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Hope Valley Mud Flats on Jordan Lake
- To: <carolinabirds@acpub.duke.edu>
- Subject: Hope Valley Mud Flats on Jordan Lake
- From: Randy Emmitt <birdcr@concentric.net>
- Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 14:46:23 -0500
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Folks,
Today I ventured down the power lines to the old RR trestle on Jordan Lake
with a friend. We were delighted by seeing at least 10 Juncos, our first
this season. We also counted in the mud flats 14 Snipe, 4 Lesser Yellowlegs
(one was much larger than the others but it called tu-tu like all the rest)
and 12 or so Killdeer. We didn`t carry a scope and could bet other
shorebirds might have been present. We also had a RC Kinglet come up and
chat with us from 5 foot away. Turkey Vultures and Common Grackles were in
large numbers as well.
The power line flowers were pretty much gone, but we did see 3 Pearl
Crescent, 2 Variegated Fritillary, 8-10 Common Buckeyes, one Monarch and
one Clouded Skipper. The biggest surprise was seeing a female Eastern
Pondhawk dragonfly, pretty late in the season for this species.
Randy Emmitt
Rougemont, NC
Randy Emmitt Photography
http://www.rlephoto.com
Carolina Butterfly Society webmaster
http://www.carolinabutterflysociety.org/