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March 26, 2004 RBA
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Hello, this is a March 26 update of the carolina rare bird alert featuring birding news from North and South Carolina. Highlights on this report include:

RAZORBILLS
THICK-BILLED MURRE
RED PHALAROPES
LONG-TAILED DUCK
ICELAND GULL
WHITE PELICAN (NC)
WHITE-TAILED KITE

Alcids often can be seen in coastal waters into early April in the Carolinas. On 3-23 a RAZORBILL was seen at Fort Macon (NC) and one was off Cape Lookout (NC) on 3-24. A THICK-BILLED MURRE was found injured at Ocracoke (NC) 0n 3-19.

On 3-23 a LONG-TAILED DUCK was still being seen at the Fort Macon jetty and 2 RED PHALAROPES were offshore at Cape Lookout on 3-24.

An imm. ICELAND GULL was reported from the Minnesott Beach ferry terminal (NC) on 3-22.

A WHITE PELICAN is being seen in NC at Sunset Beach. Look in the twin lakes on Hwy 179 just west of the bridge to Sunset Beach.

A very interesting report of a WHITE TAILED KITE came from Denton, NC on 3-11. The bird has not been observed after the initial sighting.

Thanks this week to Nathan Dias, John Fussell, Karen Bearden, Joe Gagliano.
 
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