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Southern Mountains migration
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Southern Mountains migration
- From: MJWESTPHAL@unca.edu
- Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 16:17:49 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Along with all of the other warblers that have been reported from around here,
I heard a couple of early arrival Ovenbirds on the Blue Ridge Parkway just
northeast of Asheville this morning. Other recent unusual sightings were a
flock of about 80 to 100 Bonapartes Gulls flying over Lake Julian late Friday
afternoon (it was hard to count them as they were swirling around). Also,
there was a Wild Turkey on the corner of Merrimon Avenue and Weaver Blvd in
Asheville across from Boston Pizza. There is a little tiny wooded area there,
but still, I have no idea what that bird was doing there. Is there someone
around there keeping caged turkeys? It sure looked like a wild bird. If it
tries to cross Merrimon Avenue it's a goner for sure.
Marilyn Westphal/Hendersonville
mjwestphal@unca.edu