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Hello, this is a November 3 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:
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW
HARRIS'S SPARROW
LARK SPARROW
AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
FRANKLIN'S GULLS
An AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, HARRIS'S SPARROW and LARK SPARROW were rarities found November 1 at the Coast Guard Station on the South side of Oregon Inlet on NC's Outer Banks. The dunes, shrubs, and short grass areas around the old station and the fisherman parking lot are one of the very best spots to look for fall migrants on the Outer Banks.
Pea Island NWR just south of Oregon Inlet has hosted up to 14 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS recently. The last report of these birds was from October 26 at North Pond.
On October 28 a SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen at Hatteras Village .5 miles north of the ferry landing.
Two FRANKLIN'S GULLS were found at Jordan Lake in NC on October 24. The birds were seen from Ebenezer Point.
Thanks this week to Jeff Lewis and John Fussell for their calls and reports. Some of this information was gleaned from Carolinabirds.