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Durham count results
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Durham count results
- From: Mike Schultz <ross.gull@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 16:52:04 -0400
- Delivered-to: pardo@metalab.unc.edu
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
C-birders:
The Durham NC spring count was held April 27th, and we achieved a total of
123 species and 6692 individuals. This was a very normal count for this
circle, with no reports of any outstanding rarities. Our best birds were 3
Black-crowned Night Herons seen by Norm Budnitz and his party at Butner
Game Lands, an in town Chuck-will's-widow heard by Josh Rose at his house
just north of downtown Durham, and 20 Bobolinks reported by Anson Cooke and
his party covering the Lake Michie area.
Probably the most unusual aspect of the count was the fact that 12 species
were seen in record high numbers for Durham. Most notably 9 Common Loons,
reported by 4 parties, all were early morning fly-overs, and a nice count
of 37 Prothonatary Warblers.
Bobwhite and meadowlarks continue in historically decimated numbers from
habitat loss, and Ring-billed Gulls continue a four year pattern of
puzzling low numbers. See my separate post on this.
Good birding,
Mike Schultz
Durham, NC