This is fun news to read. Thanks to Guy for compiling On 10/28/25, 6:01 AM, "<carolinabirds-request...>" <carolinabirds-request...> wrote:
carolinabirds digest Tue, 28 Oct 2025 Table of contents: * 1 - Re: [HCAS] Ashe Co. gains 12 documented birds this year - Debbie shetterly <dshett37...>* 2 - Morehead City Christmas Bird Count - Marty Wall <mwbirdmail...>* 3 - Re: Ashe Co. gains 12 documented birds this year - Harry LeGrand <hlegrandjr...>* 4 - Lark Sparrow - Huntington Beach State Park - "Ron Clark" <ronclark2277...> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID:<CADu3t683Z_8zJdrboo=o4GpjT99Lfur=24B=1Cr=<wumkoPiYsQ...>Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 08:21:53 -0400From: Debbie shetterly <dshett37...>Subject: Re: [HCAS] Ashe Co. gains 12 documented birds this year thanks so much , Guy- so interesting and helpful!! On Sun, Oct 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM <badgerboy...> wrote: > Just completed the annual updates to the lists of bird reports for the> counties in NW NC. You can find, read, and download them here><https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GcacgAIoDy2mKcNTQ840cHktUYVEFPtx?usp=drive_link>> (My private google drive). They now include color codes for report status,> nesting and wintering checks, high counts, and extreme dates. Pink color> means we need documentation! I put these pdf's on my phone for quick check> in the field, especially where there is no cell reception.>> Leading the way in gains of documented birds was Ashe Co., with 12 new> ones up to 199 total: Northern Shoveler, Sandhill Crane, Greater> Yellowlegs, Wood Stork(2021), Common Loon, Saw-whet Owl, Fish Crow,> Gray-cheeked Thrush, White-winged Crossbill(2002), Prairie Warbler,> Wilson's Warbler, and Summer Tanager.>> Watauga had 5 new: Purple Gallinule, Wood Stork, Scissor-tailed> Flycatcher, Lapland Longspur, and Lark Sparrow. Watauga moves ahead of> Wilkes for most species documented (of the 5 NW NC counties) with 250.>> Avery gets 2 new: Bonaparte's Gull and Caspian Tern. Now with 217.>> Alleghany gets 1 new: American Coot. Now with 196.>> Wilkes gets 1 new: Brewer's Blackbird. Now with 249.>> New for the entire region were 3 species: Purple Gallinule, Lapland> Longspur, and Lark Sparrow. Up to 316.>> Its great fun birding in NW NC! Guy (McGrane, Boone NC)>>>>> --> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups> "HCAS" group.> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an> email to hcbirders+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit>https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/hcbirders/<b2374346-d17e-4b2f-983e-58b7d52656f3...><https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/hcbirders/<b2374346-d17e-4b2f-983e-58b7d52656f3...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>> .>
------------------------------Message-ID: <CADKaVGO-TyXndMKDwgkmNij+<7Ynwm4sG4AfqN0nsAdxUPVa8AQ...>Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:02:06 -0400From: Marty Wall <mwbirdmail...>Subject: Morehead City Christmas Bird Count Hello Everyone, The Morehead City CBC will be held on Sunday, December 14, 2025. "LastYear's" count (Actually January 5, 2025) was pulled together after thepassing of long-time compiler and legendary birder John Fussell. We aregoing back to John's original count date of the first Sunday. The January 5, 2025 count was held under clear skies with temperaturesbetween 24 and 50 degrees F. Thirty-four observers tallied 149 species.Both numbers were a little low for this count, but we were pleased to keepthe count going. Good species included Common Eider, Anhinga, PomarineJaeger, Western Tanager, and Bullock's Oriole. Misses included Surf Scoter(Only 1 Black Scoter!), Great Cormorant, Clapper Rail, Red-headedWoodpecker, and Merlin. Please let me know if you are interested in helping this year. Marty WallMorehead City, <NCmorehead.city.cbc...>
------------------------------Message-ID: <CAKEC7A47A8d3XqBo+50_tiRxqW2H=<F7DWhWgZADhvDgT7o3AVg...>Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:15:44 -0400From: Harry LeGrand <hlegrandjr...>Subject: Re: Ashe Co. gains 12 documented birds this year Guy, Excellent work here. I (and I think Steve Shultz) "smell" a major paperfor *The Chat,* in order to get this very valuable data into apublication. Who might see these tables ten years from now? For example,the Summary Table for the total 5 counties has columns for the 4 seasons,but not columns for which of the 5 counties it has been recorded. I thinka table with the species name and the columns for Alleghany, Ashe, Avery,Watauga, and Wilkes would be very valuable. In addition, such a papercould/should include annotated notes on the rarer species. If you recall,there were a good handful of "annotated checklists" of "The Birds ofxxxxxxxx County" published there. Mark Simpson published a few papers onthe "Birds of the xxxxxx Mountains", such as the Brushy Mountains. Heck,you could even have a 1-2 sentence set of comments on EACH species, as wasdone on the Birds of Wake County (Robert Hader) or the Birds of the NCSandhills (Jay Carter). I really want to see your excellent database to get published in some way,in some form, and I know that Steve (as Chat editor) is often hurting formajor articles (and General Field Notes). I do try to have one of theseasonal Chat Briefs for the Files done for each quarterly issue. Harry LeGrandRaleigh PS -- Actually, your summary table by the four seasons, as we see in anattachment, is certainly fine to be published as is. But one with the 5counties across the top would also be very valuable. On Sun, Oct 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM <badgerboy...> wrote: > Just completed the annual updates to the lists of bird reports for the> counties in NW NC. You can find, read, and download them here><https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GcacgAIoDy2mKcNTQ840cHktUYVEFPtx?usp=drive_link>> (My private google drive). They now include color codes for report status,> nesting and wintering checks, high counts, and extreme dates. Pink color> means we need documentation! I put these pdf's on my phone for quick check> in the field, especially where there is no cell reception.>> Leading the way in gains of documented birds was Ashe Co., with 12 new> ones up to 199 total: Northern Shoveler, Sandhill Crane, Greater> Yellowlegs, Wood Stork(2021), Common Loon, Saw-whet Owl, Fish Crow,> Gray-cheeked Thrush, White-winged Crossbill(2002), Prairie Warbler,> Wilson's Warbler, and Summer Tanager.>> Watauga had 5 new: Purple Gallinule, Wood Stork, Scissor-tailed> Flycatcher, Lapland Longspur, and Lark Sparrow. Watauga moves ahead of> Wilkes for most species documented (of the 5 NW NC counties) with 250.>> Avery gets 2 new: Bonaparte's Gull and Caspian Tern. Now with 217.>> Alleghany gets 1 new: American Coot. Now with 196.>> Wilkes gets 1 new: Brewer's Blackbird. Now with 249.>> New for the entire region were 3 species: Purple Gallinule, Lapland> Longspur, and Lark Sparrow. Up to 316.>> Its great fun birding in NW NC! Guy (McGrane, Boone NC)>>>>>
------------------------------Message-ID: <000601dc4763$8c6117e0$a52347a0$@gmail.com>Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:02:58 -0400From: "Ron Clark" <ronclark2277...>Subject: Lark Sparrow - Huntington Beach State Park We found the sparrow on Saturday and it was seen again today. Both days inthe jetty parking lot.
Ron Clark Mt. Holly NC
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