hotline: Carolina Rare Bird Alert
date: January 5, 2007
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 a January 5 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:
HARLEQUIN DUCK
COMMON EIDER
WESTERN GREBE
SWAINSON'S HAWK
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER
SHORT-EARED OWL
BARN OWL
RED-NECKED GREBE
VERMILION FLYCATCHER
WESTERN TANAGER
WESTERN KINGBIRD
REDDISH EGRETS
BLACK RAIL
LECONTE'S SPARROWS
HENSLOW'S SPARROW
Up to two COMMON EIDERS and a HARLEQUIN DUCK continue to be seen at
Johnny Mercer's Pier in Wrightsville Beach, NC.
The female VERMILION FLYCATCHER near Morehead City is still being seen
as of January 4. Specifically, the bird is in the town of Bettie on
Golden Farm Rd. Look along the 2nd ditch south of the little silo.
A WESTERN GREBE is still being seen north of Charlotte, NC at Lake
Norman. View the lake from the Energy Explorium and the public fishing
area accessible from Hwy. 73 near Cowan's Ford Dam. A scope will be
helpful but not essential.
Birders at Alligator River NWR in eastern NC can look for an imm. dark
SWAINSON'S HAWK along the Wildlife Drive on Milltail and Long Curve
Rds. The hawk apparently spends much of it's time hunting on the
ground. Keep an eye open for one or two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS that occur
as well. An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was seen Jan. 1 along Long Curve
Road in the patch of woods on the left after turning onto Long Curve
off of Milltail. SHORT-EARED OWLS and a BARN OWL were seen also.
A RED-NECKED GREBE was at Oregon Inlet on the Outer Banks on December
28.
A WESTERN TANAGER was seen in Frisco, NC on Dec. 27 between Lovey Rd.
and Hughes Ln.
A WESTERN KINGBIRD was at Cedar Island, NC on Dec. 24 in front of the
Methodist Church and Soggy Dr. near the end of the island.
A BLACK RAIL, 5 LECONTE'S SPARROWS, and a HENSLOW'S SPARROW were found
at Santee NWR on Dec. 30. Contact Nathan Dias for details and
directions at
REDDISH EGRETS are rare in the Carolinas in winter. On Dec. 30 a bird
was at Hilton Head, SC; and on Dec.31 a white morph bird was at Fort
Fisher in NC.
Thanks this week to Nathan Dias, John Fussell, Nell Moore, Ricky Davis,
Christopher Wood, Jeff Lewis, and Dave Lovett for their calls and
reports.
Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com
date: January 5, 2007
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 a January 5 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:
HARLEQUIN DUCK
COMMON EIDER
WESTERN GREBE
SWAINSON'S HAWK
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER
SHORT-EARED OWL
BARN OWL
RED-NECKED GREBE
VERMILION FLYCATCHER
WESTERN TANAGER
WESTERN KINGBIRD
REDDISH EGRETS
BLACK RAIL
LECONTE'S SPARROWS
HENSLOW'S SPARROW
Up to two COMMON EIDERS and a HARLEQUIN DUCK continue to be seen at
Johnny Mercer's Pier in Wrightsville Beach, NC.
The female VERMILION FLYCATCHER near Morehead City is still being seen
as of January 4. Specifically, the bird is in the town of Bettie on
Golden Farm Rd. Look along the 2nd ditch south of the little silo.
A WESTERN GREBE is still being seen north of Charlotte, NC at Lake
Norman. View the lake from the Energy Explorium and the public fishing
area accessible from Hwy. 73 near Cowan's Ford Dam. A scope will be
helpful but not essential.
Birders at Alligator River NWR in eastern NC can look for an imm. dark
SWAINSON'S HAWK along the Wildlife Drive on Milltail and Long Curve
Rds. The hawk apparently spends much of it's time hunting on the
ground. Keep an eye open for one or two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS that occur
as well. An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was seen Jan. 1 along Long Curve
Road in the patch of woods on the left after turning onto Long Curve
off of Milltail. SHORT-EARED OWLS and a BARN OWL were seen also.
A RED-NECKED GREBE was at Oregon Inlet on the Outer Banks on December
28.
A WESTERN TANAGER was seen in Frisco, NC on Dec. 27 between Lovey Rd.
and Hughes Ln.
A WESTERN KINGBIRD was at Cedar Island, NC on Dec. 24 in front of the
Methodist Church and Soggy Dr. near the end of the island.
A BLACK RAIL, 5 LECONTE'S SPARROWS, and a HENSLOW'S SPARROW were found
at Santee NWR on Dec. 30. Contact Nathan Dias for details and
directions at
REDDISH EGRETS are rare in the Carolinas in winter. On Dec. 30 a bird
was at Hilton Head, SC; and on Dec.31 a white morph bird was at Fort
Fisher in NC.
Thanks this week to Nathan Dias, John Fussell, Nell Moore, Ricky Davis,
Christopher Wood, Jeff Lewis, and Dave Lovett for their calls and
reports.
Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com