Date: 1/23/26 3:32 pm From: David Campbell (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Rainbow colors on a grey afternoon!
Yes, that's the same sighting.
On Friday, January 23, 2026, Will Cook <cwcook...> wrote:
> Forwarded from our sister group Carolinaleps (with permission)... I > believe this is the same sighting David Campbell posted about. Not yet seen > again, but hope they get another glimpse! > > Will Cook - Durham, NC > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: Rainbow colors on a grey afternoon! > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:18:25 -0500 > From: Doug Allen <dougk4ly...> <dougk4ly...> > > > > > > No, this isn't about my first butterfly sighting of 2026. It's what I saw > at our Yankee Droll bird feeder at 3:50 PM, the first such sighting since > moving here in 2006. We had a male Painted Bunting that only stayed a few > minutes, but long enough for my wife to also see it well. > I've seen them a few times on the SC coast, in spring and summer, and also > in southern Texas and in Mexico. Although I've been birding since 1967, I > don't belong to any Upstate SC or other Carolina bird sites for reporting, > but I know many of the butterfliers here are enthusiastic birders! > Maybe after this next week of very cold weather I'll have something > legitimate to report here. > Doug Allen Windmill Hill 1130' ASL > near Inman, SC 8 miles south of the NC border in Spartanburg County >
-- Dr. David Campbell Professor, Geology Department of Natural Sciences 110 S Main St, #7270 Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs NC 28017
