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Subject: mountain migrants update
From: mjwestph(AT)unca.edu
Date: 18 Sep 2006 2:05pm
What's going on? The weekdays have been nasty weather and the weekends have
been gorgeous! That's twisted! But nice. Birding was great this past weekend
along the parkway. Just the expected migrants for this time of year, but lots
of them. Went south on the parkway with Bob Olthoff on Saturday and also met
Cathy King and Beth Brinson. We had a great time on the trail behind the Pisgah
Inn. There were also lots of birds flying over at the view Cold Mountain
overlook, but most of them weren't landing, so we went to the Pisgah Inn trail
where they were very cooperative.
On Sunday I went north and hit some major paydirt at the view Lane Pinnacle
overlook and especially, once again, at the road in from the BRP to the
roundabout at Craggy Picnic (about 1/4 mile). That area was awash with birds
and, most remarkably, with Cape May Warblers. I must have seen between 15 and
20 of them in that area. Most common warbler remains the Tennessee, but others
besides Cape May included BT Blue, BT Green, B and W, Magnolia, Blackburnian,
Chestnut-sided, Bay-breasted, Palm, Hooded, American Redstart, and Common
Yellowthroat with almost all of these seen on both days. There were also plenty
of Scarlet Tanagers and Blue-headed Vireos, a few Red-eyed Vireos, a couple of
Yellow-throated Vireos, a few Swainson's Thrushes, a Yellow-billed Cuckoo, and
lots and lots of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. Hummingbirds are still zipping by
over the ridges and I saw my first Ruby-crowned Kinglet of the fall. On
Saturday Bob and I stopped at the Pisgah hawk watch site for a few minutes, and
just as we were about to leave Ray Sharpton spotted a migrating Red-headed
Woodpecker. A quick tip for finding birds up high along the parkway, listen for
singing Blue-headed Vireos (no, they haven't quit singing yet). Usually they
are keeping company with a bunch of other birds.
Sure hope this crazy weather pattern holds for next weekend, too.
Marilyn
Marilyn Westphal
Environmental Quality Institute
University of North Carolina-Asheville
One University Heights
Asheville, North Carolina 28804
phone: 828/251-6823
email: mjwestph(AT)unca.edu
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Subject: Hilton Pond 09/08/06 (Front Yards)
From: BILL HILTON JR The Piedmont Naturalist <hilton(AT)hiltonpond.org>
Date: 18 Sep 2006 7:46pm
"This Week at Hilton Pond" we simply strolled into the front yard of
our old farm house to see what we might photograph, and got rewarded
by all sorts of organisms from mushrooms to wild orchids to a
half-pint toad.
To view our eclectic photo essay for 8-14 September 2006, please
visit http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek060908.html
As always we provide a tally of birds banded during the period with a
list of recaptures; this week we include mug shots of a Northern
Parula and a Veery, along with miscellaneous nature notes.
There's also a link to an article about Hilton Pond Center for
Piedmont Natural History as it appeared in a recent issue of
"Carolina Gardener" magazine.
Happy Nature Watching!
BILL
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BILL HILTON JR., Executive Director
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA
hilton(AT)hiltonpond.org, (803) 684-5852, eFax: (503) 218-0845
The mission of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is "to
conserve plants, animals, habitats, and other natural components of
the Piedmont Region of the eastern United States through observation,
scientific study, and education for students of all ages." Please
visit our web sites (courtesy of Comporium.net) at
http://www.hiltonpond.org and http://www.rubythroat.org ("Operation
RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project").
"Never trust a person too lazy to get up for sunrise or too busy to
watch the sunset." BHjr.
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Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Conway Sewage Ponds & New Road , 9/18/06
From: "Jack" <jp5810(AT)sccoast.net>
Date: 18 Sep 2006 9:44pm
Greetings Carolinabirders,
This morning Bob Maxwell and I birded at the Conway Sewage Ponds and
adjacent New Road. The sewage Ponds provided some exciting warbler
activity. The attraction there were the hordes of mosquitoes and midges
in the willows and groundsel trees. Almost everything was down low.
Lots of immature Yellow Warblers and Common Yellowthroat.
> Location: Conway Sewage Ponds & New Road
> Observation date: 9/18/06
> Notes: Bob Maxwell was with me.
> Number of species: 33
>
> Wood Duck 3
> Blue-winged Teal 1
> Pied-billed Grebe 1
> Anhinga 2
> Great Egret 1
> Little Blue Heron 2
> Green Heron 3
> Wood Stork 1
> Red-shouldered Hawk 2
> American Kestrel 5
> Killdeer 10
> Spotted Sandpiper 1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
> Pileated Woodpecker 1
> White-eyed Vireo 1
> Blue Jay 1
> Fish Crow 2
> Tufted Titmouse 3
> Carolina Wren 3
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
> Gray Catbird 1
> Northern Mockingbird 2
> Northern Parula 4
> Yellow Warbler 40
> Black-throated Green Warbler 1
> Black-and-white Warbler 2
> American Redstart 8
> Northern Waterthrush 1
> Common Yellowthroat 45
> Hooded Warbler 1
> Wilson's Warbler 3
> Northern Cardinal 2
> Red-winged Blackbird 6
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2
> (http://www.ebird.org)
>
Great birding and good company
Jack Peachey
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Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Bucksport Sod Farm , 9/18/06
From: "Jack" <jp5810(AT)sccoast.net>
Date: 18 Sep 2006 10:07pm
Hi Carolinabirders,
After we finished at the Conway Sewage Ponds Bob Maxwell and I headed
over to Bucksport and birded in town along Port Harrelson Landing Road
and at the Sod Farm in southern Horry County,SC. Way overhead was a
gliding buteo with seemingly short but broad wings. When I arrived home
and consulted "Hawks in Flight" and "Hawks" a light bulb went off-an
immature Broad-winged Hawk (duh, I guess it didn't get that name for
nothing). It was a first for me for Horry County. We also picked up two
more warblers making for a ten warbler day for both of us. Not to shabby
for the outer coastal plain. Anyway here goes.
> Location: Bucksport Sod Farm
> Observation date: 9/18/06
> Notes: Bob Maxwell birded with me
> Number of species: 10
>
> Turkey Vulture 1
> Broad-winged Hawk 1
> Killdeer 10
> Least Sandpiper 3
> Eastern Kingbird 2
> Prairie Warbler 1
> American Redstart 3
> Yellow-breasted Chat 1
> Northern Cardinal 2
> Blue Grosbeak 1 heard only
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2
> (http://www.ebird.org)
Jack Peachey
Conway, SC
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Subject: Caesars Head Hawk Watch - 9/18/06
From: "Jeff Catlin" <shieffcat(AT)bellsouth.net>
Date: 18 Sep 2006 11:19pm
Slow day, but 2 f.o.t.s. birds. Just one counts, though.
Broad-winged 14
Merlin (1st) 1
American Kestrel 1
Total, ytd 5,697 (9-15-06 count not included)
Wing Nuts: Elizabeth Galloway, Reece Mitchell and me.
Visitors: Ed & Sylvia Templin from Taylors, SC
2nd f.o.t.s. species: Red-headed Woodpecker
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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