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Stecoah Gap trip
- To: "'carolinabirds@duke.edu'" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Stecoah Gap trip
- From: "Don H." <donh@asap-com.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 17:27:56 -0400
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- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
To Cbirders:
Wally & Delores Foutch & I birded Stecoah Gap and the "golden-wing" area
described by John Wright in his 4/20 posting.
The "g-w" area is about 0.2 mi. on NC 143, west of the intersection with NC
28. Look for the billboards on the left side of the road. The golden-wings
were there, with chestnut-sided and palms. Regrettably, we saw no
Brewster's.
About 2mi. along NC 143 west from the jct. with NC 28, is a parking area on
the left and the gated FS road John mentioned. We also had good fortune
along this road.
Total species for the day, I believe, was 56; some of the warblers and
highlights:
N. parula, blk-throated green, blk&white, blk-throated blue, cerulean,
yellow-rumped, chestnut-sided, blackburnian, Am. Redstart, palm, hooded,
golden-winged, and ovenbird. Vireos; blue-headed, yellow-throated, and
white-eyed. White-eyed was at a stop along US 74. At Stecoah, we also got
rose-breasted grosbeak and woodthrush.
The most unusual bird of the day was found along US 74, a tenth or two,
east of the Whittier exit. On the north side of the 4-lane, along the
Tuckaseigee River in an area of open farmland was what could only be
described as a Krider's red-tail. We got a good look at the bird on a power
line. It was sandy-brown to white above and paler below and the tail was an
almost translucent reddish-orange.
Don Hendershot
Waynesville, NC
A Walk On The Wild Side http://www.outdoorfun.com/walk.htm