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N. Richland county & Morris Creek, 9/24 -9/25/99
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: N. Richland county & Morris Creek, 9/24 -9/25/99
- From: "Donna S. Bailey" <dsbailey@conterra.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 08:38:42 -0400
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Yesterday driving home through northern Richland county, I had just a
glimpse of a Merlin. By the time I got the car turned around and back to
the field over which I had seen the Merlin, it was gone. Also gone was a
dove who had been sitting on a power line over the same field.
A good movement of nocturnal thrushes heard this morning on the CAS field
trip to listen to thrushes - predominately Swainson's, but a few distinct
Veery and Gray-cheeked calls, as well as a two or three Wood Thrushes noted
as well. Among the unidentified thrush calls was something sounding very
much like a Bicknell's but the bird was relatively high in the air and did
not repeat the call. At dawn a smaller flock of Swainson's came down nearby
and continued calling for a short time. Also heard this morning was a
number (at least three) E. Screech Owls making quite a racket. I had never
heard the "whinny call" that close. They really do sound an awful lot like
horses sometimes!
Donna Bailey
Winnsboro, SC
e-mail: dsbailey@conterra.com
URL: http://www.conterra.com/dsbailey
"Where are the Birds? Migration across South Carolina"
URL: http://www.conterra.com/dsbailey/audubon
"Columbia Audubon Society"