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winter birds coming in
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: winter birds coming in
- From: Donna Slyce Bailey <dsbailey@conterra.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 22:14:39 -0400
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
A mid-morning walk through the creekbottom with my favorite four-legged
birding companion yesterday morning found a few winter species present. My
companion drew my attention to a few White-throated Sparrows skittering
about in the tangles underneath a canopy hosting numerous migrating Northern
Flickers and Blue Jays. While standing enjoying the sparrows and the golden
light of October from a flawless sky, I heard the impatient "jih-dit" of a
Ruby-crowned Kinglet. On our way back over the bridge at the creek, we
heard the "kip kip" of a Winter Wren. The only other migrants I found
yesterday were a small kettle of Turkey Vultures dropping down, winking in
out of the blue later in the afternoon and lining out toward the southwest.
Donna Slyce Bailey
Winnsboro, SC
e-mail: dsbailey@conterra.com
URL: http://www.conterra.com/dsbailey
"Where are the Birds? Migration across South Carolina"