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Carolina RBA Feb. 8 Update



hotline: Carolina Rare Bird Alert
date: February 8, 2000
number: 704-332-2473
to report: 704-332-2473 or 704-532-6336 or PiephoffT@aol.com
coverage: North and South Carolina
compiler: Taylor Piephoff, Carolina Bird Club

Hello, this is a Feb. 8 update of the Carolina Rare Bird Alert featuring 
birding news from North and South Carolina sponsored by the Carolina Bird 
Club. Highlights on this report include:

Pelagic trip results - YELLOW- NOSED ALBATROSS
BLACK-HEADED GULL
LITTLE GULLS
ROUGH- LEGGED HAWK
SHORT-EARED OWLS
COMMON GOLDENEYE
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
EARED GREBES
OLDSQUAW

The PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER at Jordan Lake in NC has not been reported since 
the devastating winter storm over 2 weeks ago.

Brian Pattesons's offshore birding trip on 2-5 was astoundingly successful. 
The entire boat was treated to a very cooperative YELLOW- NOSED ALBATROSS 
only a couple of miles offshore between Avon, NC and Rodanthe, NC. This will 
be a first documented record for this species for NC and one of only a few 
for North America. Other birds of interest on the trip (all seen well) were 4 
GREAT SKUAS, 2 ICELAND GULLS, GLAUCOUS GULL, LITTLE GULL, 4 RAZORBILLS, N. 
FULMAR, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, and RED PHALAROPE. Brian still has plenty of 
room left on a 2-19 trip off the Outer Banks. Call Brian Patteson at 252- 
986-1363 for details on how to get aboard.

A BLACK-HEADED GULL is being seen regularly at the Morehead City, NC sewage 
treatment plant. For details contact John Fussell at < jfuss@bmd.clis.com>. A 
BLACK- HEADED GULL was also seen at Cape Hatteras Point 2-6 with the 
Bonaparte's gulls there.

LITTLE GULLS have appeared on the Outer Banks this winter. Up to 3 were found 
among Bonaparte's gulls from Nag's Head south to Cape Hatteras Point Feb. 5-6.

The ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK present for months at Alligator River NWR was seen most 
recently on 2-6. Scan the fields and skies from Milltail RD. south of US 64.

SHORT -EARED OWLS have been enjoyed by birders at a couple of locations in 
NC. Up to 3 have been seen recently on the Outer Banks from the first viewing 
stand on Hwy. 12 south of Whalebone Junction in Nags Head, NC.
Up to 2 owls continue to be seen in Henderson County, NC along Hooper Lane. 
While birding Hooper Lane, be sure to look for LAPLAND LONGSPURS in the pipit 
flocks there.

A female COMMON GOLDENEYE was seen 2-6 at the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center. An 
OLDSQUAW has also been reported from this location.

A female WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was at the Salt Pond 2-6 at Cape Point.

Two EARED GREBES were in the ocean just north of the Point on 2-4 among many 
horned grebes.

Thanks this week to John Fussell, Jeremy Hyman, John Connors, Brian Patteson 
, Len Pardue and  Faye Metzl for their calls and reports.

Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com