Date: 6/19/21 9:31 am From: Linda Ward (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Rehab needed for baby birds in Richmond, Va
We have a friend who lives in Richmond, Va who found a fallen nest in her yard...we suggested she try to put it back, but no luck. She is successfully feeding them worms that she bought (using long plastic tweezers). She sent a video and they're eagerly eating, but the problem is that this is someone who travels and is away from home a lot. Can anyone recommend a rehabber for birds (there are three) in the Richmond, Va area? I'll pass along the info to her if you have it. They look like they're just beginning to get blue feathers....
You can reply to this off list, but a better address is <tankapoet...>
Date: 6/17/21 5:56 pm From: Steve <sshultz...> Subject: Durham Nighthawks
Iâve found the best place to see nighthawk in Durham is from the rooftop of The Durham Hotel. Grab a beverage and start watching. The birds come out at dusk.
For a treat, try The Durham cocktail. For cheapies, they have Narragansett in the can.
For the past 3 months I've had a male bluebird flying into the windows, sometimes off and on all day! For about 5 weeks I had to completely cover the bedroom windows to stop him because he would come about 6:30am. I'm not a morning person, so was very unhappy and tired! He moved onto another part of the house for a while, came back and I tried a rubber snake, he didn't care. He stopped again for a while and moved to the kitchen windows, now he's back to the bedroom, 6:00am today! I have those UV stickers on all windows, no help! Any suggestions, I'm desperate! Thanks,Patty TiceRaleigh NCSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
Date: 6/16/21 9:43 am From: Wayne Hoffman (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Brood X Cicadas
Hi -
I want to thank the people who gave me information on Brood X occurrence in NC. On Sunday I drove up to the Wilkesboro area, and was able to encounter the tail end of the emergence near the village of Ronda. I got good photos of the cicadas, but unfortunately did not see any birds feeding on them.
Date: 6/16/21 8:24 am From: Will Cook <cwcook...> Subject: 28 Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks in Hertford (Perquimans County, NC)
Bo Leisenring saw quite a spectacle yesterday in Hertford - larger than the largest flock reported for the state do far on ebird, though this report may not make it there.
Will Cook - Durham, NC
-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: FW: Birds Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:44:53 -0400 From: Ron Morris <ronmorris...> To: <carolinabirds-request...>
Black bellied whistling ducks, 28 in total stayed on my point of land all day today. I got over 100 photos and many videos. Hertford NC. Bo Leisenring 717 885 3424.
Date: 6/16/21 6:38 am From: Thomas McNeil (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Black-crowned Night-Heron (Mitchell Co., NC)
16 June 2021
Mitchell Co., NC
Bakersville (Cane Creek Road)
As of 9:15am, there was an immature Black-crowned Night-Heron in Bakersville, NC. The bird was standing on a rock in Cane Creek, directly beside the Clarissa Community Center (on Cane Creek Road).
Date: 6/14/21 2:21 pm From: Lynn Erla Beegle (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: 7 species of woodpeckers today in Watauga County, NC
Thanks for an enjoyable story! On a related note, I ran into two birders
at Lake Betz (Wake County NC) as they finished up a day of birding. They
were able to see SEVEN of the eight woodpecker species in the North
Carolina Piedmont and Sandhills, dawn to dusk. Their only miss... the DOWNY
WOODPECKER. No, really. When they added up their lists for the day, that
bird was missing. They had a good laugh about that!
L Erla Beegle
Raleigh NC
PS I have 84 straight days of NC Bird Atlas checklists, and counting! Join
in the fun!
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On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 4:15 PM "J. Merrill Lynch" <carolinabirds...>
wrote:
> Birders, I saw all 7 possible woodpeckers on my property today, a first
> for me during the breeding season in the NC mountains. Now seeing 7 species
> during the breeding season at one location is not that hard to do in the
> Sandhills and other places where red-cockadeds occur. But in the mountains
> the only possible way to get to seven is to see both red-headed woodpecker
> and yellow-bellied sapsucker, hard enough in the winter, but very difficult
> during the breeding season.
> The 7-woodpecker day was made possible by an adult red-headed woodpecker
> that showed up this morning on a dead tree in front of our house. The first
> one in 13 years living here! Iâve had 2 records of flyover migrants but
> this is the first physically on the property. Red-headed woodpeckers are
> almost unheard of as a breeding species at high elevations in the NC
> mountains so I was totally floored when this one appeared out of nowhere.
>
> Thatâs one reason birding is so fun. You never know what you are going to
> see next! The complete list (plus photos of the red-headed) are in the
> eBird link below.
>
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ebird.org/checklist/S90189985__;!!OToaGQ!5cREmfkaWYitBdi7zEKYlpD4V4OZwIKP_Dxr6rnK40_4zdh91aRdJBQU0TwiP-wLFgM$ > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ebird.org/checklist/S90189985__;!!OToaGQ!6P9qmvdg4r1P_EHOodSijYz43eGwouHkERPpH9NY72sMfg3H250FVrSxtgg6pGi4MJM$> >
> Merrill Lynch
> Echo Valley Farm
> Watauga County, NC
> Sent from my iPhone
>
Date: 6/14/21 1:15 pm From: \J. Merrill Lynch\ (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: 7 species of woodpeckers today in Watauga County, NC
Birders, I saw all 7 possible woodpeckers on my property today, a first for me during the breeding season in the NC mountains. Now seeing 7 species during the breeding season at one location is not that hard to do in the Sandhills and other places where red-cockadeds occur. But in the mountains the only possible way to get to seven is to see both red-headed woodpecker and yellow-bellied sapsucker, hard enough in the winter, but very difficult during the breeding season.
The 7-woodpecker day was made possible by an adult red-headed woodpecker that showed up this morning on a dead tree in front of our house. The first one in 13 years living here! Iâve had 2 records of flyover migrants but this is the first physically on the property. Red-headed woodpeckers are almost unheard of as a breeding species at high elevations in the NC mountains so I was totally floored when this one appeared out of nowhere.
Thatâs one reason birding is so fun. You never know what you are going to see next! The complete list (plus photos of the red-headed) are in the eBird link below.
Date: 6/13/21 10:35 am From: steve stevens (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Final Nightjar Survey Window Approaching
I know many of you know about this, and participate, but I wanted to remind everyone of a volunteer opportunity to help document nightjars.
The Nightjar Survey Network (nightjars.org) 3rd window (June17-July1) is approaching, which is the last window for NC in 2021. In short, you can participate by adopting one of the routes they have on their site or make your own. The routes are 10 miles with a 6 minute stationary stop every mile. At these stops you record the individual birds you hear calling onto a datasheet then fill in the fields of that datasheet on their website. The windows align with the brighter phases of the moon, as nightjars sing more during these phases (especially a clear sky with low wind and full moon overhead). Very detailed instructions and all the information you need is on their website: nightjars.org
I've done a few of these surveys throughout the years and they're really enjoyable. Last month during the full moon I documented 41 individual nightjars along a route I made (along with other night singing birds like chats, owls, cuckoos, etc) in the sandhills. If you make your own route, you can correlate it with priority blocks of the NC Bird Atlas to help cover the nocturnal requirements to complete the blocks. Personally, I'd suggest trying to find a time when the moon is high in the sky, bright, visible, there's low wind, and to conduct the survey between astronomical twilight (a short window in the summer) for best results. I set aside around two hours to conduct a survey.
I'm not affiliated with the project other than being an excited volunteer, but feel free to email me directly if I can help at all!
Date: 6/13/21 7:44 am From: Steve <sshultz...> Subject: Whistling ducks
Spotted a flight of half a dozen fowl larger than mallard and smaller than Can, so presume Black-bellied Whistling Duck based on the rash of birds flying about as of late. This was over the pool at Walden Creek in Apex (Wake NC) yesterday afternoon.
Maybe those ducks from the other week remained in the are? Or maybe newbies.
Steve Shultz
Apex NC
The waterfowl capital of Wake County
Date: 6/12/21 11:54 am From: \J. Merrill Lynch\ (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: interesting mammal observation while birding
Thanks John. Always interesting, your observations. Reminds me of a stop years ago on a BBS route, Todd route in Ashe County. I was standing by the side of the road starting my count when a young rabbit came loping by, not in full stride but faster than a nonchalant hop. Seconds later a mustelid appeared, a mink, following the rabbitâs exact path. This went on for several minutes with the rabbit crossing the paved road several times and disappearing into the shoulder grass. With the mink in pursuit, not hot but lukewarm, Iâd say. There was a sizable stream on one side of the road that I think was blocking the rabbitâs escape route. Anyway, both finally disappeared so I donât know the final outcome.
I do know that my bird list for that stop was a little sparseâŠ
Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 12, 2021, at 1:50 PM, John Fussell <jofuss...> wrote:
>
> ï»żI've never been much interested in small mammals, because they are generally nocturnal and/or secretive. And when you do see one, it's usually just a blur, unless you happen to find a road-kill.
>
> However, on Monday (7 June) I had exceptional views of a small mammal species that I had never seen before.
>
> I was standing in a jeep trail near the Black Swamp Road in the western Croatan National Forest, doing a point-count of breeding birds (exact site is in Craven County, but, based on Google Earth, only about 300 meters E of Jones County). The trail runs along on an old dike through pocosin habitat. Vegetation adjacent to the trail is virtually impenetrable.
>
> I think I had just started the 10-minute count when I noticed a small, young rabbit moving up the trail toward me, coming closer and closer. It seemed not to notice me. Then I noticed another "rabbit" following the first, but back a ways. My first impression was that this was not a chase, because both critters were just steadily moving toward me--neither was running fast.
>
> Then I noticed that the second "rabbit" was not a rabbit, but that it was something entirely different. About this time, the first rabbit, the real one, had come to within 5-10 feet of me, still seemingly unaware of my presence. Then it turned and went into a dense growth of blackberry (Rubus) that lined the trail at that point (hmm--rabbit, thick briars--that kind of rings a bell). After it disappeared, I could hear it moving around in the vegetation.
>
> Then the second animal came to within 5-10 feet of me. I saw that it was a weasel (Long-tailed Weasel). It then turned and went into the thick blackberry growth.
>
> A few seconds later, the rabbit re-emerged from the patch, and headed back up the trail in the direction from which it had come. I could still hear the weasel rummaging around in the blackberry patch for several more seconds. But, then it too re-emerged just a few feet from me, and headed back up the trail in the direction from which it and the rabbit had come.
>
> Going back to when the weasel was still in the blackberry patch, and when the rabbit was moving back up the trail, I noticed that the rabbit did not go around a large and deep mud puddle that almost covered the trail, but went up the middle of it--it actually appeared to have to swim a few feet. Perhaps this behavior and the back-tracking were an effort to elude the weasel.
>
> By the time the weasel had started back down the trail, the rabbit had disappeared from view, and the weasel soon disappeared too.
>
> One thing that really impressed me was that it never looked like the encounter involved an actual chase. Neither animal was running fast, just moving steadily along. The other aspect of the experience was how oblivious to me they were--I guess they were too focused on each other!
>
> About 30 minutes later when I returned to this section of trail after finishing a couple of more point-counts, I looked carefully within/along the trail for evidence of a kill, but saw none.
>
> Incidentally, the rabbit was very small and when I first noticed the weasel my focus was shifted to it. So, I have to confess, I am not certain if the rabbit was a cottontail or a marsh rabbit.
>
> John Fussell
> Morehead City, NC
Date: 6/12/21 10:50 am From: John Fussell <jofuss...> Subject: interesting mammal observation while birding
I've never been much interested in small mammals, because they are generally nocturnal and/or secretive. And when you do see one, it's usually just a blur, unless you happen to find a road-kill.
However, on Monday (7 June) I had exceptional views of a small mammal species that I had never seen before.
I was standing in a jeep trail near the Black Swamp Road in the western Croatan National Forest, doing a point-count of breeding birds (exact site is in Craven County, but, based on Google Earth, only about 300 meters E of Jones County). The trail runs along on an old dike through pocosin habitat. Vegetation adjacent to the trail is virtually impenetrable.
I think I had just started the 10-minute count when I noticed a small, young rabbit moving up the trail toward me, coming closer and closer. It seemed not to notice me. Then I noticed another "rabbit" following the first, but back a ways. My first impression was that this was not a chase, because both critters were just steadily moving toward me--neither was running fast.
Then I noticed that the second "rabbit" was not a rabbit, but that it was something entirely different. About this time, the first rabbit, the real one, had come to within 5-10 feet of me, still seemingly unaware of my presence. Then it turned and went into a dense growth of blackberry (Rubus) that lined the trail at that point (hmm--rabbit, thick briars--that kind of rings a bell). After it disappeared, I could hear it moving around in the vegetation.
Then the second animal came to within 5-10 feet of me. I saw that it was a weasel (Long-tailed Weasel). It then turned and went into the thick blackberry growth.
A few seconds later, the rabbit re-emerged from the patch, and headed back up the trail in the direction from which it had come. I could still hear the weasel rummaging around in the blackberry patch for several more seconds. But, then it too re-emerged just a few feet from me, and headed back up the trail in the direction from which it and the rabbit had come.
Going back to when the weasel was still in the blackberry patch, and when the rabbit was moving back up the trail, I noticed that the rabbit did not go around a large and deep mud puddle that almost covered the trail, but went up the middle of it--it actually appeared to have to swim a few feet. Perhaps this behavior and the back-tracking were an effort to elude the weasel.
By the time the weasel had started back down the trail, the rabbit had disappeared from view, and the weasel soon disappeared too.
One thing that really impressed me was that it never looked like the encounter involved an actual chase. Neither animal was running fast, just moving steadily along. The other aspect of the experience was how oblivious to me they were--I guess they were too focused on each other!
About 30 minutes later when I returned to this section of trail after finishing a couple of more point-counts, I looked carefully within/along the trail for evidence of a kill, but saw none.
Incidentally, the rabbit was very small and when I first noticed the weasel my focus was shifted to it. So, I have to confess, I am not certain if the rabbit was a cottontail or a marsh rabbit.
Date: 6/11/21 5:19 am From: Peter Vankevich (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Black-bellied Whistling Ducks on Ocracoke
At least 8 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks have been seen feeding, June 8-9, 2021, in the rain-soaked yards of Ocracoke village. Photos available. Regards, /Peter Vankevich
Date: 6/11/21 5:01 am From: Paul Serridge (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Hotspot renamed in Greenville County, SC
Lake Conestee Nature Preserve has changed its official name to *Conestee Nature Preserve*, and the eBird Hotspot has been similarly renamed. If you have submitted eBird checklists from that hotspot all your records will have automatically changed to the new name. If by any chance you submitted any checklists using the former name *as a personal location*, those records will not have been changed automatically.
Date: 6/10/21 6:57 pm From: David Campbell (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: lots of NC wood storks
While we were collecting fossils at a private site near Hallsboro, Columbus County, we saw over 100 wood storks fly past in small to large groups this morning.
-- Dr. David Campbell Associate Professor, Geology Department of Natural Sciences 110 S Main St, #7270 Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs NC 28017
Took a quick walk at Merchant's over a lunch break and saw a whack of Flycatchers of course: Yellow-throated, White-eyed, Red-eyed, Great Crested, all along the Coleman Trail (canoe launch parking lot). Warblers included Prothonotary, Yellow-throated, and Parula. As we got into the beech forest part of the trail, I said this would be place for a Tanager of sorts - and bam! A Scarlet Tanager appeared.
Date: 6/9/21 4:07 pm From: Kent Fiala (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks in Durham, NC
Four, maybe five, Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks are being seen at Patterson Place Constructed Wetland in Durham. There is also a hybrid Mallard/American Black Duck that could almost pass for a Black.
DR. BILL HILTON JR., Executive Director
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA
office & cell (803) 684-5852
The mission of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is "to conserve plants, animals, habitats, and other natural components of the Piedmont Region of the eastern United States through observation, scientific study, and education for students of all ages.
"Never trust a person too lazy to get up for sunrise or too busy to watch the sunset." BHjr.
Date: 6/8/21 10:17 am From: Erik Thomas (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Swainsonâs Warblers in the Piedmont
Swainson's Warbler is a puzzling species, with its separate coastal plain
and mountain distributions. One has to wonder why it doesn't show up very
often in the Piedmont region, where you found yours.
During counts for the NC Bird Atlas this spring, I've found Swainson's
Warblers singing at three sites in the inner coastal plain parts of North
Carolina, one in Johnston County (and not at Howell Woods, a known spot for
them) and two in Robeson County. The interesting thing about all three
sites is that, although they're all in bottomlands, they aren't in the
wettest parts of the bottomlands. Instead, they're away from flooded
areas, generally upstream from the swampy parts. The song sounds to me
like "Neil, Neil, Neil, catch the girl" and that mnemonic has been quite
useful to me.
Erik Thomas
Raleigh, NC
On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 8:20 AM Kevin Kubach <carolinabirds...> wrote:
> Good Morning. Yesterday while working on streams in York County, SC, I
> encountered Swainsonâs Warblers singing at two sites just west of Rock
> Hill. In one case near the adult I also heard calls that I suspect were
> those of fledglings but could not confirm. There are very few observations
> in eBird in June in this area.
>
> In recent years Iâve also observed the species during the breeding season
> in places in the western Piedmont of SCâin the gap between the published
> mountain and midlands/coastal plain breeding range as shown on most maps.
>
> Just wanted to share these observations.
>
> Kevin Kubach
> Greenville, SC
--
Erik R. Thomas
Linguistics Program
North Carolina State University
Date: 6/8/21 5:21 am From: Kevin Kubach (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Swainsonâs Warblers in the Piedmont
Good Morning. Yesterday while working on streams in York County, SC, I encountered Swainsonâs Warblers singing at two sites just west of Rock Hill. In one case near the adult I also heard calls that I suspect were those of fledglings but could not confirm. There are very few observations in eBird in June in this area.
In recent years Iâve also observed the species during the breeding season in places in the western Piedmont of SCâin the gap between the published mountain and midlands/coastal plain breeding range as shown on most maps.
I ran the 33rd year of the Call BBS route on May 30th, near Wilkesboro NC . Results below with comments on species of interest.
Guy McGrane, Boone, NC
****
_Species_, _Route totals_, _Comments_
Canada Goose       13 Rock Pigeon          4 Mourning Dove       49    Steady increase recent years Yellow-billed Cuckoo    3 Chimney Swift       1    lowest since '75 Turkey Vulture       1 Red-shouldered Hawk    2    7th straight year, 3 of 26 years previous Red-tailed Hawk       1 Red-bellied Woodpecker    8    Last 2 years lower than peak in 2018 after long gains Downy Woodpecker       2 Pileated Woodpecker       2 Great Crested Flycatcher    1 Eastern Kingbird       3 Eastern Phoebe       1 Red-eyed Vireo       24 Blue Jay          8 American Crow       45 Fish Crow          4    Record high count, 4th year since 2013, absent previous No. Rough-winged Swallow    1 Barn Swallow       7    Much lower than in 90's, likely fewer nest sites Cliff Swallow          2    4th straight year, nesting at roaring river Carolina Chickadee       2 Tufted Titmouse       23    Increasing since late 90's, ~4X more now White-breasted Nuthatch    7    Record high, recent average 2 House Wren          5 Carolina Wren       40    Increasing since late 90's, ~5X more now Eastern Bluebird       25    Increasing since 70's, ~6X more now Wood Thrush          15    Highest since 1980. steady gain this century after sharp drop American Robin       31 Gray Catbird          2 Brown Thrasher       2 Northern Mockingbird    18 European Starling       65 Cedar Waxwing       9 House Finch          12 American Goldfinch       6 Chipping Sparrow       4    Decline since early 2000's to about half or less Field Sparrow       6    Holding fairly steady Song Sparrow       2    Tie for all-time low ~10X drop since late 90's Eastern Towhee       7 Yellow-breasted Chat    2 Eastern Meadowlark       5 Orchard Oriole       6    Record high, previous high 3, overall avg 1 Brown-headed Cowbird    9 Common Grackle       15    Last 2 yrs lowest since 1975 Common Yellowthroat    2    Lowest since 2004 Pine Warbler          2 Northern Cardinal       41 Blue Grosbeak       6 Indigo Bunting       14    Overall decline by >50% since late 90's Wild Turkey          2 Black Vulture          3 Common Raven       1    2nd year, first was 2019 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher   0   Observer-bias-caused not found recent years Scarlet Tanager      0   Unexplained absence this year after steady levels recently House Sparrow      0   First ever miss, decreasing recent years Acadian Flycatcher      0   2nd straight miss, usually 1 to 3 per year Purple Martin         0   First miss since 1996, all houses torn down on route Eastern Wood Pewee      0   3rd straight miss, combo observer bias and lower density Northern Flicker      0   Rarely found this century; common before then
Total Species : 53    (avg 52) Total ind. : 571    (avg 594) Vehicles    166  (seemed very high this year) __
Date: 6/5/21 7:10 am From: Josh Southern (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Call for Spring 2021 reports for the "Briefs for the Files"
Dear Carolinabirders,
It's now time to submit your Spring 2021 (March 1st through May 31st) reports of noteworthy NC/SC bird sightings for the "Briefs for the Files" section of "The Chat."
If you already posted your sighting to the carolinabirds listserv or submitted a checklist through ebird, then it's not necessary to send me a separate report (as I'll probably see it), but all direct submissions are welcome and encouraged.
I'm most interested in reports of rare species, very late or very early migrants, very high counts, and breeding well outside of typical range. For all reports, please include the bird's full common name (no abbreviations), the name of the observer(s), the date of the sighting, the location of the sighting, and attached photographs if available. For very rare or hard-to-identify species, please include written details if not attaching a photograph. For the most unusual sightings, I may ask you to fill out a Rare Bird Report Form for submission to the state's Bird Records Committee.
Please email your report to me at <joshsouthern79...> before the end of June. If attaching a word document, please also "copy and paste" the contents into the body of the email.
Thanks and Good Birding, Josh Southern Holly Springs, NC
Date: 6/5/21 5:06 am From: Marcia Mandel (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Birding spots in and near Shenandoah National Park
I'm going to be in Mcgaheysville, Virginia, in between Harrisonburg and Shenandoah National Park, in a few weeks and would appreciate any tips for good birding spots. Please reply directly to me, offline. Thanks! Marcia
Thanks for sharing - those definitely remind me of being back in Texas.Â
Oscar CarmonaWake Forest, NC
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
On Friday, June 4, 2021, 2:06 PM, Shultz, Steven <carolinabirds...> wrote:
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A small group of subject line birds are at a retention pond (now neighborhood amenity!) near downtown Apex in western Wake County.Â
The birds are located at the intersection of Ambergate Station and Tender (not Tinder) Drive in Apex, just off Apex Peakway.
A small group of subject line birds are at a retention pond (now neighborhood amenity!) near downtown Apex in western Wake County.
The birds are located at the intersection of Ambergate Station and Tender (not Tinder) Drive in Apex, just off Apex Peakway.
Date: 6/2/21 7:26 pm From: Mark Kosiewski (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Barn Owl nest boxes
Rob, The nest boxes in the Triangle were donated to NCWRC, which started its own Barn Owl monitoring program a few years ago. It's unlikely that any of the New Hope Audubon nest boxes were utilized, as Barn Owls have become increasingly scarce in the area. NCWRC has promised to monitor the existing boxes, and to gradually move them to confirmed breeding spots around the state.
Date: 6/2/21 10:56 am From: Betsy Kane (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Minnesota or Wisconsin birders?
Hello birders, Iâm hoping that some members of this list are very familiar
with the area around Rochester, MN, and La Crosse, WI â and could advise on
the must-see or most characteristic birding sites around there, or some
good places to get birds that we typically donât see in Piedmont/coastal
plain North Carolina. Iâm not much of a traveling birder, so any tips for
an easterner birding for the first time in the Midwest would also be
welcome. Please reply off-list, thanks.
Betsy Kane
Washington, N.C.
Date: 5/30/21 2:49 pm From: Steve Patterson (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: update about Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Anderson County
To my knowledge, no one has found the bird today (Sunday), although many people have searched. Â Debra and I stopped by the site and spoke with persons who had been there. Â As of 2:00, no positive reports had been registered. Â
I've heard them at what used to be called the OWASA mitigation tract and is now called the Buckhorn Gamelands.
Terri Carrboro NC
On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 7:49 AM William Majoros <bmajoros...> wrote:
> Regarding bobwhites in the triangle region, I hear them every year at a > particular location on Falls Lake when kayaking -- just south of the > causeway that delimits Beaverdam Lake, on the eastern shore of the lake > where there is now a system of bike trails ("New Light Trails"). I kayak > the entire lake each summer, and that's the only place I regularly > encounter them. That whole area is forested, though parts appear to have > been thinned in the last few years. > > > > Bill Majoros > > Durham, NC > > >
Date: 5/30/21 4:49 am From: William Majoros <bmajoros...> Subject: Bobwhites
Regarding bobwhites in the triangle region, I hear them every year at a particular location on Falls Lake when kayaking -- just south of the causeway that delimits Beaverdam Lake, on the eastern shore of the lake where there is now a system of bike trails ("New Light Trails"). I kayak the entire lake each summer, and that's the only place I regularly encounter them. That whole area is forested, though parts appear to have been thinned in the last few years.
Date: 5/29/21 11:41 am From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: multiple N. Bobwhites at a Jordan Lake, NC, locale
Shelley has gotten back to me, and the hotspot is named now as:
Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End
I had figured you might have had Bobwhite at this site! Perfect looking to
me.
Harry L.
On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 2:33 PM Brian Bockhahn <birdranger248...>
wrote:
> Yes they were at âseaforth game landâ. Now i need to keep two lists for
> the cbc, though it deserves its own hot spot. I had a few cross the road
> once, few years before the clear cut, either the thinning or burning helped
> keep them there.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 29, 2021, at 2:16 PM, Harry LeGrand <hlegrandjr...> wrote:
>
> ï»ż
> Thanks. It is possible that Brian's reported Bobwhite on the 2021 spring
> count COULD have come from this same area. There is no eBird hotspot where
> I heard 2+ yesterday, and I am currently working with Shelley Rutkin on the
> Hotspot name. After all, Brian knows this spot well, as he had Evening
> Grosbeaks there over the winter. I'll let folks know about an approved
> eBird Hotspot name shortly.
>
> I'm not surprised that a few Bobwhites are probably still lurking in the
> southern part of the Jordan Lake circle. A good chunk of the land is Duke
> Energy Progress "buffer" land for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant,
> and there are extensive clearcuts and other unsettled (by humans) lands
> down there. Part of the southwestern section of the circle is various
> timber company lands, always with varied age-stands of forests.
>
> Harry LeGrand
>
> On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 1:47 PM Norman Budnitz <nbudnitz...> wrote:
>
>> Having read Harry's account, I did a bit of searching through the Jordan
>> Lake Christmas and Spring bird count records. The counts began in 1977.
>> Click here
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1osLzhfhpq1ZGMEnVSopPGdZHl5I&<ll...>*2C-79.04324850000002&z=12__;JQ!!OToaGQ!7TnJ0e3Id_k9T1LjrFiWybMIQozTjmPzhvtzSIqhn42qI7y5HN9CrHjQHqZym0Pn1zI$ >
>> for a map of the circle. To see the article I have written about species in
>> decline in these counts, you can go here
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newhopeaudubon.org/blog/jordan-lake-bird-counts-part-3-species-in-decline/__;!!OToaGQ!7TnJ0e3Id_k9T1LjrFiWybMIQozTjmPzhvtzSIqhn42qI7y5HN9CrHjQHqZyi8_cx_g$ >.
>> There are graphs of the Bobwhite in the article, and you can see the rather
>> precipitous decline. If you just want to look at the graphs, you can
>> go here
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newhopeaudubon.org/get-outdoors/bird-counts/bird-count-charts/__;!!OToaGQ!7TnJ0e3Id_k9T1LjrFiWybMIQozTjmPzhvtzSIqhn42qI7y5HN9CrHjQHqZymL2Snik$ >
>> and generate graphs for Bobwhite (and other species) in the count circle.
>>
>> I also went back through some of the old yearly summaries to look for
>> patterns of Bobwhite occurrence in the count circle. In the early years of
>> the counts, Bobwhite were found throughout the circle. After the decline in
>> the 1980s and 1990s, the birds were almost never reported in the northern
>> half of the circle. The very few quail that were reported were almost
>> always in open areas and young second growth on the west side of the lake
>> (Vista Point area) or in the southern part of the circle near Harris Lake,
>> Moncure, etc. Most of these reports were in the spring, when the birds are
>> vocal. There are hardly any reports from the Christmas counts.
>>
>> There was only 1 Bobwhite reported this spring, in the Vista Point area,
>> by Brian Bockhahn. Perhaps he could pinpoint where that bird was.
>>
>> Norm
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 3:21 PM Harry LeGrand <carolinabirds...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> From Norm Budnitz's summaries of the Jordan Lake Spring and Christmas
>>> bird counts, in The Chat and online here, it seems like Bobwhites are down
>>> to about "zero" in that count circle these days, as it seems to be in most
>>> of neighboring Wake, Durham, and Orange counties nowadays. I have heard a
>>> few Bobwhites here and there in the last year at one Wake site (Pulley Town
>>> Road), 1-2 Granville sites (Butner area), and 1 Durham site (Brickhouse
>>> Rd.). At each place, just one.
>>>
>>> Today I heard 2 or more "singing" (the bob-WHITE call, not the "poi"
>>> dawn/dusk contact call) at the large clearcut area at the end of the gravel
>>> road from the terminus of Seaforth Road, on the west side of Jordan Lake.
>>> This is where Brian Bockhahn had a large number of Evening Grosbeaks this
>>> past winter. The forest on the NE side of the clearcut has been opened and
>>> thinned by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, which manages this US Army
>>> Corps of Engineers land. Some burning has taken place there and in part of
>>> the clearcut. It's a good area for breeding Chats, Prairie Warblers, Field
>>> Sparrows, Orchard Oriole, etc.
>>>
>>> I do not know if anyone had Bobwhite here on the recent Spring Count,
>>> though I do know that Bobwhites often don't give the "song" until later in
>>> May. A lot of the former early succession habitats around Jordan Lake have
>>> grown up in recent years, and this might be the best early succession stand
>>> at the moment. Note that I also briefly visited the extensive fields and
>>> brushy clearcuts on the east side of the dam, reached either from the west
>>> side and walking eastward at the base of the dam, or from the east side via
>>> a long gated paved track off Pea Ridge Road. I have yet to hear a Bobwhite
>>> here, though it looks extensive enough to have 5 pairs or more! It reminds
>>> me of a military drop zone, but is depauperate in breeders, even lacking
>>> Grasshopper Sparrows and maybe Meadowlarks.
>>>
>>> I DID make an eBird checklist for this site, naming it Seaforth Rd Game
>>> Land. I suggested it be a Hotspot.
>>>
>>> Harry LeGrand
>>> Raleigh
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Norm Budnitz
>> Orange County
>> North Carolina
>>
>
Date: 5/29/21 11:34 am From: Brian Bockhahn (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: multiple N. Bobwhites at a Jordan Lake, NC, locale
Yes they were at âseaforth game landâ. Now i need to keep two lists for the cbc, though it deserves its own hot spot. I had a few cross the road once, few years before the clear cut, either the thinning or burning helped keep them there.
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 29, 2021, at 2:16 PM, Harry LeGrand <hlegrandjr...> wrote:
>
> ï»ż
> Thanks. It is possible that Brian's reported Bobwhite on the 2021 spring count COULD have come from this same area. There is no eBird hotspot where I heard 2+ yesterday, and I am currently working with Shelley Rutkin on the Hotspot name. After all, Brian knows this spot well, as he had Evening Grosbeaks there over the winter. I'll let folks know about an approved eBird Hotspot name shortly.
>
> I'm not surprised that a few Bobwhites are probably still lurking in the southern part of the Jordan Lake circle. A good chunk of the land is Duke Energy Progress "buffer" land for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, and there are extensive clearcuts and other unsettled (by humans) lands down there. Part of the southwestern section of the circle is various timber company lands, always with varied age-stands of forests.
>
> Harry LeGrand
>
>> On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 1:47 PM Norman Budnitz <nbudnitz...> wrote:
>> Having read Harry's account, I did a bit of searching through the Jordan Lake Christmas and Spring bird count records. The counts began in 1977. Click here for a map of the circle. To see the article I have written about species in decline in these counts, you can go here. There are graphs of the Bobwhite in the article, and you can see the rather precipitous decline. If you just want to look at the graphs, you can go here and generate graphs for Bobwhite (and other species) in the count circle.
>>
>> I also went back through some of the old yearly summaries to look for patterns of Bobwhite occurrence in the count circle. In the early years of the counts, Bobwhite were found throughout the circle. After the decline in the 1980s and 1990s, the birds were almost never reported in the northern half of the circle. The very few quail that were reported were almost always in open areas and young second growth on the west side of the lake (Vista Point area) or in the southern part of the circle near Harris Lake, Moncure, etc. Most of these reports were in the spring, when the birds are vocal. There are hardly any reports from the Christmas counts.
>>
>> There was only 1 Bobwhite reported this spring, in the Vista Point area, by Brian Bockhahn. Perhaps he could pinpoint where that bird was.
>>
>> Norm
>>
>>
>>> On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 3:21 PM Harry LeGrand <carolinabirds...> wrote:
>>> From Norm Budnitz's summaries of the Jordan Lake Spring and Christmas bird counts, in The Chat and online here, it seems like Bobwhites are down to about "zero" in that count circle these days, as it seems to be in most of neighboring Wake, Durham, and Orange counties nowadays. I have heard a few Bobwhites here and there in the last year at one Wake site (Pulley Town Road), 1-2 Granville sites (Butner area), and 1 Durham site (Brickhouse Rd.). At each place, just one.
>>>
>>> Today I heard 2 or more "singing" (the bob-WHITE call, not the "poi" dawn/dusk contact call) at the large clearcut area at the end of the gravel road from the terminus of Seaforth Road, on the west side of Jordan Lake. This is where Brian Bockhahn had a large number of Evening Grosbeaks this past winter. The forest on the NE side of the clearcut has been opened and thinned by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, which manages this US Army Corps of Engineers land. Some burning has taken place there and in part of the clearcut. It's a good area for breeding Chats, Prairie Warblers, Field Sparrows, Orchard Oriole, etc.
>>>
>>> I do not know if anyone had Bobwhite here on the recent Spring Count, though I do know that Bobwhites often don't give the "song" until later in May. A lot of the former early succession habitats around Jordan Lake have grown up in recent years, and this might be the best early succession stand at the moment. Note that I also briefly visited the extensive fields and brushy clearcuts on the east side of the dam, reached either from the west side and walking eastward at the base of the dam, or from the east side via a long gated paved track off Pea Ridge Road. I have yet to hear a Bobwhite here, though it looks extensive enough to have 5 pairs or more! It reminds me of a military drop zone, but is depauperate in breeders, even lacking Grasshopper Sparrows and maybe Meadowlarks.
>>>
>>> I DID make an eBird checklist for this site, naming it Seaforth Rd Game Land. I suggested it be a Hotspot.
>>>
>>> Harry LeGrand
>>> Raleigh
>>
>>
>> --
>> Norm Budnitz
>> Orange County
>> North Carolina
Date: 5/29/21 11:17 am From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: multiple N. Bobwhites at a Jordan Lake, NC, locale
Thanks. It is possible that Brian's reported Bobwhite on the 2021 spring count COULD have come from this same area. There is no eBird hotspot where I heard 2+ yesterday, and I am currently working with Shelley Rutkin on the Hotspot name. After all, Brian knows this spot well, as he had Evening Grosbeaks there over the winter. I'll let folks know about an approved eBird Hotspot name shortly.
I'm not surprised that a few Bobwhites are probably still lurking in the southern part of the Jordan Lake circle. A good chunk of the land is Duke Energy Progress "buffer" land for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, and there are extensive clearcuts and other unsettled (by humans) lands down there. Part of the southwestern section of the circle is various timber company lands, always with varied age-stands of forests.
Harry LeGrand
On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 1:47 PM Norman Budnitz <nbudnitz...> wrote:
> Having read Harry's account, I did a bit of searching through the Jordan > Lake Christmas and Spring bird count records. The counts began in 1977. > Click here > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1osLzhfhpq1ZGMEnVSopPGdZHl5I&<ll...>*2C-79.04324850000002&z=12__;JQ!!OToaGQ!_eH8k_n8an3nCz4zQD611ywRp8azdSvm6c4UeLHoVrnwGxT2-0_31sZikjtGt7lUi-Q$ > > for a map of the circle. To see the article I have written about species in > decline in these counts, you can go here > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newhopeaudubon.org/blog/jordan-lake-bird-counts-part-3-species-in-decline/__;!!OToaGQ!_eH8k_n8an3nCz4zQD611ywRp8azdSvm6c4UeLHoVrnwGxT2-0_31sZikjtG2sNIBRE$ >. > There are graphs of the Bobwhite in the article, and you can see the rather > precipitous decline. If you just want to look at the graphs, you can > go here > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newhopeaudubon.org/get-outdoors/bird-counts/bird-count-charts/__;!!OToaGQ!_eH8k_n8an3nCz4zQD611ywRp8azdSvm6c4UeLHoVrnwGxT2-0_31sZikjtGg8xFewc$ > > and generate graphs for Bobwhite (and other species) in the count circle. > > I also went back through some of the old yearly summaries to look for > patterns of Bobwhite occurrence in the count circle. In the early years of > the counts, Bobwhite were found throughout the circle. After the decline in > the 1980s and 1990s, the birds were almost never reported in the northern > half of the circle. The very few quail that were reported were almost > always in open areas and young second growth on the west side of the lake > (Vista Point area) or in the southern part of the circle near Harris Lake, > Moncure, etc. Most of these reports were in the spring, when the birds are > vocal. There are hardly any reports from the Christmas counts. > > There was only 1 Bobwhite reported this spring, in the Vista Point area, > by Brian Bockhahn. Perhaps he could pinpoint where that bird was. > > Norm > > > On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 3:21 PM Harry LeGrand <carolinabirds...> > wrote: > >> From Norm Budnitz's summaries of the Jordan Lake Spring and Christmas >> bird counts, in The Chat and online here, it seems like Bobwhites are down >> to about "zero" in that count circle these days, as it seems to be in most >> of neighboring Wake, Durham, and Orange counties nowadays. I have heard a >> few Bobwhites here and there in the last year at one Wake site (Pulley Town >> Road), 1-2 Granville sites (Butner area), and 1 Durham site (Brickhouse >> Rd.). At each place, just one. >> >> Today I heard 2 or more "singing" (the bob-WHITE call, not the "poi" >> dawn/dusk contact call) at the large clearcut area at the end of the gravel >> road from the terminus of Seaforth Road, on the west side of Jordan Lake. >> This is where Brian Bockhahn had a large number of Evening Grosbeaks this >> past winter. The forest on the NE side of the clearcut has been opened and >> thinned by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, which manages this US Army >> Corps of Engineers land. Some burning has taken place there and in part of >> the clearcut. It's a good area for breeding Chats, Prairie Warblers, Field >> Sparrows, Orchard Oriole, etc. >> >> I do not know if anyone had Bobwhite here on the recent Spring Count, >> though I do know that Bobwhites often don't give the "song" until later in >> May. A lot of the former early succession habitats around Jordan Lake have >> grown up in recent years, and this might be the best early succession stand >> at the moment. Note that I also briefly visited the extensive fields and >> brushy clearcuts on the east side of the dam, reached either from the west >> side and walking eastward at the base of the dam, or from the east side via >> a long gated paved track off Pea Ridge Road. I have yet to hear a Bobwhite >> here, though it looks extensive enough to have 5 pairs or more! It reminds >> me of a military drop zone, but is depauperate in breeders, even lacking >> Grasshopper Sparrows and maybe Meadowlarks. >> >> I DID make an eBird checklist for this site, naming it Seaforth Rd Game >> Land. I suggested it be a Hotspot. >> >> Harry LeGrand >> Raleigh >> > > > -- > Norm Budnitz > Orange County > North Carolina >
Date: 5/29/21 10:48 am From: Norman Budnitz (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: multiple N. Bobwhites at a Jordan Lake, NC, locale
I also went back through some of the old yearly summaries to look for patterns of Bobwhite occurrence in the count circle. In the early years of the counts, Bobwhite were found throughout the circle. After the decline in the 1980s and 1990s, the birds were almost never reported in the northern half of the circle. The very few quail that were reported were almost always in open areas and young second growth on the west side of the lake (Vista Point area) or in the southern part of the circle near Harris Lake, Moncure, etc. Most of these reports were in the spring, when the birds are vocal. There are hardly any reports from the Christmas counts.
There was only 1 Bobwhite reported this spring, in the Vista Point area, by Brian Bockhahn. Perhaps he could pinpoint where that bird was.
Norm
On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 3:21 PM Harry LeGrand <carolinabirds...> wrote:
> From Norm Budnitz's summaries of the Jordan Lake Spring and Christmas bird > counts, in The Chat and online here, it seems like Bobwhites are down to > about "zero" in that count circle these days, as it seems to be in most of > neighboring Wake, Durham, and Orange counties nowadays. I have heard a few > Bobwhites here and there in the last year at one Wake site (Pulley Town > Road), 1-2 Granville sites (Butner area), and 1 Durham site (Brickhouse > Rd.). At each place, just one. > > Today I heard 2 or more "singing" (the bob-WHITE call, not the "poi" > dawn/dusk contact call) at the large clearcut area at the end of the gravel > road from the terminus of Seaforth Road, on the west side of Jordan Lake. > This is where Brian Bockhahn had a large number of Evening Grosbeaks this > past winter. The forest on the NE side of the clearcut has been opened and > thinned by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, which manages this US Army > Corps of Engineers land. Some burning has taken place there and in part of > the clearcut. It's a good area for breeding Chats, Prairie Warblers, Field > Sparrows, Orchard Oriole, etc. > > I do not know if anyone had Bobwhite here on the recent Spring Count, > though I do know that Bobwhites often don't give the "song" until later in > May. A lot of the former early succession habitats around Jordan Lake have > grown up in recent years, and this might be the best early succession stand > at the moment. Note that I also briefly visited the extensive fields and > brushy clearcuts on the east side of the dam, reached either from the west > side and walking eastward at the base of the dam, or from the east side via > a long gated paved track off Pea Ridge Road. I have yet to hear a Bobwhite > here, though it looks extensive enough to have 5 pairs or more! It reminds > me of a military drop zone, but is depauperate in breeders, even lacking > Grasshopper Sparrows and maybe Meadowlarks. > > I DID make an eBird checklist for this site, naming it Seaforth Rd Game > Land. I suggested it be a Hotspot. > > Harry LeGrand > Raleigh >
Date: 5/29/21 4:04 am From: scbirder (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: RE: Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Townville
People are seeing the Fork-tailed Flycatcher at Dobbins Farm again this morning, as early as 6:30.  Steve PattersonAnderson, SCSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: scbirder <scbirder...> Date: 5/28/21 2:56 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Carolinabirds Listserv <carolinabirds...> Subject: RE: Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Townville The Fork-tailed Flycatcher was still present as of 2:46.Steve Patterson Anderson, SCSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone-------- Original message --------From: scbirder <scbirder...> Date: 5/28/21 8:35 AM (GMT-05:00) To: Carolinabirds Listserv <carolinabirds...> Subject: Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Townville Found by George McHenry. I confirmed. Still here. Fence along McAdams Road by lower pond.Steve Patterson ANDERSON, SCSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
Date: 5/28/21 6:56 pm From: hdpratt (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Another late Pine Siskin
Hi all:
I also had a Pine Siskin at my feeders in Cary NC this week (eBird checklist S89002097). THE REPORT INCLUDES A PHOTO. THE BIRD WAS ALL PUFFED UP LIKE SOME OF THE SICK ONES THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED, BUT FLEW AWAY STRONGLY. IT FED ON THE DECK BELOW THE FEEDERS RATHER THAN ON THE SUNFLOWER CHIP FEEDER FAVORED BY THE WINTER FLOCKS.
Date: 5/28/21 2:36 pm From: John Fussell <jofuss...> Subject: Loggerhead Shrikes nesting in Morehead City, NC
Earlier in the week I reported a nesting by Loggerhead Shrikes in Morehead City, on the grounds of the community college. Nesting in this county (Carteret) is now very rare. The last nesting in the county that I know of was about 10 years ago.
I offered the opinion that the nesting probably failed because of cool, windy, rainy weather (on 12 May).
I am delighted to say that I was wrong. This morning I watched an adult feeding two young. The young looked healthy and were flying around from live oak to live oak.
Date: 5/28/21 2:12 pm From: Steve Patterson (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Townville
The Fork-tailed Flycatcher at Dobbins Farm is still present at least as of 4:53. Â Best wishes to all who may try for it tomorrow. Â Many were successful today, and I don't know of any who missed it. Â
Again, big thanks to George McHenry for making such a great find this morning.
Steve PattersonAnderson, SC
-----Original Message-----
From: scbirder <scbirder...>
To: Carolinabirds Listserv <carolinabirds...>
Sent: Fri, May 28, 2021 2:56 pm
Subject: RE: Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Townville
The Fork-tailed Flycatcher was still present as of 2:46.
Steve Patterson Anderson, SC
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: scbirder <scbirder...> Date: 5/28/21 8:35 AM (GMT-05:00) To: Carolinabirds Listserv <carolinabirds...> Subject: Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Townville
Found by George McHenry. I confirmed. Still here. Fence along McAdams Road by lower pond.
Date: 5/28/21 12:21 pm From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: multiple N. Bobwhites at a Jordan Lake, NC, locale
From Norm Budnitz's summaries of the Jordan Lake Spring and Christmas bird counts, in The Chat and online here, it seems like Bobwhites are down to about "zero" in that count circle these days, as it seems to be in most of neighboring Wake, Durham, and Orange counties nowadays. I have heard a few Bobwhites here and there in the last year at one Wake site (Pulley Town Road), 1-2 Granville sites (Butner area), and 1 Durham site (Brickhouse Rd.). At each place, just one.
Today I heard 2 or more "singing" (the bob-WHITE call, not the "poi" dawn/dusk contact call) at the large clearcut area at the end of the gravel road from the terminus of Seaforth Road, on the west side of Jordan Lake. This is where Brian Bockhahn had a large number of Evening Grosbeaks this past winter. The forest on the NE side of the clearcut has been opened and thinned by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, which manages this US Army Corps of Engineers land. Some burning has taken place there and in part of the clearcut. It's a good area for breeding Chats, Prairie Warblers, Field Sparrows, Orchard Oriole, etc.
I do not know if anyone had Bobwhite here on the recent Spring Count, though I do know that Bobwhites often don't give the "song" until later in May. A lot of the former early succession habitats around Jordan Lake have grown up in recent years, and this might be the best early succession stand at the moment. Note that I also briefly visited the extensive fields and brushy clearcuts on the east side of the dam, reached either from the west side and walking eastward at the base of the dam, or from the east side via a long gated paved track off Pea Ridge Road. I have yet to hear a Bobwhite here, though it looks extensive enough to have 5 pairs or more! It reminds me of a military drop zone, but is depauperate in breeders, even lacking Grasshopper Sparrows and maybe Meadowlarks.
I DID make an eBird checklist for this site, naming it Seaforth Rd Game Land. I suggested it be a Hotspot.
Date: 5/28/21 11:56 am From: scbirder (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: RE: Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Townville
The Fork-tailed Flycatcher was still present as of 2:46.Steve Patterson Anderson, SCSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: scbirder <scbirder...> Date: 5/28/21 8:35 AM (GMT-05:00) To: Carolinabirds Listserv <carolinabirds...> Subject: Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Townville Found by George McHenry. I confirmed. Still here. Fence along McAdams Road by lower pond.Steve Patterson ANDERSON, SCSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
Date: 5/28/21 9:34 am From: Dwayne Martin (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: SC Fork-tailed Flycatcher Continues
The Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Townville, SC continues to put on a show this afternoon. It's still along the fence near the lower pond.-- Dwayne ************* Dwayne Martin Hickory, NC <redxbill...>
Date: 5/28/21 5:36 am From: scbirder (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Townville
Found by George McHenry. I confirmed. Still here. Fence along McAdams Road by lower pond.Steve Patterson ANDERSON, SCSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
I had a pine siskin May 19 at the feeder. It looked very healthy.
Anita Huffman Rugby, Va Grayson County
On 5/27/21 6:18 PM, ronclark2277 (via carolinabirds Mailing List) wrote: > I just had a siskin show up at one of our bird baths. Easily the latest > for here, by three weeks. 40 minutes west of Charlotte. I wonder if it > isnt an after effect of the recent disease. It flew well, but maybe > cant migrate. Any thoughts? > > Ron Clark > > Kings Mtn. NC >
Date: 5/27/21 4:01 pm From: Kevin Metcalf (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Pine Siskin - Mecklenburg County
There was one Pine Siskin today in the bird feeding area by Reedy Creek Nature Center, Charlotte. Maybe not entirely unexpected given the numbers we had this winter, but still a pretty late occurrence for this area. Kevin MetcalfHuntersville, NC
I just had a siskin show up at one of our bird baths. Easily the latest for here, by three weeks. 40 minutes west of Charlotte. I wonder if it isn't an after effect of the recent disease. It flew well, but maybe can't migrate. Any thoughts?
Date: 5/27/21 7:18 am From: whoffman (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: No Kites. Winnabow
Hi-I stopped by the Winnabow farm fields 10 AM this morning. No Laughing Gulls, no Kites, so I suspect the Japanese Beetles are done swarming there.Wayne Hoffman Wilmington Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
Date: 5/27/21 7:02 am From: Paul Serridge (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Purple Gallinule reported at Lake Conestee Nature Preserve, Greenville County, SC
Date: 5/25/21 5:50 am From: Anne Olsen (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Recommendation for hot pepper in homemade suet
I have had much success with my homemade suet mix but would like to discourage squirrels. Can someone recommend a good hot pepper to add to the suet and how much?
Date: 5/24/21 4:28 pm From: John Fussell <jofuss...> Subject: Loggerhead Shrikes nest in Morehead City, NC
Recently, a pair of shrikes nested in Morehead City, on the grounds of the community college (in a small live oak, one of several on a large lawn area).
As far as I know, this was the first nesting by shrikes in the county in about 10 years.
On 8 May, the nest had at least 2 young (as reported by Carol Price).
However, it seems that the nesting failed. If so, I assume that this was related to the weather on 12 May--it was chilly and windy that day, and there was a steady rain most of the day.
Date: 5/24/21 12:37 pm From: Erik Thomas (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Raven Rock St. Pk. Spring Bird Count results
The 2021 Raven Rock St. Pk. Spring Bird Count occurred on May 1, 2021. (The name of the count is something of a misnomer, since it covers most of Harnett County.) We enjoyed excellent weather conditions.
16 participants in 11 parties took part in the count. We found 118 species, our highest since 2015, and 3516 individuals, our lowest since 2008.
Notable finds included a Worm-eating Warbler by Mitch, Kevin, and Henry Reese and Swainson's and Magnolia Warblers and two Swainson's Thrushes by David Williams. We also found all of the regularly occurring nocturnal birds except Eastern Screech-owl. The Cliff Swallow colony at the bridge in Lillington continues to grow; we tallied 68 Cliff Swallows there.
Our Christmas Bird Count is tentatively scheduled for Sat., Dec. 18, 2021.
Erik Thomas Compiler
-- Erik R. Thomas Linguistics Program North Carolina State University
Several E. Meadowlarks in the fields around Bethany Community Middle School N. of Greensboro, NC yesterday. Saw and heard at least 3 during Grandsons LL game. Lovely soundđ
Date: 5/22/21 12:55 pm From: Christopher Hill (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Wedge-tailed Shearwater today on NC pelagic trip!
Most discussion Iâve seen says first for the Atlantic Ocean period.
Chris Hill
Conway, SC
> On May 22, 2021, at 3:46 PM, Harry LeGrand <carolinabirds...> wrote:
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> Just now looking at Facebook ABA Rare Bird Alert. Apparently a first Atlantic record for the ABA area!!
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> Excellent photos posted there.
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> I got to see hundreds of Wedgies in the western Pacific last year, the most common tubenose in the tropical Pacific, and a cool and very slender species. The one today is a light-phase bird.
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> Harry LeGrand
> Raleigh
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> Sent from my iPhone
Date: 5/22/21 12:47 pm From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Wedge-tailed Shearwater today on NC pelagic trip!
Just now looking at Facebook ABA Rare Bird Alert. Apparently a first Atlantic record for the ABA area!!
Excellent photos posted there.
I got to see hundreds of Wedgies in the western Pacific last year, the most common tubenose in the tropical Pacific, and a cool and very slender species. The one today is a light-phase bird.
Date: 5/22/21 9:17 am From: Hurlbert, Allen Hartley <Hurlbert...> Subject: RE: Still Here
Iâve had a Swainsonâs Thrush singing from the same spot every day in Carrboro since May 10âcanât ever remember one sticking around for so long!
Allen Hurlbert
Carrboro NC
From: <carolinabirds-request...> <carolinabirds-request...> On Behalf Of My AOL
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2021 6:55 PM
To: Brian Pendergraft <bkpendergraft...>
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Subject: Re: Still Here
Brian,
And I still have 1 Swainsonâs plus 1 Veery dining together in my serviceberry tree.
Len Kopka
Upstate SC
On May 21, 2021, at 5:18 PM, Brian Pendergraft <carolinabirds...><mailto:<carolinabirds...>> wrote:
ï»żOk this is now noteworthy for my property. Swainsons Thrush singing and eating berries.
Date: 5/22/21 9:14 am From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Documentation of Yellow-green Vireo request for the Carolina Bird Club website
A number of people were able to see Daniel Irons' fantastic find of Yellow-green Vireo at Nags Head Woods Preserve on May 14-15. However, it would be very helpful for some of you who have photos of the bird to upload a photo or two of it to the CBC Photo Gallery, as the NC Bird Records Committee would like to see a minimum of one photo (if not more) of each new species to NC on the website. Photos there are much easier for folks to get to and view for themselves than on eBird or Facebook.
I addition, no one has yet filled out a CBC Rare Bird Report form, which is available here, and is automatically submitted to the Committee Chairs at the stroke of a finger:
The Records Committees (NC and SC) would like at least one such completed form for each first (second, and third) state record, as such a form provides important information, such as a description of field marks -- especially ones not visible from the photos, behavior, viewing conditions, confusing species eliminated, etc. Yes, Daniel provided a little bit of description on his initial eBird report, but Committees would like more thorough details.
Thanks to any or all who provide a photo to the CBC Gallery or fill out a Rare Bird Report form.
Harry LeGrand NC Bird Records Committee, non-voting member
Date: 5/21/21 3:55 pm From: My AOL (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Still Here
Brian,
And I still have 1 Swainsonâs plus 1 Veery dining together in my serviceberry tree.
Len Kopka
Upstate SC
> On May 21, 2021, at 5:18 PM, Brian Pendergraft <carolinabirds...> wrote:
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> ï»żOk this is now noteworthy for my property. Swainsons Thrush singing and eating berries.
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> Brian Pendergraft
> Falls Lake NC
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> Sent from my iPhone
