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Subject: Possible Rufous
From: "Randy Dunson" <trdunson(AT)nc.rr.com>
Date: 29 Sep 2006 7:36am
After sending the message below, my gardener told me she thought she heard a
hummer buzzing her head every so often. I went out back, and sure enough
there was a solitary hummer darting back & forth in the foliage. My
rationale for thinking it may be a Rufous is that it didn't hit the feeders
all day, only flowering plants. Unfortunately the large stand of pineapple
sage under my study window has yet to bloom. I hope to get the binocs out
this afternoon to (or not) confirm if it truly is a Rufous.
Regards,
Randy Dunson
Hillsborough, NC (south of...)
-----Original Message-----
From: Randy Dunson [mailto:trdunson(AT)nc.rr.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 11:36 AM
To: 'Chris Helms'; 'carolinabirds(AT)duke.edu'
Subject: RE: Late date Ruby-throats at LAWA
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)
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Subject: Ninety Six NHS, Greenwood Co., SC on 27 Sep 2006
From: "Robin Carter" <rcarter(AT)sc.rr.com>
Date: 29 Sep 2006 12:08pm
Dennis Forsythe and I birded Ninety Six National Historic Site in Greenwood
County, SC on Wednesday morning. We found a nice selection of migrants. Most
of the migrant warblers were in the hackberry trees near the main parking
lot at dawn.
We returned in the evening and listened for owls along the unpaved road that
runs along the south side of the park. We heard ony a Yellow-crowned
Night-Heron.
Here is our list (Ninety Six National Historic Site only):
OBSERVATION REPORT
Report Details
Location name: Ninety Six National Historic Site
Observation date: 9/27/06
Duration: 3 hour(s) 0 minute(s)
# of people in birding party: 2
Are you reporting all the species you identified? Yes
Total # of species: 52
Observation type: Casual Observation
Start time: 7:10 AM
Distance covered: 3.0 mile(s)
Species Details
Species Name Number Reported
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Great Egret 1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Chimney Swift 12
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Eastern Phoebe 5
White-eyed Vireo 3
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Blue Jay 20
American Crow 10
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 5
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 15
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Eastern Bluebird 10
Veery 1
Swainson's Thrush 2
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 50
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 4
Brown Thrasher 2
Tennessee Warbler 6
Northern Parula 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler 4
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 5
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 12
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 6
Scarlet Tanager 2
Chipping Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 12
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 2
House Finch 2
House Sparrow 5
Robin Carter
Columbia, SC USA
mailto:rcarter(AT)sc.rr.com
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Subject: More on NC Bell's Vireo
From: Harry LeGrand <harry.legrand(AT)ncmail.net>
Date: 29 Sep 2006 1:18pm
Folks:
Here is an update on the apparent Bell's Vireo in NC. Photos taken by
Jim (Dr. James) Parnell at Carolina Beach State Park about a week ago
are now available for viewing on Jeff Pippen's website:
> http://www.duke.edu/~jspippen/birds/bellsvireo.htm
Ricky Davis posted a query to the Bird ID Frontiers listserve, which I
formerly was on, for input, once Jeff had gotten the photos on his
listserve.
I/we are asking folks on the carolinabirds listserve for input also.
Bell's is a very tricky bird to identify, and hardly any photographs of
such "colorful" (gray on head and yellow on the underparts) are
available in field guide books and on websites. If you ARE familiar with
the eastern subspecies of Bell's Vireo and have seen individuals
similar to this, let me know. Or, let me know if you think it is
something else.
Again, the consensus among several of us in NC is a Bell's, but everyone
I know has experience only with the drabber races in CA, AZ, and
southern TX (which I assume is not this subspecies), which in my opinion
look almost like a completely different species from what is shown in
Dr. Parnell's photos!
And, yes, Bell's is only Provisional in NC, with NO specimen or photo
yet for the state; thus, the NC Bird Records Committee, of which I am
Chair, will be voting on this report, later in the year.
--
Harry LeGrand
NC Natural Heritage Program
DENR Office of Conservation and Community Affairs
1601 MSC
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
(919) 715-8697 (work)
FAX: 919-715-3085
e-mail: harry.legrand(AT)ncmail.net
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Subject: Flycatcher ID Savannah NWR
From: "John Ennis" <swampwolf(AT)thebusinessbirder.com>
Date: 29 Sep 2006 2:08pm
This shot was taken at Savannah NWR this AM on CBC trip...most folks think
it is an Alder or Willow...and for several, either would be a lifer...
Is it one of those species and is there any way to tell without hearing it
or having it in hand to distinguish between the two?
http://thebusinessbirder.com/fc092906.pdf
You help would be greatly appreciated by those who need to count it pone way
or the other...
In the meantime, I think I can Photoshop it in to a Yellow-bellied FC...
John Ennis
Leland, NC
910-371-9729
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Subject: More on NC Bell's Vireo
From: "Phil Dickinson" <pdickins(AT)triad.rr.com>
Date: 29 Sep 2006 2:48pm
I am not familiar with the eastern subspecies and am certain that Harry is
looking for better input than I can offer. However, I did want to note that
I have seen Bell's Vireos as recently as late May near Fredericksburg, TX,
and this bird certainly looks to be pretty much the same bird. The birds I
have seen in Texas are similarly gray with much white accompanying the
yellowish wash, and, of course, the bluish legs. Ken Kaufman's field guide
photo shows a yellower belly, but that is not consistent with my sightings.
Unfortunately, I have no photos of my May birds for comparison.
Phil Dickinson
Winston-Salem
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Subject: Backyard Warblers
From: John and Rhonda Grego <jrgrego(AT)mindspring.com>
Date: 29 Sep 2006 6:58pm
The usual quartet of fall warblers--American Redstart, Northern
Parula Warbler, Black-and-White Warbler, and Black-throated Blue
Warbler have been in my backyard recently; I've also had a couple
Chestnut-sided Warblers, a Blackpoll Warbler, and a Magnolia Warbler
the past couple days. Other than some vireos, they haven't been
accompanied by other migrants.
John Grego
Columbia, SC
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Subject: Caesars Head Hawk Watch - 9/29/06
From: "Jeff Catlin" <shieffcat(AT)bellsouth.net>
Date: 29 Sep 2006 11:16pm
We had very good BW numbers for this late date. Total for the day was 469.
We had 230 BWs between 1:00 and 1:15 p.m.
Broad-winged 453
Sharp-shinned 7
Osprey 2
American Kestrel 2
Red-tailed 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Total, ytd 7,176
Observers: Ed Moorer, Gail Porter and me.
Visitors: Brian Board form Pickens, SC
Shelby Birch from Southport, NC
Donnie Coody from Greenville, SC
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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Subject: Stedman Sod Farm
From: HALWB(AT)aol.com
Date: 29 Sep 2006 11:45pm
Cbirders,
I talked with Mr. Horne at Horne's Turf Farm (a.k.a. Stedman Sod Farm)
recently, and he asked that I post this message. He is limiting access to the
site
for the next few months.
Mr. Horne said he is not a birder, but he understands people whose hobbies
mean a lot to them. His interest is deer hunting, and the season begins soon.
He does not want us to interfere with his use of his land, and he does not
want any of us to get hurt. He asked me to post that the sod farm is closed to
birding after September 30th, except on Sunday afternoons. (I realize that
these statements are in conflict, but that is what he said. Neither of us
realized that the 1st of October was on a Sunday when we spoke.) He will open
the
farm to birding when deer season ends.
Mr. Horne also thanked us for the respect we have showed him and his
property. Since I am the person who got birders access and posted the
directions, I
was also glad to hear that my fellow birders have been following the rules
(basically, stay out of the way, and don't drive in the fields).
Thank you.
Hal Broadfoot Jr.
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