Carolina RBA Jan. 11 Update

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hotline: Carolina Rare Bird Alert
date: January 11, 2000
number: 704-332-2473
to report: 704-332-2473 or 704-532-6336 or PiephoffT@aol.com
compiler: Taylor Piephoff for the Carolina Rare Bird Alert

Hello, this is a Jan. 11 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:
WHITE-FACED IBIS
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD
CINNAMON TEAL
COMMON MERGANSERS
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
GREATER WHITE -FRONTED GOOSE
THAYERS GULL


A WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Savannah NWR on Jan. 10. The ibis was feeding 
in marshes along the road near the  first hard turn after getting on the 
entrance road to the refuge.

An adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK was seen in Manteo, NC at Elizabethan Gardens/ Fort 
Raleigh. Efforts to relocate this bird have so far been unsuccessful. Birders 
in that area may want to look for a WARBLING VIREO that has been seen a few 
times since mid- December., most recently Jan. 4. Look around the greenhouses 
at the Elizabethan Gardens.

An imm. male BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD is still being seen at Sunset Beach, 
NC. The home is on a lake where a male CINNAMON TEAL has been regularly seen. 
Call Mary McDavit at 910- 579- 2446 for details.

A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen 12-29 at the Lake Mattamuskeet (NC) 
entrance pond. This goose was associating with many Canada geese.

An adult THAYER'S GULL was at Cape Hatteras Point on 12-29.

A very cold December in the eastern US has resulted in reports of COMMON 
MERGANSERS  from scattered locales across North Carolina. On 12-31 a female 
merganser was at Lake Julian in Buncombe County, NC  for a rare report from 
the mountains.

An imm. female RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD has been easy to see in Raleigh, NC. Call 
Joe Harris 919-845-0267 for updates and directions for this bird.

Birders interested in offshore birding opportunities can sign up for winter 
trips out of Virginia and North Carolina ports. Trips dpart from Virginia 
Beach on Jan. 27 and Feb. 10. Trips from Hatteras are scheduled for Feb. 3 
and Feb. 17. Call Brian Patteson at 252-986-1363  or visit his website at 
http://www. patteson.com for details on how to reserve your spot.

Thanks this week to Brian Patteson, Wayne Forsythe, Jeff Lewis, Will Cook, 
Joe Harris for their calls and reports.

Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com