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Hello, this is an October 24 update of the Carolina Rare Bird Alert featuring birding news from North and South Carolina sponsored by the Carolina Bird Club. Highlights ont his report include: BREWER'S BLACKBIRD CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS LARK SPARROW LINCOLN'S SPARROWS VESPER SPARROW WESTERN KINGBIRD PURPLE SANDPIPER The Wings Over Water festival on the Outer Banks of NC provided participants with a wide range of migrant birds over the period October 14 thru October 19. A female BREWER'S BLACKBIRD was seen at the Cape Point Campground 10-16,17,18. CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were conspicuous, with birds being seen throughout the period at Pea Island NWR, and Oregon Inlet. A LINCOLN'S SPARROW was at the Oregon Inlet south parking lot on 10-19. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were found by many birders at Pea Island NWR and Oregon Inlet. Over 15 species of warbler were found, the best being 3 NASHVILLE WARBLERS at Pea Island on 10-19, a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER 10-16 through 10-19 also at Pea Island, and a TENNESSEE WARBLER at Pea Island. A PURPLE SANDPIPER was at the Oregon Inlet jetty on 10-19. Other birds of interest during the festival included PEREGRINE FALCONS, MERLINS, AM. BITTERNS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, and LEAST FLYCATCHER. In South Carolina, Patriots Point in Mt. Pleasant is a great spot for migrants. CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS were still present as of 10-15 and a LINCOLN'S SPARROW was there 10-16. At Folly Beach (SC) on 10-16 a LARK SPARROW was present at the north end and 11 WHITE PELICAN'S were on a sandbar near the lighthouse. A WESTERN KINGBIRD and a VESPER SPARROW were at Fort Fisher (NC) on 10-22 but have not been reported since that date. Thanks this week to Nathan Dias, Bruce Smithson, Eric Dean, Lex Glover , and Ricky Davis for their calls and reports. |
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