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Scissor-taileds today
- To: carolinabirds@acpub.duke.edu
- Subject: Scissor-taileds today
- From: ncaves@utinet.net (Susan Campbell)
- Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 21:41:10 -0400
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Hello All-
Today I found the Scissor-tailed family in the ususal area. Dad was out
feeding around the field the entire time I watched (between 0930-1030).
Mom and the fledglings were up in the top of one of the oaks in the
cemetary in the shade. I only saw the young flutter around one at a time
(tails are developing- looked definitely forked troday). Dad was *very*
impressive and perched on the wire really close to the car at one point (no
need for binocs...). Probably the best part was seeing him as well as a
Mockingbird and a Loggerhead Shrike together in the same field of view for
a few minutes. A terrific comparison of the three rather similar species!
Susan M. Campbell
Whispering Pines, NC
ncaves@utinet.net