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Mountain Birding
- To: "CarolinaBirds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Mountain Birding
- From: "Danny Swicegood" <uubirder@mchsi.com>
- Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 22:06:41 -0400
- Delivered-to: pardo@metalab.unc.edu
- Importance: Normal
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
To echo previous reports from western NC, 5 minutes on the back deck
Thursday morning produced Bay-breasted, Tenn., and B&W Warblers, 1
Blackpoll, Scarlet Tanagers (one calling), RB Grosbeaks, and an army of
Waxwings in addition to the feeder regulars.
Friday AM at the sod farm there were 6 raptor spp. in nearly as many
minutes: both Vultures (kettle of 90+), an Osprey flying very high and
due south, RT and SS Hawks, and the usual Harrier. Sometimes I almost
feel guilty living 3 minutes from Hooper Ln. Almost.
This evening I witnessed, for the first time in 23 years, a large flock
of Chimney Swifts going to roost. A flock of uncountable thousands of
swifts were funneling into a chimney of the Grove Park Inn in Asheville.
(No, I don't usually hang out there.) I didn't catch the beginning of
the flock, but my wife and I watched for about 10 minutes as they
spiraled into the chimney, resembling a cloud of black smoke in reverse.
I love this time of year...
Danny Swicegood
Hendersonville, NC