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Mason Farm



Hello all,
A midday trip to Mason Farm in Chapel Hill yesterday produced a nice
variety of birds, with a few special delights, including a large flock
of cedar waxwings in a tree back in the swampy area. The area near Post
24 was especially active, with everything from red-tailed hawk to
goldfinches. An unexpected find was a female rusty blackbird.

I saw a number of hermit thrushes and ruby-crowned kinglets along the
loop. A great blue heron was standing in a stream no more than 20 yards
off the path, but flew when some people approached. Several swamp
sparrows were flitting around and the white throats were everywhere.
About 4-6 very fresh-looking buckeyes represented the other winged
critters.

Along with many "regulars,"  gray catbird, brown thrasher, towhee, and
phoebe punctuated the lovely warm November day.

Carol Williamson
Durham, NC
carolw@sandler-recht.com