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PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER at Jordan Lake, NC



This morning, Harry LeGrand and Jeff Pippen discovered a "Western" 
Flycatcher on Big Woods Road at Jordan Lake.  Between 1 and 1:30 pm, Derb 
Carter, Ricky Davis and I relocated the bird and, with the aid of the 
National Geo tape, it came right in and responded.  The call notes we 
heard were indistinguishable from those of the Pacific-slope on the tape.  
Derb got photos and recorded a call note (though his battery was failing --
 it's hard to hear). More details to come - the main point of this message 
is to give directions:

Big Woods Road runs along the west side of the lake, north of 64.  Follow 
Big Woods 4.9 miles north (or about 1.5 miles south of the north end of 
Big Woods Rd).  There is a road off to the right labelled "Public Fishing 
Area".  The bird has been seen near this intersection (northeast corner) 
and was last seen a little further along the gravel road, down the first 
trail to the left.  The bird was seen at the edge of the woods, stayed 
near the ground (usu. 2 feet up), and occasionally made forays to the 
grass.  It often perched on the wire fence.

It would be very helpful if someone with better recording equipment could 
record it.

Good luck!

--
Charles W. "Will" Cook                w 919-660-7423
cwcook@acpub.duke.edu                 h 919-967-5446
Duke University Botany Dept., Durham, North Carolina
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook