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Subject: Re: RTHs on the wane...
From: "fred" <fredhouk(AT)bellsouth.net>
Date: 12 Sep 2006 1:31am
Quote,
"From: "Randy Dunson"
Subject: RTH's on the Wane
Well, hummer activity at my feeders has decreased dramatically over the past
two days. I now have only a handful of juvies & adult females."
Roger that, Randy...it's always this week at my house...my birthday of Sept.
16th allows me to remember when they are almost all gone, as does tax day
for the normal time of the first arrivals of adults.
My wife postulates that something happens to always make it occur during the
same week (the adults, of course, have mostly gone south a while back), and
it might have to do with the full moon.
Hmmm... I think the moon's phase may be less important than the actual week
of the month/angle of the sun/night temperatures/the loss of some sort of
food besides sugar, all of the above... or something. I say this because
the full moon doesn't always occur in the second week of September.
Unless they've passed a law I haven't heard about.
Sorry to see them go.
So are the folks at the sugar plant in Savannah...lol.
Fred Houk
Chatham County
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Subject: hummers,etc
From: "barbara brooks" <brooksba(AT)visionet.net>
Date: 12 Sep 2006 9:33am
my 3 hummers are down to one juvenile who does not appear interested in the
feeder spending more time on the bee balm and buddleia. yesterday I had a
female American Redstart and a yet to be ID'd warbler. This morning on the
dog walk, I still have white-eyed verso calling and a turkey off in the
distance. all birds in NE Orange co. barb brooks Hillsborough, nc
Barb Brooks, poet
author of the chapbook
"The Catbird Sang"
Black cap, wings slate gray,
feathers dribbled with red.
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Subject: Re: RTHs on the wane...
From: KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com
Date: 12 Sep 2006 10:43am
All male hummers are gone but I do have a few females and will continue
to have them around until mid October. It's almost as though they are
on vacation. Done with all rearing for the year and now they are
enjoying a period of male free activity ;)
Came home yesterday to every single one of my 12 feeders empty.
Haven't seen that in a long time.
KC Foggin
Myrtle Beach SC
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Subject: Goldfinches
From: Michael Logue <mlogue(AT)madison.main.nc.us>
Date: 12 Sep 2006 1:29pm
For the past couple of weeks we have had an incredible number of
Goldfinches at the feeders. We are going through niger seed at an
alarming rate, with young birds all over the place. Today I noticed
a fresh batch of young.
Upper Spring Creek, Madison County, 3600'
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Old Age and Treachery Overcome Youth and Vigor.
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Michael Logue The Grateful Union
http://www.earthguild.com/ Earth Guild: Tools Materials Books
mlogue(AT)madison.main.nc.us
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Subject: RE: Goldfinches
From: "Randy Dunson" <trdunson(AT)nc.rr.com>
Date: 12 Sep 2006 2:17pm
Send them East Michael. Goldfinches have been few & far between in my yard
as of late.
Regards,
Randy Dunson
Hillsborough, NC (south of...)
-----Original Message-----
From: carolinabirds-owner(AT)acpub.duke.edu
[mailto:carolinabirds-owner(AT)acpub.duke.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Logue
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 1:29 PM
To: Carolina Bird List List
Subject: Goldfinches
For the past couple of weeks we have had an incredible number of Goldfinches
at the feeders. We are going through niger seed at an alarming rate, with
young birds all over the place. Today I noticed a fresh batch of young.
Upper Spring Creek, Madison County, 3600'
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Old Age and Treachery Overcome Youth and Vigor.
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Michael Logue The Grateful Union
http://www.earthguild.com/ Earth Guild: Tools Materials Books
mlogue(AT)madison.main.nc.us
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Subject: Good and bad news
From: "Judy Murray" <jmurray(AT)unc.edu>
Date: 12 Sep 2006 2:39pm
After Lena Gallitano posted her sighting of the Baltimore Oriole at her
feeder, I put my jelly feeder out also. Well, today I saw the male and
female come to visit!! I'm really happy about that.
However, on a sad note..... We have had a bumper crop of House Finch
this summer and they are still hanging around. I've seen at least two cases
of the eye disease they tend to get. But today I also saw a Goldfinch with
one eye completely encrusted. Hate that!
Earlier I was concerned about an immature Brown Thrasher, but it may have
been mites that caused feather loss, which looked like a crusty formation in
the eye area. Also earlier I had a Catbird with so much feather loss from
the head I could clearly see his ears! The Cardinals who usually have this
problem seemed to have survived fairly well this season.
Judy Murray
Chapel Hill
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Subject: Osprey migration
From: "R. O. Bierregaard, Jr." <rbierreg(AT)email.uncc.edu>
Date: 12 Sep 2006 4:55pm
CBirders,
It's that migrating time of year again. This summer I put
satellite transmitters on 5 young Ospreys--3 in Delaware and 2 in New
England (RI and Martha's Vineyard). Two of them have already passed
through NC, 1 is on its way, and two are still packing their bags or
something.
Links to the maps are at
http://www.bioweb.uncc.edu/bierregaard/migration_'06.htm
If you have to follow one bird's maps--follow Della.
--
Rob Bierregaard
Biology Dept.
UNC-Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte NC 28223
704 333 2405
http://www.bioweb.uncc.edu/bierregaard
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Subject: Re: RTHs on the wane...
From: "fred" <fredhouk(AT)bellsouth.net>
Date: 12 Sep 2006 5:18pm
Wow...all feeders empty at once? Were they all almost empty, as mine are at
this point, from such slow feeding? Or what?
Fred Houk
Chatham County
----- Original Message -----
From: <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com>
To: "fred" <fredhouk(AT)bellsouth.net>
Cc: "carolinabirds" <carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu>; <trdunson(AT)nc.rr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: RTHs on the wane...
> All male hummers are gone but I do have a few females and will continue
> to have them around until mid October. It's almost as though they are
> on vacation. Done with all rearing for the year and now they are
> enjoying a period of male free activity ;)
>
> Came home yesterday to every single one of my 12 feeders empty.
> Haven't seen that in a long time.
>
> KC Foggin
> Myrtle Beach SC
>
>
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Subject: Re: RTHs on the wane...
From: "KC Foggin" <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 12 Sep 2006 7:55pm
Nope, they had all been pressure washed and filled over the weekend. Can't
even blame the squirrels cause I haven't seen a one since I've gone over to
almost all squirrel proof feeders and the ones that aren't are filled with
safflower.
As a side note, I found a great site on the web for "hot pepper delight" suet
and it was free shipping for an order of 18 cakes. Had it within two days and
the birds absolutely love it and no more 3 cakes a day to the squirrels :)
KC Foggin
Socastee
Myrtle Beach SC
www.birdforum.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "fred" <fredhouk(AT)bellsouth.net>
To: <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com>; "carolinabirds" <carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: RTHs on the wane...
> Wow...all feeders empty at once? Were they all almost empty, as mine are at
> this point, from such slow feeding? Or what?
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Subject: As Gary would say - "woo hoo"
From: "KC Foggin" <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 12 Sep 2006 7:56pm
New Life bird and brand new yard bird:
http://www.pbase.com/image/66764942
Would you believe I was no more than 5 feet away from it and do you know what it
was doing? Drinking out of the ant guard cup above the hummer feeder. Of all
the water sources I have in my yard, including a cascading rock fountain, the
dang ant guard cups get the most action. Go figure :)
KC Foggin
Socastee
Myrtle Beach SC
www.birdforum.net
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Subject: Lark Sparrow at Ft Fisher
From: jvoigt(AT)coastalnet.com
Date: 12 Sep 2006 8:05pm
Birded with Sally Carter from Bloomington IN today.
We saw a Lark Sparrow in the grassy area just south of the circular trail near
the Fort Fisher State Historic site building. Also of note around Ft Fisher were
a first of fall Merlin and a Veery. The Veery was in the shrub thicket on the
north west side of the Fort Fisher State Historic site building.
A Magnolia Warbler was seen in the shrub thicket south and west of the circular
trail.
Also seen were Black-and-white Warblers, American Restarts, and a
Yellow-throated Warbler.
Down near the ferry terminal we saw a Baltimore Oriole and a Yellow-billed
Cuckoo.
Stops on the way home included Carolina Beach State Park where were saw 2 Summer
Tanagers and 4 Blue-headed Vireos.
Our last stop was at the Holly Shelter Game Land where we saw a Red-cockaded
Woodpecker stick its head out of a tree hole and perch for a couple minutes in
the closest tree. A nice way to end our birding day.
John Voigt
Emerald Isle NC
jvoigt(AT)coastalnet.com
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Subject: Another hummer report
From: Jim Seaman <cb(AT)jbs-blog.com>
Date: 12 Sep 2006 9:50pm
Just wanted to share a photo and my observations on the Ruby-throated
Hummingbirds RTHU this year around my house. It has been a record year even
though I've noticed more neighbors with feeders.
Check it out on my website: http://www.jbs-blog.com/?p=130
BTW ... the juvenile leucistic Red-bellied Woodpecker is still frequenting
my feeder and he is starting to show some red on top of his head even
though the rest of him is remaining white! http://www.jbs-blog.com/?p=125
Jim Seaman
Raleigh, NC
www.jbs-blog.com
www.jseaman.com
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