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Re: Outer Banks migrants
- To: Carleton Wood <egardens@inteliport.com>
- Subject: Re: Outer Banks migrants
- From: "Carol Williamson" <carolw@sandler-recht.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 09:21:55 -0400
- CC: carolinabirds@duke.edu, jfuss@bmd.clis.com
- Organization: Sandler & Recht Communications
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- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Jeff and all,
One cold early morning at Mason Farm Biological Reserve in Chapel Hill, NC a couple of
years ago, a friend and I observed a 9-bird formation of great blues. It was truly an
awesome sight!
Carol Williamson
Durham, NC
carolw@sandler-recht.com
Carleton Wood wrote:
> The North Banks Bird Club went on a field trip today to the local (outer
> banks) migrant traps and wish to report the birding as very good. We went to
> Pea Island first and picked up a few birds, however Pea was overshadowed
> this day by Roanoke Island. We had plenty of Baltimore Orioles, a few
> Bobolinks, a few vireos, a Veery, 13 species of warblers, and a few other
> odds-and-ends, including a small reddish-brown bat which landed almost at my
> feet!
> Highlights were as follows:
> Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
> Magnolia Warbler 6-7
> Black-throated Green Warbler 2
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 4
> Nashville Warbler 2
> Tennessee Warbler 1
> We witnessed a rather odd event a little after noon (sat). At the north end
> of Roanoke Island very high in the sky was what at first appeared to be a
> flock of vultures circling on a thermal. When we raised our binoculars for a
> better look, we realized that the birds were actually Great Blue Herons, 15
> in number. As we watched, they slowly drifted away (to the south), remaining
> in their "formation". I was just wondering if any one else has seen this
> behavior before with Great Blue Herons?
> Good birding,
> Jeff Lewis
> Manteo, NC