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Sooty Tern
- To: "CBC bird list" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Sooty Tern
- From: "Jim & Laura O'Donnell" <odjljl@ncnets.net>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 20:53:18 -0400
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Just returned from a tern banding trip with Dr. John Weske today. This
colony was at "New Dump Island" off Atlantic N.C. I believe I have the
name correct. My first trip to this colony.
The bird of interest today, was a SOOTY TERN. We had great looks, over
cast sky made for great light. Micou Brown spotted the bird as soon as
we landed on the island, around 11:00 AM. I was on the second load to go
back to the mainland around 3:30 PM and the bird was still in the same
area. Never saw more then the one bird.
The group from Wilmington, I believe had a sooty tern in the lower Cape
Fear this week? Maybe someone will post it.
Not a bad Tern list: Gull-billed, Common, Royal, Sandwich & Sooty.
Probably won't be able to see this bird, but nice to know that they can
be found in coastal area.
Jim O'Donnell (odjljl@ncnets.net)
Onslow County N.C.