Date: 12/22/25 7:01 am From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Burrowing Owl in Asheville, NC, decades ago?
Thanks to Kent for reminding folks on the listserve how to see older
reports in the *Chat database*. Most birders probably don't go to the
Carolina Bird Club website to click on most or all of the green tabs to see
the numerous functions that Kent (CBC webmaster) has provided Carolina
birders over many years. Note that some of the tabs on the last row have
very important dropdown sub-tabs/links. Important tabs I check often are
*Sightings* (where all of the eBird write-in rarities are listed), *Photo
Gallery*, and *Bird Records* (where the full state lists are found). The *Birds
of North Carolina* link at the top takes you to that website, where you can
also see the records for the rare species such as Burrowing Owl.
In addition, at this Christmas Bird Count time of year, folks may want to
click on the blue link for *Christmas Bird Counts in the Carolinas* near
the top of the home page. All of the counts should be listed there, the
dates, and all have a map link to the count circle!
Harry LeGrand
On Mon, Dec 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM Kent Fiala <carolinabirds...> wrote:
> One way to look up old records like this is to go to the Chat database
> page on the Carolina Bird Club website, like this:
> https://www.carolinabirdclub.org/chat/db/3jX8q6 >
> Kent Fiala
>
> On 12/22/2025 9:15 AM, Steve wrote:
>
> Yep. I recall the same.
>
> And while the Florida birds may be sedentary from a migration perspective,
> they certainly can and do get around using human derived transportation.
> For example, they sometimes ride cruise ships.
>
> I suspect that with reports being coastal and in shipping ports, that may
> be a reasonable explanation.
>
> Steve Shultz
>
>
> On Dec 22, 2025, at 8:59 AM, Charlotte Goedsche <carolinabirds...>
> <carolinabirds...> wrote:
>
>
> Digging back into time, I vaguely recall that there was a Burrowing Owl in
> east Asheville in the early 2000's, and that it was thought to have been
> transported there by one of the trucks carrying construction materials for
> some big project. But don't take my word on this!
>
> Charlotte Goedsche
> Brainerd, MN (formerly of AVL and Weaverville, NC)
>
> --
> Charlotte L. Goedsche (Pronouns: She - Her - Hers)
>
>
