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Re: Lake Crabtree



I forgot to add: we saw both ROSE-BREASTED (a single HY male) and BLUE
GROSBEAKS (several individuals) as well.

-Sandy

-- 
Sandy Cash
Durham, NC

"The time for change is here and here we are, we're just for you!" -
Funkadelic
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sandy Cash" <lcashjr@nc.rr.com>
To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 10:14 PM
Subject: Lake Crabtree


> Hi all,
>
> I've been out for a brief spot of birding at Lake Crabtree almost every
> morning this week before work.  I haven't seen anything outstanding, but
> there have been plenty of birds moving through, and it's been nice,
> nonetheless.  Before going any further, however, I ran into another
birder,
> Gordon, this morning at the boatramp, and he allowed as to how he'd just
> seen a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO.  So some pretty good birds are, in fact,
moving
> through.
>
> Been lots and lots of MAGNOLIA WARBLERS moving through, and today the
place
> was pretty thick with YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS giving great views.  Other
> warblers include CHESTNUT-SIDED, PINE, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, AMERICAN
> REDSTART, BLACK-AND-WHITE, NORTHERN PARULA, and BLACK-THROATED BLUE.  Seen
> plenty of WHITE-EYED and RED-EYED VIREOS, the former still singing
> energetically.  I've seen at least one EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE every day, and
> there have been good numbers of both SCARLET and SUMMER TANAGERS present
as
> well.
>
> The spots which have been the most productive are the areas just W. of the
> first parking lot and the areas to both the immediate E. and W. of the
> boatramp.
>
> Good birding,
>
> -Sandy
>
> -- 
> Sandy Cash
> Durham, NC
>
> "The time for change is here and here we are, we're just for you!" -
> Funkadelic
>