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Re: Outer Banks migrants



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