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Re: Peregrine at Sassafrass Mtn. (SC)



Jim,

I saw Peregine at Caesar's Head last summer, the
Park Naturalist said they were breeding at nearby Table Rock.

Steve Compton
Summerville,SC
mailto:scompton@sc.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <Jim.Edwards@furman.edu>
To: <carolinabirds@acpub.duke.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 1:43 PM
Subject: Peregrine at Sassafrass Mtn. (SC)


> On Wednesday moring, while checking out the new arrivals (N. Parula and
> Hooded Warbler have now joined the Black-throated Greens,
Black-and-whites,
> LA Waterthrushes, Blue-headed Vireos, etc.) at Sassafrass Mountain in
> Pickens Co., SC, I had a flyover by an unmistakable Peregrine Falcon.
>
> Does anyone know whether they are breeding on any of the rock ledges in
> upstate SC?
>
> By the way, I had lots of Hermit Thrushes on the trails.  Ruby-crowned
> Kinglets were also numerous; many were singing and all were very active.
> Migration is definitely well underway.
>
> Jim Edwards
> jim.edwards@furman.edu
>