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Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Kingbirds, other coastal birds
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Ash-throated Flycatcher, Western Kingbirds, other coastal birds
- From: Elisa Enders <eenders@unity.ncsu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 10:49:10 -500
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My brother and I spent Monday and Tuesday birding areas of Lake
Mattamuskeet, Alligator River NWR, and Bodie-Pea Island. We didn't
see the Ash-throated Flycatcher, but we were there only from 7-9:30am
on Tuesday (it was really cold!). We saw a Rough-legged Hawk, which
was very nice. We did see the two kingbirds at Roanoke Island
(10AM-12 noon). They like the dogwood trees in front of the NPS
headquarters (several Pine Warblers, big flock of E. Bluebirds,
Brown-headed Nuthatches, and Myrtle Warblers). I don't think we saw
anything else unusual. I say this because I haven't been to that area
for at least 5 years. We looked out from the beach across from North
Pond at Pea Island for about an hour. Northern Gannets were very
close to shore (I tried to find a Masked Booby, no luck), and a few
dolphins were seen. Overall, a nice trip with a variety of duck
species seen (mostly Pintail).
Elisa Enders
eenders@unity.ncsu.edu
student, North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)