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Shorebirds at Lake Crabtree (Raleigh)



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From:           	"Shadwick, Doug" <dshadwick@oao.com>
Date sent:      	Tue, 19 Sep 2000 11:21:08 -0400

I had a chance to stop by Lake Crabtree Park early on today.   Gordon seems 
to have dropped a number of interesting birds that might be of interest to 
Carolina Birders.   The best of the birds was a Baird's Sandpiper in fresh 
juvenile plumage - it appeared very scaly on the back.  A Stilt Sandpiper 
also stopped by and fed for a few minutes.  The shorebirds were on the  
right-most point of the free play area (the large lawn on the right as one 
enters the park).   Small pools formed by the rain and the short grass are 
attractive to the migrating shorebirds.  

There were plenty of passerines moving hastely through the foliage. Warblers 
were present in many locations with a few each of Tennessee, Bay-breasted 
and Blackburnian Warblers in addition to more common migrants. The Boat 
House Parking lot is fairly open and allows for some quick unobstructed 
views of the birds as they careen through the trees and shrubs.  

The best time to visit the park is at opening time (8 AM).   The migrants 
birs are usually out and moving and shorebirds have not been flushed by dogs 
and hikers this early.  

Doug	

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