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Subject: August Mystery Bird Photo Results
From: "Simon Thompson" <simont(AT)charter.net>
Date: 16 Sep 2006 6:13am
C-birders
I have at last got around to announcing the the winner of the August Mystery
Bird contest.
"25 people entered our August contest, with almost everyone guessing
correctly. The bird was a albinistic American Robin and this was
photographed in Winston-Salem, NC by Phil Dickinson. You can now check the
website to see what the bird looked like when it turned around!!
The winner of this month's contest was Ritch Lilly of Murrell's Inlet, SC
He wins the Ventures Gift Certificate, as well as a copy of the updated
Redshank Software's Avendex Carolinas birding program."
The September bird is already up, so see if you can do this one!!
Simon
Simon Thompson
Ventures Birding and Nature Tours
PO Box 1095
Skyland, NC 28776
Phone: 828.253.4247
Travel AT birdventures.com
www.birdventures.com
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Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Huntington Beach State Park , 9/15/06
From: "Jack" <jp5810(AT)sccoast.net>
Date: 16 Sep 2006 10:18am
> Location: Huntington Beach State Park
> Observation date: 9/15/06
> Notes: Birded with Bob Maxwell. Birded the north end (jetty
> area)and later around the Education Center. It was immediately evident
> that the moderate north winds could make for a decent migration day.
> Songbirds were flying in from the ocean and more warblers were found
> on the jetty than Turnstones!! A number of warblers were found in the
> scattered Red Cedars. While distant the Lesser Black-backed Gull on a
> sandbar was well seen in excellent light with overcast skies. It may
> have been a subspecies other than graellsi as the mantle appeared inky
> black but as I said the viewing was a bit distant although we had a
> good scope view.
> Number of species: 48
>
> Brown Pelican 29
> Great Blue Heron 3
> Great Egret 2
> Snowy Egret 6
> Tricolored Heron 3
> Reddish Egret 2
> Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 5
> White Ibis 3
> Wood Stork 10
> Osprey 2
> Northern Harrier 1
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
> Clapper Rail 2
> Piping Plover 2
> Willet 4
> Ruddy Turnstone 5
> Sanderling 16
> Laughing Gull 5
> Ring-billed Gull 2
> Herring Gull 1
> Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
> Great Black-backed Gull 1
> Caspian Tern 4
> Royal Tern 44
> Sandwich Tern 30
> Common Tern 1
> Forster's Tern 4
> Least Tern 5
> Black Skimmer 3
> Mourning Dove 7
> Chimney Swift 1
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
> Eastern Kingbird 1
> Tree Swallow 30
> Barn Swallow 1
> Carolina Chickadee 1
Thrush sp 1
> Northern Mockingbird 2
> Brown Thrasher 1
> Magnolia Warbler 1
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
> Palm Warbler 7
> Common Yellowthroat 6
> Savannah Sparrow 20
> Northern Cardinal 1
> Painted Bunting 1
> Red-winged Blackbird 10
> Baltimore Oriole 1
Great birding with excellent company
Jack Peachey
Conway, SC
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2
> (http://www.ebird.org)
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Subject: Blue Jay behavior
From: "Lorrie Earley" <lorearley(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 16 Sep 2006 11:39am
I have what I assume is a young blue jay, very downy looking feathers
and no tail feathers, bouncing around my yard for the last 3 days. He
will eat at the bird feeders and can fly up onto a limb when he feels
the need. My questions are, is this late for a youngster of this
development? How long until it gets to a point where it can better
take care of itself? I just don't want to walk out someday and find
the remains left behind by one of the feral cats in the area.
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Subject: American Turf, Creswell, NC
From: Curtis Dykstra <Curtis.Dykstra(AT)ncmail.net>
Date: 16 Sep 2006 12:01pm
Carolina Birders -
I had a wonderful day birding friday morning with John Register. We
went to the American Turf Corp. just west of Creswell (the new 64
crosses right through it, but access is off the old 64, east of both
the turn for 32 North over the sound bridge and the DOT filling
station). It was slow at first but picked up with the sighting of one
PEREGRINE FALCON sitting in one of the fields. We also saw 3 HORNED
LARKS at close range. Our targets were, of course, shorebirds, but
initually only Killdeer were present (of course!). Later we did find a
few shorebirds including Black-bellied Plover (1), Semipalmated
Sandpiper (1) and Semipalmated Plover (4). One Sharp-shinned Hawk flew
over being mobbed by crows. But just before leaving we located one
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER! John had seen several there on a previous
trip (along with Upland Sandpipers - which were not found this day).
After that, we went to the Tidewater Research Station and were joined
by Alan Meijer. We could not believe the number of BALD EAGLES! We
saw at least 10 at a time, but there were probably many more. We also
saw 2 or 3 Black Terns swooping over the fish ponds.
In all it was a good day. We plan on making more trips to the Turf
Farm next August (as the owner said that birds were everywhere as the
army worms hatched mid month).
Curtis Dykstra
Washington, NC
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Subject: Trip to NC coast
From: Michael Logue <mlogue(AT)madison.main.nc.us>
Date: 16 Sep 2006 12:17pm
My wife and I are making our annual pilgrimage to the ocean Sept 24
through Sept 30. We are staying at a house in Emerald Isle. We will
be arriving there Sunday (Sept 24) afternoon and leaving the
following Sunday (Oct 1) in the morning. A couple from New York, old
friends, are staying with us. We would be honored to do some birding
with any locals who are so inclined.
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In some cultures what I do would be considered normal.
____________________________________________________
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: Mason Farm 9/14/06
From: alan kneidel <mylittledemon(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 16 Sep 2006 1:14pm
I birded Mason Farm BR for a couple hours Friday morning. Not a lot
going on, best birds were:
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Wild Turkey
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Ovenbird
Scarlet Tanager
Blue Grosbeak
Baltimore Oriole
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Alan Kneidel
Chapel Hill, NC
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Subject: Fort Fisher & CBSP Friday
From: "John Ennis" <swampwolf(AT)thebusinessbirder.com>
Date: 16 Sep 2006 3:29pm
Birded yesterday from around 6:30 to 10A; there were many migrants at each
site visited…today should be a great migrant day down there!
Overcast misty, front did not pass like I had hoped; badddd light and strong
NW wind but ok in lee
As I arrived I was able to follow a fox, with small rabbit or large rat in
its mouth, as it walked down road to aquarium.
Mosquitoes were thick…so many bites I probably got West Nile Virus if not
already immune…I thought I was well protected but they got my belly through
my shirt before I knew what was going on…
Ferry area: 3 YB Cuckoos, 5 Baltimore Orioles, RE Vireo, Painted Bunting,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Redstarts, Prairie Warbler, Vireo (sp), and Warbler
(sp)
Road back to the FFSRA: BH Vireo; I was mobbed by 12+ species; at least 50
birds; some buzzed over my head from behind me and Chickadees, Redstarts and
others came out to look at me but I do not think I was the featured
predator; quite a ruckus; probably Great Horned Owl who lives in the area; a
Lark Sparrow (near the first winter bird shown in Sibley’s) was foraging on
the side of the highway where the mobbing took place…likely the one seen by
others early in the week…
CBSP: more of same; good numbers of RE Vireos and Orioles
Redstarts everywhere!
John Ennis
Leland, NC
910-371-9729
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Subject: Lancaster Co., SC Anhinga
From: "Tim Allison" <tjallison(AT)canada.com>
Date: 16 Sep 2006 5:23pm
This morning, at about 9:45, I had an Anhinga fly across
Highway 9, just east of Buford, SC. It was flying quite low
(about 40 ft.); and heading towards the North.
It also appear that we have quite the bumper crop of
Collared doves in the Sandhills area this year. While it is
not unusual to see a couple in Chesterfield County, I saw
about 15 while driving through Pageland.
Species seen in the sandhills were pretty much typical for
this time of year.
Tim
Tim Allison
1041 E.Meadow Dr. Apt. D
Lancaster, SC
29720
USA
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Subject: Emerald Isle NC migrants
From: jvoigt(AT)coastalnet.com
Date: 16 Sep 2006 5:24pm
Birded with Sally Carter from Bloomington IN.
This morning we watched waves of Tree Swallows stream down the island to the
west. There
still were groups of Tree Swallows this afternoon.
The NW wind brought many migrants to my yard and my neighbors yards. Sally and I
saw
the following migrants from my yard or within a couple hundred yards of my house
this afternoon:
Chestnut-sided Warbler (yard bird)
Hooded Warbler - 2 (both male and female)
American Redstart 5+
Black-and-white Warbler 3+
Yellow Warbler
Northern Parula
Red-eyed Vireo 4+
Baltimore Oriole
Catbird (juvenile)
We both saw all the above birds except the Parula which Sally didn't see.
Also, Raptors were moving through in prety good numbers. Ospreys, Cooper's Hawks
and Sharp-shinned Hawks.
John Voigt
Emerald Isle NC
jvoigt(AT)coastalnet.com
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Subject: Broad-wings at Pilot Mtn.
From: "Phil Dickinson" <pdickins(AT)triad.rr.com>
Date: 16 Sep 2006 5:34pm
We counted 416 Broad-winged Hawks passing Pilot Mountain, today.
Phil Dickinson
Winston-Salem
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Subject: Hummingbird standoff
From: "KC Foggin" <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 16 Sep 2006 6:21pm
Today, I watched two females stand their ground. One on the branch alongside
one of the hummer feeders and the other about 20ft directly opposite perched on
the clothes line. Alternately, one would raise up vertically almost as if
beating her chest and move a bit closer to the other one and then it would back
down and perch itself just staring like crazy. A few minutes later, the other
one would exhibit the exact same behavior. This went on for about 10 minutes.
Very comical to watch.
KC Foggin
Socastee
Myrtle Beach SC
www.birdforum.net
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Subject: Crabtree migrants, Black Terns at Lake Jordan
From: "Steven Shultz" <SSHULTZ(AT)nc.rr.com>
Date: 16 Sep 2006 7:11pm
Dropped by Lake Crabtree County Park (Wake Cty, NC) this morning. Not bad,
not great, somewhere in the middle.
Baltimore Oriole
Scarlet Tanager
Summer Tanager
Red-eyed Vireo
White-Eyed Vireo
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Northern Parula
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher
E W Pewee
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Had a few minutes to stop by Jordan Lake between errands...
3 Black Terns
1 Forster's Tern
Best,
Steve Shultz
Apex, NC
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Subject: Golden winged Warbler New Bern NC
From: Alan Gamache <al(AT)iensemble.com>
Date: 16 Sep 2006 8:08pm
Bob Holmes, Wade Fuller, and Al Gamache hiking along the edge of
Glenburnie Quarry in New Bern, NC got nine species of warblers on
Saturday morning, Sept 16, including seven Magnolias,
one late in the season Prothonotary, three Chesnut-sided, and the
prize, one Golden-winged
Warbler spotted initially by Bob Holmes and enjoyed by all. Bob
announced that to the best of his immediate recollection that would
be a Craven County 'first'. Also had one Anhinga.
Al Gamache
New Bern, NC
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Subject: Common Ground-Doves and Golden-winged Warbler in Calhoun
Co., SC (plus White-winged Dove in Columbia)
From: "Robin Carter" <rcarter(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 16 Sep 2006 10:19pm
Today I did the fall migration count in Calhoun County, SC. I spent most of
the day hiking around Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve near Fort Motte and
Wannamaker Nature Preserve near St. Matthews, but finished the day with a
visit to Lake Marion.
I got a good look at a Golden-winged Warbler along the Blue Trail at
Wannamaker. Birding was slow there, but persistence paid off.
More amazing than finding a Golden-winged Warbler at Wannamaker was finding
four Common Ground-Doves at three different spots. I found two on a power
line along Lone Star Road between US 601 and Longstreet Road (Delorme p. 46,
C-2). A couple of miles farther along I found a Common Ground-Dove on a
power line along Vice Road just south of Lone Star Road (Delorme p. 46,
D-2). The fourth Common Ground-Dove was sitting in the middle of the
dead-end portion of a road a few miles northwest of Low Falls Landing
(Delorme p. 46, D-3).
There were three Eurasian Collared-Doves along Vice Road about 200 yards
beyond the ground dove. I also found a few Rock Pigeons on a power line
paralleling the railroad track a few miles north of St. Matthews (seen from
US 601), so I had four species of doves within fifteen minutes. Very cool.
While I was finding all those doves in Calhoun County my wife Caroline
Eastman was at home, where she got a glimpse of a White-winged Dove at our
backyard feeder in Columbia. So between the two us we saw five species of
doves in South Carolina today. I will post to Carolinabirds if the
White-winged Dove reappears.
I guess I'll be watching the feeder some tomorrow.
Get out there and look for doves. Inca Dove is way overdue in South
Carolina, and another record of Band-tailed Pigeon would also be nice.
Robin Carter
Columbia, SC USA
mailto:rcarter(AT)sc.rr.com
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Subject: Saturday morning at Evergreen Nature Preserve
From: "Larry" <Larry(AT)lbarden.com>
Date: 16 Sep 2006 10:31pm
Ken Kneidel met Louise and me for a couple of hours of birding this morning
at ENP in Charlotte. Best birds were
Several Hummers still hanging around.
Coopers, Red-tail, and Red-shouldered Hawks at the Sheffield opening.
Baltimore Oriole
Hooded, Magnolia, and Black-throated Blue Warbler
I hear rumors that Taylor is doing a story on birding at Evergreen for the
Observer. Should b
Cheers,
Larry
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Subject: Caesars Head Hawk Watch - 9-16-06
From: "Jeff Catlin" <shieffcat(AT)bellsouth.net>
Date: 16 Sep 2006 10:42pm
Brief but exciting report. I had to leave at 3 and missed half the birds.
We birded until 6pm.
BE .......2
Osprey....2
SS........1
Coop......2
RS........3
BW.....3067
UR........4
Day's Total 3081 (Highest count since 9-20-04)
Jeff Catlin
Marietta, SC
shieffcat at bellsouth.net
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Subject: Sunset Beach & Ocean Isle Saturday
From: "John Ennis" <swampwolf(AT)thebusinessbirder.com>
Date: 16 Sep 2006 11:47pm
On a field trip today we had 15+ Yellow Warblers in the short bushes that
rim the Twin Lakes...a few Palm Warblers thrown in...
Found 20+ Black Terns at the Ocean Isle water treatment plant...
80+ Wood Storks were observed in the back at Sunset lakes...plus a number of
shorebirds such as BB Plovers, Dunlin, and SB Dowitchers at Sunset Beach...
John Ennis
Leland, NC
910-371-9729
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