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Re: Thick-billed Murre at Wrightsville Beach
- To: Samwilm@aol.com, carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Re: Thick-billed Murre at Wrightsville Beach
- From: Shelley Theye <veery@bellsouth.net>
- Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 16:45:06 -0500
- Delivered-to: pardo@metalab.unc.edu
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Sam and All,
If anyone has seen the Thick-billed Murre this afternoon, please post
where it was seen and the time. There are some folks at Alligator River
NWR who might want to make a detour to see the Murre tomorrow AM.
Thanks,
Shelley Theye
>
> From: Samwilm@aol.com
> Date: 2003/03/29 Sat AM 09:17:08 EST
> To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
> Subject: Thick-billed Murre at Wrightsville Beach
>
> This morning a Thick-billed Murre was feeding/resting at the end of Jonnie
> Mercer's Pier at Wrightsville Beach. Bird was viewed for over a half hour
> within 75 yards. Three razorbills landed within 50 yards of the murre, but
> did not really hang around with the murre. Five other large alcids flew by
> to the north. Earlier this morning at the south end of Wrightsville Beach
> there were 6 razorbills feeding around the rocks plus another two in the surf
> within 30 feet of surfers. At least 8 other large alcids flew by to the
> north. A single dovekie was seen flying by. The murre was swimming slowly
> to the north, so I would look for it north of the pier. Also of note were
> several Portuguese Man-of-wars (one on shore, several in the water).
>
> Sam Cooper
> Wilmington, NC
>
Shelley Theye
N. Chatham County, NC
veery@bellsouth.net