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Re: Johnston Mill Reserve/ loons...?
- To: Rob G <thrush@hotmail.com>, <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Re: Johnston Mill Reserve/ loons...?
- From: Helmut Mueller <hmuelle@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 22:32:54 -0400
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Loons do call during the day when passing over!
-- Helmut C Mueller
409 Moonridge Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Phone: 919-942-4937
Permanent email address: hmueller@email.unc.edu
> From: "Rob G" <thrush@hotmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 00:30:58 +0000
> To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
> Subject: Johnston Mill Reserve/ loons...?
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> had previously only seen Johnston Mill Nature Reserve in winter bareness,
> but returned today with it in full green lushness and was impressed (also
> learned
> Chapel Hill Bird Club visited for first time last weekend). Best bird was
> close look at La. W.thrush,
> though better warblers may have been hidden high in thick canopies. Also at
> one point heard odd waterfowl-like call in distance, one hiking couple
> thought sounded like loons! and with the recent
> reports of such it did sound loon-ish if they would call on the wing (at
> midday no less) when passing through.
>
> For anyone not familiar with this local gem one entrance is about a mi.
> east of NC86
> on Mt. Sinai Rd. (near Orange/Durham County line), and other entrance toward
> end of
> Turkey Farm Rd.(off Whitfield Rd.), with actual parking lots for use, unlike
> most nearby
> Duke Forest areas. (The Reserve trail follows New Hope Creek).
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> **Rob Gluck......... Chapel Hill,NC......... thrush@hotmail.com
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