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Re: Mason Farm warblers



on 05-01-02 at 17:34, kate wrote:

>...a red banded titmouse...<

i can't find this one in any of my field guides...

:-)

Gary Phillips
Conway, SC
Sunset Zone 31
walela@sccoast.net
"...where is the person, I ask, who, on observing this glittering fragment
of the rainbow, would not pause, admire, and turn his mind with
reverence..." (J. J. Audubon)

-----Original Message-----
From: Kate Finlayson <katefin@yahoo.com>
To: carolinabirds@duke.edu <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Date: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 5:34 PM
Subject: Mason Farm warblers


>Hi,
>Had great warblers right away at the bridge about 1pm.
>My first Indigo Bunting of the year welcomed me as I
>walked down the hill back to the water.Then redstarts
>were above me zipping all around, a worm-eating
>bathing below, a red banded titmouse shaking dry
>above, then 2 beautiful blackpoll warblers flew across
>and up to the tree(love those colorful legs) and a
>common yellowthroat splashing in its puddle to end the
>show.
>Then I went on the walk!! Saw lots of chats, prairie
>warblers, yellowthroats, and indigos. R-T Hawk soaring
>above. Watched a black rat snake go into nest box #1.
>That is the house we saw the snake in a few years ago
>on a New Hope Audubon hike. I would say its placement
>makes it a snake feeder.
>Also saw awesome redbellied watersnakes(four!-2 adults
>and 2 juveniles), chipmunk, deer snorting at me,
>female cowbird, and heard lots of summer tanagers, and
>white eyed vireos.
>Kate
>
>
>=====
>Kate Finlayson
>N. Chatham Co.,N.C.
>katefin@yahoo.com
>
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