 23 Aug 2006 11:10pm
The first Duck is Blue Swede (domestic) I agree the other are juvenile
wood ducks.
Here is a picture for comparison
This juvenile was already molting into adult plumage we were releasing
him that day.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/ducklady/Wood%20Ducks/081205037.jpg
another juvenile wood duck next to a mallard - mucking in the mud
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v86/ducklady/Wood%20Ducks/?action=view&
current=DSCN1603.jpg
Your mystery geese are a A Grey Saddleback Pomeranian and a Embden
goose. Both are domesticated animals, they are considered feral once
their owners abandoned them. They are flightless geese.
Carolina Waterfowl Rescue
PO Box 1484
Indian Trail, NC 28079
(704) 668-9486
waterfowlrescue(AT)aol.com
http://www.carolinawaterfowlrescue.com
-----Original Message-----
From: DorothyPugh(AT)aol.com
To:
Sent: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 6:20 PM
Subject: Mystery Ducks at Duke U. and in Watauga County, NC
Today I saw a mysterious duck at the new wetlands by the Al Buehler
Trail at Duke U. and another two at the Moses Cone Memorial Park in
Watauga County, NC. I looked at every duck picture in Sibley's to get
an ID without any luck.
Can anyone provide IDs for these birds? I have photos at
http://www.dpughphoto.com/ducks.htm#mysterywaterfowl. NOTE: These small
pictures are not true thumbnails, and clicking on them won't cause
larger images to be displayed. However, they are unusual in this
respect for my website: click on the small pictures with the blue
margins to see larger images.
Thanks for your help,
Dorothy Pugh
Durham, NC
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