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Spring birding surprises
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Spring birding surprises
- From: Robert Perkins <rperkins@infi.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 19:16:37 -0400
- Cc: fperkins@richmond.infi.net
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
This morning on the golf course near my house, I heard and saw a
wood thrush singing. It was about 20 feet up in a pine tree near a
thicket of understory bushes and trees. This afternoon I looked out
back to see a "funny looking little brown job." I studied it carefully,
consulted the NG and Sibley, and then studied the bird some more: female
indigo bunting--year bird, new yard bird. A little later a catbird
showed up.
Now for the best one of all. For the third Monday in a row, I've
been visited by a r-t hummingbird. Tuesdays through Sundays, nothing.
The first and the one today were males. I thought the middle one was a
female but I confess to not checking closely. Only on Mondays??
Bob
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Robert C. Perkins, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Methodist College, Fayetteville, NC 28311
910-630-7037 rperkins@methodist.edu