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Medcalf Lake's Better Birds
- To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Medcalf Lake's Better Birds
- From: "William McDavit" <osprey1@mindspring.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 16:08:27 -0500
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
C'Birders:
Day 6: Toast, the Cinnamon Teal, is still here, seen frequently near my
dock with Ring-neckeds and Woodies.
Black-chinned HB (I'm working on a name), is still at McCormick's. I got a
birder/photographer, Dave Harper to take some pictures this morning. Both
hummers are still there.
Some have written questions which I will answer here:
Oops, I never mentioned on this network that Yes, the White-winged Dove is
gone from the Bush's house on Lake Shore Drive. It stayed about 6 days.
Don't think we have to worry about the second submissive hummer. Our temps.
are mild enough for there to be insects. The homeowner, besides the two big
feeders, the 2 frequent, also has a filled feeder on opposite side of yard.
AND, I have added a big red feeder in a conspicuous place in addition to the
little ones I scatter around MY yard in the winter. I am probably the
equivalent of a city block away from McCormick's.
Betty, Randy, come one, come all. I am anxiously awaiting Susan to band,
but she thinks since he is acting territorial that he may stick around.
Sam, I have yet to check on the hummer's appearances in afternoon.
Homeowners are a bit vague on the subject. Will attempt to do that
tomorrow, on way to and from another birder's Xmas party.
Other neat backyard birds yesterday and today: third time for
Orange-crowned warbler this winter in my yard today.
Black and white warbler yesterday.
Both kinglets in my live oak.
Yesterday in McCormick's, a Pileated and Flicker duking it out vocally.
Guess who won.
Blue Jays mobbing a buteo, think Red-shouldered, the fog and eastern light
really gave me little more than a profile, in McCormick's.
Female Anhinga drying its wings in the fog, on tree at dam, seen from
McCormick's.
A sharpie and a Cooper's jiving around the area.
And so on. You can tell I like where and why we retired here.
Good birding, 'til tomorrow,
Mary McDavit of Medcalf Lake of Sunset Lakes, Sunset Beach, Brunswick Co, NC
osprey1@mindspring.com