Carolina RBA May 6 Update

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hotline: Carolina Rare Bird Alert
date: May 6, 2002
number: 704-332-2473
to report: 704-332-2473 or 704-532-6336 or PiephoffT@aol.com
coverage : North and South Carolina
compiler : Taylor Piephoff for the Carolina Bird Club

Hello, this is a May 6 update of the Carolina Rare Bird Alert featuring 
birding news from North and South carolina sponsored by the Carolina Bird 
Club. Highlights on this report include:

REEVE
LONG-BILLED CURLEWS
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHERS
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
ICELAND GULL

A REEVE was present at the Ocean Isle Beach wastewater treatment plant on May 
4th and 5th. Birders can enter the facility but should check in at the 
office. Interested birders can contact Taylor Piephoff at 704-532-6336 or by 
email at <PiephoffTaol.com >for more details.

LONG-BILLED CURLEWS have been seen at 2 locations in NC recently. On May 3 
one bird was at the flats behind Crossover 4 on the Fort Fisher spit ( 
4-wheel drive required) and on 4-27 a curlew was at Cape Lookout near the old 
Coast Guard dock.

SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHERS are nesting near Monroe , NC in Union County. From 
US 74 in Monroe , take Rte 200 south. 200 will turn right but you stay 
straight. Now you will be on Rte 207 ( Hayne st.) Stay on 207 through town 
and into the country. Turn right on Wolf Pond Rd at a blinking light. Go a 
few miles, then look for Joe Collins road on the right. Begin looking for a 
prominent sign on the left directing you to the flycatcher site by indicating 
a left turn onto  a dirt road/driveway.

AN ICELAND GULL continues to be seen following the ferries around the Cedar 
Island terminal. This bird was reported on 4-26.

A SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was seen along Hwy. 15-501 near the Haw River Bridge in 
Chatham County (NC) on 4-25.

Thanks this week to John Fussell, Kate Finlayson, Helmut Mueller, Bruce 
Smithson, Cathy Abrams and Wayne Irvin for their calls and reports.

Taylor Piephoff
PiephoffT@aol.com
Charlotte, NC