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My apology- Marbled Godwit, not Hudsonian



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