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questions on waxwing mortality/swall-tailed kite on outer banks



I noticed the post concerning waxwings and russian/autumn olive.  We are
currently involved in the second year of a study looking at the influence of
Elaeagnus pugens (silver berry) on automobile-induced bird mortality.  I
would be interested in hearing about any bird mortality witnessed near fruit
bearing exotic plantings.  While our research is being conducted in VA, I
have noticed significat plantings of Elaeagnus in NC, especially in the
Raliegh/Durham area.

Now on a lighter note we are also surveying migrants and wayne's BTGN in
coastal NC. While traveling to some study sites I observed a Swallow-tailed
kite on the outerbanks.  It was flying over rt 12 just south of the 64/158
junction on 4-8-01.  Sorry about the late post, but I just started checking
this site for migration reports.

-- Barton J. Paxton
   Center for Conservation Biology
   College of William and Mary
   P.O. Box 8795
   Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
   bjpaxt@wm.edu