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Duke Forest sightings Sunday
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Duke Forest sightings Sunday
- From: "Toni Rexrode" <tonirexx@aaahawk.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 09:05:47 -0400
- Delivered-to: pardo@metalab.unc.edu
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Hello Carolinabirders -
While participating in the Durham Spring Bird Count today in the beautiful sunshine and mild temperatures, Ryan Smith, George Barlow, Rob Sutter and I located 57 species of birds. Mostly we listened, but we did get a few great looks at Ovenbird, Scarlet Tanager, and Blue-headed Vireo. Highlights included large numbers of Red-eyed Vireos (15), Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (21), Ovenbirds (10) and Hooded Warblers (12). We tallied twelve species of Warblers. Rumor has it that all the Hooded Warblers in Durham are in Duke Forest right now.
Other good birds seen (heard) included:
Great Blue Heron
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied, Downy, Hairy & Pileated Woodpeckers
Acadian Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
White-breasted & Brown-headed Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Parula
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black & White Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
White-throated & Chipping Sparrows
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
American Goldfinch
There was a possible Blackburnian, but we never could get a positive ID on it even after considerable neck craning! The majority of what we saw was in the early morning (before 10:00am) on the loop from Gate 10 off of Hwy 751, up the power line, and across the road to complete the loop.
Of course, we also had the usuals - B & T Vulture, Can.Goose, Red-shouldered Hawk, accipiter sp, Mo.Dove, Am.Crow, Blue Jay, Car.Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Car. Wren, E. Bluebird, Am.Robin, E.Towhee, N.Cardinal, House Finch, and Brown-headed Cowbirds (too many).
All in all a great day. It's definitely time to get out in the woods. Thanks to the guys for their help and expert ears! :-)
Toni
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Toni Rexrode
Durham, NC
tonirexx@aaahawk.com