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3 DIFF. THRUSHES!!
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: 3 DIFF. THRUSHES!!
- From: Psbmt@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 10:58:42 EDT
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Hi everyone,
I've been waiting to see a Gray-cheeked Thrush this fall, saw my first
one in the yard last fall. Well, yesterday noticed 2 Wood Thrushes behind
the house, then saw a diff. thrush with them. From the quick look I got at
it I decided it was a Swainson's, because it had some buff coloring on part
of it's throat, but not sure, it might have been a Gray-cheeked but that was
all I saw at the time. Definitely wasn't any of the others. Was kind of
depressed, thought it would go down on my list with a question mark after it,
(I have too many of those). Never saw them again yesterday.
This morning was a different story. I glanced out the back window and
saw a brown bird, flying low, had that thrush sillouette, uh-oh. I grabbed
my binoculars and saw 3 birds on the ground at the wood's edge. 2 Wood Thr.
and a Swainson's, this time I saw the eye ring and more buffy tones, a life
bird. All the activity was centered around one Dogwood tree. I think there
could have been between 6-10 Thrushes. They were hard to keep track of as
they would grab a berry and fly off. Had some chasing eachother too. Did
see at least 3 Wood, a Swainson's, and a Gray-cheeked, after I set up my
scope on a section of the tree. They just wouldn't sit still and were
blocked a lot by foliage, then would lose them as they flew into the woods
between feedings. This kept up for an hour or so. Also was limited by the
window views I had, was afraid to move outside during all the action and risk
scaring them away.
Also have a Hummer at the feeder still, saw Black-throated blue Warblers
yesterday, and this morning had an Imm. fall Baltimore Oriole in with the
Thrushes at times, with pinkish flanks.
Had another life bird this weekend, a White-eyed Vireo, at the New Hope
Cr. Impoundment.
Shelley Theye
Psbmt@aol.com
N. Chatham County, NC