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Southern Lake Norman Dec. 17 CBC



Birders,
Conditions for finding and counting birds were by far the worst in the 
history of this 8 year-old count. Almost constant 15-23 mph winds with 
frequent gusts to 30, plus low wind chills and sleet showers made for the 
lowest species total ever. I suspect total individuals will be very low also. 
Twenty observers were able to tally 91 species; the best being a CLAY-COLORED 
SPARROW and a LESSER YELLOWLEGS. No purple finches , pine siskins, or 
red-breasted nuthatches were reported. Wood ducks eluded us all day also. We 
also learned that LeConte's sparrows do not flush at all in the wind. At 
least 4 birds have been present at Cowan's Ford Refuge but could not be 
glimpsed on count day. They were right there in their usual spot today !!!

Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com