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Subject: Ocracoke Reddish Egrets, Parasitic Jaeger, etc.
From: Robert Bustle <turnstone(AT)bellsouth.net>
Date: 28 Sep 2006 12:25pm
Martha and I returned on Monday 9/25 from two weeks camping on Ocracoke
Island where the birding was better than usual and the weather was worse
than average. We observed Reddish Egrets at Southpoint on 4
occasions--5 on 9/13, 4 on 9/14, 5 on 9/22, & 3 on 9/23. We had a total
of 4 sitings of a Parasitic Jaeger pursuing terns over the ocean. Black
Terns were sited on 4 days ( maximum number 17) and a Stilt Sandpiper
showed up to become a life bird for us.
We had a total of 79 species for the Cape Hatteras NS ( 77 for Ocracoke
+ 2 more at Pea Island). The Ocracoke Pony Pasture boardwalk & NE
observation platform proved to be a good spot for migrants.
Robert Bustle & Martha Sherman
Charlotte, NC
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Subject: RE: Late date Ruby-throats at LAWA
From: "Randy Dunson" <trdunson(AT)nc.rr.com>
Date: 28 Sep 2006 11:35am
I've been away on a business trip since Sunday morning. I still had a few
juvies hanging around Saturday but have not spotted a RTH all morning and
the feeders appear to be at the same level at which we filled them last
Saturday night. So my last RTH falls somewhere between 11/24 & 11/27. It was
10/2 in 2005. The feeders and pineapple sage (among other fall flowering
plants) await the arrival of a rufous or two!
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 Chris Helms
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 11:04 PM
To: carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu
Subject: Late date Ruby-throats at LAWA
Had an juv. male Ruby-throated Hummingbird at the park residence feeder
today.
Late date last year was 9/27 and in 2004 it was 10/6.
Chris Helms
Lake Waccamaw State Park
Lake Waccamaw, NC
Columbus Co.
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Subject: Still got hummers :)
From: "KC Foggin" <KCFoggin(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 28 Sep 2006 6:25pm
I thought I only had one left (Ms. Ruby) but today she was extremely busy
fending off her territory from 3 others (that I saw anyway) coming through.
KC Foggin
Socastee
Myrtle Beach SC
www.birdforum.net
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Subject: Greater white-fronted Geese in Greenville, NC
From: hootsca <hootsca(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 28 Sep 2006 7:49pm
I found three presumably greater white-fronted geese
on a lake near the Greenville, NC airport this
evening, about an hour before sunset. But I have a
few doubts I was hoping some of you could clarify.
Two of the geese seemed to be immatures. Their chests
were light colored and there was no dark barring on
the chest or belly. However the white at the base of
the bill was broad and well-defined. The third goose
was nearly all white, or at least an off-white much
lighter in color than the light coffee color of the
other two. It had a broad black patch on both wings.
All three birds, of course, had orange legs and
orange-pink bills.
Two preened at the water’s edge while a third slept.
When I returned about 10 minutes before sunset, they
were nowhere to be found.
The birds did not appear to have the massive size of
farm-raised geese, but the coloring makes me wonder,
particularly for the white one.
Any suggestions?
Charles
Greenville, NC
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Subject: RTHs and scarlet tanager
From: Blayne and Anne Olsen <bolsen187(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 28 Sep 2006 8:32pm
Today I saw 3 RTHs at my feeders. This is the latest that I have seen hummers
aroing here. Usually they are gone by Sept. 22nd.
On Tuesday I saw one male scarlet tanager in non-breeding plumage. It is the
first time I have seen a male in non-breeding plumage and had to check the bird
books to confirm that the tanager-looking bird with black wings and black on the
tail was a male scarlet tanager.
We don't get many migrants through here so I really enjoy the few I see.
Anne Olsen
Monroe, NC
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Subject: Re: Greater white-fronted Geese in Greenville, NC
From: Harry LeGrand <harry.legrand(AT)ncmail.net>
Date: 28 Sep 2006 9:14pm
Avendex Ultra has no Sept. records for NC, and one for Oct. 11-20.
Even without checking the database, migratory geese like White-fronted
normally start moving into the Carolinas around the end of October. My
thought is that the date is about a month too early for these --
whatever they really are -- to be legit, migratory birds from
Canada/Greenland.
Harry LeGrand
hootsca wrote:
> I found three presumably greater white-fronted geese
> on a lake near the Greenville, NC airport this
> evening, about an hour before sunset. But I have a
> few doubts I was hoping some of you could clarify.
>
> Two of the geese seemed to be immatures. Their chests
> were light colored and there was no dark barring on
> the chest or belly. However the white at the base of
> the bill was broad and well-defined. The third goose
> was nearly all white, or at least an off-white much
> lighter in color than the light coffee color of the
> other two. It had a broad black patch on both wings.
>
>
> All three birds, of course, had orange legs and
> orange-pink bills.
>
> Two preened at the water’s edge while a third slept.
> When I returned about 10 minutes before sunset, they
> were nowhere to be found.
>
> The birds did not appear to have the massive size of
> farm-raised geese, but the coloring makes me wonder,
> particularly for the white one.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Charles
> Greenville, NC
>
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