hotline: Carolina Rare Bird Alert
date: September 17, 2005
number: 704-332-2473
to report: 704-332-2473 or 704-532-6336 or PiephoffT@aol.com
coverage: North and South Carolina
Compiler: Taylor Piephofffor the Carolina Bird Club
Hello, this is a September 17 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:
PURPLE GALLINULE
LARK SPARROWS
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
LEAST FLYCATCHER
BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS
AM. GOLDEN PLOVER
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
An adult PURPLE GALLINULE with almost- grown chicks has been seen at Osprey
Lake in Sunset Beach, NC. There have been no reports since Hurricane Ophelia
affected the area on Sept. 13-14, but there is an excellent chance the birds are
still around. Birders in the area should take some time to check. From Old
Georgetown Rd. in Sunset Beach, turn in at The Pearl Golf Links. Continue past
the clubhouse on the right for a few hundred yards until you see Osprey Lake on
the left. The salt marsh is on the right. Pull over where safe and scan the
lake from the road.
Two LARK SPARROWS were at Fort Fisher in NC on Sept. 16.
Patriot's Point in Mt. Pleasant, SC is a great spot to look for rare migrants
in coastal South Carolina. OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, LEAST FLYCATCHER,
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, and BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS have been seen recently. Action
has slowed since there have been no weather fronts for a couple of weeks but the
birding should pick up when a new air mass moves in.
Falls Lake in NC continues to produce shorebirds in quantity and quality. Up
to 18 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS have been seen , along with 2 BAIRD'S
SANDPIPERS, AM. GOLDEN PLOVERS, and 12 STILT SANDPIPERS. Also good numbers of more
common and expected shorebirds can be found. Best areas to check are Olive Grove
Rd., north and south of Cheek Rd., and north and south of I-85.
Thanks this week to Nathan Dias, Dave Lenat, Jo O'keefe, and Jim Flynn for
their calls and reports.
date: September 17, 2005
number: 704-332-2473
to report: 704-332-2473 or 704-532-6336 or PiephoffT@aol.com
coverage: North and South Carolina
Compiler: Taylor Piephofffor the Carolina Bird Club
Hello, this is a September 17 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:
PURPLE GALLINULE
LARK SPARROWS
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
LEAST FLYCATCHER
BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS
AM. GOLDEN PLOVER
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER
An adult PURPLE GALLINULE with almost- grown chicks has been seen at Osprey
Lake in Sunset Beach, NC. There have been no reports since Hurricane Ophelia
affected the area on Sept. 13-14, but there is an excellent chance the birds are
still around. Birders in the area should take some time to check. From Old
Georgetown Rd. in Sunset Beach, turn in at The Pearl Golf Links. Continue past
the clubhouse on the right for a few hundred yards until you see Osprey Lake on
the left. The salt marsh is on the right. Pull over where safe and scan the
lake from the road.
Two LARK SPARROWS were at Fort Fisher in NC on Sept. 16.
Patriot's Point in Mt. Pleasant, SC is a great spot to look for rare migrants
in coastal South Carolina. OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, LEAST FLYCATCHER,
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, and BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS have been seen recently. Action
has slowed since there have been no weather fronts for a couple of weeks but the
birding should pick up when a new air mass moves in.
Falls Lake in NC continues to produce shorebirds in quantity and quality. Up
to 18 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS have been seen , along with 2 BAIRD'S
SANDPIPERS, AM. GOLDEN PLOVERS, and 12 STILT SANDPIPERS. Also good numbers of more
common and expected shorebirds can be found. Best areas to check are Olive Grove
Rd., north and south of Cheek Rd., and north and south of I-85.
Thanks this week to Nathan Dias, Dave Lenat, Jo O'keefe, and Jim Flynn for
their calls and reports.