Re: Painted Bunting, et al. - Charleston SC

[Shahid <shahidrad@comcast.net>]

I had a call from a man in Harleyville, SC (between Summerville and
Orangeburg) with a report of a male Painted Bunting at his feeders.  I've
heard more reports than usual of Baltimore Orioles this winter in the
Charleston area.
Ann Shahid
Charleston, SC

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Dias" <diasn@yahoo.com>
To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 6:45 PM
Subject: Painted Bunting, et al. - Charleston SC


> Hi folks.
>
> This morning we had a female Painted Bunting show up
> at our feeders with the 100+ member flock of
> Goldfinches.  I say female (rather than female or
> immature) due to the extent and vividness of the
> bird's green coloration.   We got multiple great
> looks; some at less than 10 meters.  Post and
> Gauthreaux (1989) mention only 12 winter reports of
> this bird from the South Carolina Coastal Plain.
>
> As on all recent days we also observed a pair of
> Baltimore Orioles.  One bird is an adult female and
> the other is an immature male.  Since most of our
> Camellia Sasanqua flowers got fried by the freezing
> weather, the Orioles have switched to eating a lot of
> Tallow berries.  -- I know non-native invaders, those
> Tallow trees.
>
> Of local (suburban) interest, a Fox Sparrow also put
> in its daily appearances with the flock of Song and
> White-throated Sparrows.
>
> Nathan Dias  - Charleston, SC.
>
>
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