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egrets



Just to add to Wayne F's comments on the Cattle Egret at Lake Julian, Wayne and
I were actually looking for these birds in the morning because I had seen them
along with a Snowy Egret fly into a marsh near the French Broad River in
Henderson County the evening before.  They were there until close to dark when
I left, so we went back the next morning to see if they were still there, but
alas they had moved on.  We did see Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs and Solitary
Sandpipers as well as scads of RC Kinglets, White-throated, White-crowned,
Swamp, Song, Savannah, Chipping, and Field Sparrows, and a flock of about 40
Rusty Blackbirds, about 60 Blue-winged Teal, quite a few Wood Duck and a few
Shovelers.  The weather turned nasty and we went to Lake Julian on a whim. 
Lo and behold there were the two Cattle Egrets in a most unlikely spot facing
into a very powerful headwind on a spit of land that goes into the lake.  We
did not see the Snowy Egret.  Maybe he came to his senses and headed back
toward the coast.
	On the other hand, maybe the Egrets are still around here, so
mountain-dwellers keep your eyes open.  Lake Julian is also near the French
Broad River several miles north (towards Asheville) of the marsh.  By the way,
 all the egrets were inbreeding plumage.  (The marsh is on private land, so no
 directions).  Marilyn Westphal/Hendersonville  email:  mjwestphal@unca.edu