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The Carolina Bird Club, Inc., is a non-profit educational and scientific association open to anyone interested in the study and conservation of wildlife, particularly birds.

The Club meets each winter, spring, and fall at different locations in the Carolinas. Meeting sites are selected to give participants an opportunity to see many different kinds of birds. Guided field trips and informative programs are combined for an exciting weekend of meeting with people who share an enthusiasm and concern for birds.

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Carolina Bird Club
Rare Bird Alert

January 5, 2007

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 5 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:

HARLEQUIN DUCK
COMMON EIDER
WESTERN GREBE
SWAINSON'S HAWK
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER
SHORT-EARED OWL
BARN OWL
RED-NECKED GREBE
VERMILION FLYCATCHER
WESTERN TANAGER
WESTERN KINGBIRD
REDDISH EGRETS
BLACK RAIL
LECONTE'S SPARROWS
HENSLOW'S SPARROW

Up to two COMMON EIDERS and a HARLEQUIN DUCK continue to be seen at Johnny Mercer's Pier in Wrightsville Beach, NC.

The female VERMILION FLYCATCHER near Morehead City is still being seen as of January 4. Specifically, the bird is in the town of Bettie on Golden Farm Rd. Look along the 2nd ditch south of the little silo.

A WESTERN GREBE is still being seen north of Charlotte, NC at Lake Norman. View the lake from the Energy Explorium and the public fishing area accessible from Hwy. 73 near Cowan's Ford Dam. A scope will be helpful but not essential.

Birders at Alligator River NWR in eastern NC can look for an imm. dark SWAINSON'S HAWK along the Wildlife Drive on Milltail and Long Curve Rds. The hawk apparently spends much of its time hunting on the ground. Keep an eye open for one or two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS that occur as well. An ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was seen Jan. 1 along Long Curve Road in the patch of woods on the left after turning onto Long Curve off of Milltail. SHORT-EARED OWLS and a BARN OWL were seen also.

A RED-NECKED GREBE was at Oregon Inlet on the Outer Banks on December 28.

A WESTERN TANAGER was seen in Frisco, NC on Dec. 27 between Lovey Rd. and Hughes Ln.

A WESTERN KINGBIRD was at Cedar Island, NC on Dec. 24 in front of the Methodist Church and Soggy Dr. near the end of the island.

A BLACK RAIL, 5 LECONTE'S SPARROWS, and a HENSLOW'S SPARROW were found at Santee NWR on Dec. 30. Contact Nathan Dias for details and directions.

REDDISH EGRETS are rare in the Carolinas in winter. On Dec. 30 a bird was at Hilton Head, SC; and on Dec.31 a white morph bird was at Fort Fisher in NC.

Thanks this week to Nathan Dias, John Fussell, Nell Moore, Ricky Davis, Christopher Wood, Jeff Lewis, and Dave Lovett for their calls and reports.

Taylor Piephoff
Charlotte, NC
PiephoffT@aol.com

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