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Summer Yellow-rumped Warbler in SC
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu (CAROLINA BIRDS), birdchat@listserv.arizona.edu
- Subject: Summer Yellow-rumped Warbler in SC
- From: "BILL HILTON JR. (Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History)"<hilton@hiltonpond.org>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 19:16:52 -0400
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
An apparent adult female Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler, Dendroica
coronata, was observed twice today (19 June) in a bird bath at Hilton
Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History near York, South Carolina.
The bird was seen from a distance of 20 feet with naked eye and
through 10x binoculars at about 7 pm EDT. The two observations
totalled three minutes and occurred in good light. Observers included
Bill Hilton Jr. and Susan Hilton.
The yellow crown, flanks, and rump patch were clearly visible as the
bird fanned its feathers in the water. A dark (but not black)mask
surrounded each eye, and the dorsal plumage appeared gray-black;
these plumage characters indicated that the bird was probably a
female. Wing bars were white but not pronounced. Prominent white
spots on the outer tail feathers indicated the bird was likely at
least a year old.
There are almost no substantiated summer records for this species in
South Carolina; in fact, yellow-rumps may be considered "accidental"
at this time of year. Only one record (16 July 1940, Berkeley County,
with no details) is included in "Status and Distribution of South
Carolina Birds" (Post and Gauthreaux 1989).
Typical breeding range for the species is Canada and the northern
tier of the U.S.
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BILL HILTON JR., "The Piedmont Naturalist"
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
1432 DeVinney Road
York, South Carolina 29745
USA
e-mail: <hilton@hiltonpond.org>
Voice: (803) 684-5852
eFax: (503) 218-0845
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit research and education organization, so all in-kind or
monetary gifts to Operation RubyThroat and the Center are
tax-deductible. Please visit our websites:
Hilton Pond: <http://www.hiltonpond.org>
Operation RubyThroat: <http://www.rubythroat.org>
"Never trust a person too lazy to get up for sunrise or too busy to
watch the sunset."
BHjr.
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