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Carolina RBA May 10 Update
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Carolina RBA May 10 Update
- From: PiephoffT@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 23:37:21 EDT
- CC: BIRDEAST@listserv.arizona.edu, giffbeaton@mindspring.com
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
hotline: Carolina Rare Bird Alert
date: May 10, 2001
number: 704332-2473
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 May 10 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:
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHERS
ROSEATE SPOONBILL
LIMPKIN
LARK SPARROWS
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHERS have returned to Union County, NC, where they bred
last year The nest is in the same transmission line tower as last year. From
US 74 in Monroe, NC take Hwy. 200 south exit. When 200 makes a sharp Right
turn in Monroe stay straight. You will be on Hwy. 207 (Hayne Street). Stay on
207 through monroe and well south of town until 207 makes a Right turn at a
blinking light (Wolf Pond Rd.) Turn Right here and go about 3.5 miles to a
dirt driveway on the left. Take this driveway past several houses, cross a
small creek, then immediately turn right onto another dirt drive. This will
take you underneath large power lines. The birds are seen around the tower on
the left or in the fields and on fences in the area. Best bet is to drive
past the tower and park along the road well away from it. The Olsens have
been very kind to share this information with the public. Contact them at
<aolsen@wingate.edu> or <bolsen@trellis.net> for latest details.
A ROSEATE SPOONBILL has been seen at Bray Plantation in Beaufort County, SC.
Unfortunately this is a private , gated community so access may be limited.
Local birders with connections to this community are encouraged to find out
about access and report to this RBA.
The LIMPKIN Savannah NWR in SC was still present as of May 5. This bird has
been seen here for months but can be missed on occasion. Almost invariably it
has been found .9 miles from the start of the Wildlife Drive.
Two LARK SPARROWS were at Bodie Island on the Outer Banks on May 7 and 8.
Walk down the gated road on the right as you drive along the entrance road
from Hwy 12 to the Bodie Island Lighthouse. Look around a gravel pile at the
first clearing.
Thanks this week to Ann Shahid, and Jeff Lewis for their calls and reports.
Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com