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Carolina RBA Sept. 11 Update



hotline: Carolina Rare Bird Alert
date: September 11, 2003
number: 704-332-2473
to report: 704-332-2473 or 704-532-6336 or PiephoffT@aol.com
coverage: North and South Carolina
compiler: Taylor Piephoff for the Carolina Bird Club

Hello, this is a Sept. 11 update of the Carolina Rare Bird Alert featuring 
birding news from North and South Carolina sponsored by the Carolina Bird Club. 
Highlight on this report include:

ROSEATE SPOONBILLS
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
LEAST FLYCATCHER
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS
WARBLING VIREO
BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO


At least 3 ROSEATE SPOONBILLS were reported from the twin lakes of Sunset 
Beach, NC today 9-11. Two birds were at the west lake and one was at the east 
lake during hight tide.

BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and 
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS were at the Super Sod Farms in Orangeburg, SC on 9-8. These 
farms are located on US 301 on both sides of I-26 at Orangeburg. In NC, a 
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was at Jockey's Ridge S. P. on 9-7. Check the mud flats 
on Roanoke Sound at the park.

Patriot's Point in Mt. Pleasant , SC has been very good for passerine 
migrants. This morning 9-11  a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, 
PROTHONOTORY WARBLER, N. PARULA, BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, 
PRAIRIE WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, AM. REDSTART, and N. WATERTHRUSH 
were seen.  On 9-10, LEAST FLYCATCHER, WARBLING VIREO and a BLUE-WINGED 
WARBLER were highlights . Best birding is around the pump station at Patriot's 
Point.

Migrants at Savannah NWR in SC on 9-9 included BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, VEERY, 
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, and CAPE MAY WARBLER.

OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS were seen 9-6 at River Bend State Park near Hickory, 
NC, and 9-7 at McAlpine Park in Charlotte, NC.

Birders interested in offshore birding off SC can take a trip out of 
Charleston Harbor on 9-20. Contact Nathan Dias by e-mail at diasn@yahoo.com for 
details.

Thanks this week to Joe Gagliano, Jeff Lewis, JW Stimmel, Nathan Dias, Mike 
Resch,  for their calls and reports.

Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com