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2 Clay-colored Sparrows at Cape Lookout, NC
- To: "Carolinabirds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: 2 Clay-colored Sparrows at Cape Lookout, NC
- From: "John Fussell" <jfuss@bmd.clis.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 09:31:16 -0400
- Cc: "Piephoff Taylor" <PiefhoffT@aol.com>
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
On Tuesday, October 10th, Wayne Irvin, Jim O'Donnell, Ron Johnson and I had
a good time at Cape Lookout almost all day, looking for landbird migrants.
We had a pretty good variety and a lot of fun. Our best find was 2
Clay-colored Sparrows in the vicinity of the old coast guard station (I'll
say 2--the actual number may have been only 1 or possibly as many as 4).
Other finds included White-crowned Sparrow, Gray-cheeked and Swainson's
thrushes, both tanagers, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Bobolink, Blue Grosbeak,
and Indigo Buntings. Not a great variety of warblers, but entertaining.
Mostly Palm Warblers and Common Yellowthroats--best warblers were Cape May
and Blackpoll..
Birdlife obviously taking on a wintertime flavor--a few Myrtle Warblers
(ugh!), many phoebes and House Wrens, both kinglets, Red-breasted Nuthatch,
Winter Wren.
Merlins in sight frequently during the day.
On the way back, I am rather certain that I saw a Long-billed Curlew on the
shore of Shackleford Banks. Unfortunately, the captain couldn't stop the
boat for a minute (because we were in such shallow water) for us to check
out the bird.
John Fussell
Morehead City, NC
jfuss@bmd.clis.com