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Croatan Venture
- To: "Carolinabirds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Croatan Venture
- From: "Simon Thompson" <simon@teleplex.net>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 11:01:09 -0400
- Cc: "Roger McNeill" <RMcNei01@sprintspectrum.com>
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Carolinabirders:
We have just returned from a most enjoyable Venture to Morehead City and the
Croatan National Forest over the past weekend (1-4 June). Despite the heat
(95 degrees plus!) we had a very enjoyable and successful trip down there.
The highlights follow:
Red-cockaded Woodpecker 1 pair feeding chicks in the nest
Bachman's Sparrow Excellent views of 2 males singing
Chuck-will's Widow 3 seen and 15+ heard
Black Rail 1 seen fairly well by one member of the group, but heard by
all!
Clapper and Viginia Rails (Heard)
Painted Bunting 5 males (wonderful!)
Glossy Ibis 4
Seaside Sparrow lots "singing"
Grasshopper Sparrow and Henslow's Sparrows
Eurasian Collared Dove (8+) White-winged Dove (1)
Warblers: Prairie, Pine, Hooded, Worm-eating, Yellow-throated, Swainson's,
Black-and-white etc
and lots of other stuff!
If anyone needs any additional information on any of these birds, please
contact me.
Our next Venture is to Maine from 7-15 July, but this is full. We do have
space on our Prairies trip to the Dakotas, Montana and Wyoming this coming
August 14 -26 and a summer day trip to Jones Gap, SC. Please contact the
office for further details.
Good birding,
Simon
Simon Thompson
Ventures, Inc. Birding & Natural History Tours
PO Box 1095, Skyland, NC 28776
Phone/Fax: 828.859.0382
Travel@birdventures.com
http://www.birdventures.com