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Carolina RBA March 9 Update



hotline: Carolina Rare Bird Alert
date: March 9, 2001
number: 704-332-2473
to report: 704-332-2473 or 704-532-6336 or PiephoffT@aol.com
compiler: Taylor Piephoff for the Carolina Bird Club

Hello, this is a March 9 update of the Carolina Rare Bird Alert featuring 
birding news from North and South Carolina sponsored by the Carolina Bird 
Club. Highlights on this report include:

HARLEQUIN DUCK
GLAUCOUS GULL
SHORT-EARED OWLS
LIMPKIN
COMMON EIDER

A female HARLEQIN DUCK  has been present at the Rodanthe Pier or the Avon 
Pier  on the Outer Banks for a few weeks.

A first winter GLAUCOUS GULL  has been present at Cape Hatteras Point for a 
couple of months. Often this bird is seen begging from the fishermen at the 
point.

Two SHORT -EARED OWLS were seen over the Bodie Island marshes on 2-24. Stop 
at dusk 3.3 miles south of Whalebone Junction along Hwy 12 on the Outer Banks.

A LIMPKIN was seen at Savannah NWR in SC March 1-3 but has not been reported 
since then despite searches. Birders at that refuge should still check for 
this bird's presence. Look along the Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive about 0.9 
miles from the parking lot. There is a sharp 90 degree turn there. The WHITE 
FACED IBIS and CINNAMON TEAL being seen at the same location have not been 
reported for several weeks.

A female COMMON EIDER has been present at the Triple Ess Pier at Atlantic 
Beach NC. This duck was seen 3-7 and 3-8 and may still be present.

Thanks this week to Giff Beaton and Keith Watson for their calls and reports. 
Some of this information was gleaned from Carolinabirds.

Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com