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Carolina RBA March 22 Update



hotline: Carolina Rare Bird Alert
date: March 22, 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 22 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:

LIMPKIN
WHITE-FACED IBIS
CINNAMON TEAL
RED-NECKED GREBES
LECONTE'S SPARROW

A LIMPKIN continues to be seen at Savannah NWR in SC. Look along the Laurel 
hill Wildlife Drive .9 miles from the beginning. The road makes a 90 degree 
turn at this point. A WHITE -FACED IBIS has been seen at this same location 
for several months; most recently reported on 3-11.

A male CINNAMON TEAL  is still being seen at Sunset Beach, NC. Call Mary 
McDavit at 910- 579-2446 for directions and details.

2 RED-NECKED GREBES have been seen at Huntington Beach State Park in SC for a 
couple of weeks. Look around the south jetty at that park.

A LECONTE'S SPARROW has been present for a couple of weeks in Swanboro, NC. 
Look in a field off the Main St. Extension which is a dirt road. Look for a 
sign for Deer Run Housing Development , walk into the field at the sign and 
look around the tall grasses near a strip pond.

Thanks this week to Dennis Forsythe, Jamie Cameron, Dan Brunton for their 
calls and reports. Some of this information was gleaned from Carolinabirds.

Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com