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Ft. Fisher in the rain



Natalie and I were down near Lumberton this week, so we made a quick day trip 
to Fort Fisher and Wrightsville Beach.  Because the day was mostly made up of 
rain :(, we ended up birding just a little.  In the morning, we headed down 
to Fort Fisher and were able to pish up several Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed 
Sparrows.  The most interesting find was the number of Merlins.  We saw at 
least four in the tree tops near the point - all males.  I've never seen so 
many in one day, much less in such a small area.  Back at Wrightsville, we 
were treated to Northern Gannets and a couple flocks of Black Scoters in 
fairly close to shore.  Hopefully the weather will cooperate more next time.

Good birding,

Rob Van Epps
Charlotte, NC
vaneppsnc@aol.com