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Re: P-s FLY and other Jordan Lake birds
The P-s Fly is still around today (though I missed him) -- with a brief
appearance at 12:30 and a longer one at ~2:30, in addition to the ~8:15
one.
Red Crossbills are also still around, at least at the Big Woods spot,
though I missed them today. I did see a flock of 14 Evening Grosbeaks
nearby -- follow the path along the fence to the Parker's Creek sewage
plant, then turn right and follow the gravel road till it ends. Very
birdy spot this morning.
There's a nice flock of about 230 Hooded Mergansers on the north side of
64, just west of the entrance to Parker's Creek. I saw a new bird at
Parker's Creek this morning -- a white Muscovy Duck. I suspect it wasn't
wild since it followed me around, begging for a handout. :-)
Didn't see much from Ebenezer Point, though I did pick out 3 Redhead (1
male, 2 female) in the gull flock about a mile offshore.
Got good looks at the the Driscoll's hummingbirds this morning -- in
addition to the rufous-backed immature male Rufous that Susan banded,
there's a new hummer -- a green-backed Rufous/Allen's with a few gorget
feathers growing in. (Looks like it's time for another trip to Chapel
Hill, Susan...)
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Duke University Botany Dept., Durham, North Carolina
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