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Re: Purple Finch in Calhoun Co., SC 21 Sep 1999



I don't know about Calhoun Co., but if it were in the Research Triangle area 
of NC it would be the earliest report on record.  Also note that there was a 
report of an extremely early Evening Grosbeak on the Outer Banks (can't find 
the original message) -- this is more than a month earlier than the earliest 
Triangle record.  Is this going to be a "finch winter"?

>     I had a single female Purple Finch near the town of Ft. Motte in
> Calhoun County, SC today.  This EARLY bird was feeding on Sweetgum ball
> seeds along with 6 American Goldfinches.  Also, I had a juvenile Cedar
> Waxwing in Sumter Co., SC yesterday, 20 Sep 1999.  Is it early for these
> birds or what?
> 
> Mike Turner
> Columbia, S.C.
> teebird@mindspring.com
> 
> 


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