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C Ground-Dove - no



Today (Oct. 18) five of us visited the spot near Charlotte where the 
Common Ground-Dove was seen on Wednesday Oct. 16, but didn't find the 
bird.

Some of the more interesting birds we saw included a Loggerhead Shrike, 
12+ Palm Warblers, a nice Bobolink, 1 Indigo Bunting, and 3 White-crowned 
Sparrows (along with Song, Swamp, Savannah, White-throated, Field, and 
Chipping Sparrows).

The best sighting of the day was of 2 Dainty Sulphurs, a very rare stray 
butterfly from further west and south.  This was our other target species 
of the day -- about 5 were seen on 10/16.  A state butterfly for all of 
us, lifer for most.  I'll post the other butterflies on Carolinaleps 
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CARL.html

Best tree sighting was of a flock of Chalk Maples (Acer leucoderme) along 
the powerline edge to the right of the old barn.

It was a nice day, even though we missed the taget bird.


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Charles W. "Will" Cook                  w 919-660-7423
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook            cwcook@duke.edu
Biology Dept., Duke Univ., Box 90340, Durham, NC 27708