hotline: Carolina Rare Bird Alert
date: October 18, 2006
number: 704-332-2473
to report: 704-332-2473 or 704-545-2314 or PiephoffT@aol.com
coverage: North and South Carolina
compiler: Taylor Piephoff for the Carolina Bird Club
Hello, this is an October 18 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:
ROSEATE SPOONBILL
FRANKLIN'S GULLS
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
PHILADEPHIA VIREO
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS
A ROSEATE SPOONBILL is still being seen far inland at Lake Twitty just east
of Monroe, NC in Union County, NC. For details on this bird contact Deborah
Helms at rdelhelms@aol.com
A FRANKLIN'S GULL was seen in Creswell, NC on October 13 near the catfish
farms along US 64 in eastern NC.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW is being seen at a feeder in Lenoir, NC at the same
residence where one spent the last two winters. Contact Walt Kent at
828-754-5655 or tneklw@aol.com for details. The species is rarely found far inland
in the Carolinas, usually preferring to migrate along the coast.
An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was seen October 13 on the berm SE of the Cedar
Island ferry terminal in eastern NC.
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS are already being noticed at feeders throughout both
Carolinas. Carefully check any hummingbirds still present at feeders after
mid-October.
Up to four BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS have been seen at Bear Island WMA
in SC. Check the impoundments here and at nearby Donnelly WMA for this
species.
Patriot's Point in Mt. Pleasant, SC is a great place to look for migrants
after fall cold fronts. On October 14 a PHILADELPHIA VIREO, ten species of
warblers, and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were the highlights. On October 15 the
best finds were GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, and eleven
warbler species.
A FRANKLIN'S GULL and a 1st year LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL have been seen on
Kiawah Island, SC recently. The FRANKLIN'S was on the beach near the Ocean
Course driving range, and the LESSER BLACK-BACKED was on the far eastern
portion of beach. FRANKLIN'S GULLS are rare anywhere in the Carolinas. LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULLS are still notable in coastal SC.
Thanks this week to Nathan Dias, John Fussell, and Walt Kent for their calls
and reports. Some of this information was gleaned from Carolinabirds.
Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com
date: October 18, 2006
number: 704-332-2473
to report: 704-332-2473 or 704-545-2314 or PiephoffT@aol.com
coverage: North and South Carolina
compiler: Taylor Piephoff for the Carolina Bird Club
Hello, this is an October 18 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:
ROSEATE SPOONBILL
FRANKLIN'S GULLS
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
PHILADEPHIA VIREO
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS
A ROSEATE SPOONBILL is still being seen far inland at Lake Twitty just east
of Monroe, NC in Union County, NC. For details on this bird contact Deborah
Helms at rdelhelms@aol.com
A FRANKLIN'S GULL was seen in Creswell, NC on October 13 near the catfish
farms along US 64 in eastern NC.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW is being seen at a feeder in Lenoir, NC at the same
residence where one spent the last two winters. Contact Walt Kent at
828-754-5655 or tneklw@aol.com for details. The species is rarely found far inland
in the Carolinas, usually preferring to migrate along the coast.
An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was seen October 13 on the berm SE of the Cedar
Island ferry terminal in eastern NC.
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS are already being noticed at feeders throughout both
Carolinas. Carefully check any hummingbirds still present at feeders after
mid-October.
Up to four BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS have been seen at Bear Island WMA
in SC. Check the impoundments here and at nearby Donnelly WMA for this
species.
Patriot's Point in Mt. Pleasant, SC is a great place to look for migrants
after fall cold fronts. On October 14 a PHILADELPHIA VIREO, ten species of
warblers, and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were the highlights. On October 15 the
best finds were GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, and eleven
warbler species.
A FRANKLIN'S GULL and a 1st year LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL have been seen on
Kiawah Island, SC recently. The FRANKLIN'S was on the beach near the Ocean
Course driving range, and the LESSER BLACK-BACKED was on the far eastern
portion of beach. FRANKLIN'S GULLS are rare anywhere in the Carolinas. LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULLS are still notable in coastal SC.
Thanks this week to Nathan Dias, John Fussell, and Walt Kent for their calls
and reports. Some of this information was gleaned from Carolinabirds.
Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com