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Re: evening grosbeak in Orange Co., NC
- To: "Travis, Ginger" <Ginger@athena.dev.unc.edu>, <Carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Re: evening grosbeak in Orange Co., NC
- From: "outdoorbird" <outdoorbird@mindspring.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 08:16:20 -0800
- References: <B9A72DA758B8D111B82E00A024FC704DF4825C@athena.dev.unc.edu>
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
We had a customer stop by our Raleigh shop about 2 weeks ago and drop off
some pictures of a female evening grosbeak at his deck bird bath. He
reported that he did not see any males. I hope this a sign of a more
interesting birding winter. I don't remember any Triangle sightings last
winter. The year before, a family in Durham was having a steady 15-20 birds
each morning. I figure that was the area's allotment. Also of note, we may
have a winter HB in Durham. Hope to know better in a bit.
Ted Zoller
Outdoor Bird Co
Raleigh / Durham
----- Original Message -----
From: Travis, Ginger <Ginger@athena.dev.unc.edu>
To: <Carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 7:42 AM
Subject: evening grosbeak in Orange Co., NC
> This morning at 7:30 I saw the first evening grosbeak of the winter in my
> yard. It was a female, chowing down on black oil sunflower seeds alongside
> two female purple finches and one goldfinch. The evening grosbeak flew
away
> and didn't come back while I was there. But I sure hope she returns and
> brings the flock with her!
> It's an extraordinary winter at my place. Two male and three female purple
> finches are coming regularly to the feeder, and there are two red breasted
> nuthatches. No pine siskins yet, but I am still hoping. (The last time I
saw
> them in my yard was the mid 1980s.)
> Ginger_Travis@unc.edu
> near Chapel Hill, NC