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Re: black terns at Bear Is, SC



Dear Carolinabirders,

More recent bits:Saturday, July 27 at Orangeburg,SC Sod Farm: no Uplands,
but lots of Bank and Barn Swallows,
one Pectoral Sandpiper, and a Whimbrel.

At Furman University in Greenville, on 7/23: singing
Blue-headed Vireo. 2 Ravens at Caesar's Head
in Northern Greenville County (SC) on 7/23.

Mississippi Kites all over Berkeley and Dorchester County, and one in
Calhoun County, (all in SC) over the
weekend. No Swallow-tailed in Northern Berkeley
in Jamestown or in Georgetown County near Andrews.

Good birding,
Steve Compton
mailto:scompton@sc.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <scompton@sc.rr.com>
To: "Leah Campbell" <faeriemaiden@hotmail.com>; <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: black terns at Bear Is, SC


> Leah,
>
> Here's a vote for your "Black tern" ID.
> I've seen many Black terns there at this time of year. They
> feed by skimming, not diving, as Least and Forster's do typically.
> Steve Compton
> Summerville,SC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Leah Campbell" <faeriemaiden@hotmail.com>
> To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 12:30 PM
> Subject: black terns at Bear Is, SC
>
>
> > I didn't mention this in my last post because the jury (Bruce and I) was
> > still out on what kind of terns we were seeing. While admiring the
> > black-necked stilts, willets, and snowy egrets, we saw a large number
> (~20)
> > terns skimming the water for prey (shrimp?). They had varying plumages,
> but
> > most had some black below (concentrated on the belly, but on some,
> extending
> > to the head). We finally decided these were black terns molting out of
> > bleeding plumage.
> >
> > After my last post (Wed night) I went back to Bear Is. to do a little
> > photography before heading home. Where we saw about 10 wood storks the
day
> > before, I saw 30+ circling overhead and floating down into the marsh. It
> > reminded me of gulls, but on a much grander scale with a prehistoric
feel.
> I
> > was only 10 feet from the closest ones. Awesome!
> >
> > Leah
> >
> > Leah Campbell
> > Blackstock, SC
> > leahcam@lycos.com
> > faeriemaiden@hotmail.com
> >
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