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Re: Black-bellied Whistling Duck
- To: "William McDavit" <osprey1@atmc.net>,"Carolinabirds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Re: Black-bellied Whistling Duck
- From: "Steve Compton" <scompton@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 07:29:05 -0400
- Delivered-to: pardo@metalab.unc.edu
- References: <000201c3563a$561ae180$2b2a90cf@oemcomputer>
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Dear Carolinabirders (especially air travelers),
I am about to fly to the United Kingdom for
a visit with my son and some birding, and have just aquired a new Kowa
scope. Is it advisable to
travel with the scope? I may have to travel by train
in the UK.
The Mississippi Kites are still here in my Summerville,SC neighborhood,
appear to have fledged young. There
were probably 2-3 pair, supporting the notion that they are colonial
nesters.
Good birding,
Steve Compton
Summerville,SC (near Charleston)
scompton@sc.rr.com
PS: traveling with scope advice appreciated off-line
at above personal address, please
----- Original Message -----
From: "William McDavit" <osprey1@atmc.net>
To: "Carolinabirds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 6:32 PM
Subject: Black-bellied Whistling Duck
> Dear C'Birders:
>
> Today, Tuesday, I made the 3and1/2 hr. trip to Donnelly for the
> Black-bellied Whistling Duck. About 30 minutes after going through the
> entrance I arrived at what I thought was the right impoundment. I started
> at the far end and worked my way back parking in the shade when possible
and
> just as I was moving the car for the second time to the section just left
of
> the shorebirds and their flats, not one, but two Black-Bellieds landed
about
> 50 yards in front of me. I love it when that happens!!
>
> They proceeded to feed in the shallow water, but mostly what I assumed was
> the male stood guard, eyeing me anxiously. The female (?) showed no
> interest in my presence, just did her mid-morning snack. It was about
10:30
> AM. I watched them for a few minutes and then decided to check out the
> shorebirds with the scope, so moved to my right. Suddenly after about 15
> minutes the BBWDucks flew up and headed to my right and in the direction
of
> the lodge and the last line of trees. They disappeared. I figure they
may
> have gone to roost somewhere behind the lodge on the edge of the big
> impoundment since there are lots of scraggly branched oaks there.
>
> The White Pelicans that Nathan mentioned were floating in the same
> impoundment in the distance, but mostly hidden by an island. The
> shorebirds were the same as he reported. I saw no storks. Plenty of
> Wading Birds and Alligators.
>
> I stopped about 5 other birding spots on the way home, without anything
> interesting being seen, but my Good-bye birds were 3 Swallow-tailed Kites,
a
> couple of Mississippis and a stork all flying over the North Santee River
> Bridge. I had stopped at the boat launch landing there and was really
> surprised to see the Kites at 3:30 in the afternoon.
>
> Good Birding,
> Mary McDavit, Sunset Beach, NC.
>
>