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Sunny day birding and an unusual sighting



Hi all,

I, like so many others, went out yesterday morning to enjoy the sunny
weather and get in some birding before the heat got too stifling.  I made
passes through Hemlock Bluffs NP, the 751 gamelands at Jordan Lake, and
Mason Farm.  Migrants included WHITE-EYED VIREO, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER,
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, OVENBIRD, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, and BLACK-AND-WHITE
WARBLER.  Pine warblers were singing in good numbers, as well as the usual
suspects.

By far the most unusual sighting was an apparently mated pair of BAREBUTTED
SUNBIRDS (also known as nude sunbathers) at the Jordan Lake gamelands off of
751.  These appeared to be residents newly molted into breeding plumage -
thankfully, no breeding behavior was observed...

Happy Birding,

-Sandy

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Sandy Cash
Durham, NC
scash@mindspring.com