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Broad River WMA/Lynch's Woods 6 April 2002
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Broad River WMA/Lynch's Woods 6 April 2002
- From: Donna Slyce Bailey <dsbailey@conterra.com>
- Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 21:52:20 -0400
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
I got a chuckle when I realized I wasn't the only one chasing Blue-headed
Vireos yesterday. Robin hit the eastern part of the county; I headed west.
(thanks for the report, Robin - despite the bridge being out on Road #41, I
still plan to work what I can of Road #41 for NAMC) I just wanted to hear
Blue-headed Vireo singing. I really didn't have to go too far west to hear
them. As I stepped outside to listen to the birds at the feeders yesterday
morning, there was a Blue-headed Vireo singing in the sweetgum tree beside
the porch.
Having achieved the day's objective before 7:00 am, I still set out for
Broad River. Finding the Game Management Area land that I was to cross to
get into Broad River WMA already in use, I stayed only long enough to listen
to a rather talented Blue-headed Vireo singing and a Prairie Warbler singing
in the clearcut at my back as I stood on the railroad tracks.
I headed to Lynch's Woods in Newberry county. I knew Lynch's Woods was full
of Blue-headed Vireos in winter. Other than a few Yellow-rumped Warblers,
one a lovely male in almost complete breeding plumage including the "yellow
crown", Lynch's Woods were relatively quiet and the only birds of note were
Blue-headed Vireos. I listened to several Blue-headed Vireos sing, as well
as many Ruby-crowned Kinglets with their surprisingly loud, musical warble
and one Golden-crowned Kinglet singing his thin sibilant squeaks.
Nonetheless, I added a county bird - House Sparrows at the Hardee's where I
stopped for coffee.
Non-avian sightings of interest (hit <delete> if you're a "I only read it
for the bird news" subscriber) included a nest of Flying Squirrels at
Lynch's Woods. Unknowingly, I disturbed them and awakened several of the
squirrels. But that meant I got to see one "fly". They are neat little
creatures!
Donna Slyce Bailey
Winnsboro, SC
e-mail: dsbailey@conterra.com
URL: http://www.conterra.com/dsbailey
"Where are the Birds? Migration across South Carolina"