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My apology- Marbled Godwit, not Hudsonian
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: My apology- Marbled Godwit, not Hudsonian
- From: Tom Krakauer <tkrakauer@mindspring.com>
- Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2002 10:13:52 -0500
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Please excuse the error in yesterday's posting. Blame it on sleep
depravation, or ...
What we saw near the jetty at Ft. Fisher were Marbled, not Hudsonian Godwits.
Tom
>Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 16:59:57 -0500
>To: carolina Birds
>From: Tom Krakauer <tkrakauer@mindspring.com>
>Subject: GT Towhee, Saturday AM, Yes!
>
>Clyde Sorenson, Eric Sorenson and I drove down from the Triangle and
>arrived at the site at 8:05, Sat Feb 2. The G-T Towhee rewarded us with
>its first appearance at 8:33. It was in sight and in the open pretty
>regularly for the next 30 minutes when we left for Ft. Fisher.
>
>Pretty bird. Worth the chase, and the 4:30 a.m. alarm in Bahama to meet
>the time table.
>
>The other birds were as other have named.
>
>The trip to Ft. Fisher was nice. Highlights include Bald Eagle, Osprey,
>Hudsonian Godwit (3), about 25 Am. Oyster Catchers on the jetty, Red
>Throated loon (3).
>
>We missed the Eurasian Wigeon in Wilmington.
>
>Tom
>
>Tom Krakauer
>Bahama, Durham County, NC
>tkrakauer@mindspring.com
Tom Krakauer
Bahama, Durham County, NC
tkrakauer@mindspring.com