Hello, this is a September 2 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:

MASKED BOOBY

Two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were at the Tri-State turf farm SE of Dunn, NC on August 28. From the Hwy 55/421 intersection east of Dunn, head east on 55 for 9.5 miles. Turn right on Easy St. and go 3.5 miles to a left turn onto Fleet Naylor Rd. Look in the field on the left for shorebirds.

A BULLOCK'S ORIOLE was seen Aug 23 at the Savannah NWR in SC. It was seen at mile 3 of the Laurel Hill Wildlife Dr.

LARK SPARROWS were seen in both Carolinas in August. On the 23rd a bird was at Nimmer Turf Farm on Rte 336 above Ridgeland , SC in Jasper County. On Aug. 25 a bird was at Nags Head, NC feeding on the roadside.

A WILSON'S PHALAROPE was in a rain puddle just south of the Fort Fisher Museum on Aug. 25. Look on the right just before the left turn into the Fort Fisher Aquarium entrance.

An immature YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was in aflock of brown-headed cowbirds in Orange County, NC on Aug. 23. The flock was at the overlook of Cane Creek Reservoir on Stanford Rd.

Pelagic birding highlights from out of Hatteras NC on Aug. 28 included a HERALD PETREL, RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD, and a MASKED BOOBY along with more common and expected species.