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Subject: Lower Saluda 09/05
From: "Jason Giovannone" <buteo2808(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 6 Sep 2006 10:07am
After a week off I was interested in seeing what was moving around the zoo.
I was excited to add another new bird to the zoo list; Lesser Yellowlegs.
The bird was hanging around with Killdeers, Spotted Sandpiper, and Solitary
Sandpiper on top of Mill Race Rapids. A few other migrants around with
Red-eyed Vireos making a huge push through the area right now. The warbler
front was slow but Parula, Chestnut-sided, and Redstart made several
appearances. Also I watched an American Goldfinch being feed by its parents.
I've seen several all summer, but this is the first proof of breeding nearby
I've seen. Good Birding!
Jason Giovannone
Columbia, SC
Full List
Canada Goose
Mallard
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Little Blue Heron
Killdeer
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Loggerhead Shrike
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Purple Martin
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
American Redstart
Summer Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Common Grackle
House Finch
American Goldfinch
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Subject: Number of hummers dropping.
From: Michael Logue <mlogue(AT)madison.main.nc.us>
Date: 6 Sep 2006 2:53pm
Well, I am sorry to report that the hummer numbers at our feeders are
way down this week. We still have them, but their numbers have been
dropping since the week-end.
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Subject: FW: Wood Storks
From: "philshar(AT)earthlink.net" <philshar@earthlink.net>
Date: 6 Sep 2006 4:29pm
Sharon & Phil Turner
Myrtle Beach,S C 29588
philshar(AT)earthlink.net
> [Original Message]
> From: philshar(AT)earthlink.net <philshar(AT)earthlink.net>
> To: Carolina Birds <carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu>
> Date: 9/6/2006 12:08:52 PM
> Subject: Wood Storks
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> Spent just a short while on the causeway at Huntington Beach S.P.this
morning. There were lots of peeps, had a fly over of 23 Glossy Ibis, and
had a high count of the year of 143 Storks. This is the most Storks I have
personally seen at the park.
>
> Phil
>
>
> Sharon & Phil Turner
> Myrtle Beach,S C 29588
> philshar(AT)earthlink.net
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Subject: Wood Storks
From: "philshar(AT)earthlink.net" <philshar@earthlink.net>
Date: 6 Sep 2006 4:47pm
Hi All,
Spent just a short while on the causeway at Huntington Beach S.P.this
morning. There were lots of peeps, had a fly over of 23 Glossy Ibis, and
had a high count of the year of 143 Storks. This is the most Storks I have
personally seen at the park.
Phil
Sharon & Phil Turner
Myrtle Beach,S C 29588
philshar(AT)earthlink.net
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Subject: Surprise feeder visitor
From: Lena Gallitano <lena_gallitano(AT)ncsu.edu>
Date: 6 Sep 2006 5:44pm
Hello all,
Thought I was hallucinating just now when I looked up from my task at
hand to see a beautiful full adult male Baltimore Oriole at my
hummingbird feeder. AM on my way to get the jelly out right now!!
Still have 3 hummers about as well but no signs of a returning Rufous
but I'm hoping.
Good birding,
Lena Gallitano
Raleigh, NC
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Subject: Re: Stedman Sod Farm, east of Fayetteville, 01 Sept 06
From: "Steve" <scompton(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 6 Sep 2006 7:21pm
Birders,
The Orangeburg, SC "Supersod" farm was a bit livelier today after rain last
night, but still nothing like the Ernesto
wave of goodies in NC last week. Most of the shorebirds
were in the usual spot near the center of the farm, just past the central
equipment area. 6 Common Snipe skulked near potholes while a few Least and
one Semipalmated Sandpipers fed eagerly. One Western Sandpiper was nearby.
At least 40 Killdeer were distributed all about in drier areas, and about 50
Horned Lark called and fed actively in one large field. Suprisingly, in such
an open area, one often locates the presence of a species by call before
they can be found in the grass.
The Larks have a high-pitched call with a ringing quality.
The low ceiling brought the Swallows down, and there were plenty of
Barns and Banks. A few Rough-wingeds mixed in. The Banks were in all sorts
of molt, with some neck bands rather raggedy. Viewed from above, they
were such a light brown that they did indeed look like
sand (hence, their U.K. name : "Sand Martin"). I could not find a Cliff
Swallow in this big crowd, despite good looks.
I thought the Upland Sandpipers would have left by now, but, as I was
making my last pass in the industrial
park, there were 5 Uplands in the large field immediately
on your left as you enter the park from Highway 301.
More rain, please.
Steve Compton
Summerville,SC
scompton(AT)sc.rr.com
PS: I'll be leading the Bear Island field trip for the CBC
on 9/29. I'll send some scouting reports soon.
PPS: Is the "Sand Martin" really named for it's colour?
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Lenat" <lenatbks(AT)mindspring.com>
To: "carolinabirds" <carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu>; <crimsonalchemist07(AT)yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 5:09 PM
Subject: Stedman Sod Farm, east of Fayetteville, 01 Sept 06
> The sod farm at Stedman was gated at the stream today, requiring birders
> to walk in a short distance to find the birds. On the plus side, however,
> about 5 birders had the place to themselves. There were lots of lovely
> pools, puddles and damp sod.
>
> While more birds may be expected to arrive over the next few days
> (message from our Michal Skakuj), we were not disappointed. I regret
> that I cannot recall names for most of the birders present, although
> most were better than me at shorebird IDs.
>
> The sod farm is still overrun by hordes of fish crows (murders?),
> starlings, and killdear. The flock of immature White Ibis was still
> present, incongruously stalking amidst the tiny shorebirds. Other
> long-legged birds included Great and Little Blue Herons. Pectoral
> sandpipers increased in numbers (thousands?) with large numbers of
> Horned Larks on the drier fields.
>
> Other shorebirds:
> Semi-palmated Plovers - Many
> Least Sp - Many
> Black Terns 6-10. These seemed to have much longer bills than pictures
> in Sibley
> *1 Red-necked Phalarope in winter plumage
> *1 Buff-breasted SP
> 6+ Stilt SP
> 10+ Short-billed Dowitchers
> Solitary SP (not seen by me)
> Lesser Yellowlegs - Many
> Greater Yellowlegs - 1 (not seen by me)
> *White-rumped SP - at least 6 observed by me, although more probably
> present.
>
> White-rumped SP were molting grey adults, lacking the streaks on the
> flanks. If you found birds wading in a good sized puddle, subtracted
> out Dowitchers, Pectoral SP, Stilt SP & Yellowlegs, the remaining birds
> were often the White-rumps. I got good close looks at one small group.
>
> Dave Lenat, Raleigh
>
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Subject: Fwd: Hudsonian Godwits @ Ft. Fisher + Ernesto birds not
reported earlier
From: brucesmithson(AT)netscape.net
Date: 6 Sep 2006 8:26pm
Sent this earlier in HTML format by mistake.
Bruce Smithson
Wilmington, New Hanover County
North Carolina
-----Original Message-----
From: brucesmithson(AT)netscape.net
To: Carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu
Cc: rdnc(AT)earthlink.net; piephoffT(AT)aol.com; shelby(AT)stjames-nc.net
Sent: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 7:24 PM
Subject: Hudsonian Godwits @ Ft. Fisher + Ernesto birds not reported
earlier
I came upon a tight group of 4 Hudsonian Godwits this afternoon on the
estuary side of the Spit south of Ft. Fisher, New Hanover County, NC.
The resting birds noticed my approach, flew a few feet away (allowing
me to see the black tails/white rumps) and then stood only for a few
seconds before being flushed by a low-flying and screaming Willet which
came in from the south and flew north right over the Godwits at 5 or 6
foot of elevation. The birds did not return to rest/feed but rose and
flew west and south in the direction of Southport.
Earlier in the month on Sept. 1, after Ernesto's passage, I had found a
lone Red-necked Phalarope (molting juvenile) in the same general area.
The bird was bathing in 2 inch deep water. Lots of these were spotted
inland after the storm.
On Sept. 2 at the "rocks/basin" past the Ft. Fisher ferry landing I
stopped to see if anything interesting might be around when I ran into
Shelby Birch and her friend Donny (spelling?). They had beat me to the
location and were enjoying the dozen or more Storm Petrels which were
working the "Basin." I was able to identify several Wilson's Storm
Petrels but could not find the Leach's Storm Petrel(s) Shelby and
Donny had seen before my arrival.
On Sept. 3, I returned to the "Basin" and the Wilson's Storm Petrels
were hanging in there still feeding away.
Although my yard is still trashed from Ernesto's winds and rain, I am
grinning as I enter 3 new NC birds on my state list.
Bruce Smithson
Wilmington, New Hanover County
North Carolina
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Subject: Caesars Head Hawk Watch - 9/6/06
From: "Jeff Catlin" <shieffcat(AT)bellsouth.net>
Date: 6 Sep 2006 9:54pm
Hi!
We had a nice day and decent count for this early date. We had 5 species and
a total of 10 birds.
Broad-winged 6
Osprey 1
Red-tailed 1
Sharp-shinned 1
American Kestrel 1
Total, ytd 11
Wingnuts on board: Ed Moorer, Chris Newton, Tom Joyce and I.
Visitor: William Hutcherson from Conestee Falls, NC
For daily and monthly summaries visit:
http://hawkcount.org/month_summary.php?rsite=551&go=Go+to+site
Jeff Catlin
Marietta, SC
jcatlin(AT)gcbirdclub.org
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