Carolina RBA Dec. 7 Update

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hotline: Carolina Rare Bird Alert
date:December 7, 2000
number: 704- 332-2473
to report: 704-332-2473 or 704-532-6336 or PiephoffT@aol.com
compiler: Taylor Piephoff for the Carolina Bird Club

Hello, this is a December 7 update of the Carolina Rare Bird Alert featuring 
birding news from North and South Carolina sponsored by the Carolina Bird 
Club. Highlights on this report include:

GREEN- BREASTED MANGO (NOT)
CINNAMON TEAL
FULVOUS WHISTLING- DUCKS
EURASIAN WIGEON
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS

The GREEN-BREASTED MANGO present in Concord, NC for over 2 weeks failed to 
appear at the feeders today Dec. 7 despite a constant vigil by several 
birders from 10:00 AM until 5:15 PM. This is the first day that this reliable 
bird has not appeared since 11-19.

A male CINNAMON TEAL is being seen at the Goldsboro, NC wastewater treatment 
facility . For directions and updates, call Eric Dean at 919-736-7264 .

At this same facility, a FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK has been seen frequently. 
This bird is in a different lagoon from the teal. Again for updates and 
directions, call Eric Dean at 919-736-7264 .

Up to 7 FULVOUS WHISTLING -DUCKS have been seen at Magnolia Gardens near 
Charleston, SC. Look in Indian Mound Pond for the ducks.

A male EURASIAN WIGEON is being seen with a small group of Am. Wigeon at 
Greenfield Lake in Wilmington, NC. This bird has been seen since 11-25.

Female RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS are coming to feeders in Fort Mill, SC and 
Pendleton, SC. Contact Bill Hilton at <hilton@hiltonpond.org> for details.

A good place to observe raptors in eastern NC is the Alligator River NWR off 
US 64. The area offers large open areas and extensive views of fields and 
sky. On 12-5, 5 species were seen in just over 2 hours, including bald eagle 
and peregrine falcon.

The Clemson SC Christmas Bird Count will be held Saturday Dec. 16. Contact 
Drew Lanham at 864-656-7294 for details.

Thanks this week to Greg Massey, Bill Hilton, Keith Watson, Drew Lanham, and 
Eric Dean for their calls and reports.

Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephofT@aol.com