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Re: Lake Don T. Howell this AM



I was there early this afternoon and saw pretty much the same as Eric plus a
couple of Spotted Sandpipers 10+ Great Egrets and a couple of Ospreys as
well as the lake's resident Mute Swan.

Dwayne
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Dwayne Martin
Foothills Bird Club
Conover, NC
dlmartin@twave.net
http://www.geocities.com/foothillsbirdclub/
http://www.geocities.com/ncxbill/


-----Original Message-----
From: Harrold, Eric S <esharrol@email.uncc.edu>
To: 'carolinabirds@duke.edu' <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Date: Sunday, July 28, 2002 12:26 PM
Subject: Lake Don T. Howell this AM


>Although the variety present at the upper end along Hwy 136 does not
compare
>with Jordan Lake and vicinity, numbers do seem to be increasing. I saw
20-30
>birds this morning around 9:00 and they were a mixed flock of Pectoral and
>Least Sandpipers along with a few Killdeer. A Cooper's Hawk fly-by was a
>nice addition to the shorebirds. I have visions of a Horned Lark in the ag
>field along Shimpock Rd. That would be so very wonderful.
>
>Eric Harrold
>Charlotte, NC