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lots more Cave Swallows
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: lots more Cave Swallows
- From: "Will Cook" <cwcook@duke.edu>
- Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 18:19:40 -0500
- Delivered-to: pardo@metalab.unc.edu
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
The Cave Swallow flock was still at the west end of Ocean Isle NC this
morning. Indeed, the first swallow I saw was a Cave! About 12 Caves
were swirling around in a vacant lot near the end of the public road. At
times they approached to within a few feet! Unfortunately I couldn't get
any photos -- digiscoping doesn't work too well with a flying target
(never saw one land). In the distance further west (private development)
I saw another 3 Caves. Driving development roads back to the bridge, I
found another three small flocks totalling 9 Caves, for a total of about
24 for Ocean Isle. I also checked the eastern half of the island, but
found only Trees.
On the way to Sunset Beach, I noticed some swallows flying over the
shopping center at the intersection of 179 and 904 (near Seaside). I
checked them out carefully and found another 7 Caves among the Trees.
At Sunset Beach and Twin Lakes I found hundreds of Tree Swallows, but no
Caves.
Jeff Pippen also found two Cave Swallows on a golf course at Caswell
Beach. Adding Eric Dean's 4+ at Sunset Beach, that makes a grand total
of about 37 seen in Brunswick County today!
All the Caves I saw well appeared to be of the race pelodoma/pallida
(southwestern US/Mexico).
--
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