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Carolina Bird Club
Rare Bird Alert

January 30, 2008

To report a rare bird sighting in North or South Carolina, email Taylor Piephoff or call 704-332-2473 and leave a message.

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Hello, this is a January 30, 2008 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:

SCOTT'S ORIOLE
BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD
BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD
BLACK GUILLEMOT
VERMILION FLYCATCHER
RED-NECKED GREBE
MOTTLED DUCKS
BLACK-HEADED GULL
DOVEKIES
HENSLOW'S SPARROW
COMMON EIDERS
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE

An immature male SCOTT'S ORIOLE is being seen at a feeder in Conover, NC. The host, Becky Duggan, is allowing visitors. The address is 4095 Principal Cir. NW, Conover, NC. For updates however, call Dwayne Martin at 828-312-1064.

An adult male BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD is being seen in Rockville, SC on Wadlamaw Island southwest of Charleston. The hosts, Annabeth and Donald Proctor welcome visitors who call in advance for directions at 843-559-1362. Please DO NOT leave a message asking them to call you back. Keep trying until you reach them.

A BLACK GUILLEMOT has been present at Huntington Beach State Park in SC but is seen somewhat infrequently. Check the jetty areas.

An immature male VERMILION FLYCATCHER is being seen at Slann's Island, SC; near Edisto Island. From US-17 south of Charleston take Hwy 174 towards Edisto Island. Just south of Hwy 164 turn left onto White Point Rd. Pass through some saltmarsh, some woods, then an open area with some red-roofed tin barns. On the right is a field with a red-roof stable and a large cattle pasture. Pull over to the right and park along the road. Walk down the road 20-30 yards to a metal gate on the right. Look beyond the gate for the flycatcher. Some patience may be needed to wait the bird out.

A pair of MOTTLED DUCKS is being seen in NC at Sunset Beach. Look in the eastern Twin Lake along Hwy 179.

A RED-NECKED GREBE is present in Raleigh, NC at Lake Crabtree. This provides a rare opportunity to study this species inland in the Carolinas. Look in the large bay beyond the kayak launch area.

An immature male BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD is coming to a feeder in Manteo, NC. Contact Jeff Lewis for details at jlewis_obx@yahoo.com.

COMMON EIDERS are very widespread this year in both Carolinas. Recent reports are from Folly Beach and Apache Pier in South Carolina, and Oregon Inlet, Fort Macon, and the Cedar Island ferry terminal in North Carolina.

An adult BLACK-HEADED GULL is still being seen sporadically along the causeway at Lake Mattamuskeet.

Up to 20 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE have been seen at Alligator River NWR in the last week. Look on the north side of Twiford Rd.

Birders in the Millis Road Savanna in the Croatan NF in NC flushed a HENSLOW'S SPARROW and a BACHMAN'S SPARROW on Jan. 26.

DOVEKIES are being reported from several beaches. Birders should take extra time to scan the ocean when possible. A wrecked bird was found at Pea I. NWR on Jan. 26, and birds have been reported from as far south as Bald Head Island.

Thanks this week to Allen Klaber, Dwayne Martin, John Fussell, Jeff Lewis, Travis Knowles, Bll Hilton, Randy Climpson. Some of this information was gleaned from carolinabirds.

Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com

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