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Carolina RBA Sept. 20 Update



hotline: Carolina Rare Bird Alert
date: September 20, 2000
number: 704-332-2473
to report: 704-332-2473 or 704-532-6336 or PiephoffT@aol.com
coverage: North and South Carolina
compiler: Taylor Piephoff, for the Carolina Bird Club

Hello, this is a Septmber 20 update of the Carolina Rare Bird alert featuring 
birding news from North and South Carolina sponsored by the Carolina Bird 
Club. Highlights on this report include:

NORTHERN GOSHAWK
AM. WHITE PELICANS
LARK SPARROW
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
PHILADELPHIA VIREOS
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
WILSON'S WARBLERS
NASHVILLE WARBLERS
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS
BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS

A NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen today Sept. 20 in Simpsonville, SC. Birders at 
the various hawk-watching stations in the Carolinas take note.

An AM. WHITE PELICAN was at Beaufort Inlet, NC on Sept. 8. Up to 14 birds 
were at Daufuskie Island in SC on Sept.6.

The passage of a strong cold front Sept. 15 made for excellent birding at 
many coastal locations. A LARK SPARROW was found at Cape Lookout (NC) with a 
PHILADELPHIA VIREO also at that site as highlights. 14 warbler species were 
seen that day at Cape Lookout. A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was at Fort Fisher (NC) 
on 9-16. Nineteen species of warblers including 3 WILSON'S WARBLERS and 2 
NASHVILLE WARBLERS  were at various locations on the Outer Banks over the 
weekend. Other highlights from the Outer Banks include a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW 
and PHILADELPHIA VIREO. PHILADELPHIA VIREOS have continued to be seen this 
week at the Elizabethan Gardens on Roanoke Island. Two birds were seen today 
9-20. A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was at the east end of Ocean Isle Beach (NC) on 
Sept. 17.
In South Carolina, an excellent spot to look for landbird migrants is 
Patriot's Point in Mt. Pleasant. Sixteen species of warblers have been seen 
here in September already. Highlights are GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS (2) , 
BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS (2), and a CANADA WARBLER.

EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES continue to be widely reported from coastal SC. 
Reports have come in recently from Wild Dunes Resort near Charleston. 

Thanks this week to John Fussell, Burton Moore, Pat Moore, Jeff Lewis, Jack 
Peachey, Pete Worthington, and Gifford Beaton for their calls and reports.

Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com