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Carolina RBA December 19 Update



hotline: Carolina Rare Bird Alert
date: December 19, 2002
number: 704-332-2473
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 December 19 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:

LONG-BILLED MURRELET
KING EIDER
WESTERN GREBE
WESTERN KINGBIRD
DICKCISSEL
LONG-TAILED DUCK
CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD

A LONG-BILLED MURRELET was seen 12-15 at Fort Macon SP during the Morehead 
City, NC CBC. The bird was seen off the swimming beach section of the park. 
It was not relocated later that same day but birders in the area should keep 
a lookout for it.

Two KING EIDERS, a female and imm. male, have been seen around Fort Fisher 
(NC). Check the ocean from the overlook at the State Historic Site ,and the 
estuary on the west side of the State Recreation Area spit (4-wheel drive  
needed here).

A WESTERN GREBE was seen 12-14 at Lake Julian south of Asheville, NC in 
Buncombe County.

A CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD can be seen in Lexington County, SC. Call Suzan 
Garland at 803-755-3826 for latest status of this bird.

Birders at Huntington Beach SP in SC should look for a LONG-TAILED DUCK in 
the freshwater pond at that park.

On the Outer Banks in NC, a WESTERN KINGBIRD was seen in Southern Shores, NC 
on 12-15 but has not been relocated. A female DICKCISSEL is being seen at 
Outer Banks Birdwatchers, the bird store in Nags Head.

Thanks this week to Thomas Magarian, Dennis Burnette, John Fussell, Jeff 
Lewis, Bruce Smithson for their calls and reports. Some of this information 
was gleaned from  carolinabirds.

Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com