Re: House Finches in natural habitats in the Croatan NF, NC

["Stephen Compton" <scompton@sc.rr.com>]

John,

Have been observing House Finches throughout the year:
(8/01 to last weekend) at Cedar Creek Park, which is in a typical South
Carolina sandhill habitat in northwestern
Lexington County, near the town of Pelion. The finches are noisy,
conspicuous, and singing in all seasons in fine weather, just as they do
here in Summerville,SC, where they are now abundant nesters. I can't think
of any
endemic species that are absent or in low numbers in either site.

Steve Compton
Summerville,SC
<scompton@sc.rr.com>
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Fussell" <jfuss@clis.com>
To: "carolinabirds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 8:15 PM
Subject: House Finches in natural habitats in the Croatan NF, NC


> On May 24, I observed singing male House Finches
> at two different sites in the southwestern Croatan National
> Forest.  The birds were in dry longleaf pine savanna habitat.
>
> I would guess that some of you probably have observed
> the birds in similar habitat--especially in the Sandhills perhaps?--
> but this is new for me.  Wonder if they'll displace any
> native species?
>
> John Fussell
> Morehead City, NC
> jfuss@clis.com
>
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