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Re: Eastern Kingbird in Alligator Refuge



Congrats on the Ash-throated Flycatcher. It's always good to check out
Myiarchus flycatchers at this time of year.

My reason for writing is about another flycatcher. Has anyone there also
seen the Eastern Kingbird? That needs verification by other birders.
There are no really confirmed winter/CBC records of E. Kingbird in NC --
no photos, specimen, or seen by multitudes of observers. I don't care
how obvious the species is, I don't believe reports of the species on
CBCs. Thus, hopefully Jeff or others can relocate the "Eastern". I've
edited CBCs for years and always felt the birds were E. Phoebes, no
matter what the details said. No birder I can vouch for has ever seen an
E. Kingbird in NC after October, and that means November, much less
December. 

Hope to hear more about the kingbird, not just the Ash-throated. Hope I
can get down to the refuge in a couple of days to check out both birds.

Harry LeGrand


Carleton Wood wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
>         Yesterday while participating in the Alligator River NWR CBC, Josh Rose
> relocated the Myiarchus flycatcher that was first reported last week by the
> Blue Ridge Bird Club. Three of us watched and caught glimpses of the bird
> for quite a while until finally the bird flew out into the open. We noted
> the pale gray breast blending into a pale yellow belly, the thin bill, the
> rufous on the underside of the tail and the slender build of the bird
> (compared to a Great-crested Flycatcher). It was an Ash-throated Flycatcher!
>         This morning (Monday), Wayne Irvin, Russ and Patricia Tyndall and I
> relocated the bird again and got really good looks for several minutes. The
> bird is located at the junction of Long Curve Road and Link Road in the
> small, triangular patch of mixed deciduous and evergreen trees on the left.
> Enter the refuge off highway 64 onto Milltail Road and proceed to Long Curve
> Road which is the first road to the left. Turn left onto Long Curve and
> proceed approx. one mile to Link Road and park on the left side of the road
> without blocking the gate. DO NOT enter the restricted area beyond the cable
> regardless of where you may find the bird!
>         While in the area you may wish to look for an Eastern Kingbird which was
> also seen on our count sunday (by Amalie Lewis Tuffin). To look for the
> kingbird continue down Milltail Road instead of turning left on Long Curve.
> It was seen on Milltail Road at its junction with Koehring Road, only a
> short distance down the road.
>                 Jeff Lewis - Manteo

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Harry LeGrand
NC Natural Heritage Program
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