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Hello, this is a January 21 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:
FRANKLIN'S GULL
GOLDEN EAGLE
SHORT-EARED OWL
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER
EURASIAN WIGEON
ROSS'S GEESE
CACKLING GOOSE
HARLEQUIN DUCK
CAVE SWALLOW
GLAUCOUS GULL
EARED GREBE
A FRANKLIN'S GULL continues to be seen at Mann's Harbor in eastern NC. The best place to look for this bird is the west end of the old bridge from the mainland to Roanoke Island. A FRANKLIN'S GULL, probably the same bird, has also been seen at the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center.
Other interesting birds to look for close by are GOLDEN EAGLE, SHORT-EARED OWL, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, and ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK at Alligator River NWR. The raptors are being seen hunting over the fields. The flycatcher was reported 3.1 miles down the road that turns right after passing the refuge offices.
On the Outer Banks, a GLAUCOUS GULL was at Cape Hatteras on 1-16. EURASIAN WIGEON, WHITE PELICANS, and ROSS'S GEESE should be looked for at Pea Island NWR. A few BRANT have been seen in Oregon Inlet.
Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina is the place to look for HARLEQUIN DUCK, COMMON EIDER, and CAVE SWALLOWS. Try the jetty for the ducks and the gazebo at Mullet Pond for the swallows.
A CACKLING GOOSE has been seen at Mary's House Pond at Bear Island WMA in South Carolina. This is the pond right by the residences at Bear Island.
A drake EURASIAN WIGEON is at the north end of Bull's Island. Look around the southeast edge of Jack's Creek. Keep an eye out for CAVE SWALLOWS at this location as well.
An EARED GREBE has been seen in the ocean a couple of miles down the Fort Fisher Spit in NC. Check groups of horned grebes around Fort Fisher for the Eared grebe.
Thanks this week to John Fussell, Nathan Dias, Jeff Lewis, Murray Honick, and Dave Lenat for their calls and reports. Some of this information was gleaned from Carolinabirds.
Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com