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The best part wasn't the birds
- To: "Listserv CarolinaBirds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: The best part wasn't the birds
- From: "Tomm Lorenzin" <skytomm@1000plus.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 16:52:26 -0400
- Cc: "Alex Lorenzin" <alorenzin@1000plus.com>,"Lisa Lorenzin" <lisa@1000plus.com>,"Lydia Lorenzin" <lylorenzin@davidson.edu>,"Colin McArthur" <flora123@alltel.net>,"Jan McArthur" <jangmca@alltel.net>
- Delivered-to: pardo@metalab.unc.edu
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- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Early this afternoon at Cowans Ford WR, N of Charlotte, NC:
Intoxicating;
Honeysuckle profusion -
Scent osmerotic
Intermittent sunshine, just enough breeze to waft perfume almost
continuously, EVERYONE singing or sounding off... What an incredible
multi-sensual experience on this fine Spring day. Oh yeah... And Birds, too
American Black Duck - Fe w/ solitary young'un (the ONLY
waterfowl in evidence <!!!>)
Red-tailed Hawks (2)
Wild Turkeys (2 males, sounding off, too)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (heard)
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Great Crested Flycatcher (heard)
Eastern Kingbird (12)
Blue Jay
Purple Martin (23)
Barn Swallow (6)
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren
House Wren (heard)
Eastern Bluebird (4)
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing (7)
Northern Parula (heard)
Prairie Warbler (3)
Common Yellowthroat (3)
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Blue Grosbeak (2)
Indigo Bunting (12)
Red-winged Blackbird (many)
Eastern Meadowlark
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbirds (many)
Orchard Oriole (one imm. Male singing)
House Finch
American Goldfinch (many)
One of the Neck Road Peacocks was very accommodating. Here are some images
of him showing off:
http://www.1000plus.com/Peacock01.jpg
http://www.1000plus.com/Peacock02.jpg
http://www.1000plus.com/Peacock03.jpg
7;^)
Tomm "cootchy-coo" Lorenzin
Davidson (Lake Norman), NC
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Why I like babies:
They're unadulterated;
Humans at their best;
As good as they'll ever be,
Laconic, to boot.
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Visit me at:
http://www.1000plus.com/Cataract/
7;^)
Tomm "the cunning linguist" Lorenzin
Davidson (Lake Norman), NC
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Why I like babies:
They're unadulterated;
Humans at their best;
As good as they'll ever be,
Laconic, to boot.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Visit me at: http://www.1000plus.com/Cataract/