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Re: Shepherd NT, Durham 10/3



Oops!!! I forgot to mention the best bird
of the morning! (my earlier email is below)

I had a winter wren where the trail curves
to around the depression behind and across
from the pavillion. I almost stepped on it 
as it flew right in front of my feet!


Jason Sircely
Wake Forest, NC









On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Jason Sircely wrote:

> Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 12:53:51 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Jason Sircely <sircely@duke.edu>
> To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
> Subject: Shepherd NT, Durham 10/3
> 
> This morning at the Shepherd Nature Trail
> in Durham's Duke Forest:
> 
> yellow-billed cuckoo - 1
> red-shouldered hawk - 1
> eastern pewee - 1
> empidonax spp. - 2
> brown thrasher - 5 (family group it seemed)
> scarlet tanager - 3
> black-thr. blue warbler - 1
> chestnut-sided warbler - 1
> gray-cheeked thrush - 1
> 
> chimney swifts still in abundance,too
> 
> also, the strangest thing happened - at
> least a dozen birds (chickadees, woodpeckers
> warblers, a thrush and a scarlet tanager)
> were all very intently and loudly foraging
> within 5 feet above a particular spot on
> the ground. i thought they were mobbing a
> snake or something at first but i couldn't
> locate one. they all seemed to be feeding 
> quite efficiently while they were there,
> so maybe just a glut of insects?
> 
> 
> Jason Sircely
> Wake Forest, NC
> 
>