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2 Sep HBSP herons [Chris Hill ] 01 Sep Re: Did I miss a post about a Mega-rarity off Hatteras? [John Dole ] 1 Sep Re: Did I miss a post about a Mega-rarity off Hatteras? ["J. BRIAN PATTESON" ] 1 Sep RE: Did I miss a post about a Mega-rarity off Hatteras? ["Legrand, Harry" ] 1 Sep Did I miss a post about a Mega-rarity off Hatteras? [Nate Dias ] 1 Sep Rufous Hummingbird report ["Phil Dickinson" ] 1 Sep Long-billed Curlew Instructions ["Simon Thompson" ] 1 Sep LB Curlew ["Stu" ] 01 Sep Re: LB Curlew Yrs.10 am Wednesday [John Scavetto ] 01 Sep Jackson Park Sept. 1 Wednesday Olive-sided Flycatcher ( Highlight) 9 Warbler day not bad for a first time visitor! [John Scavetto ] 01 Sep LB Curlew Yrs.10 am Wednesday ["jscavetto AT carolina.rr.com" ] 01 Sep Chapel Hill Bird Club field trip - Sat 9/4 [Will Cook ] 1 Sep Orangeburg Sod Farms report from David Abbott [Chris Hill ] 01 Sep LBC. Yes.10am ["johnscavetto AT gmail.com" ] 1 Sep Tanagers and a Cooper's Hawk, Cary NC , 9/1/10 [Edward Owens ] 31 Aug RE: Early Morning Curlew Viewing Problems--Fog ["Stu" ] 31 Aug Bond Park & Kitt Creek, 8/31/10 [Edward Owens ] 31 Aug Early Morning Curlew Viewing Problems--Fog [Dwayne Martin ] 31 Aug Long Billed Curlew / A trip to go see it [John Scavetto ] 31 Aug Long-billed Curlew [Thomas J. Joyce ] 31 Aug LBCurlew Update ["Simon Thompson" ] 31 Aug Plenty of morning activity at Huntington Beach SP ["Jerry" ] 31 Aug I allow myself to get the best bird at Jackson Park today! [John Lindfors ] 31 Aug Mourning Warbler sighting/photographs - Hendersonville, NC [] 31 Aug Merlin ["Phil Dickinson" ] 31 Aug LB Curlew ["Jerry Johnson" ] 31 Aug Re: White Ibis at the Cottonwood Trail, Spartanburg, SC [Marion Clark ] 31 Aug Long-billed Curlew-- Yes 8-31-2010 [Dwayne Martin ] 31 Aug Long-billed Curlew rare bird form -- done ["Legrand, Harry" ] 30 Aug American Turf Farm and vicinity [Mark Kosiewski ] 30 Aug RE: Need help with identifying ["Karen Gilson" ] 30 Aug Re: Long-billed Curlew???? [Dwayne Martin ] 30 Aug Long-billed Curlew???? [Dwayne Martin ] 30 Aug RE: Need help with identifying ["Karen Gilson" ] 30 Aug Re: Need help with identifying [John Scavetto ] 30 Aug Need help with identifying [] 30 Aug Woodpeckers at Kitt Creek lake and wetlands, RTP NC , 8/30/10 [Edward Owens ] 30 Aug Wrightsville Beach+Bradley Creek+Airlie Gardens 8-30-10 ["Daniel Hueholt" ] 30 Aug Upper Falls Lake shorebirds by kayak, 30 Aug 10 [David Lenat ] 30 Aug RE: Long-billed Curlew still present at 6:30 PM ["Legrand, Harry" ] 30 Aug RE: Great egret in Marydale [Kathy Collier ] 30 Aug Great egret in Marydale [Charles Byrd ] 30 Aug Re: HBSP storks and herons [Clyde Sorenson ] 30 Aug Charlotte migrants ["Ron" ] 30 Aug Re: HBSP storks and herons ["Ron" ] 30 Aug HBSP storks and herons [Chris Hill ] 30 Aug Plantersville area & Samworth WMA ["Jack" ] 30 Aug A few Ocean Isle Beach birds [] 30 Aug Early Philadelphia Vireo Outer Banks [jeff lewis ] 29 Aug Sod Farm Birds, Backyard Hummers, and Bald Head Mosquito Count ["John Ennis" ] 29 Aug Wings of Blue and Gold - Cottonwood Trail 8/29 [] 29 Aug Long-billed Curlew still present at 6:30 PM ["Simon Thompson" ] 29 Aug Baltimore Oriole [Lena Gallitano ] 29 Aug Ft. Fisher - 3 Wilson's Phalaropes ["dmcooper2 AT juno.com" ] 29 Aug Re: Henderson Cty. Long-billed Curlew [Dwayne Martin ] 29 Aug Henderson Cty. Long-billed Curlew ["Wayne K. Forsythe" ] 29 Aug Few Migrants at Riverbend Park [Dwayne Martin ] 29 Aug Ro-Rap Lake and Winslow Sod [Ricky Davis ] 29 Aug N. parula & Hairy WPs - Bond Park , 8/29/10 [Edward Owens ] 29 Aug Long-billed Curlew: Hendersonville, NC ["Keith E. Camburn" ] 29 Aug Redheads ["Gunter Richter" ] 29 Aug Re: White Ibis at the Cottonwood Trail, Spartanburg, SC [Nate Dias ] 29 Aug Re: eBird Report - Orangeburg Sod Farms, SC , 8/28/10 - Baird's, Buff-breasted, Upland Sandpipers [Nate Dias ] 28 Aug Re: Northern Waterthrush in produce section [John Scavetto ] 28 Aug RE: Northern Waterthrush in produce section ["Michael Tove" ] 28 Aug Yard Bird no. 124! [Clyde Sorenson ] 28 Aug Fw: eBird Report - Orangeburg Sod Farms, SC , 8/28/10 - Baird's, Buff-breasted, Upland Sandpipers [Matt Malin ] 28 Aug Re: bird ID help for sighting @ Bear Island, Hammock State Park (NO SIGHTINGS) [Buddy Garrett ] 28 Aug bird ID help for sighting @ Bear Island, Hammock State Park (NO SIGHTINGS) [Anna Tendero ] 28 Aug Occoneechee SP ["Edith K. Tatum" ] 28 Aug Fw: eBird Report - Cottonwod Trail , 8/28/10 [Paul Serridge ] 28 Aug White Ibis at the Cottonwood Trail, Spartanburg, SC [Paul Serridge ] 28 Aug Fw: eBird Report - Bond Park , 8/28/10 [Edward Owens ] 28 Aug Re: What the heck am I looking at? [Kevin Metcalf ] 28 Aug What the heck am I looking at? ["KC Foggin" ] 28 Aug BRP Hefner Gap ["mikethebike1 AT juno.com" ] Subject: HBSP herons From: Chris Hill <chill AT coastal.edu> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 13:03:11 -0400 Thanks to the three or four observers who sent me their reports on when the giant flocks of waders are most likely on Mullet pond (well, more like Mullet puddle this year). The consensus: mornings before 9, and high tides (at any time of day) are good. I'm going to take a class down there this afternoon. There's bound to be something good happening. I stopped by myself while heading down to Georgetown SC Tuesday around noon. Storks, egrets, herons, ibises, terns (Caspian, Forster's and half a dozen Black), and peeps and other shorebirds running around. A lot to look at there! Chris ************************************************************************ Christopher E. Hill Biology Department Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC 29528-1954 chill AT coastal.edu http://ww2.coastal.edu/chill/chill.htmSubject: Re: Did I miss a post about a Mega-rarity off Hatteras? From: John Dole <jmdole1 AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:11:11 -0400 Since Brian and Kate are probably quite busy with hurricane preparations, I'll provide confirmation. The Black-bellied Storm-petrel was seen on the recent August 14 trip out of Hatteras. There were not that many people on the boat but luckily I think everyone got to see the bird. It came close to the boat very quickly - one of the participants called out that they had a different storm-petrel in view - to say the least! It made a few more passes, although none as close as the first pass. I got a handful of blurry pictures but Kate and others obviously got better pictures. John Dole Raleigh, NC On 9/1/2010 8:26 PM, Legrand, Harry wrote: > I concur completely about missing this posting. No report of Black-bellied Storm-Petrel has come across carolinabirds yet for 2010. > > Is the date correct? Was this a bird from a previous year? > > Harry LeGrand > NC Natural Heritage Program > DENR Office of Planning, Conservation, and Community Affairs > 1601 MSC > Raleigh, NC 27699-1601 > (919) 715-8697 (work) > e-mail: harry.legrand AT ncdenr.gov > > ----------------------------------------------------- > Notice: E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and therefore may be disclosed to third parties. > ________________________________________ > From: Nate Dias [offshorebirder AT yahoo.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:38 PM > To: carolinabirds AT duke.edu > Subject: Did I miss a post about a Mega-rarity off Hatteras? > > I don't recall seeing this on the Listservs yet: > http://seabirding.com/BBSP0222web.jpg > > What a great photo and what a great bird! Next year I'm going to make time to > go with the Seabirding crew in July and August no matter what. > > Hope all our friends in the OBX and Roanoke Island take care and weather the > storm well. > > Nathan Dias - Charleston, SC > > >Subject: Re: Did I miss a post about a Mega-rarity off Hatteras? From: "J. BRIAN PATTESON" <patteson1 AT embarqmail.com> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 21:05:15 -0400 The date is correct. There was lot going on at the time and I did not have time to reply to any correspondence related to it, so I did not post the shot. From the next day on it was truly a week from hell. An unexpected death here in Hatteras the morning after the storm-petrel. Fishing charters every day that week. Changing the oil Wednesday night. Fishing Thursday morning. Running the boat to Wanchese that afternoon. Driving to Wanchese and running trips every day for the next three days straight. Coming back to Hatteras w/ the boat the next morning and fishing again down here the following days. By then it was old news. We've been running these summer trips most weekends for years. Sometimes we see good stuff. In the summer we routinely work 80 hour weeks. And now it's Hurricane season. Tie her up good and hope for the best... Brian Patteson Hatteras, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Legrand, Harry"Subject: RE: Did I miss a post about a Mega-rarity off Hatteras? From: "Legrand, Harry" <harry.legrand AT ncdenr.gov> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 20:26:23 -0400 I concur completely about missing this posting. No report of Black-bellied Storm-Petrel has come across carolinabirds yet for 2010. Is the date correct? Was this a bird from a previous year? Harry LeGrand NC Natural Heritage Program DENR Office of Planning, Conservation, and Community Affairs 1601 MSC Raleigh, NC 27699-1601 (919) 715-8697 (work) e-mail: harry.legrand AT ncdenr.gov ----------------------------------------------------- Notice: E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and therefore may be disclosed to third parties. ________________________________________ From: Nate Dias [offshorebirder AT yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:38 PM To: carolinabirds AT duke.edu Subject: Did I miss a post about a Mega-rarity off Hatteras? I don't recall seeing this on the Listservs yet: http://seabirding.com/BBSP0222web.jpg What a great photo and what a great bird! Next year I'm going to make time to go with the Seabirding crew in July and August no matter what. Hope all our friends in the OBX and Roanoke Island take care and weather the storm well. Nathan Dias - Charleston, SCSubject: Did I miss a post about a Mega-rarity off Hatteras? From: Nate Dias <offshorebirder AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 16:38:42 -0700 (PDT) I don't recall seeing this on the Listservs yet: http://seabirding.com/BBSP0222web.jpg What a great photo and what a great bird! Next year I'm going to make time to go with the Seabirding crew in July and August no matter what. Hope all our friends in the OBX and Roanoke Island take care and weather the storm well. Nathan Dias - Charleston, SCSubject: Rufous Hummingbird report From: "Phil Dickinson" <pdickins AT triad.rr.com> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 18:50:45 -0400 Matt Windsor, Park Superintendent at Pilot Mountain SP, reported to me yesterday that he observed a female Rufous Hummingbird on 8/27 along the park's Grassy Ridge Trail. Another hummer note: my resident male Ruby-throated may have left last night. I have not seen him today, and a female has been unimpeded in today's visits to my feeders. Phil Dickinson Winston-SalemSubject: Long-billed Curlew Instructions From: "Simon Thompson" <simont AT charter.net> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 17:45:31 -0400 Folks It sounds like quite a few folks may be coming up to enjoy our prairie visitor this weekend. A couple of points to clarify things. 1. You ARE allowed to walk onto the Sod farm property, as long as you stay to the edges of the fields, along the access roads and please do not walk across working areas. There are plenty of tracks that allow good access to "curlew viewing areas"! 2. Please park your cars along Hooper Lane, NOT in the fields and please don't drive into the farm or along any of the access roads. 3. Please stay away from working machinery, people, tractors etc and don't block the roads with your vehicle. Otherwise enjoy the place, stay safe and I hope you see the curlew and maybe the flock of Buff-breasts if they are still around. Also it is the Hendersonville Apple Festival this weekend, so be prepared for traffic around town on your way to Jackson Park. 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 http://birdingaddict.blogspot.com/ Simon Thompson & Chris Jaquette Wild Birds Unlimited 1997 Hendersonville Road Asheville, NC 28803 Phone: 828.687.9433 E-mail: Birdhut AT ashevillewbu.com www.asheville.wbu.comSubject: LB Curlew From: "Stu" <sgibeau AT bellsouth.net> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 17:37:43 -0400 I gave directions to the Long Billed Curlew to my boss and explained the rules about not going on the Sod Farm property and not blocking traffic. He went out there about 6PM yesterday and was able to see the bird. The bad news is he told me there was a group of 6 or 7 people who had walked out on the Sod farm property. One of them was almost all the way out to the equipment shed. Folks, if you can't follow the rules then please don't come out! It's a great site for some awesome birds and I don't want some spoiled wanna-be to ruin it for everyone. It's almost to the point where we need new list for rare birds. To have access to it you must sign a statement saying you will not violate private property, won't do anything to disturb birds, and no cross posting to Carolina birds. Seems extreme but if this doesn't get fixed people won't post their rare birds to the list in fear of being banned from their favorite spots. Sorry to rant! Stu Gibeau Black Mountain, NCSubject: Re: LB Curlew Yrs.10 am Wednesday From: John Scavetto <jscavetto AT carolina.rr.com> Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:14:39 -0400 Nice of my phone to send this message now. I sent it this morning
form my roadrunner account. When I saw it had not gone through I sent it
again from my gmail account a couple of hours later. Sorry for the
confusion.
John Scavetto
Charlotte, NC
jscavetto AT carolina.rr.com wrote:
> Don Faulkner and myself relocatedthe LBC at the 1st field next to the
> small bridge. Good luck if you try for him.
>
> John Scavetto
>
> Charlotte, NC
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
>
Subject: Jackson Park Sept. 1 Wednesday Olive-sided Flycatcher ( Highlight)
9 Warbler day not bad for a first time visitor! From: John Scavetto <jscavetto AT carolina.rr.com> Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:11:59 -0400 I wanted to get this out about the Olive-sided Flycatcher so others would be able to try for it tonight or tomorrow. It would be my opinion that this is a great bird for this area. I found it on the Warbler trail which is the wooded trail with a dirt pathway on the left as you enter the park. There is a cord or chain across the front of it. The bird was about 3/4 of the way back. I located this bird by movement. Fortunately for me it was hungry the first two times I saw it fly. The first time it flew it was heavily camouflaged. I wasn't sure of the id but new it was a large flycatcher. It then flew again in out into the open and perched for nearly 15 or so minutes. I saw this bird from the front and sides only. It kept it's back to me the entire time. I was standing directly under the bird looking up. I could clearly see it's underparts where whitish with heavy brown markings down both sides. The tail was short and wide with a shallow notch. At times he would fold his tail so the notch was not noticeable at all. The bill was a typical flycatcher bill just larger than on the smaller guys but shape was the same. I could not see an eye ring. I think the angle was not good for it although I did try moving from one angle to another. The head was slightly crested . As I said before I never did see the back of this bird. I did play the call from my Droid phone with no response which is not really a big surprise in the fall during migration. I did go back a little while after finding it and brought two gentlemen from Wilmington to try and find it but unfortunately I could not relocate him. He sat for me without moving for over 15 minutes and as I said before I would never have seen him had he not flown first. So maybe tomorrow it will be seen again with all the keen eyes that scour this place daily. There were Warblers. I called in 7 Chestnut sided with a chip call at one time. I will list them below. There was 2 Yellow bellied flycatchers calling using their weeeee call only. You know the one that is half of a Pee Wee Call. Also there were plenty of Indigo buntings around. Chestnut Sided - 10+ Red Starts-8+ Canada -1 Hooded-1-heard only but called back for a while but never came out for us to see. Northern Parula-2 Black & White-4 Pine -1 Black Throated Blue-1 Northern Waterthrush-1 Good birding, John Scavetto Charlotte, NCSubject: LB Curlew Yrs.10 am Wednesday From: "jscavetto AT carolina.rr.com" <jscavetto@carolina.rr.com> Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:50:06 -0400 Don Faulkner and myself relocatedthe LBC at the 1st field next to the small bridge. Good luck if you try for him. John Scavetto Charlotte, NC Sent from my Verizon Wireless PhoneSubject: Chapel Hill Bird Club field trip - Sat 9/4 From: Will Cook <cwcook AT duke.edu> Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:52:09 -0400 The Chapel Hill Bird Club comes back to life this Saturday with the first field trip of the fall after a long, hot summer - more details from trip leader Doug Shadwick below. Trips are free and open to all, but participants are encouraged to join the club - see http://chbc.carolinanature.com/ for more details. Also of note: the Chatham County fall migration count is set for Saturday, September 18. Please let me know if you can participate. (I need to fix the date typo on the website - count is the 18th, not the 19th.) -------------------------- The Chapel Hill Bird Club field trips will commence on Saturday September 4, 2010. The field trips will be offered on Saturdays in September. The destinations for these field trips will be areas local to the Triangle. The field trips originate at the Glen Lennox parking lot in Chapel Hill. The Glen Lennox parking lot is on highway 54 east on the right just before the exit for the bypass when coming to Chapel Hill from the east. We will leave the parking lot promptly at 7:30 AM. All individuals interested in birding in the Triangle area are invited to participate in the field trips at no cost. We will car pool to the field trip destination and will return to the parking lot before noon. Participants should bring binoculars and/or spotting scopes, seasonal clothing, insect repellant, water, snacks, etc. as appropriate. Doug Shadwick Chapel Hill, North Carolina tel: (919) 942-0479 e-mail: dougshadwick AT nc.rr.com -------------------------- -- Charles W. (Will) Cook w 919-660-5144 http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook cwcook AT duke.edu Box 90338, Biology Dept., Duke Univ., Durham, NC 27708Subject: Orangeburg Sod Farms report from David Abbott From: Chris Hill <Chill AT coastal.edu> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:45:29 -0400 Forwarded for David, who can't post from where he is. If you want to reply to David directly use the address below. -CH Begin forwarded message: From: David AbbottSubject: LBC. Yes.10am From: "johnscavetto AT gmail.com" <johnscavetto@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:18:32 -0400 1st field on your left next to the bridge. Sent from my Verizon Wireless PhoneSubject: Tanagers and a Cooper's Hawk, Cary NC , 9/1/10 From: Edward Owens <banjoman_57 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:53:27 -0700 (PDT) Heard two summer tanagers in the tops of the trees on the Lake Trail (western part). Also heard a jay in a tree doing jay calls, then twee-dee, and finally RS hawk, which would have fooled me had I not known there was a jay in the tree. I heard a RS hawk earlier at a nearby location but it was also accompanied by the presence of a large number of crows. About an hour ago, I looked out my window and saw a Cooper's hawk fly from the ground near the deck to a white pine bough. It perched for a few seconds then took off. Eddie Owens Cary, NC ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org"Subject: RE: Early Morning Curlew Viewing Problems--Fog From: "Stu" <sgibeau AT bellsouth.net> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:08:07 -0400 Weird fog. I got to Hooper Lane about 8:20AM and there was hardly any obstruction to vision. It must have formed after I left. I was able to see the LB Curlew with just the bins but looked better in Jeff Catlin's scope. Thanks for the look Jeff. Stu Gibeau -----Original Message----- From: Dwayne Martin [mailto:redxbill AT gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 7:21 PM To: Carolinabirds AT duke.edu Subject: Early Morning Curlew Viewing Problems--Fog Just a quick note to anyone going in the morning to see the Curlew. We got there a little after 9:00am this morning and there was a VERY thick layer of fog that was just lifting from the sod farm area as we got there. If we would have gotten there any earlier, we would not have been able anything more than 10 yards in front of us. Just thought I would throw that out there so no one has to sit and wait out the fog. Dwayne ************* Dwayne Martin Hickory, NC redxbill AT gmail.com http://www.naturalsciences.org/nchummers/ Catawba County Park Ranger Riverbend Park - Conover, NC jdmartin AT catawbacountync.gov http://www.catawbacountync.gov/depts/parks/ http://www.weatherlink.com/user/riverbendpark http://www.ncbirdingtrail.org/TrailGuide/Guide_CatawbaValley.pdfSubject: Bond Park & Kitt Creek, 8/31/10 From: Edward Owens <banjoman_57 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:27:21 -0700 (PDT) Two trips today. Kitt Creek in the morning and Bond Park in the afternoon.
Three
summer tanagers (2 sighted) and one N. parula. Good looks at the red-eyed
vireo.
Might have caught fleeting glimpses of an Am. redstart, but not enough for
positive ID.
I plunged into the wooded area across from where I usually bird at Kitt Creek.
It was there in the forest interior that I saw the tanager, vireo, and N.
parula, as well as lots of nuthatches and titmice. What a day!
Eddie Owens
Cary, NC
Location: Kitt Creek lake and wetlands
Observation date: 8/31/10
Number of species: 21
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 4 (seen from the woods across the lake & in the beaver pond)
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 4
Carolina Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 4
Carolina Wren 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Eastern Bluebird 6
Northern Parula 1
Pine Warbler 2
Summer Tanager 2
American Goldfinch 3
Location: Bond Park
Observation date: 8/31/10
Notes: Wake
Number of species: 20
Mallard 9
Great Blue Heron 1
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 15
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 4
Summer Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 9
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
These reports were generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Subject: Early Morning Curlew Viewing Problems--FogFrom: Dwayne Martin <redxbill AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:21:14 -0400 Just a quick note to anyone going in the morning to see the Curlew. We got there a little after 9:00am this morning and there was a VERY thick layer of fog that was just lifting from the sod farm area as we got there. If we would have gotten there any earlier, we would not have been able anything more than 10 yards in front of us. Just thought I would throw that out there so no one has to sit and wait out the fog. Dwayne ************* Dwayne Martin Hickory, NC redxbill AT gmail.com http://www.naturalsciences.org/nchummers/ Catawba County Park Ranger Riverbend Park - Conover, NC jdmartin AT catawbacountync.gov http://www.catawbacountync.gov/depts/parks/ http://www.weatherlink.com/user/riverbendpark http://www.ncbirdingtrail.org/TrailGuide/Guide_CatawbaValley.pdfSubject: Long Billed Curlew / A trip to go see it From: John Scavetto <jscavetto AT carolina.rr.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:01:50 -0400 Thank you Simon and Thomas for your evening reports. I guess I have to try for my NC LBC since it seems to be cooperating. I will be heading out tomorrow morning from the Ft. Mill area around 8am or so. If anyone would like to go along for the ride get in touch with me tonight. I will check my emails up until 11pm which is my bedtime. Regards, John Scavetto Charlotte, NCSubject: Long-billed Curlew From: Thomas J. Joyce <tominbrevard AT webtv.net> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:42:12 GMT C'Birders, I consider myself very fortunate in having been able to see the Hooper Lane Curlew at 4:30 this aftenoon. He was not in the first field below Jeffress Road. Apparently he had moved farther down toward the Super Sod facility. i saw him in a narrower green field bordered by a ditch. I had parked my car at a large metal post near the road and scanned in a s/e direction. He was busily eating and gradually moving in that direction. Hard to believe that this rarity has lingered so long in the area! Tom Tom Joyce, Brevard, NCSubject: LBCurlew Update From: "Simon Thompson" <simont AT charter.net> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:34:08 -0400 C-birders Stopped by Hooper Lane this evening (Around 5:30 PM) on our way back from the Transylvania County Butterfly Count and the LB Curlew was still there. However it was now in the centre field under the irrigation towers- feeding happily we hope! 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 http://birdingaddict.blogspot.com/ Simon Thompson & Chris Jaquette Wild Birds Unlimited 1997 Hendersonville Road Asheville, NC 28803 Phone: 828.687.9433 E-mail: Birdhut AT ashevillewbu.com www.asheville.wbu.comSubject: Plenty of morning activity at Huntington Beach SP From: "Jerry" <bogey AT sc.rr.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:13:10 -0400 If you can get there before 9 a.m. you should still see hundreds of Wood Stork and Egrets. Skimmers are present as well as Semipalmated Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and Semipalmated Plovers. No sight of the Spoonbills. Repair work on the two viewing platforms is now complete, but the pond is still drawn down. Jerry Kerschner Pawleys Island, SCSubject: I allow myself to get the best bird at Jackson Park today! From: John Lindfors <lindfors127 AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:03:28 -0400 Carolina Birders, I have not posted much about the park this summer for obvious reasons. I do not have bragging rights obtained by having 16, 13, 11, or even 9 warblers at the park lately. But I have been happy with great looks of the common warblers. To give you 6 warblers I have seen I have to scrape together warblers from lists back to August 27th, and I wouldn't be traveling from South Carolina at some early hour of the morning just to see parulas, chestnut-sided warblers, maggies, black-throated greens, black-and-whites, or redstarts. But I relish the fact that I saw the first late summer sighting of a Northern Waterthrush, and getting a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher today. (One of the pros blew me away earlier when he got for about the fifth time a Blue-winged Warbler today.) For some reason I am incapable of finding Ovenbirds, Blue-winged and Golden-winged Warblers. Only a trip to the park on Thursday afternoon gave me a great look at a Magnolia Warbler. Things have got to look up, and many of our non-local friends who make it to the park continue to astound us by wracking up good lists of warblers when I get 2 or 3. The pitty-party is over. My argument for i.d.ing the empid as a Yellow-bellied is below along with Location: Jackson Park, Hendersonville, NC Observation date: 8/31/10 Notes: I know that an empid. really needs to be heard to feel comfortable about identifying it. But I have been with experienced birders who have used other measurements at times. Behavior: this empid. likes to inhabit closed lower parts of trees; it is approachable compared to most empids. that stay perched high up (above 20 feet) in the trees. markings: this bird like the others I have seen have a light yellow hue from bill to vent. It also has creamy wingbars, but has white wing-linings. It certainly had more than the earlier empid. that I found on the warbler trail. There was no suggestion of a white throat with a contrasting dusty-gray "vest" on the breast. Number of species: 20 Wood Duck 4 Great Blue Heron 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4 Downy Woodpecker 3 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1 Empidonax sp. 1 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 8 American Crow 2 Carolina Chickadee 4 Tufted Titmouse 4 Carolina Wren 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 American Robin 24 Brown Thrasher 1 Black-and-white Warbler 1 American Redstart 2 -- John Lindfors Hendersonville, NCSubject: Mourning Warbler sighting/photographs - Hendersonville, NC From: <apps.hiker AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:50:29 -0400 (EDT) Hi, I've had a couple of folks mention that it may be of interest to the community to report this sighting, which occurred in our backyard around 5:15pm on Aug 26th. It was a brief encounter with only a combined 20-30 seconds of "open" viewing, during a period of maybe 2 minutes that I was aware of its presence in the garden, back in thicker vegetation behind some goldfinches feeding on our coneflower seeds. An extra bit of luck, in that I happened to be in a seated position with a 400mm camera lens when I noticed this bird! The photos have been posted on the CBC web site. Thanks to Todd Arcos for the positive ID after viewing the photos. I did not know what I had taken a picture of :), and was surprised I'd caught somewhat of a rarity for the Carolinas.... Thanks, Tim Williams Hendersonville, NCSubject: Merlin From: "Phil Dickinson" <pdickins AT triad.rr.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:44:52 -0400 I observed a female or juv. Merlin at Tanglewood Park near the amphitheater. It came in off the river around 10:15 a.m., flew low in front of me and landed in a nearby tree. It then moved to a couple of other trees without ever letting me get close enough for a photo. Dark brown on the head and back. It seemed to be investigating what a bunch of crows were after in the trash remnants of Saturday's beer festival. The only warblers I found were one Magnolia and two Pine. Also, a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and about 55 Killdeer. A flock of about 50 Killdeer was flying up the river, and a minute or two later I observed about half of them come into land on the steeplechase field to join a few that were already there. Phil Dickinson Winston-SalemSubject: LB Curlew From: "Jerry Johnson" <icbirds AT windstream.net> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:20:06 -0400 Folks, At about 11AM this morning the LB Curlew was scared off by a mower that went by at a distance. I had heard that it flew around a bit but this time it kept calling as it flew out of sight. Waited for about another fifteen minutes but did not see it return. Hopefully it just went to another nearby sod field. Jerry Johnson Mill Spring, NC 28756Subject: Re: White Ibis at the Cottonwood Trail, Spartanburg, SC From: Marion Clark <mclark66 AT sc.rr.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:52:09 -0400 Hi, Paul! Glad to hear the GCBC is taking advantage of the Cottonwood Trail! It's a GREAT resource, and was easily accessed from our home in Spartanburg. My last associate there (who was a fantasitic birder) lived even closer,and he really has a LOT of records for that trail. Incidentally Rudy Mancke, who grew up in the parish I served, laid out the Lawson's Fork part of the Cottonwood Trail. Edith and I, and a number of others in a church group which included another couple in the Piedmont Audubon Chapter, saw an immature White Ibis at Lake Zimmerman (south of town) one September in the mid-1990's. I can check my records, if you want the precise date. At any rate that was the first Sptbg Co record of the species. We'll miss you in Aiken, but will be thinking of you & family in PA. Cheers! +Marion --- Paul SerridgeSubject: Long-billed Curlew-- Yes 8-31-2010 From: Dwayne Martin <redxbill AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:24:17 -0400 We are at the intersection of Jefferies Rd and Hooper Ln in Hendersonville and have just found the Long-billed Curlew. It is in the same field reported by others. Great state bird! -- Sent from my mobile device Dwayne ************* Dwayne Martin Hickory, NC redxbill AT gmail.com http://www.naturalsciences.org/nchummers/ Catawba County Park Ranger Riverbend Park - Conover, NC jdmartin AT catawbacountync.gov http://www.catawbacountync.gov/depts/parks/ http://www.weatherlink.com/user/riverbendpark http://www.ncbirdingtrail.org/TrailGuide/Guide_CatawbaValley.pdfSubject: Long-billed Curlew rare bird form -- done From: "Legrand, Harry" <harry.legrand AT ncdenr.gov> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:53:13 -0400 Folks: Wayne Forsythe has completed a CBC Rare Bird Report form, which Kent (Fiala) forwarded to me. So, other folks don't need to also complete one, unless you want to. We always want some written material for the files, to go along with photos (which are now up on the CBC website. Check out the photos!) Wasn't is about this time last summer/fall that far inland VA had a sand-plover, perhaps a Lesser (generated a ton of controversy)? So, anything is possible in the mountains! Harry LeGrand, Vertebrate Zoologist North Carolina Natural Heritage Program NCDENR Office of Conservation, Planning, & Community Affairs 1601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1601 Office: (919) 715-8697 harry.legrand AT ncdenr.gov www.ncnhp.org E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. Note my new e-mail address (above)Subject: American Turf Farm and vicinity From: Mark Kosiewski <markkosiewski AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:19:17 -0400 I found two Upland Sandpipers and a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at American Turf Farms near Creswell on Saturday, along with the expected birds. My buddy and I also found a Cottonmouth in the canal near the entrance, and not 100 yards beyond, a Timber Rattlesnake asleep in the road! A Red-shouldered Hawk eyed the rattlesnake from a telephone pole for 15 minutes while we took photographs. The hawk was not pleased when we nudged the rattler off the road with a kayak paddle, leading to a debate amongst my friend and me about the hunting prowess of Red-shouldered Hawks. Is it fair to assume that Timber Rattlers are on the menu? We wanted to stick around to test our theory, but had to get to the sandpipers, and the threatened status of the snake took precedence. Near Pettigrew State Park, we found a flock of 200 or so Bobolink in the soybean fields, with another flock (possibly the same one) flying over the campground area the following morning. The only other find worth noting was three Eurasian Collared Doves in Columbia, near the winery. This is the furthest north I've seen these birds. Mark KosiewskiPittsboro, NC "A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone." Henry David ThoreauSubject: RE: Need help with identifying From: "Karen Gilson" <luckybird57 AT comporium.net> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:50:43 -0400 Sorry about not properly identifying myself on my original post.
I'm Karen Gilson and I live between Rock Hill and McConnells, SC. This was
the very first time we had spotted this particular bird and were quite
surprised to learn what it is.. Hopefully they will be back in the morning.
Thanks to all who responded..
-----Original Message-----
From: Karen Gilson [mailto:luckybird57 AT comporium.net]
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 7:50 PM
To: 'John Scavetto'
Cc: carolinabirds AT duke.edu
Subject: RE: Need help with identifying
Thanks John.. We've lived here for 6 yrs and this is the first that we have
seen of them. Thanks much!
-----Original Message-----
From: John Scavetto [mailto:jscavetto AT carolina.rr.com]
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 7:35 PM
To: luckybird57 AT comporium.net
Cc: carolinabirds AT duke.edu
Subject: Re: Need help with identifying
You have partial albinistic Mourning Doves.
John Scavetto
.
Charlotte, NC
luckybird57 AT comporium.net wrote:
> These little guys were sitting on top of my platform feeder this morning.
I
> have many mouring doves but never any that had so much white on them.
> Apparently there is a nest close by as we have seen "white" birds in one
of our
> trees. Could not find them in Peterson's field guide nor on the internet..
> Thanks for the help! Karen
>
> Here's the link for the photo: http://www.pbase.com/kdgilson/inbox
>
>
>
Subject: Re: Long-billed Curlew????From: Dwayne Martin <redxbill AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:51:41 -0400 Just in case anyone else was wondering, the Curlew was seen as late as 6:30pm this evening (8-30-2010). Dwayne ************* Dwayne Martin Hickory, NC redxbill AT gmail.com http://www.naturalsciences.org/nchummers/ Catawba County Park Ranger Riverbend Park - Conover, NC jdmartin AT catawbacountync.gov http://www.catawbacountync.gov/depts/parks/ http://www.weatherlink.com/user/riverbendpark http://www.ncbirdingtrail.org/TrailGuide/Guide_CatawbaValley.pdfSubject: Long-billed Curlew???? From: Dwayne Martin <redxbill AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:21:29 -0400 Did anyone check for the Curlew on Hooper Lane today? Probably going up tomorrow either way, but was just wondering. Dwayne ************* Dwayne Martin Hickory, NC redxbill AT gmail.com http://www.naturalsciences.org/nchummers/ Catawba County Park Ranger Riverbend Park - Conover, NC jdmartin AT catawbacountync.gov http://www.catawbacountync.gov/depts/parks/ http://www.weatherlink.com/user/riverbendpark http://www.ncbirdingtrail.org/TrailGuide/Guide_CatawbaValley.pdfSubject: RE: Need help with identifying From: "Karen Gilson" <luckybird57 AT comporium.net> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:50:12 -0400 Thanks John.. We've lived here for 6 yrs and this is the first that we have
seen of them. Thanks much!
-----Original Message-----
From: John Scavetto [mailto:jscavetto AT carolina.rr.com]
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 7:35 PM
To: luckybird57 AT comporium.net
Cc: carolinabirds AT duke.edu
Subject: Re: Need help with identifying
You have partial albinistic Mourning Doves.
John Scavetto
.
Charlotte, NC
luckybird57 AT comporium.net wrote:
> These little guys were sitting on top of my platform feeder this morning.
I
> have many mouring doves but never any that had so much white on them.
> Apparently there is a nest close by as we have seen "white" birds in one
of our
> trees. Could not find them in Peterson's field guide nor on the internet..
> Thanks for the help! Karen
>
> Here's the link for the photo: http://www.pbase.com/kdgilson/inbox
>
>
>
Subject: Re: Need help with identifyingFrom: John Scavetto <jscavetto AT carolina.rr.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:35:02 -0400 You have partial albinistic Mourning Doves.
John Scavetto
.
Charlotte, NC
luckybird57 AT comporium.net wrote:
> These little guys were sitting on top of my platform feeder this morning. I
> have many mouring doves but never any that had so much white on them.
> Apparently there is a nest close by as we have seen "white" birds in one of
our
> trees. Could not find them in Peterson's field guide nor on the internet..
> Thanks for the help! Karen
>
> Here's the link for the photo: http://www.pbase.com/kdgilson/inbox
>
>
>
Subject: Need help with identifyingFrom: <luckybird57 AT comporium.net> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:49:17 -0400 (EDT) These little guys were sitting on top of my platform feeder this morning. I have many mouring doves but never any that had so much white on them. Apparently there is a nest close by as we have seen "white" birds in one of our trees. Could not find them in Peterson's field guide nor on the internet.. Thanks for the help! Karen Here's the link for the photo: http://www.pbase.com/kdgilson/inboxSubject: Woodpeckers at Kitt Creek lake and wetlands, RTP NC , 8/30/10 From: Edward Owens <banjoman_57 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:18:33 -0700 (PDT) Got a nice variety of woodpeckers this morning at Kitt Creek. The RH WPs put on quite a show, flying from one end of the wetland to the other. The Pileated flew into the beaver pond from the woods across the lake for a brief visit, then back again. I've seen lots more hairy WPs latetly in both of my favorite birding spots. Is this expected? Sibley Guide shows them as year-round within their range, but I've not seen any hairy WPs all summer until these showed up here (and the ones I saw last week at Bond Park). Eddie Owens Cary, NC ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org"Subject: Wrightsville Beach+Bradley Creek+Airlie Gardens 8-30-10 From: "Daniel Hueholt" <jasjedi AT bellsouth.net> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:52:40 -0400 Dad and I visited Wrightsville Beach, a couple of viewpoints for Bradley Creek, and Airlie Gardens today. Birding was terrific at Airlie and less interesting elsewhere. Highlights were: Eurasian Collared-dove, Glossy Ibis, Northern Shoveler, Osprey, Painted Bunting, SWAINSON'S WARBLER, Yellow-crowned Night-heron, Black-crowned Night-heron, Acadian Flycatcher, and White-eyed Vireo. We originally went to Wrightsville Beach to check out the Mason Inlet tern colony and marshes, but by the time we got there all of the parking was already taken and we had to content ourselves with a couple of turnoffs that enabled us to check out some of the marshes. At these marshes we found a Least Sandpiper, a few Great and Snowy Egrets, and three Clapper Rails. Eurasian Collared-doves were present in several places on Wrightsville Beach, which was a first for me at this location. Apparently they are colonizing Wrightsville now. The Bradley Creek turnoff that we took was at the wastewater pump station on the south side of the Oleander Dr. bridge. We got here just in time, as the tide was going high but it wasn't high enough to submerge the oyster beds. Here the highlights were Tricolored Heron, Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Great Egrets, White Ibises, a Glossy Ibis, two Black Skimmers, three Belted Kingfishers, and a Painted Bunting. We headed to Airlie Gardens from here. Airlie was the best birding site by far, despite the fact that we got there after the tide had submerged the mudflats. We had 54 species here. Ospreys were quite common today, we found six. Red-headed Woodpeckers were everywhere. We found all of the regularly occurring herons/egrets in New Hanover except for Tricolored Heron here: Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Cattle Egret, Great Blue Heron, Little Blue Heron, Black-crowned Night-heron, and Yellow-crowned Night-heron. The Yellow-crowned Night-heron was a juvenile and was in a tree bordering the water just after the bend that comes a little ways after the observation dock. Suddenly we realized that there was a small bird in the same tree as the Yellow-crowned, which turned out to be a Swainson's Warbler, a lifer for me! It was moving pretty quickly but we managed to get a few very good looks at it. There were many Wood Ducks in the ponds and there were a few Blue-winged Teal mixed in with them. In the smaller pond there was a Northern Shoveler mixed in with the geese. Isn't it early for them in Wilmington? The shrubs just before the part of the path that crosses over both ponds produced an Acadian Flycatcher and two White-eyed Vireos. A full list is below. Location: Airlie Gardens Observation date: 8/30/10 Notes: Great birding at Airlie today. This site deserves much more birding coverage than it gets. Swainson's Warbler, Yellow-crowned Night-heron, Northern Shoveler, and Painted Bunting were highlights. Number of species: 54 Canada Goose 40 Mute Swan 5 Wood Duck 19 One was a duckling. Blue-winged Teal 3 Rather unusual bird for Airlie in my experience. Northern Shoveler 1 Good bird for this time of the year, typically they don't show up until October. Pied-billed Grebe 1 Great Blue Heron 5 Great Egret 2 Snowy Egret 2 Little Blue Heron 3 Cattle Egret 1 Green Heron 7 Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1 First for me in NC! Osprey 6 Killdeer 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Laughing Gull 5 Rock Pigeon 2 Mourning Dove 12 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Chimney Swift 3 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Belted Kingfisher 4 Red-headed Woodpecker 18 Good count for this time of the year. Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Downy Woodpecker 4 Pileated Woodpecker 3 Acadian Flycatcher 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Eastern Kingbird 3 White-eyed Vireo 2 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 34 American Crow 4 Fish Crow 25 Barn Swallow 6 Carolina Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 16 Conservatively counted. These birds were everywhere, ten were in one flock alone. Brown-headed Nuthatch 3 Carolina Wren 15 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4 Eastern Bluebird 11 Gray Catbird 2 Northern Mockingbird 12 Brown Thrasher 15 European Starling 65 Northern Parula 1 Swainson's Warbler 1 Lifer! I've always wanted to see one of these. Northern Cardinal 16 Painted Bunting 2 Common Grackle 11 Boat-tailed Grackle 2 House Finch 30 Overall it was great birding, especially at Airlie. I'll be going back again this week. Hopefully some of these birds will linger. Daniel Hueholt Wilmington, NCSubject: Upper Falls Lake shorebirds by kayak, 30 Aug 10 From: David Lenat <Lenatbks AT mindspring.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:06:14 -0400 Shorebirds gradually increasing, although the water is still too high in many areas for good mudflats. Greatest numbers of birds were seen in two areas: islands on North side of lake across from the Hickory Hills Boat ramp, and upstream of I-85 by the power line crossing. There were very few shorebirds upstream of the RR bridge. _Shorebirds_: Killdear: 200+ Least SP: 50+ Semipalmated SP: 4 Pectoral SP: 35 WHITE-RUMPED SP: 2 (Photographed) Semipalmated Plover: 20 Short-billed Dowitcher: 4 Greater Yellowlegs: 2 Lesser Yellowlegs: 4 _Also_: Caspian Tern: 3 Dave Lenat, RaleighSubject: RE: Long-billed Curlew still present at 6:30 PM From: "Legrand, Harry" <harry.legrand AT ncdenr.gov> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:53:10 -0400 As a reminder to folks who have seen the Long-billed Curlew -- this report needs to be written up on a CBC Rare Bird Report Form, as I believe this is the FIRST ever inland record for North Carolina. A photo or two would be nice, but text would be needed. Harry LeGrand Chair, NC Bird Records Committee -----Original Message----- From: Simon Thompson [mailto:simont AT charter.net] Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 7:30 PM To: Carolinabirds Subject: Long-billed Curlew still present at 6:30 PM C-birders Chris and I went back to Hooper Lane this evening along with Janie Owens and yes, the LBCurlew was still present. Much closer than earlier today and great allowed some great photographic moments! A bonus was the flock of 13 Buff-breasted Sandpipers that flew in to the same field. Lots of Bank Swallows as well. 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 http://birdingaddict.blogspot.com/ Simon Thompson & Chris Jaquette Wild Birds Unlimited 1997 Hendersonville Road Asheville, NC 28803 Phone: 828.687.9433 E-mail: Birdhut AT ashevillewbu.com www.asheville.wbu.comSubject: RE: Great egret in Marydale From: Kathy Collier <colliersnook AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:41:41 -0400 please remove me from this list Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:35:45 -0400 Subject: Great egret in Marydale From: charlesbyrd46 AT gmail.com To: carolinabirds AT duke.edu My wife and I usually walk by the Marydale lake/pond on Garrett Road in Durham a couple of times a week. Yesterday, August 29, we observed a Great Egret - highly unusual. A neighborhood first? I consulted my notes once home to discover that I had seen the same species there (for the first time in my 23 years on that walk) almost exactly one year ago, on August 14, 2009. Do we have a new once-a-year visitor? Chuck Byrd -- Charles Byrd 4108 Edenton Lane Durham, NC 27707-5321 919-490-0900Subject: Great egret in Marydale From: Charles Byrd <charlesbyrd46 AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:35:45 -0400 My wife and I usually walk by the Marydale lake/pond on Garrett Road in Durham a couple of times a week. Yesterday, August 29, we observed a Great Egret - highly unusual. A neighborhood first? I consulted my notes once home to discover that I had seen the same species there (for the first time in my 23 years on that walk) almost exactly one year ago, on August 14, 2009. Do we have a new once-a-year visitor? Chuck Byrd -- Charles Byrd 4108 Edenton Lane Durham, NC 27707-5321 919-490-0900Subject: Re: HBSP storks and herons From: Clyde Sorenson <clyde_sorenson AT ncsu.edu> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:26:59 -0400 These numbers are way off from what I saw weekend before last. I didn't mention in the previous post, but there were a least a half dozen glossies when I was there, off and on, and one immature that was much less skittish than they usually are that hung around close to the causeway (usually on the wrong side for good photos...) Clyde Sorenson Clayton and Raleigh, NC On 8/30/10 12:17 PM, Ron wrote: > Here's what I found there on Friday, all from the causeway. The pond > is still only half full, so lots of mud/dirt. I didn't see any > spoonbills, but I believe they move around. In July, there were none > when I first drove over. 30 minutes later, one showed up, and then was > gone later. No glossy, but had them in July. > > Ron Clark > Kings Mtn NC > > > Brown Pelican 3 > Double-crested Cormorant 3 > Great Egret 6 > Snowy Egret 6 > Little Blue Heron 3 > Tricolored Heron 6 > Green Heron 4 > White Ibis 4 > Wood Stork 97 > Clapper Rail 2 > Semipalmated Plover 50 > Sanderling 23 > Least Sandpiper 100 > Black Tern 12 > Black skimmer 2 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hill"Subject: Charlotte migrants From: "Ron" <waxwing AT bellsouth.net> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:46:40 -0400 I birded Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve in Charlotte for an hour this morning, and found one flock of migrants. Canada warbler - male Chestnut-sided warbler - 3 females Worm-eating warbler American redstart - one female Black-throated blue - one female, first year. Also, three blue-gray gnatcatchers in the crowd Ron Clark Kings Mtn NCSubject: Re: HBSP storks and herons From: "Ron" <waxwing AT bellsouth.net> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:17:55 -0400 Here's what I found there on Friday, all from the causeway. The pond is still only half full, so lots of mud/dirt. I didn't see any spoonbills, but I believe they move around. In July, there were none when I first drove over. 30 minutes later, one showed up, and then was gone later. No glossy, but had them in July. Ron Clark Kings Mtn NC Brown Pelican 3 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Great Egret 6 Snowy Egret 6 Little Blue Heron 3 Tricolored Heron 6 Green Heron 4 White Ibis 4 Wood Stork 97 Clapper Rail 2 Semipalmated Plover 50 Sanderling 23 Least Sandpiper 100 Black Tern 12 Black skimmer 2 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hill"Subject: HBSP storks and herons From: Chris Hill <chill AT coastal.edu> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:58:15 -0400 Hi all, Has anyone been to Huntington Beach State Park recently? I'm wondering if the large congregation of waders that Clyde Sorenson reported last week is still there on Mullet Pond (because I'm thinking of taking a a class there Thursday for a lab exercise that would depend on having them there in numbers). If you've been to HBSP in the last few days and noticed how many egrets, spoonbills, storks etc. were on Mullet pond, can you drop me a line? Thanks, Chris ************************************************************************ Christopher E. Hill Biology Department Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC 29528-1954 chill AT coastal.edu http://ww2.coastal.edu/chill/chill.htm "People like simple, straightforward explanations because the world is too complicated to actually understand, so the only chance we have is to cheat" - Bill JamesSubject: Plantersville area & Samworth WMA From: "Jack" <jp5810 AT sccoast.net> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:47:03 -0500 Hi Carolinabirders, On Sunday, August 29, I birded and looked for butterflies along Plantersville Road and especially at Samworth WMA in Georgetown County, SC. Birdwise the highlight were the exceptional numbers of Blue Grosbeak in the hedgerows and weedy places in the hedgerows at Samworth. Almost all were very dark immatures. Here is the list: Location: Samworth WMA Observation date: 8/29/10 Notes: Birded solo along Plantersville Rd as well as Samworth Number of species: 19 Wild Turkey 19 Little Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 3 White-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 5 American Crow 11 Carolina Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown-headed Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 1 Pine Warbler 1 American Redstart 1 Eastern Towhee 1 Northern Cardinal 1 Blue Grosbeak 44 Red-winged Blackbird 12 Common Grackle 100 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3101 - Release Date: 08/29/10 13:34:00Subject: A few Ocean Isle Beach birds From: piephofft AT aol.com Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:28:24 -0400 Folks, I spent a couple of hours birding the scrub on the east end of Ocean Isle Beach (Brunswick) Sunday AM. Few migrants but a handful each of American Redstart and Praiie Warblers, a couple of Yellow Warblers, plus one NASHVILLE WARBLER; a species I am always glad to see in NC. This is my first for the island. Four WILSON'S PLOVERS remain at Shallotte Inlet, and one adult GREAT BLACKED GULL was loafing with the Laughing gulls. That species can be hard to find in summer, at least in that immediate area. Taylor Piephoff Charlotte, NC PiephoffT AT aol.comSubject: Early Philadelphia Vireo Outer Banks From: jeff lewis <jlewis_obx AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:11:50 -0700 (PDT) Sunday morning Joan and I birded a few northern Outer Banks local migrant
hot-spots, starting in Corolla at the lighthouse where we found, in addition to
lots of common species, an early Philadelphia Vireo, as well as a Magnolia
Warbler. This is by far the earliest Philadelphia Vireo I've ever seen -
usually they don't show up until late September. In Duck, along the sound
boardwalk and in the town park woods, we found a Northern Waterthrush as well
as several redstarts and black-and-whites.
The day before, on Saturday, the American Turf Corp near Creswell was a bust.
Only had 2 Upland Sandppers, Pectorals, Least, Spotted, Semipalmated Plovers
and Killdeer, of course. Also lots of Horned Larks and a few Bobolinks.
Hoping that Earl will bring in some good stuff but it's too soon to tell!
Jeff Lewis
Manteo, NC
Subject: Sod Farm Birds, Backyard Hummers, and Bald Head Mosquito CountFrom: "John Ennis" <johnxennis AT bellsouth.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:18:21 -0400 By last Wednesday the first of two weak cold fronts had passed.by Friday the second cleared out. So I headed out to Oakland Plantation Turf Farm both days hoping for great weather and a mass influx of shorebirds.the weather was awesome but most birds didn't get the email. On Wednesday, I had 20+ Least Sandpipers and two Solitary Sandpipers plus some new land birds like Eastern Kingbird, Blue Grosbeak, and Loggerhead Shrike.the best show was when the kingbird swooped down and attacked one of the Solitary SP.didn't make contact but it was close. On Friday, Pectoral Sandpipers joined the 30+ Least SP.three snipes foraged fairly close by but never got close enough to Pecs to photograph them. A family of White-eyed Vireos entertained me for about 15 minutes. Shorebirds: http://thebusinessbirder.com/oaklandaug2010a.pdf Shorebirds: http://thebusinessbirder.com/oaklandaug2010b.pdf Vireos: http://thebusinessbirder.com/oaklandaug2010c.pdf Both days were excellent for wildflowers and leps.pix to carolinaleps later. Back at home, my young male RTHU is still flying in the face of other birds and chasing them off...on Thursday, it was a BG Gnatcatcher a rare visitor to my backyard...of course he also chases other hummers.I still have at least 2 adult males maybe 3.they chase each other but I have not seen them chase other species.previously I had watched the juvenile male go after chickadees and house finches. On Saturday, I participated in the Southport butterfly count with a Bald Head Island team that included 2 others.great Lep pix and a juvenile YC Night-Heron which has been posted to the Carolina Bird Club photo gallery. We did not realize we would also participate in the BHI Annual Mosquito Count.at times the swarm overtook the golf cart and I had to put the pedal to the metal.any time we were in the woods and out of the wind along Middle Island Road, they attacked. A wonderful week, especially since shorebirds and skippers are usually my biggest nightmares. John Ennis Leland, NC 910-371-9729Subject: Wings of Blue and Gold - Cottonwood Trail 8/29 From: <harveyssc AT charter.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:28:06 -0400 (EDT) Spent a rewarding couple of hours during my first visit to Cottonwood Trail, Spartanburg this Sunday morning. 14 species of warblers including single Golden-winged and Blue-winged. Simon C. Harvey Simpsonville, SCSubject: Long-billed Curlew still present at 6:30 PM From: "Simon Thompson" <simont AT charter.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:30:20 -0400 C-birders Chris and I went back to Hooper Lane this evening along with Janie Owens and yes, the LBCurlew was still present. Much closer than earlier today and great allowed some great photographic moments! A bonus was the flock of 13 Buff-breasted Sandpipers that flew in to the same field. Lots of Bank Swallows as well. 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 http://birdingaddict.blogspot.com/ Simon Thompson & Chris Jaquette Wild Birds Unlimited 1997 Hendersonville Road Asheville, NC 28803 Phone: 828.687.9433 E-mail: Birdhut AT ashevillewbu.com www.asheville.wbu.comSubject: Baltimore Oriole From: Lena Gallitano <lena_gallitano AT ncsu.edu> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:41:33 -0400 Hello all, Last Thursday, August 27, a beautiful male Baltimore Oriole perched on the shepherds crook that holds my large oriole sized sugar water feeder - it is also being enjoyed by more hummingbirds this year than I've ever seen in my yard. The first oriole I ever saw in my yard was on November 17, 2002 the first day of my first year Project Feeder Watch count. Baltimore Orioles have been visiting my yard every year since with as many a 9-13 seen on any given day and a high of 18 during migration a few years ago. Orioles tend to travel in loose flocks but since Thursday I've not seen another - hopefully he will lead the flock back to my yard for another year of these beautiful birds perching in my large holly trees in the full sun each morning. I feel richly rewarded for my yard to be their winter destination . Now if that little Rufous hummer will just find the feeders again ... Good birding all, Lena Gallitano Raleigh, NCSubject: Ft. Fisher - 3 Wilson's Phalaropes From: "dmcooper2 AT juno.com" <dmcooper2@juno.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:31:50 GMT This afternoon there were three Wilson's Phalaropes with a small assemblage of shorebirds in the spoil area next to the Ft. Fisher ferry Landing in New Hanover County, NC. Sam Cooper Wilmington, NC ____________________________________________________________ 1 Tip for Losing Weight Cut down 2 lbs per week by using this 1 weird old tip http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c7ad207390d88e0fb6st03ducSubject: Re: Henderson Cty. Long-billed Curlew From: Dwayne Martin <redxbill AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:04:50 -0400 Several years ago there was a Long-billed Curlew that hung out in a pasture in the mountains of Virgina near the Kentucky border for a week or so. Sure did look weird out there though. That was my lifer. Dwayne ************* Dwayne Martin Hickory, NC redxbill AT gmail.com http://www.naturalsciences.org/nchummers/ Catawba County Park Ranger Riverbend Park - Conover, NC jdmartin AT catawbacountync.gov http://www.catawbacountync.gov/depts/parks/ http://www.weatherlink.com/user/riverbendpark http://www.ncbirdingtrail.org/TrailGuide/Guide_CatawbaValley.pdf On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Wayne K. ForsytheSubject: Henderson Cty. Long-billed Curlew From: "Wayne K. Forsythe" <wforsythe AT morrisbb.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:53:51 -0400 Folks, I just returned from Hooper Lane in Henderson County where Donnie & Shelby Coody and Paul Serridge(? proper spelling) earlier found a LONG-BILLED CURLEW!!!!! Many thanks to J. B. Hines and Simon Harvey for getting the message to me so I could get the message out to many other birders in the area! I must say Whimbrel was the more likely bird that came to mind when I first received the call, and that is very unusual for the mountains as well, I've seen 1 in 24 years. Upon my arrival, not being real familiar with the species, the bill did not look long enough to me and without the benefit of a few field guides I wasn't quite ready to sign on for a Long-billed Curlew in the mountains. Shelby saw the bird raise it's wings and saw cinnamon wing linings which is a good field mark for Curlew. The tail was barred and cinnamon colored, as well as the flanks of the bird. The upper back across the shoulders was very dark., the bill was long and down-curved with the lower mandible being pink/orange, and the legs were gray. The face was very pale with a short, dark line behind the eye. The breast and belly were unifrmly buffy in color. There was a very narrow, light, central crown stripe on the top of the head. Simon Thompson arrived and after a few moments he smiled and said "a very good bird, yes it's a Long-billed Curlew." He brought THE SHOREBIRD GUIDE by O'brien, Crossley and Karlson with him and on page 111, the lower picture closely depicts the bird present at Super Sod on Hooper Lane. I don't usually use pictures for comparisons, but in this case they are very close. Why this bird would show up here with the abscence of any significant weather is remarkable! I took many digi-scope photos and hope something comes out reasonably well! Directions:When proceeding up Hooper Lane from Rt.# 191, the bird is in the center of the last sod field on the right at Jeffress Road. When standing, the bird is easy to see but at times he sits down and then he can be difficult to see. Please remember to keep your vehicles on Hooper Lane and do not block the road or any gates as thrucks are coming and going 7 days a week. Once again, Thanks to Donnie and Shelby Coonie and Paul Serridge for a very wonderful bird! Best regards, Wayne Wayne K. Forsythe 16 Colonial Way Hendersonville, N. C. 28791 wforsytheATmorrisbb.netSubject: Few Migrants at Riverbend Park From: Dwayne Martin <redxbill AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:54:33 -0400 I did a little birding this morning here at Riverbend Park (northern Catawba Co.). I had one flock that included White-eyed Vireo, Ovenbird, Magnolia, Pine,and Chestnut-sided Warblers . This is the first migrant flock I have seen at the park this "fall". Dwayne ************* Dwayne Martin Hickory, NC redxbill AT gmail.com http://www.naturalsciences.org/nchummers/ Catawba County Park Ranger Riverbend Park - Conover, NC jdmartin AT catawbacountync.gov http://www.catawbacountync.gov/depts/parks/ http://www.weatherlink.com/user/riverbendpark http://www.ncbirdingtrail.org/TrailGuide/Guide_CatawbaValley.pdfSubject: Ro-Rap Lake and Winslow Sod From: Ricky Davis <rdnc13 AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:38:03 -0400 Hi Folks First stop at Vultare boat ramp at upper end of Roanoke Rapids Lake produced no water birds of note, but did find a family (2 adults and 1 juv.) of Cedar Waxwings. Kinda nice to see these in breeding season away from the western part of the state. Later, went by the Winslow Sod Farm on Stamper Siding Road in eastern Halifax County, southeast of Scotland Neck. Surprisingly had one Upland Sandpiper and one Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Only other birds were the ubiquitous Killdeer. Found only one passerine migrant today- a Baltimore Oriole at Roanoke Rapids. Where are the warblers? Later, Ricky -- Ricky Davis Rocky Mount, NCSubject: N. parula & Hairy WPs - Bond Park , 8/29/10 From: Edward Owens <banjoman_57 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:03:31 -0700 (PDT) Saw 2 hairy WPs today (first I've seen here at Bond Park since I started birding). Also heard a N. parula near the same spot as the B&W warbler and other warbler from yesterday. Eddie Owens Cary, NC ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org"Subject: Long-billed Curlew: Hendersonville, NC From: "Keith E. Camburn" <kcamburn AT bellsouth.net> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:02:23 -0700 (PDT) Wayne Forsythe just called and asked me to report a Long-billed Curlew found by Paul Serridge et al. on Hooper Lane in Hendersonville, NC. The bird was seen at 12:30 p.m. by several observers in the last field on the right at the junction of Hooper Lane and Jefferies Road. Please remember your Hooper Lane etiquette and remain on the road and do not enter the sod fields or block the gates. Thanks (on behalf of Wayne). Keith Keith E. Camburn 4435 Huntington Drive Gastonia, NC 28056-8276 704 824-0626Subject: Redheads From: "Gunter Richter" <chevypickupdriver AT ec.rr.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:49:32 -0400 Mystery solved. After a few weeks not seeing the Redheaded Woodpeckers, they showed up yesterday with 2 young uns in tow. Also, today a pair of Yellow-Shafted Flickers showed up with a flock af Blue Jays, also with Juvies. Looks like its going to be a very busy Fall, with all the hummers around, chasing each other. Happy Birding Gunter Jacksonville, NC 28546Subject: Re: White Ibis at the Cottonwood Trail, Spartanburg, SC From: Nate Dias <offshorebirder AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:28:16 -0700 (PDT) White Ibis are uncommon late summer / early fall visitors to the SC Piedmont, according to Post and Gauthreaux. Nathan Dias - Charleston, SC ________________________________ From: Paul SerridgeSubject: Re: eBird Report - Orangeburg Sod Farms, SC , 8/28/10 - Baird's, Buff-breasted, Upland Sandpipers From: Nate Dias <offshorebirder AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:21:34 -0700 (PDT) Nice job Matt and Mark. Baird's Sandpipers are nearly annual at the Orangeburg Super Sod farm, but are not necessarily always reported or detected. Thank goodness we are getting somewhat regular rains there this fall. It makes all the difference for shorebirding there. Nathan Dias - Charleston, SC ----- Original Message ---- From: Matt MalinSubject: Re: Northern Waterthrush in produce section From: John Scavetto <jscavetto AT carolina.rr.com> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:17:36 -0400 Mike I called the store and they said they were on Roll Back and that they will be available at all Walmart Superstores in September. Michael Tove wrote: > How much was it, was it marked down and did it have an expiration date? > > Mike Tove > Cary, NC > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Fussell [mailto:jfuss AT clis.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 9:14 PM > To: carolinabirds > Subject: Northern Waterthrush in produce section > > Got a call from Jack Fennell this afternoon. A little while before he > had seen a Northern Waterthrush in the produce section of the Walmart > in Havelock. > > John Fussell > Morehead City, NC > jfuss AT clis.com > > > > > !DSPAM:4c771168123831494419981! > > > > > >Subject: RE: Northern Waterthrush in produce section From: "Michael Tove" <mtove AT deltaforce.net> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:10:46 -0400 How much was it, was it marked down and did it have an expiration date? Mike Tove Cary, NC -----Original Message----- From: John Fussell [mailto:jfuss AT clis.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 9:14 PM To: carolinabirds Subject: Northern Waterthrush in produce section Got a call from Jack Fennell this afternoon. A little while before he had seen a Northern Waterthrush in the produce section of the Walmart in Havelock. John Fussell Morehead City, NC jfuss AT clis.com !DSPAM:4c771168123831494419981!Subject: Yard Bird no. 124! From: Clyde Sorenson <clyde_sorenson AT ncsu.edu> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:49:01 -0400 First new yard bird in almost two years- Loggerhead shrike! Clyde Sorenson Clayton and Raleigh, NCSubject: Fw: eBird Report - Orangeburg Sod Farms, SC , 8/28/10 - Baird's, Buff-breasted, Upland Sandpipers From: Matt Malin <hossfeldt AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:44:10 -0700 (PDT) C-birders: Today (800-1230) I birded at the Orangeburg Sod Farms with Mark Vukovich, with hopes of seeing Upland Sandpipers and hoping to find good birds after the first signifigant cold front passed through to the north, figuring it would move birds south. We were pleasantly suprised with a diverse raptor flight (9 species) and a respectable inland shorebird diversity (11 species) on the east wind, including two life birds for me and one for Mark. List below. Matt Malin hossfeldt (at) yahoo (dot) com Aiken, SC ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org"Subject: Re: bird ID help for sighting @ Bear Island, Hammock State Park (NO SIGHTINGS) From: Buddy Garrett <medxam AT ec.rr.com> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:12:30 -0400 Try a female Boat-Tailed Grackle! Welcome to Jacksonville! Buddy Garrett On 8/28/2010 8:05 PM, Anna Tendero wrote: > Hello Carolinabirders, > > I just moved to Jacksonville from Chicago, so I'm very excited for all > this new birding territory. Today I went to Bear Island (Hammock State > Park) in Swansboro for the first time. > > I saw a bird that I can't ID. The closest thing I can find in my field > guide is a Brown Jay, but that's not possible b/c of range. There were > a couple of them and they were around the board walk area off the > shore. Anyone have any ideas? > > Anna Tendero > Jacksonville, NC -- Charles L. (Buddy) Garrett, MD 132 Dockside Drive Jacksonville, NC 28546 910-389-0858Subject: bird ID help for sighting @ Bear Island, Hammock State Park (NO SIGHTINGS) From: Anna Tendero <annleebird AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:05:20 -0400 Hello Carolinabirders, I just moved to Jacksonville from Chicago, so I'm very excited for all this new birding territory. Today I went to Bear Island (Hammock State Park) in Swansboro for the first time. I saw a bird that I can't ID. The closest thing I can find in my field guide is a Brown Jay, but that's not possible b/c of range. There were a couple of them and they were around the board walk area off the shore. Anyone have any ideas? Anna Tendero Jacksonville, NCSubject: Occoneechee SP From: "Edith K. Tatum" <ektatum AT nc.rr.com> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:01:49 -0400 Today as I was leading a Dragonfly walk I heard a Norther Parula vocalizing. It was a little strange to hear it this time of year. I also use the on line feather atlas to identify a wing feather of a Sharp-shinned Hawk. I found this feather on my deck and was surprized to identify it as this. I think this must be a little early to expect this. The feather definitely wasn't from a Cooper's Hawk. Edith Tatum Durham, NCSubject: Fw: eBird Report - Cottonwod Trail , 8/28/10 From: Paul Serridge <paulserridge AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:38:49 -0700 (PDT) Excellent GCBC outing this morning.
Paul Serridge
Greenville, SC
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Location: Cottonwood Trail, Spartanburg, SC
Observation date: 8/28/10
Notes: The White Ibis was an immature bird. 13 Warbler species. Excellent
looks at mature and immature Redheaded Woodpeckers from the boardwalk.
Number of species: 59
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 3
White Ibis 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Mourning Dove 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 25
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 10
Red-bellied Woodpecker 10
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 4
White-eyed Vireo 6
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 25
Fish Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 20
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 10
Eastern Bluebird 20
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 3
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 1
Tennessee Warbler 1
Northern Parula 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Yellow-throated Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 8
American Redstart 8
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Kentucky Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Canada Warbler 1
Yellow-breasted Chat 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 20
Indigo Bunting 2
Common Grackle (Purple) 6
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 30
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Subject: White Ibis at the Cottonwood Trail, Spartanburg, SCFrom: Paul Serridge <paulserridge AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:50:29 -0700 (PDT) The GCBC (Greenville County Bird Club) held an outing this morning (8/28) at
the
Cottonwood Trail in suburban Spartanburg, SC.
We observed a single immature White Ibis flying over the boardwalk / wetlands
around 10.30.
I suspect that this is a rare species in Spartanburg County. Any info
about previous sightings at Cottonwood or in Spartanburg County would be
appreciated.
Also saw 13 warbler species including a Kentucky Warbler.
I'll send a complete list after having entered full details into e-bird.
Paul Serridge
Greenville, SC
Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Bond Park , 8/28/10From: Edward Owens <banjoman_57 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:22:53 -0700 (PDT) Had great looks at a white-eyed vireo as it foraged and sang in a thicket near the bog. I saw a black-and-white warbler, which conveniently landed in an oak right beside where I stood (binos would have useless at that range). I saw another warbler, I think, but I still haven't learned my warblers so I couldn't positively ID it. I was directly underneath the bird. All I know for sure is that it was a rich yellow and white underneath and sang a buzzy song. I'll be on the lookout for this one tomorrow. Eddie Owens Cary, NC ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: "do-not-reply AT ebird.org"Subject: Re: What the heck am I looking at? From: Kevin Metcalf <skermetcalf AT earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:08:03 -0400 This is a male Brown-headed Cowbird - molting from its juvenile plumage to first adult black feathers. Kevin Metcalf Huntersville, NC PS you can send your binoculars to my home address. On Aug 28, 2010, at 11:50 AM, KC Foggin wrote: > And if y'all tell me it's a juvie cowbird, I'm giving up birding ;) > > Two of several crappy shots taken at a shutter speed of 1/60 > through a fogged up lens this a.m.. > > http://www.pbase.com/kcfoggin/image/127889713 > > http://www.pbase.com/kcfoggin/image/127889724 > > > K.C. > > K.C. Foggin > Socastee > Myrtle Beach SC > > www.birdforum.net > www.pbase.com/kcfoggin/nikon_d50_pages&page=15 > > I love my KindleSubject: What the heck am I looking at? From: "KC Foggin" <KCFoggin AT sc.rr.com> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:50:11 -0400 And if y'all tell me it's a juvie cowbird, I'm giving up birding ;) Two of several crappy shots taken at a shutter speed of 1/60 through a fogged up lens this a.m.. http://www.pbase.com/kcfoggin/image/127889713 http://www.pbase.com/kcfoggin/image/127889724 K.C. K.C. Foggin Socastee Myrtle Beach SC www.birdforum.net www.pbase.com/kcfoggin/nikon_d50_pages&page=15 I love my KindleSubject: BRP Hefner Gap From: "mikethebike1 AT juno.com" <mikethebike1@juno.com> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:02:21 GMT Hi all Just returned back to Florida after a great week of birding the BRP with my friend Bill Haddad. On my last day (Thursday) we birded Hefner Gap. At 8:30 AM a large flock of migrants started feeding until 10:00. Although not as large as the flock seen on Wednesday at the Perley Toll Rd. (as reported by Bill) we had great looks at the following warblers: Chestnut Sided 10 BT Green 12 B&W 2 Worm Eating 5 Blackburnian 2 Redstart 1 BT Blue 2 Tennessee 1 Hooded 4 We also saw most of the other species of birds as reported by Bill at the Perley Toll Rd. As usual we ID'ed only Approx. 20% of the birds seen. Noticeably absent were the Blue Headed Vireos of which we saw 30+ in the flock at Perley. However the REAL birding started after we returned back to Bill's cabin on Humpback Mt. (just off the BRP 4 miles from Hefner Gap). After lunch and a short siesta at 3:30 we were alerted by the loud scolding and chipping sounds of the chickadees and titmice. After investigating the commotion we found we were surrounded by a flock of migrants swooping down and into the jewel weed and elderberry bushes BELOW us as well and the surrounding trees. This afforded us great views looking DOWN on them. After an hour of continuous action we actually got tired of holding up our glasses. We then sat in our rocking chairs and watched for another half hour. Along with the warblers listed above we added an Ovenbird and a Canada as well as a Rose Breasted Grosbeak. Although the flock was not as large as the Hefner Gap flock we id'ed twice as many as there. This has probably been the best birding week I've had in the ten years I've been coming to the BRP area. What a way to end a trip! Take care Michael Chakan Lakeland, Fl. ____________________________________________________________ "Six Sigma" Certification Enroll in Villanova University's prestigious six sigma certification program - 100% Online http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4c7909327b053998d9dst01vuc |