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COASTAL BIRDING
- To: carolinabirds@acpub.duke.edu
- Subject: COASTAL BIRDING
- From: BCar105390@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 22:17:23 EDT
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Last weekend on the spur of the moment (my scuba diving plans were canceled)
so I decided to try and follow-up on some of the rarities posted along the NC
coast during the week. Specifically I wanted to look for the Townsend's
Warbler at Elizabethan Gardens on Roanoke Island, the possible
Black-whiskered Vireo at Pea Island NWR and the Harris Sparrow at Cape
Lookout. Well, I will tell you up front that I looked for all three and was
unsuccessful finding any of them. However, I did have an excellent weekend
of birding with a nice mixture of species. The following summarizes some of
the migrants with highlights in BOLD.
ELIZABETHAN GARDENS
Worm-eating Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Parula Warbler, Black & White Warbler,
Prairie Warbler, Pine Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Ovenbird, Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher
BLUE-HEADED VIREO (2 late migrants), Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow-throated Vireo,
White-Eyed Vireo, Great-Crested Flycatcher, Ruby-throated Hummingbird
BODIE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
BLACK RAIL (2) - Vocalizing in marsh directly behind lighthouse. This was
the first time I have had Black Rails on the Outerbanks. They were calling
continuously when I arrived around 10:30am, and had not stopped when I left
about 20-30 minutes later.
Indigo Buntings (flock of 50+) on grass - This was a very colorful scene.
PEA ISLAND
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1 male) - North Dike of North Pond
Blue Grosbeak (1 female) - North Dike of North Pond
Ovenbird (1) - North Dike of North Pond
Merlin - (1 female) - North Dike of North Pond
TUNDRA SWAN - (1 very late migrant) - North Dike of North Pond
MAGNOLIA WARBLER (1) - South Dike of North Pond
Orchard Oriole (1st year male) - South Dike of North Pond
HATTERAS CAMPGROUND (BUXTON)
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (1)
Prothonotary Warbler
Bobolinks (5)
CAPE POINT (BUXTON)
6 Species of Terns (Gull-billed, Sandwich, Royal, Common, Forster's and Least)
BUXTON WOODS
American Redstart, Worm-Eating Warbler & Great-Crested Flycatcher
OCRACOKE FERRY PARKING LOT
MAGNOLIA WARBLER (1)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
CAPE LOOKOUT
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (1) - Very close to the lighthouse allowing for
fantastic looks and photographs.
Indigo Buntings, PAINTED BUNTINGS (3 females) - Village
Baltimore Oriole, Orchard Oriole, Summer Tanager, Worm-Eating Warbler -
Village
Black-throated Green Warbler - Near lighthouse
Palm Warbler & Prothonotary Warbler & Great-crested Flycatcher - Campground
BLUE-HEADED VIREO (2) - Village
Common Nighthawk - Village
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
All in all, a very nice weekend (birding and weather), but I wish I had seen
some of those NC hyper-rarities!
- Brad Carlson
Winterville, NC
Bcar105390@aol.com