till Voi. 68 sii The Chat WINTER 2004 No. 1 CB@ The Quarterly Bulletin of the Carolina Bird Club, Inc. The Ornithological Society of the Carolinas THE CHAT Vol. 68 WINTER 2004 No. 1 Published by the Carolina Bird Club, Inc Editor General Field Notes Editors North Carolina South Carolina Briefs for the Files Associate Editor Editor Emeritus Kent Fiala, 1714 Borland Road Hillsborough, NC 27278 fiala@ipass.net Will Cook William Post Ricky Davis Ginger Travis Eloise Potter THE CHAT is published quarterly for $20.00 by the Carolina Bird Club, Inc., with headquarters at the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-1029. Second-class postage paid at Raleigh, NC. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Carolina Bird Club, THE CHAT, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-1029. USPS 101-020. ISSN No. 0009-1987. Copyright © 2004 by Carolina Bird Club, Inc. Except for purposes of review, material contained herein may not be reproduced without written permission of the Carolina Bird Club, Inc. \Articles 2003 Annual Report of the North Carolina Bird Records Committee Harry LeGrand, Chair 1 2003 Annual Report of the South Carolina Bird Records Committee Donna Slyce, Chair 6 The South Carolina Bird List South Carolina Bird Records Committee 9 2002 Spring Bird Count Peggy Ferebee 19 General Field Notes A Probable Case of Facultative Polygyny in the Barn Owl William Post, John A. Herbert, Felicia Sanders, and Mark Spinks 37 First South Carolina Specimens of the Masked Booby ( Sula dactylatra) William Post.. .39 A 1971 Limpkin Record from the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, SC Patricia Enos Metz and Dennis M. Forsythe 42 Corrigendum 43 Briefs for the Files Fall 2003 Ricky Davis 44 Cover: This Black-headed Grosbeak was seen by many birders at the home of Shirley and David Remaley in Elizabeth City, NC. See page 3. Photo by Will Cook. 2003 Annual Report of the Bird Records Committee Harry E. LeGrand, Jr.1, Chairman, Keith E. Camburn, Samuel Cooper, Richard J. Davis, Eric V. Dean, Wayne K. Forsythe, Russell L. Tyndall 1 NC Natural Heritage Program, 1601 MSC, Raleigh, NC 27699-1601 This report enumerates the decisions of the Carolina Bird Club’s North Carolina Bird Records Committee during 2003. During the past year, Russ Tyndall was added to the Committee, replacing Susan Campbell. Committee voting information is referenced in parentheses (i.e., year report received, reference number). Accepted as Valid The reported identification is judged to be accurate, and the bird is judged to be of wild origin. Photographs and/or written descriptions of all accepted records have been deposited in the NC Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. Ross’s Goose ( Chen rossii ) (03-02). Two were seen from 22 to 25 January 2003 along Hooper Lane in Henderson County. Wayne Forsythe and others observed the geese, and the Committee accepted details provided by Forsythe. The species is already on the Official List, and this is the second mountain record. Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) (03-01). One was seen on 14 and 15 December 2002 by Tim Lewis and several other birders at Lake Julian, Buncombe County. The Committee accepted a description provided by Lewis. This is the first record for the mountain region. The species is already on the Official List, with this being the fourth record accepted by the Committee. There are about 10 other published reports for the species that have not been reviewed by the Committee. Clark’s Grebe ( Aechmophorus clarkii ) (03-09). Ricky Davis and several others observed one in the surf at Cape Hatteras Point, Dare County, on 15 March 2003, and it was seen on 19 March at nearby Hatteras by several other birders. The Committee accepted written details provided by Davis, and as this is a first record for the state, the species is placed on the Provisional List. However, the Committee did not accept still photos from a video taken by Derb Carter, as the photos were not definitive enough for Committee members to rule out the similar Western Grebe or a possible hybrid. Acceptance of photos would have elevated the species to the Official List. Because a video exists of the grebe, the Committee hopes to review it in 2004 to determine if it provides the necessary documentation to elevate the species to the Official List. 1 2 2003 Annual Report of the North Carolina Bird Records Committee Brown Booby ( Sula leucogaster ) (03-14). A sick bird was found on the beach at Ocracoke, Hyde County, on 11 May 2003. The Committee accepted a photo of the bird, in a cage, taken by Elizabeth Hanrahan. The species is already on the Official List, and there are now close to a dozen state records. Brown Booby (03-21). Another sick bird was found on the beach at Emerald Isle, Carteret County, on 30 July 2002. The Committee accepted a photo taken by Elizabeth Hanrahan. Both of these Brown Boobies failed to survive, and they are now specimens at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences (John Gerwin, pers. comm.). Brown Pelican ( Pelecanus occidentalis ) (03-15). An adult was seen at Lake Junaluska, Haywood County, from 31 May to early June 2003 by several birders. The Committee accepted written details submitted by Beth Brinson. This is the third known record for the mountain region, though it is the first to be reviewed and accepted by the Committee. Swainson’s Hawk ( Buteo swainsoni ) (03-11). An immature was seen from 23 to 28 March 2003 at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in Dare County. The Committee accepted a written description from the initial observer, Mike Tove. The species is already on the Official List; this is the sixth accepted record for the state. Thick-billed Murre ( Una lomvia ) (03-06). One in winter plumage was seen in the surf at Fort Macon State Park, Carteret County, from 10 to 16 March 2003. The Committee accepted a description from Stuart Pimm, the initial observer, and photos taken by Will Cook and Harry Sell. The species is already on the Official List, and this is at least the eighth state record; however, this is one of the few that has been seen by a large number of birders and documented at close range. Black Guillemot ( Cepphus grylle ) (03-05). One in transition (winter changing to breeding) plumage was seen by Scott Baron in the surf at Kill Devil Hills, Dare County, on 15 February 2003. The Committee accepted his written description and sketch. This is the second accepted state record, both from the immediate coast (as would be expected). However, because both are sight records only, the species remains on the Provisional List. Long-billed Murrelet {Brachyramphus perdix) (03-07). One in winter plumage was seen in the surf at Atlantic Beach, Carteret County, on 15 December 2002 by Eric Dean, Sharon Funderburk, and Tom Wade. The Committee accepted Dean’s sketch and written description. Surprisingly, this is the second state record. The other record was from an inland site (Jordan Lake). However, as neither has been accompanied by photograph, nor is there a specimen, the species remains on the Provisional List. Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus ) (03-16). One was seen at a feeder in Newland, Avery County, from 6 to 1 1 October 2003; it was identified by Wayne Forsythe and Keith Camburn on 11 October. The Committee accepted a written description and photos provided by Forsythe. This is surprisingly the third state record, all from the mountain region in fall. As one of these was documented with a photograph, the species is already on the Official List. The Chat, Vol 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 3 Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) (03-20). An adult male was seen by Jeff Lewis at his feeder in Manteo, Dare County, on 27 March 2003. The species is already on the Official List, with now at least 10 records, but this is one of the few birds in adult male plumage. Allen’s Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin ) (03-10). An immature male spent the period from 19 January to 29 March 2003 at Elayne Kodroffs feeders in Manteo, Dare County. It was seen by dozens of birders and was banded by Susan Campbell. The Committee accepted photos of the bird in the hand, taken by Campbell. This is the first state record, and acceptance of the photos places the species on the Official List. Northern Wheatear ( Oenanthe oenanthe) (03-17). One, apparently an adult female, was found by Dick Blee at Connestee Falls (community), Transylvania County, on 14 October 2003. The Committee accepted a written description and photographs provided by Wayne Forsythe. The species is already on the Official List; this is the fourth accepted state record, the second from the mountains. All state records are from the fall season, with the others being from the immediate coast. Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus ) (03-04). An immature male visited the feeders of Shirley Remaley in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, from 6 February to 22 April 2003. It was seen by dozens of birders during that period. The Committee accepted Remaley’ s written description and photos taken by Will Cook. The species is already on the Official List, and the state now has approximately 10 records. Unaccepted Sighting The bird is judged to be a species other than that reported, or the bird is insufficiently documented to identification of the species reported. European Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) (03-18). A storm-petrel photographed on 27 May 2003 from the Gulf Stream east of Cape Hatteras by Brian Patteson was circulated for comments on his website. This bird was reported as a “mystery storm-petrel” on the website, though he asked birders to submit comments on whether the bird might be a European Storm-Petrel, as a distinct white stripe is visible under one of the wings. There was no submission of the photo/report to the Committee. However, as many outside reviewers commented favorably (and some unfavorably and others with uncertainty) on the website for European Storm-Petrel, and as the photo and some details were subsequently mentioned in North American Birds (57:334), the Committee Chair felt that a vote was needed by the Committee. Most members did not accept the photo as documenting this species, which has been conclusively documented from the western Atlantic only once, from Nova Scotia, in 1970 (American Birding Association 2002). Also, most members felt that the photo angle was inconclusive to positively document the report. In addition, there is no indication that any birders on board the boat noticed an unusual storm-petrel at the time; the photo was not viewed or studied until a few months after the trip was taken. 4 2003 Annual Report of the North Carolina Bird Records Committee Brown Booby (03-13). A report of four flying together over the surf in Dare County in May 2003 was not accepted. The Committee felt that the observation period-just a few seconds-was too brief; and the fact that Northern Gannets ( Morns bassanus), particularly immature birds, are commonly seen flying along beaches and over the inshore ocean throughout May, led most to feel that gannets were not convincingly eliminated. Bell’s Vireo ( Vireo bellii) (03-03). One reported from Wake County in October 2002 was not accepted. Several field marks were not reported, and other parts of the description do not seem to be consistent with Bell’s Vireo. This is a very difficult species to identify, especially if not singing or calling, and no vocalizations were heard. The species remains on the Provisional List, with one state record. Black-throated Gray Warbler {Dendroica nigrescens ) (03-08). One was reported from Mecklenburg County in December 2002. Though the report may well have been correct, there were only very sketchy details that lacked a description. The species is already on the Official List, with four accepted sight records. However, there is still no specimen or photograph to provide tangible documentation. Unresolved Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica ) (03-19). One or two, in winter plumage, seen in the surf at several places along the Dare County coast in July 2003, and briefly described with at least four sets of details, were not accepted but received enough acceptance votes for a “Send for Outside Review” verdict. A few Committee members felt that the descriptions did not completely rule out other loon species. The report will be sent to several outside experts, with a second vote to be conducted later. Swainson’s Hawk (03-12). One observed near Chapel Hill in Orange County in April 2003 was not accepted but received enough acceptance votes for a “Send for Outside Review” verdict. Several members felt that because the bird was seen from a moving vehicle and the observer had no binoculars with him, the report (of an adult, light-morph bird) left some room for doubt. The report will be sent to several outside experts, with a second vote to be conducted later. Discussion The review of reports by the North Carolina Bird Records Committee for 2003 resulted in adding two species to the state’s Accepted List. Allen’s Hummingbird was added directly to the Official List, and Clark’s Grebe was added to the Provisional List (and will be added to the Official List if the video is accepted). The current Official List is now 440 species, and the Provisional List is now 15 species, for a total of 455 species on the state’s Accepted List. The Committee will conduct second votes on the Pacific Loon and Swainson’s Hawk reports; and potential new-to-the-state reports expected to be reviewed are Gray Flycatcher ( Empidonax wrightii ) and The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 5 Slaty-backed Gull ( Larus schistisagus). A review of a 2003 record of Barnacle Goose ( Chen leucopsis) is anticipated, to determine if the species should be added to the Official List or if this and previous sightings should be retained as Unaccepted Origin. Acknowledgments In addition to the many people named above who provided written material and photographs for the Committee to review, we thank Russ Tyndall for placing a number of the photographs on the Carolina Bird Club’s website for Committee review. Literature Cited American Birding Association. 2002. ABA checklist: Birds of the continental United States and Canada, sixth edition. American Birding Association. 2003 Annual Report of the South Carolina Bird Records Committee Donna Slyce1, Chair, Gifford Beaton, Jr., Lex Glover, Tim Kalbach, Taylor Piephoff, Will Post, Steve Wagner 1 321 Hope Ferry Road, Lexington, SC 29072 In 2003, the South Carolina Bird Records Committee completed action on 15 records. Of these, seven were accepted and six were not accepted. Two reports were withdrawn from consideration at the requests of the reporters after circulation to and voting by the committee. Among the accepted reports was one record that added a new species to the State List in the Definitive category. A well-written report of a Buff-bellied Hummingbird accompanied by photographs added this species to the State List. The current State List stands at 448 species, including 16 Provisional II species and 13 Hypothetical species. The most recent revision of the State List follows this article and can also be found online at http://www.carolinabirdclub.org by following the links for the state records committee. The state list available online includes review categories in addition to list categories for each species. Committee membership did not change in 2003. Also notable at the end of 2003 is that the South Carolina Bird Records Committee is at last reviewing records in the year in which they are submitted. The last packet of records sent out in 2003 and still under consideration by the committee at this writing contained records submitted in 2003. Committee activity is reviewed below. Accepted Reports Snow Goose ( Chen caerulescens) (05 -02-03 )-Three individuals of this species were documented by Steve Wagner, county coordinator for Oconee County, while conducting the Oconee County North American Migration Count on 1 1 May 2002. Due to the out-of-season date of the occurrence of the bird, the record was circulated to the committee. The report was accepted. Solitary Sandpiper ( Tringa solitaria ) (12-00-16)-A single bird found on the Long Cane Christmas Bird Count held on 23 December 2000 was documented in a written report by Steve Wagner. Due to the out-of-season date of the occurrence of the bird, the record was circulated to the committee. The report was accepted. Solitary Sandpiper (12-01 -11)- Another single bird of this species found on the Long Cane Christmas Bird Count held on 22 December 2001 was written up by the compiler of the count, Steve Wagner. Again, due to the 6 The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 7 out-of-season date of the occurrence of the bird, the record was circulated to the committee. The report was accepted. Little Gull {Larus minutus ) (12-00-15)-A report of a bird observed at Kiawah Island on 31 December 2000 was written by Roger Taylor of Ontario, Canada. The concise report detailed several diagnostic field marks and was accepted by the committee. Buff-bellied Hummingbird ( Amazilia yucatanensis) (12-01-09)-A bird that appeared for a few days at the feeder of Cathleen Lee in the Lake Murray area of Lexington County was banded and written up by Bill Hilton, Jr. The bird was well documented with excellent photographs and a concise listing of diagnostic field marks in the write-up. The report was accepted by the committee. This is a first state record for the species and places the species on the State List in the Definitive category because of the accompanying photographs. Calliope Hummingbird ( Stellula calliope ) (12-01-10) - An over- wintering individual of this species was banded and documented by Bill Hilton, Jr., again with excellent photographs and a concise write-up. The bird was visiting a feeder maintained by Baine Carruthers in Bethany, a town north of York and close to the North Carolina state line. The report was accepted by the committee. Bell’s Vireo ( Vireo bellii ) (04-00-1 1)-A thorough report of a Bell’s Vireo seen in April of 2000 at Caw Caw Interpretive Center in Charleston County and written up by Sharon Brown and Donna Slyce was accepted. Non-accepted Reports Say’s Phoebe (, Sayornis say a) (05-01-06)-A sketchy report of two individuals of this species was not accepted by the committee due to insufficient details in the written description to distinguish the reported species from closely allied and similar species. Shiny Cowbird ( Molothrus bonariensis) (10-01-07)-A report of a bird seen and documented as this species was not accepted due to a divergence in the submitted description from standard descriptions of the species and the late date of occurrence for the reported species. Reports Sent For Outside Review Northern Goshawk ( Accipiter gentilis ) (Ol-Ol-Ol)-Because the report did not rule out a similar species convincingly and there was a divergence in the written description from standard descriptions of the species, this report occasioned a split decision from the committee. The report will be sent for outside review and then resubmitted to the Committee for reconsideration. Ruff ( Philomachus pugnax) (10-00-06)-A lack of convincing detail in the written description in this report led to a split vote from the committee and will be sent to outside review. The report will then be resubmitted to the Committee for reconsideration. 8 2003 Annual Report of the South Carolina Bird Records Committee Green-tailed Towhee ( Pipilo chlorurus) (ll-01-08)-A sketchy report of an individual of this species occasioned a split vote from the Committee. The report will be sent for outside review and then resubmitted to the Committee for reconsideration. Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) (09-01-05)- Imprecise details in the description of the plumage of this bird led the committee to split the votes on this report. The report will be sent for outside review and then re-submitted to the Committee for reconsideration. Withdrawn Reports Two reports were withdrawn by the submitters after consideration by the committee. The South Carolina Bird List South Carolina Bird Records Committee Common Name Scientific name ABA Valid SC Category Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis Y Definitive Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Y Definitive Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Y Definitive Snow Goose Chen caerulescens Y Definitive Ross's Goose Chen rossii Y Definitive Canada Goose Branta canadensis Y Definitive Brant Branta bemicla Y Definitive Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Y Provisional II Mute Swan Cygnus olor Y Provisional II Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator Y Provisional II Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Y Definitive Wood Duck Aix sponsa Y Definitive Gadwall Anas strepera Y Definitive Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope Y Definitive American Wigeon Anas americana Y Definitive American Black Duck Anas rubripes Y Definitive Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Y Definitive Mottled Duck Anas julvigula Y Definitive Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Y Definitive Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera Y Definitive Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Y Definitive Northern Pintail Anas acuta Y Definitive Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Y Definitive Canvasback Aythya valisineria Y Definitive Redhead Aythya americana Y Definitive Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Y Definitive Greater Scaup Aythya marila Y Definitive Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Y Definitive King Eider Somateria spectabilis Y Definitive Common Eider Somateria mollissima Y Definitive Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus Y Provisional I Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Y Definitive White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca Y Definitive Black Scoter Melanitta nigra Y Definitive Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Y Definitive Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Y Definitive Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Y Definitive Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Y Definitive Common Merganser Mergus merganser Y Definitive Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Y Definitive Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Y Definitive Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Y Provisional II Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Y Definitive Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Y Definitive 9 10 The South Carolina Bird List Common Name Scientific name ABA Valid SC Category Northern Bob white Colinus virginianus Y Definitive Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata Y Definitive Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica Y Provisional I Common Loon Gavia immer Y Definitive Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Y Definitive Homed Grebe Podiceps auritus Y Definitive Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Y Definitive Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Y Definitive Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Y Definitive Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Y Definitive Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata Y Definitive Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Y Definitive Greater Shearwater Puffinus gravis Y Definitive Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Y Definitive Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Y Definitive Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus Iherminieri Y Definitive Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis Y Definitive Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Y Definitive Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Y Definitive Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro Y Definitive White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Y Definitive Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Y Definitive Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Y Definitive Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Y Definitive Red-footed Booby Sula sula Y Definitive Northern Gannet Morns bassanus Y Definitive American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Y Definitive Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Y Definitive Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Y Definitive Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Y Definitive Anhinga Anhinga anhinga Y Definitive Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Y Definitive American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Y Definitive Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Y Definitive Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Y Definitive Great Egret Ardea alba Y Definitive Snowy Egret Egretta thula Y Definitive Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Y Definitive Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Y Definitive Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens Y Definitive Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Y Definitive Green Heron Butorides virescens Y Definitive Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Y Definitive Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea Y Definitive White Ibis Eudocimus albus Y Definitive Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber Y Provisional II Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Y Definitive The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 11 Common Name Scientific name ABA Valid SC Category Roseate Spoonbill Wood Stork Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Greater Flamingo Chilean Flamingo Osprey Swallow-tailed Kite White-tailed Kite Mississippi Kite Bald Eagle Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk Red-shouldered Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Short-tailed Hawk Swainson's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Golden Eagle Crested Caracara American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon Prairie Falcon Yellow Rail Black Rail Clapper Rail King Rail Virginia Rail Sora Purple Gallinule Common Moorhen American Coot Caribbean Coot Limpkin Sandhill Crane Whooping Crane Northern Lapwing Black-bellied Plover American Golden-Plover Snowy Plover Wilson's Plover Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Platalea ajaja Mycteria americana Coragyps atratus Cathartes aura Phoenicopterus ruber Phoenicopterus chilensis Pandion haliaetus Elanoides forficatus Elanus leucurus Ictinia mississippiensis Haliaeetus leucocephalus Circus cyaneus Accipiter striatus Accipiter cooperii Accipiter gentilis Buteo lineatus Buteo platypterus Buteo brachyurus Buteo swainsoni Buteo jamaicensis Buteo lag opus Aquila chrysaetos Caracara cheriway Falco sparverius Falco columbarius Falco peregrinus Falco mexicanus Cotumicops noveboracensis Laterallus jamaicensis Rallus longirostris Rallus elegans Rallus limicola Porzana Carolina Porphyrio martinica Gallinula chloropus Fulica americana Fulica caribaea Aramus guarauna Grus canadensis Grus americana Vanellus vanellus Pluvialis squatarola Pluvialis dominica Charadrius alexandrinus Charadrius wilsonia Charadrius semipalmatus Charadrius melodus Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Hypothetical N Provisional II Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Provisional I Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Hypothetical Y Provisional I Y Definitive Y Provisional I Y Definitive Y Provisional II Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Provisional II Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive N Hypothetical Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Provisional I Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive 12 The South Carolina Bird List Common Name Scientific name ABA Valid SC Category Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Y Definitive American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus Y Definitive Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus Y Definitive American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Y Definitive Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Y Definitive Lesser Yellowlegs Tringaflavipes Y Definitive Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Y Hypothetical Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Y Definitive Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Y Definitive Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia Y Definitive Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Y Definitive Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis Y Provisional I Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Y Definitive Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus Y Definitive Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Y Hypothetical Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Y Definitive Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa Y Definitive Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Y Definitive Red Knot Calidris canutus Y Definitive Sanderling Calidris alba Y Definitive Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Y Definitive Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Y Definitive Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Y Provisional I Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Y Definitive White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Y Definitive Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Y Definitive Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Y Definitive Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Y Provisional I Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Y Definitive Dunlin Calidris alpina Y Definitive Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Y Definitive Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Y Definitive Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Y Definitive Ruff Philomachus pugnax Y Definitive Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Y Definitive Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Y Definitive Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Y Definitive American Woodcock Scolopax minor Y Definitive Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Y Definitive Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Y Definitive Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Y Definitive South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Y Hypothetical skua species N Definitive Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Y Definitive Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Y Definitive Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Y Provisional I Laughing Gull Larus atricilla Y Definitive The Chat, Vol 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 13 Common Name Scientific name ABA cr. _ f Valid SCCateSOTy Larus pipixcan Larus minutus Franklin's Gull Little Gull Black-headed Gull Bonaparte's Gull Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Sabine's Gull Black-legged Kittiwake Gull-billed Tern Caspian Tern Royal Tern Sandwich Tern Roseate Tern Common Tern Arctic Tern Forster's Tern Least Tern Bridled Tern Sooty Tern White-winged Tern Black Tern Brown Noddy Black Skimmer Dovekie Common Murre Thick-billed Murre Razorbill Black Guillemot Long-billed Murrelet Rock Pigeon Band-tailed Pigeon Ringed Turtle-Dove Eurasian Collared-Dove White-winged Dove Mourning Dove Passenger Pigeon Common Ground-Dove Budgerigar Monk Parakeet Carolina Parakeet Green Parakeet Black-billed Cuckoo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Larus ridibundus Larus Philadelphia Larus delawarensis Larus argentatus Larus glaucoides Larus fuscus Larus hyperboreus Larus marinus Xema sabini Rissa tridactyla Sterna nilotica Sterna caspia Sterna maxima Sterna sandvicensis Sterna dougallii Sterna hirundo Sterna paradisaea Sterna for steri Sterna antillarum Sterna anaethetus Sterna fuscata Chlidonias leucopterus Chlidonias niger Anous stolidus Rynchops niger Alle alle Uria aalge Uria lomvia Alca torda Cepphus grylle Brachyramphus perdix Columba livia Patagioenas fasciata Streptopelia risoria Streptopelia decaocto Zenaida asiatica Zenaida macroura Ectopistes migratorius Columbina passerina Melopsittacus undulatus Myiopsitta monachus Conuropsis carolinensis Aratinga holochlora Coccyzus erythropthalmus Coccyzus americanus Y Definitive Y Provisional I Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Provisional I Y Definitive Y Provisional I Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Provisional I Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive N Provisional II Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Provisional II Y Provisional II Y Definitive Y Provisional II Y Definitive Y Definitive 14 The South Carolina Bird List Common Name Scientific name ABA Valid SC Category Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani Y Provisional I Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris Y Definitive Bam Owl Tyto alba Y Definitive Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio Y Definitive Great Homed Owl Bubo virginianus Y Definitive Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Y Definitive Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Y Definitive Barred Owl Strix varia Y Definitive Long-eared Owl Asio otus Y Definitive Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Y Definitive Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus Y Definitive Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Y Definitive Chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis Y Definitive Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus Y Definitive Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Y Definitive Cuban Emerald Chlorostilbon ricordii N Hypothetical Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris Y Provisional I Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis Y Definitive Blue-throated Hummingbird Lampornis clemenciae Y Provisional I Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Y Definitive Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri Y Definitive Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope Y Definitive Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Y Definitive Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon Y Definitive Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Y Definitive Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Y Definitive Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Y Definitive Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Y Definitive Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Y Definitive Red-cockaded Woodpecker Picoides borealis Y Definitive Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Y Definitive Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Y Definitive Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis Y Definitive Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Y Definitive Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens Y Definitive Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris Y Definitive Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Y Definitive Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Y Hypothetical Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii Y Definitive Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Y Definitive Eastern Phoebe Sayomis phoebe Y Definitive Say's Phoebe Sayomis soya Y Provisional I Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus Y Definitive Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Y Hypothetical Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Y Definitive Tropical/Couch's Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus/couchii N Hypothetical Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Y Definitive The Chat, Vol 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 15 Common Name Scientific name ABA „ . Valid SCCate8°ry Tyrannus tyrannus Tyrannus dominicensis Tyrannus forftcatus Eastern Kingbird Gray Kingbird Scissor-tailed Rycatcher Fork-tailed Rycatcher Loggerhead Shrike White-eyed Vireo Bell's Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Warbling Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay House Crow American Crow Fish Crow Common Raven Homed Lark Purple Martin Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Bank Swallow Cliff Swallow Cave Swallow Bam Swallow Carolina Chickadee Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Bushtit Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch Brown Creeper Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren House Wren Winter Wren Sedge Wren Marsh Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Northern Wheatear Eastern Bluebird Townsend's Solitaire Veery Gray-cheeked Thrush Tyrannus savana Lanius ludovicianus Vireo griseus Vireo bellii Vireo flavifrons Vireo solitarius Vireo gilvus Vireo philadelphicus Vireo olivaceus Cyanocitta cristata Corvus splendens Corvus brachyrhynchos Corvus ossifragus Corvus corax Eremophila alpestris Progne subis Tachycineta bicolor Stelgidopteryx serripennis Riparia riparia Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Petrochelidon fulva Hirundo rustic a Poecile carolinensis Poecile atricapillus Baeolophus bicolor Psaltriparus minimus Sitta canadensis Sitta carolinensis Sitta pusilla Certhia americana Thryothorus ludovicianus Thryomanes bewickii Troglodytes aedon Troglodytes troglodytes Cistothorus platensis Cistothorus palustris Regulus satrapa Regulus calendula Polioptila caerulea Oenanthe oenanthe Sialia sialis Myadestes toxvnsendi Catharus fuscescens Catharus minimus Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive N Provisional II Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Hypothetical Y Definitive Y Hypothetical Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Definitive Y Hypothetical Y Definitive Y Provisional I Y Definitive Y Definitive 16 The South Carolina Bird List Common Name Scientific name ABA Valid SC Category Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli Y Definitive Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Y Definitive Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Y Definitive Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Y Definitive American Robin Turdus migratorius Y Definitive Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius Y Definitive Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Y Definitive Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Y Definitive Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Y Definitive European Starling Stumus vulgaris Y Definitive White Wagtail Motacilla alba Y Definitive American Pipit Anthus rubescens Y Definitive Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii Y Definitive Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Y Definitive Bachman's Warbler Vermivora bachmanii Y Definitive Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus Y Definitive Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Y Definitive Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina Y Definitive Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata Y Definitive Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Y Definitive Northern Parula Parula americana Y Definitive Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Y Definitive Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Y Definitive Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia Y Definitive Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina Y Definitive Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Y Definitive Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Y Definitive Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens Y Definitive Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Y Definitive Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Y Definitive Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica Y Definitive Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus Y Definitive Kirtland's Warbler Dendroica kirtlandii Y Definitive Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor Y Definitive Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum Y Definitive Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea Y Definitive Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata Y Definitive Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea Y Definitive Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Y Definitive American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Y Definitive Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Y Definitive Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus Y Definitive Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii Y Definitive Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Y Definitive Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis Y Definitive Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla Y Definitive Kentucky Warbler Oporomis formosus Y Definitive The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 Common Name Scientific name ABA Valid SC Category Connecticut Warbler Oporomis agilis Y Definitive Mourning Warbler Oporomis Philadelphia Y Definitive Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Y Definitive Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina Y Definitive Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla Y Definitive Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis Y Definitive Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens Y Definitive Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Y Definitive Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Y Definitive Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Y Definitive Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata N Provisional II Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus Y Definitive Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus Y Definitive Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus Y Definitive Bachman's Sparrow Aimophila aestivalis Y Definitive American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea Y Definitive Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Y Definitive Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida Y Definitive Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla Y Definitive Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Y Definitive Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Y Definitive Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys Y Definitive Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Y Definitive Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Y Definitive Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii Y Definitive Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii Y Definitive Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni Y Definitive Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus caudacutus Y Definitive Seaside Sparrow Ammodramus maritimus Y Definitive Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Y Definitive Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Y Definitive Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Y Definitive Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana Y Definitive White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Y Definitive Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula Y Definitive White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Y Definitive Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Y Provisional I Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Y Definitive Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Y Definitive Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus Y Definitive Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Y Definitive Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Y Definitive Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Y Definitive Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Y Definitive Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea Y Definitive Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena Y Definitive Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Y Definitive 17 18 The South Carolina Bird List Common Name Scientific name ABA Valid SC Category Painted Bunting Passerina ciris Y Definitive Dickcissel Spiza americana Y Definitive Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Y Definitive Red- winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Y Definitive Eastern Meadowlark Stumella magna Y Definitive Western Meadowlark Stumella neglecta Y Definitive Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Y Definitive Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Y Definitive Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Y Definitive Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Y Definitive Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major Y Definitive Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis Y Definitive Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Y Definitive Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Y Definitive Troupial Icterus icterus N Provisional II Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii Y Definitive Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Y Definitive Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Y Provisional I Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus Y Definitive House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus Y Definitive Red Crossbill Loxia curvi rostra Y Definitive White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Y Definitive Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea Y Definitive Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus Y Definitive American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis Y Definitive Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus Y Definitive House Sparrow Passer domesticus Y Definitive Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus N Provisional II 2002 Spring Bird Count Peggy Ferebee Natural Science Center , 4301 Lawndale Drive, Greensboro, NC 27455 This year’s count covered 14 count circles, down from 16 last year. High Point, NC, Columbia, SC and Irmo, SC did not report this year. Stone Mountain, NC was added this year. The total field hours reported this year were 928.4, down from 1103 last year. This resulted in fewer birds being counted: 66,427 individuals of 188 species compared to 72,549 individuals of 232 species last year. The lack of counts from coastal areas contributed to the lower species total and lower number of shorebirds, gulls, terns and other species such as the Great Crested Flycatcher that such areas usually report. Many areas reported rain or overcast skies, which also may have affected the outcome. Some species were reported at record lows: Broad-winged Hawk, American Coot, Greater Yellowlegs, Wilson’s Snipe, Eastern Kingbird, Fish Crow, White-eyed Vireo, Grasshopper Sparrow and Orchard Oriole. American Kestrels, Tree Swallows, and Blue Grosbeaks also were down. Northern Bobwhites continued their decline but Eastern Meadowlarks held steady. We actually had some good warbler numbers, except for a few species such as Cape May and Yellow-throated Warblers. We also had a record number of Great Blue Herons thanks to a productive rookery in Chapel Hill. House Finches were up but so were Purple Finches and American Goldfinches. Some of the other species with higher numbers this year include Field Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Bobolink, Dark-eyed Junco, and Northern Oriole. BCNC- Asheville, NC. Circle center on Bull Mountain near Ox Creek Road. May 12. Weather partly cloudy, temperature 55°-75°F. Participants: Compiler Marilyn Westphal, Hendersonville, NC. Sally Coburn, Kat Dunham, Lou Dwarshuis, Peggy Franklin, Charlotte Goedsche, Marilyn Kolton, Peggy Lasher, Tim Lewis, Esther Pardue, Len Pardue, Kitti Reynolds, Lee Reynolds, Les Saucier, Tom Tribble. Compiler’s comments: The second annual Buncombe County Spring Migration Count took place Sunday, May 12th with 15 participants. The Buncombe County count area covers elevations ranging from 2,000 to over 5,000 feet and captures a wide range of species including several near the southern edge of their breeding range. The most interesting species found were a Black-billed Cuckoo, a Hermit Thrush (late migrant?), and a flock of 52 Bobolinks. Other interesting finds were 28 Tree Swallows found in four of the seven sections in the count area. The breeding range of the Tree Swallow has been expanding south in North Carolina for the past few years and more are found breeding here every year. A total of 270 Cedar Waxwings were also counted, with all sections finding at least a few. This total greatly exceeds the number found on last year’s count (39). 19 20 2002 Spring Bird Count CPNC-Chapel Hill, NC. Center Franklin and Columbia. May 12, 05:00-19:30 h. Temperature 59°-87°F with SW wind 5-10 mph, under mostly sunny skies. Participants: Compiler Will Cook, P.O. Box 3066, Durham, NC 27715. Kim Aycrigg, Scott Barnes, Todd Bishop, Brian Bockhahn, Audrey Booth, Norm Budnitz, Chris Canfield, Bob Chase, Will Cook, Anson Cooke, Dwayne Cooke, Paul Ferster, Kent Fiala, Kate Finlay son, John Frederick, Jill Froning, Marie Graves, Maurice Graves, Steven Graves, Perry Haaland, Lois Ann Hobbs, Phil Johnson, Alan Johnston, Eleanor Kilgour, Fred Kilgour, Betty King, Jim Lansing, Roy Lindholm, Ken Lundstrom, Kate MacQueen, Carolyn Mercer, Emily Minor, David Murdock, Judy Murray, Oliver Orr, Stephen Perry, Magnus Persmark, Liz Pullman, Toni Rexrode, Dori Rhodes, Mac Robinson, Josh Rose, Barbara Roth, Harriet Sato, Doug Shadwick, Mike Skakuj, Hersch Slater, Lee Sloane, Hal Snyder, Kirsten Snyder, Marsha Stephens, Edith Tatum, Judy Teague, Shelley Theye, Pam Timmons, Ginger Travis, Amalie Tuffin, Lee Van Malssen, Carol Williamson. Compiler’s comments: The Chapel Hill Spring Bird Count on May 12, 2002 had a near record amount of observer effort (190.4 party-hours), which produced a record high count of individuals and many record high counts of individual species. The total of 122 species is average, but the total of 13,706 birds beats the old record by almost 2000. Several unusual species were found, the best of which were two Semipalmated Sandpipers at the Farrington Road wastewater plant (Stephen Perry and Brian Bockhahn), two Caspian Terns (Doug Shadwick) and one Forster’s Tern (Ginger Travis) at Jordan Lake, and a Swainson’s Warbler at New Hope Creek (Kent Fiala). Other birds we usually miss included the American Black Duck and Wild Turkey. Record highs were many, thanks in part to the high level of participation. Even with that taken into consideration, though, we had an excellent count. Great Blue Herons continue their steep ascent, thanks in large part to the breeding colony at Cub Creek, Jordan Lake, found by Alan Johnston. This year’s total of 243 is over 100 more than the previous record of 138, set last year. In the recent past, 10-20 Great Blues was a normal count. We also set record highs for Great Egret, Turkey Vulture, Wood Duck, Mallard, Wild Turkey, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red-headed, Red-bellied, Downy, and Pileated Woodpeckers, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Great Crested Flycatcher, Blue-headed Vireo, Fish Crow, Carolina Chickadee, White-breasted and Brown-headed Nuthatches, Carolina Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, American Robin, Brown Thrasher, Pine Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, Ovenbird, Louisiana Waterthrush, Eastern Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, Brown-headed Cowbird, and House Finch. The record high counts for woodpeckers may be related to the large number of dead trees from Hurricane Fran. We’ve been setting many record highs lately for them during the Christmas Bird Counts. The Chat, Vol 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 21 We didn’t set any record lows, though we missed Bobolink for the first time since 1971, and had very low numbers of Northern Bob whites (continuing the long decline), Solitary Sandpiper (Spotteds were numerous), and Kentucky Warbler (missed at Mason Farm this year). DUNC-Durham, NC. Center 1 mile north and east of junction of Eno River and US 501. April 28, 05:30-16:00 h. Temperature 64°-82°F with light rain in the morning. Wind variable and gusty at times, 0-15 mph, under an overcast sky. Participants: Compiler Michael Schultz, 5504 Woodberry Road, Durham. NC 27707. Patsy Bailey, Lynn Bossong, Norm Budnitz, Sandy Cash, Will Cook, Dwayne Cooke, Rachel Harden, Janet Krakauer, Tom Krakauer, Stephen Perry, Toni Rexrode, Josh Rose, Harriet Sato, Lois Schultz, Michael Schultz, Doug Shadwick, Jonathan Steere, Matt Steere, Sarah Steere, Edith Tatum, Carol Williamson. Compiler’s comments: In general this was a lackluster count. Our species total of 115 was the lowest in 10 years. However, the individual total was only slightly below average. Cliff Swallows, Ovenbirds, Northern Waterthrushes and Indigo Buntings were in record high numbers for this count. Yellow-rumped Warblers were surprising low at 1450. This is about a quarter of the number that we usually record. The 1992 count had a similar low count but other than that we have to go back in the ’70s to find similar low counts. Bobwhites and Eastern Meadowlarks continue in meager numbers reflecting their severe habitat loss in our region. GRNC-Greensboro, NC. Center the intersection of Highway 220 N and Pisgah Church Road. May 4, 06:45-20:00 h. Temperature 49°-58°F. Precipitation 0.28 inches. Wind calm in the morning with light intermittent rain and up to 4-5 mph in the afternoon. Sky was cloudy all day. Participants: Compiler Donald Allen, 2611 David Caldwell Drive, Greensboro, NC, (336) 288-3045. Carolyn Allen, Donald Allen, Louise Brown, Dennis Burnette, Lynn Burnette, Chris Carter, Sue Cole, Phil Crisp, Scott DePue, Larry Gasper, Herbert Hendrickson, Phillip Kellam, Elizabeth Link, Henry Link, Jean McCoy, Gregg Morris, Lynn Moseley, Jean Murdick, Jean Murphy, John Rucker, Laurie Sorrell, Emily Talbert. Compiler’s comments: Count day was a cool, cloudy, and rainy day. Thus, it was no surprise that both the number of birds and bird counters were less than could have been hoped for. Showers, at times, were heavy and birds and birders sought shelter. This combination of factors resulted in a disappointing count with diminished numbers of species and individual birds. HCNC-Hendersonville, NC. Circle center near the corner of US 64 and Rugby Road. May 11. Temperature 60°-75°F. Weather partly cloudy. 10 parties, 1 8 observers. Participants: Compiler Jim Neal, Hendersonville, NC. Ken Anderson, Helen Bell, James Craig, Larry Farer, Bet Fontaine, Peggy Franklin, Charlotte Goedsche, Rick Hensley, Barbara Neal, James Neal, Frances 22 2002 Spring Bird Count Ogasawara, Bob Olthoff, Janie Owens, Skylar Segsan, Ron Selvey, Simon Thompson, Marilyn Westphal, Jennifer Wren. Comments: A total of 110 species were found on the Henderson County Spring count on May 1 1th. The extensive flat river valleys combined with the mountain forest produced a wide variety of species. The group found an amazing 26 species of warblers including Cerulean, Bay-breasted, and, most surprisingly, a Prothonotary. Even more surprising, the Prothonotary stuck around for three days in the marshy area along the French Broad River where it was found. Another unusual bird for Henderson County was a Sedge Wren also found near the river. The Henderson Count also produced a high number of Cedar Waxwings (214), Northern Bob whites (17), and Field Sparrows (50). Most of the Bobwhites and Field Sparrows were found in areas that are protected from development, which clearly shows the need to protect open field habitat. HRNC-Hanging Rock State Park, NC. Center at Visitor Center at Park. April 27, 08:00-14:30 h. Temperature 54°-63°F. No precipitation but overcast all day. Wind 5-10 mph, gusty on ridges. Participants: Compiler Craig Standridge, Hanging Rock State Park, PO Box 278, Danbury, NC, 27016. Charles Buer, Linda Davis, Rebecca Deaton, Phil Dickinson, David Disher, Susan Disher, Sara Jo Durham, Henry Fansler, Karen Hildrith, Hop Hopkins, Judy Jordan, Margaret McJannett, Sean McLean, Ed Mulvey, Margaret Mulvey, Indira Santiago, Liz Schmid, Tom Schmid, David Shuford, Craig Standridge. WSNC- Winston-Salem, NC. Center intersection of Silas Creek Parkway and Business 1-40. May 4, 06:00-18:00 h. Temperature 59°-65°F with mild to heavy precipitation. Mild winds, variable 0-5 mph. Sky cloudy and rainy. Participants: Compiler David Disher, 4145 Chatham Hill Dr., Winston- Salem, NC 27104. Kay Bergey, Pam Burke, Noel Bynum, Peg Cochrane, Doug DeNeve, Phil Dickinson, David Disher, Susan Disher, Gardner Gidley, Margaret Gidley, Bill Gifford, Billy J. Hammond, John Hammond, Susan Hammond, Patty Hauser, Bert Hollifield, Hop Hopkins, Royce Hough, Sheryl Jefferies, Lois Jones, Ray Kandt, Ellen Kirkman, Jim Martin, Jim May, Tom Mowbray, Ed Mulvey, Margaret Mulvey, Ann Newsome, Paul Powers, Mary Riddle, Ann Robertson, Chester Robertson, Liz Schmid, Robin Schmid, Tom Schmid, Jackie Shelton, Ramona Snavely, Sebastian Sommer, Jim Spencer, Bill Suggs, Karen Tally, Tom Tomlinson, Jeff Turner, Gray Tuttle, Abby Whitaker. ICNC-Iredell County, NC. Center Chipley Ford Road Bridge at South Yadkin River. May 12, 06:30-18:00 h. Temperature 62°-82°F with no rain. Wind SSW 0-10 mph and sky cloudy to partly cloudy. Participants: Compiler Sam Cathey, 130 Park Street, Statesville, NC 28677. Sam Cathey, Anne Davidson, Doug DeNeve, Pam DeNeve, Cynthia Dickerson, Lois Goforth, Thad Goforth, Jack Greene, Jay Greene, Lee Hollifield, Bo Howes, Larry Marlin, Marianne Murphy, Janice Powell, John The Chat, Vol 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 23 Robertson, Neal Scroggs, Allen Stanley, Garnet Underwood, Ron Underwood, Jonathan Worely. JLNC-Jordan Lake, NC. Center at former crossing of New Hope River and Pea Ridge Rd. (Rt. 1700), now under water. May 5, 05:00-20:00 h. Temperature 56°-70°F with no precipitation. Wind light and variable to 10 mph, with the sky overcast all morning and clearing in the afternoon. Participants: Compiler Norman Budnitz, 4114 Garrett Drive, Durham, NC. George Altshuller, Miao-Fang Altshuller, Allison Bailey, Brian Bockhahn, Mary Bratton, Barbara Brooks, Norman Budnitz, Peter Burke, Chris Canfield, Harold Carter, Bob Chase, Barbara Coffman, Patrick Coin, Bobbie Collins-Perry, Will Cook, Anson Cooke, Dwayne Cooke, Kate Finlayson, John Frederick, Jill Froning, Marty Girolami, Russell Herman, Judy Hinderliter Smith, Carl Hintz, Loren Hintz, Tom Howard, Katherine Kay, Betty King, Kate Krulia, Barbara Logue, Terry Logue, Phillip Manning, Melinda Meade, Kyle Mills, Mickey Mills, Robin Moran, Karen Morse, Douglas Pawlak, Shannon Pawlak, Rick Payne, Robert Perkins, Stephen Perry, Joshua Rose, Barbara Roth, Peggy Schultz, Douglas Shadwick, Mark Smith, Joshua Southern, Sterling Southern, Brian Strong, Trudy Talnor, Shelley Theye, Ginger Travis, Andy Upshaw, Margaret Vimmerstedt, Carol Williamson, Rouse Wilson, Jeremy Wrenn. Compiler’s comments: May 5 was a cool, mildly breezy day, overcast in the morning but clearing by the afternoon. Sixty observers in 26 parties counted 11,412 individuals (a new record) of 133 species (a bit over our average of 128), during 197 hours in the field (also a new high). The combination of this thorough coverage and the fact that many of our observers are repeaters familiar with the birds and their count areas has resulted in many new records. Of the more unusual species, the 1 1 Willets top the list. They were seen by Patrick Coin, George and Miao-Fang Altshuller, Marty Girolami and Steve Perry-the first record for this species for this countl A Horned Grebe in breeding plumage was seen by Mark Smith and Brian Strong. Three parties reported Great Egrets-Harold Carter, Will Cook and Bobbie Collins- Perry, and Phil Manning and Rick Payne. Andy Upshaw and Rouse Wilson had an American Kestrel, and Norm Budnitz and Carol Williamson had a speeding Merlin. Several unusual duck species were reported-an American Black Duck by Sterling Southern, and 4 Ring-necked Ducks and 1 Bufflehead by Cook and Collins-Perry. Brian Bockhahn found 2 White- rumped Sandpipers. Budnitz and Williamson had a Laughing Gull sitting with a Ring-billed at the dam. A male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was found by Loren Hints, Margaret Vimmerstedt and Carl Hintz. Katherine Kay and Robin Moran got a 30-second look at a Swainson’s Warbler that unfortunately did not sing for them. Chris Canfield and Kate Finlayson had the opposite problem with a singing Gray-cheeked Thrush that would not let himself be seen. RANC-Raleigh, NC Center at Wake County Farmer’s Market on Lake Wheeler Road. May 11, 06:00-15:00 h. Temperature 60°-75°F with rain in 24 2002 Spring Bird Count the morning. Wind 5-10mph. Sky overcast with intended showers and breezy in the morning, clearing in afternoon. Participants: Compiler John Connors, 1227 Mordecai Drive, Raleigh, NC 27604; John Argentati, Larissa Bailey, Karen Bearden, Joe Bearden, Halbert Carmichael, Salinda Daley, Jorie Favreau, Nathan Favreau, John Finnegan, Lena Gallitano, Susan Gilbert, Lisa Gosselin, Diane Hardy, Anne Hicks, Vernon Janke, William Janke, Will Kimler, Jim Mulholland, Bob O’Brien, Mike Pollard, Laura Potter, Kevin Potter, Susan Rogers, Will Rowland, Harriet Sato, Roger Shaw, Clyde Smith, Julie Angerman-Stewart, Kendrick Weeks, Bob Winstead. Compiler’s comments: The weather was perfect, observers were enthusiastic but migration was slow. Migration was actually slow throughout the spring season, although a cold front arriving on May 13 provided the season’s first weeklong fall-out, a day after our official count. I noted Blackpolls, Redstarts, Yellow Warblers and a Magnolia Warbler in my downtown Raleigh yard on the morning of the 13th, the first I had seen this year. Complaints that the count is too late to record migrants were not entirely warranted. We just need help and timing of the appropriate weather systems. Great Blue Herons are rapidly expanding as breeding birds in our area. At Greenview Pond the colony has expanded from one nest (’99), to two nests (’00), to eight nests (’01), this year with over 20 young ready to fledge. In addition, single nests were found at Yates Mill Pond and along Crabtree Creek near the Buckeye Trail Greenway. Northern Bobwhites were found at a number of sites where they have been absent for years. These included Schenk Forest, near the NCSU Vet School, at Lake Benson, and along the Neuse River Greenway by Milburnie Dam. Cliff Swallows continue to nest along Crabtree Creek near the Buckeye Trail. This year there are two nests rather than one. Blue-headed Vireos apparently are nesting both at Umstead and Falls Lake State Parks. A Nashville Warbler was observed by Kendrick Weeks and Joe Pursley at Umstead State Park. For the first time ever Field Sparrows were not recorded during our count! This is worrisome. Restoration of brush lands and meadow at Anderson Point and Greenview Pond over the next year hopefully will provide some much-needed habitat for this declining species. MJNC-Mt. Jefferson, NC Center at 36°28'N, 81°27W. May 11, 06:00- 17:00 h. Temperature 55°-74°F with rain in the morning, heavy at times. Wind 5-15 mph with an overcast sky. Participants: Compiler Vaughn Morrison, 262 Laurel Mountain Estates, Todd, NC 28684; John MacConnell, Beth Morrison, Merrill Lynch, Ida Lynch. SMNC-Stone Mountain, NC Center at Traphill. May 11, 13:30-15:00 h. Temperature 52°-68°F with no precipitation. Wind NE-S 10-15 mph. Mostly cloudy skies. The Chat , Vol. 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 25 Participants: Compiler John MacConnell, 2918 Silas Creek Road, Lansing, NC 28643; Kay Bergey, Pam Burke, Noel Bynum, Peg Cochrane, Doug DeNeve, Phil Dickinson, David Disher, Susan Disher, Gardner Gidley, Margaret Gidley, Bill Gifford, Billy J. Hammond, John Hammond, Susan Hammond, Hattie Hauser, Bert Hollifield, Hop Hopkins, Royce Hough, Sheryl Jefferies, Lois Jones, Ray Kandt, Jim Keighton, Ellen Kirkman, Jim Martin, Jim May, Tom Mowbray, Ed Mulvey, Margaret Mulvey, Ann Newsome, Paul Powers, Mary Riddle, Ann Robertson, Chester Robertson, Liz Schmid, Robin Schmid, Tom Schmid, Jackie Shelton, Ramona Snavely, Sebastian Sommer, Jim Spencer, Bill Suggs, Karen Tally, Tom Tomlinson, Jeff Turner, Gray Tuttle, Abby Whitaker RVNC-Raven Rock State Park, NC. Center at junction of NC 210 and SR 1434. April 27, 05:30-17:30 h. Temperature 57°-77°F with trace of precipitation. Wind SE 0-16 mph. Cloudy skies in the morning, cloudy with showers in the evening. Participants: Compiler Paul C. Hart, Raven Rock State Park, 3009 Raven Rock Road, Lillington, NC 27546; Karin Breiwitz, David Brown, John Bumgarner, Susan Bumgarner, Paul Hart, Scott Hartley, Tom Howard, Barry Jones, Bobby Lutfy, Kevin Reese, Mitch Reese, Susan Rogers, Larry Rose, Mary Stevens, Sarah Stevens, Erik Thomas. Compiler’s comments: The total of 123 species is a new record for the count, surpassing the record of 122 set in 1989 and tied in 2000. Seen during count week but not count day were Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Warbling Vireo. The vireo, the first known record for the park, was a singing male at the park superintendent’s residence the morning after count day. About the only species that was likely in the count circle on count day but missed was American Woodcock. This year the Cape Fear River was covered by canoe from the park to Lillington, largely accounting for the good totals of species such as Osprey (14), Great Blue Heron (29) and Prothonotary Warbler (43). Encouragingly, Loggerhead Shrike numbers continue to grow, with a count high total of 27! The number of non-mi gratory Canada Geese continues to expand, with 151 counted. Not only are geese being seen on local farm ponds, but also they have now taken up residence on the Cape Fear River. SPSC-Spartanburg, SC Center at junction of County Roads 539 and 590. May 11, 06:00-22:30 h. Temperature 63°-66°F. 0.01 inch precipitation. Wind NE 5.7-14.7 mph, with 80-90% cloud cover. Participants: Compiler Lyle Campbell, 126 Greengate Lane, Spartanburg, SC 29307; Patrick Baldwin, Laura Bannon, Anna Brown, Tim Brown, Lyle Campbell, Sarah Campbell, Elaine Cheek, Matthew Coleman, Teresa Coleman, Tom Moore Craig, Glen Englehardt, Roy Fowler, Pat Fowler, Dennis Funk, Ron Gahagan, Onoosh Gahagan, Teresa Glen, John Green, Catherine Griffith, Lauren Griffith, Bennett Grizzard, Conway Henderson, Marvin Jackson, Connie Jenne, Ron Jenne, Herb Kay, Mickey Marotte, Mary Ann Myers, Mike Miller, Angela Miller, Jim Miller, Margaret Miller, Bill Moody, Nancy Owens, Ken Pearson, Lisa Pearson, Bob Powell, Sandra 26 2002 Spring Bird Count Powell, Walton Scott, Ginny Scott, Mac Shealy, Laurel Sulliven, James West, Dan Wooten, Nancy Wooten Compiler’s comments: The Spartanburg Count this spring was marked by a strong front that came through two days before May 11, providing encouragement for all our migrants to move north. Consequently, our warbler count was very low. The county count of nightjars was also low, and we recorded no Wood-Peewee. On the other hand, we had some very odd birds, of which the Snowy Egret was the most notable. We had fewer field and feeder workers this year, meaning several normally productive areas were not covered. 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T- MJNC "T“ y— mm® h- o CM CO r- LO LO CO CM LO LO LO CM LO LO CO LO JLNC - 05 CO "M- CO 00 CM N- 05 T— ^t 05 IS CO T“ T — cd LO CM CM T— 05 May 1 — 1 — 05 CM 05 co co lO to o o o o CO CO co o o o ICNC o CO o CD co CM 00 CO od CM 05 8 cd CD T — CM CM ^ o CM r^ 05 o to CO LO LO o o o LO LO q o o o 00 i— CM 1 — o •M- N- CM CM rs >» HCNC T_ T_ Is-. CO cd 05 1 — LO ’r" 0 CM 1— is. CM T— T“ ^ co rf T- to to o o o o 00 CO o o o ° Q. < HRSP to to CM CM cd T- cd T- CM CO o CO T — LO 00 LO o o o LO LO o o o CM CM CO CM LO CM 05 cd CO >, GRNC CM co cd 00 CM id CM lO CM LO CM to CM to to to to 00 o o to to to o o •r- V. CO CO K CD to IS. d CO CM Q- DUNC CM .. T" 05 to s 8 s < 00 CM ■M- CO o CM CM ■M" 00 T— o LO LO LO LO LO o LO LO CPNC 05 CO LO in CM o CO o 05 CM CO T™ 1— LO CD h- cd CO -'t CO id 12 May 05 CO CM to :**; "3- to in to o o o 05 CO CO o o o CO T"* o : y~ y— o ; ,.T~- o i T“ 05 BCNC || MB 00 CO 4 CO CM 5!| _C 0 o 0 c C/5 o 0 Q. 0) SZ o c Ll 0 05 c j* 0 0) *6 o C D c 0 o 1 1— v_ 0 Q. CO 0 0 0 0 o 0 CL 0 o 0 3 "O ■> T3 _c o 52 3 o .3 -O 0 o o c o £ 0 o > JO 52 0 'so -Q 52 0 o -Q > -D 52 05 c 1 s» 0 _0 E •O 0 o o c o C/5 0 o Jd C/5 0 JX. 1q > -Q 0 0 o so s w 05 c 1 o 0 0 3 0 CD 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 o C E o o o o o o o o o o 0 X h_ < X X X H X X X X X 1- Q General Field Notes Will Cook North Carolina Editor P. O. Box 3066 Durham, NC 27715 cwcook@duke.edu William Post* South Carolina Editor Charleston Museum 360 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29403 grackler@aol.com General Field Notes briefly report such items as rare sightings, unusual behaviors, or significant nesting records; or summaries of such items. Submit manuscripts to the appropriate state editor. First, second, or third sightings of species in either state must be submitted to the appropriate Bird Records Committee prior to publication in The Chat. A Probable Case of Facultative Polygyny in the Barn Owl William Post1, John A. Herbert1, Felicia Sanders2, and Mark Spinks2 1 Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403, grackler@aol.com 2 Samworth Research Center, 420 Dirleton Road, Georgetown, SC 29440 Reviews by Marti (1992) and Taylor (1994) state that polygyny is unusual in the Barn Owl ( Tyto alba). Polygyny has been estimated to occur in less than 2% of matings, and has not yet been documented from eastern North America. We report a probable case of bigamy, in which two females nested close together, both apparently within the territory of one male. On 15 March 2002 (14:00 h) we found two Bam Owl nests in an observation tower on Santee Coastal Reserve, near Cape Romain, Charleston County, South Carolina. The tower is on a 0.5 ha oak-pine hammock surrounded by brackish impoundments and salt marshes. The 17 m high tower has three levels. One nest was in a Barn Owl box that had been placed on the second level of the tower on the outer NE corner, 11m above ground. It contained five Outgoing General Field Notes editor Dennis Forsythe acted as editor for notes in this issue authored or co-authored by William Post. 37 38 A Probable Case of Facultative Polygyny in the Barn Owl eggs and one 1-2 day old chick. The young and eggs were on a mass of pellets composed of the remains of Meadow Voles ( Microtus pennsylvanicus ) and Rice Rats ( Oryzomys palustris ). Two freshly killed Rice Rats lay next to the chick. The second nest was one story above, on the top level of the tower. This nest was placed on the bare floor in the NW corner of the partially enclosed observation area. It had seven warm eggs. One egg had been damaged, and we opened it. The contents were fresh, with no discernible embryo, indicating that incubation was not advanced. The nests were 4.0 m apart, but their occupants would have been out of view of each other. On 5 April, Sanders revisited the tower. Two owls flushed from the tower. The nest on the second level contained one large nestling and one that was 12-14 days old. The nest on the third level had one 1 -day-old chick and one warm egg. The remaining four eggs were scattered outside the nest and were cold. Two dead Rice Rats were next to the nest, but any pellets that may have been deposited appeared to have been blown away. The respective hatching dates indicate that the second clutch was initiated 21 days after the first. We did not see any social interactions between the owls, nor did we see more than two owls flush from the tower at one time. Because of this observation, and because of the closeness of the nests and the timing of the clutch starts, we assume that both nests were within the territory of one male. These circumstances provide strong evidence that the male was a bigamist. Polygamy is rare in this species. In Scotland, Taylor (1994) found bigamy in only 2% of 419 nesting attempts. As described by Taylor (1994), in winter one or more first-year visiting females occasionally roosted together with a resident female. These usually left before the breeding season, but in some cases a second female remained, and even continued to roost alongside the incubating female. The secondary females subsequently mated with the territorial males. Although some cases involved females that nested up to 1 km apart, in one instance two females nested only centimeters apart. In northern Utah, Marti (1990) documented cases in which two females successfully nested together in the same nest. We conjecture that in the present case the putative multiple pairing may have been a facultative response to a shortage of nest sites. Man-made structures and predator-secure natural cavities are rare in the tidal marsh zone of South Carolina. This scarcity is demonstrated by the fact that in 1991 all 10 barn owl boxes placed in salt marshes in the Cape Romain area were used within one year by nesting Barn Owls. Despite a scarcity of nest sites, Barn Owl density is potentially high, as food does not appear to be limited. Rice Rats and Meadow Voles, the main prey of Bam Owls in the Cape Romain area (Chamberlain 1979), are locally common in salt marshes. Rice Rats, for example, have been found at densities of up to 16 individuals/ha in Spartina alterniflora-J uncus roemerianus marshes in Charleston County (Post, unpubl.). It is likely that Bam Owls nesting on the southeastern coast will benefit from the continued provision of artificial sites. The Chat, Vol 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 39 Literature Cited Chamberlain, W. D. 1979. Diet of the Barn Owl on a South Carolina barrier island. Chat 43:64. Marti, C. D. 1990. Same-nest polygyny in the Barn Owl. Condor 92:26-263. Marti, C. D. 1992. Barn Owl. In The Birds of North America, No. 1 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. Taylor, I. 1994. Barn Owls: predator-prey relationships and conservation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. First South Carolina Specimens of the Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) William Post Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403 The Masked Booby ( Sula dactylatra ) is a pelagic warm- water species rarely seen near shore (Clapp et al. 1982). On the North American Atlantic coast, seabirds such as boobies are most often found in productive feeding areas far from land. For example, in the South Atlantic Bight, between Cape Flatteras and the Florida peninsula, seabirds aggregate around Sargassum reefs associated with the Gulf Stream, which often meanders as far as 100 km from shore (Haney 1986a). Through 2002, only about five credible reports existed for the Masked Booby in South Carolina. The two Masked Boobies reported here constitute the first South Carolina specimens. The first state specimen of the Masked Booby, a first-year female, was salvaged on 10 August 2003, Folly Beach, Charleston County. An unknown tourist delivered it to Sea Island Veterinary Clinic, where it died. Its physical characteristics were as follows: mass: 965 g; wing: 40 cm (chord), 41.3 cm (flat); span: 157 cm; total length: 76.5 cm. It was not molting. Its stomach was empty. It was prepared as a standard study skin, with the left wing detached and extended. (Charleston Museum 2003.27.071). I salvaged the second state specimen, which was a subadult female (Fig.l), on the front beach of Sullivan’s Island, Charleston County, 11 August 2003 at 20:30 h. The bird was able to walk, but not fly. It died in captivity one day later. Its measurements were: mass: 1126 g; wing: 39.0 (chord); 40.8 cm (flat); wing span: 155 cm; total length: 75.5 cm; tail 14.5 cm. The plumage was worn, with new rectrices emerging. It had no body molt, although wing molt was present. The stomach was empty. The specimen was prepared as a “schmoo” (skull retained with skeleton), and the right wing was detached and spread. (ChM 2003.27.072). 40 First South Carolina Specimens of the Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) Figure 1. Subadult female Masked Booby ( Sula dactylatra ), Sullivan’s Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, 1 1 August 2003. The beaching of these two individuals on the opposite shores of Charleston Harbor, 14 km apart, and within two days of each other, is a highly improbable event, especially as weather patterns were normal at the time. The specimens reported here are the first for South Carolina. They also constitute the second and third verified reports for the state. The first verified report was that of an individual photographed offshore 113 miles east of Hilton Head Island on 14 July 1983 (Lee and Haney 1984). At least five sightings have been made of this species in South Carolina. The first was made by A. Sprunt, Jr, who reported seeing two on 23 January 1937 at Folly Beach. This observation was not published until 12 years later, and lacked details (Sprunt and Chamberlain 1949). This would be the only mid-winter record for the Atlantic Coast north of central Florida (Stevenson and Anderson 1994). The two birds that Sprunt sighted were probably Northern Gannets, Sula bassanus (McNair and Post 1993). The four additional South Carolina reports, which all appear to be credible, are: 1) One seen off Charleston, 23 September 1984 (in LeGrand 1985). 2) One seen following a shrimp boat off Litchfield Beach, Georgetown County, 21 Nov 1998 (in Davis 1999). 3) One reported off Charleston, 16 May 1992 (Legrand 1993). 4) An adult reported 29 km off Winyah Bay, Georgetown County, on 4 July 2002 (Sutton and Allen 2003). Lee (1995) reviewed the status of the species in North Carolina. Its occurrence in that state is supported by two specimens, collected on 14 August 1984 (Lee 1995) and at least two photographs (Parnell 1984, The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 41 LeGrand 1992). The first verified North Carolina report was obtained in 1981 (Davis and Needham 1983) and a photograph was published by Parnell (1984). In contrast to South Carolina, a large number of sight reports exist for North Carolina. For example, Avendex (2003) lists 31 sightings involving at least 36 individuals between 1966 and 2000. The first North Carolina sight report, made in 1966, appears to be the only one for which details have been published (Holmes 1966). Georgia has seven accepted Masked Booby reports (Beaton et al. 2003). These include two birds photographed while they perched on a transmitter platform 125 km off the coast of Savannah, 14 November 1993 (Moore 1994; Beaton et al. 2003). In addition, there is a report of a bird found dead, but not salvaged, from Cumberland Island, 2 February 1986 (Brisse 1986). This is now believed to be a Northern Gannet (G. Beaton pers. comm.). Once considered accidental in South Carolina (Sprunt and Chamberlain 1949) or, more likely, hypothetical (McNair and Post 1993), the reports that have accumulated since 1984 warrant revising the Masked Booby’s status in South Carolina to that of a very rare visitor. The gradual accumulation of reports confirms Lee and Haney’s (1984) contention that the northward postbreeding dispersal of Masked Boobies is a normal, though rare, event. As the species no longer breeds in the Bahamas, and is rare in the Caribbean (Lee and Haney 1984), its changed status is undoubtedly related to increased fieldwork by ornithologists. Literature Cited Avendex. 2003. Redshank Software. Version 1.0 Beaton, G., P. W. Sykes, Jr., and J. W. Parrish, Jr. 2003. Annotated checklist of Georgia birds. Georgia Ornithological Society Occasional Publication No. 14. Brisse, P. 1986. From the field. Oriole 51: 50-54. Clapp, R.B., R. C. Banks, D. Morgan- Jacobs, and W. A. Hoffmann. 1982. Marine birds of the southeastern United States and Gulf of Mexico. Part I. Gaviiformes through Pelecaniformes. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Office of Biological Services, Washington, D.C. FWS/OBS-82191. Davis, R. 1999. Southern Atlantic coast region. North American Birds 53:45 — 48. Davis, R., and R. Needham. 1983. Blue-faced Booby in N.C. American Birds 37:117-118. Haney, J. C. 1983. Previously unrecorded and hypothetical species of seabirds on the continental shelf of Georgia. Oriole 48:21-32. Haney, J. C. 1986a. Seabird patchiness in tropical oceanic waters: the influence of Sargassum “reefs”. Auk 103:141-151. Haney, J. C. 1986b. Records of seabirds from South Carolina offshore waters. Chat 50:44-46. Holmes, R. P. 1966. Atlantic Blue-faced Booby off Bogue Banks, North Carolina. Chat 30:107. 42 First South Carolina Specimens of the Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) Lee, D. S. 1995. Marine birds off the coast of North Carolina. Chat 59:113- 171. Lee, D. S., and J. C. Haney. 1984. The genus Sula in the Carolinas: an overview of the phenology and distribution of gannets and boobies in the South Atlantic Bight. Chat 48:29-45. LeGrand, H. E., Jr. 1985. Southern Atlantic coast region. American Birds 39:39-42. LeGrand, H. E., Jr. 1992. Southern Atlantic coast region. American Birds 46:250-254. LeGrand, H. E., Jr. 1993. Briefs for the files. Chat 57:54-63. McNair, D. B., and W. Post. Supplement to status and distribution of South Carolina birds. Charleston Museum Ornithological Contribution No. 8. Moore, T. 1994. From the field. Oriole 59:28-36. Parnell, J. F. 1984. Masked Booby (photograph). Chat 48, cover page. Sutton, C., and D. Allen. 2003. Masked Booby off Winyah Bay, South Carolina. Chat 67:14-15. Sprunt, A., Jr., and E. B. Chamberlain. South Carolina bird life. Contribution from the Charleston Museum No. 1 1 . University of South Carolina Press. Columbia. Stevenson, H. M., and B. H. Anderson. 1994. The birdlife of Florida. University Presses of Florida. Gainesville. A 1971 Limpkin Record from the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, SC Patricia Enos Metz1 and Dennis M. Forsythe2 1 7 Beneta Court, Savannah, GA 31406, Patricia_metz@fws.gov 2 Department of Biology, The Citadel, 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, SC 29409, Dennis. Forsythe @ citadel, edu Until 2001, the Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) was classified as a casual visitor to South Carolina, with only three records, all based on specimens (Post and Gauthreaux, Status and Distribution of South Carolina Birds , 1989). During 2001 and 2002, however, six additional reports were made (reviewed by Cely et al. Chat 67:56-58, 2003). This note provides written details and photographic documentation for an unpublished record from the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Jasper County, SC. At 08:00 h on 18 April 1971, Metz found a Limpkin feeding within impoundment number 12 at the Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive on the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. The bird was feeding within 20 m of the interior bank of the dike. Metz met Jean and John Thomas along the wildlife drive and showed them the Limpkin. John Thomas photographed the bird (Fig. 1). Metz was unable to locate the Limpkin subsequently. Coincidentally, this bird was within 0.5 km of a Limpkin that Giff Beaton photographed 30 years later (Cely et al., op. cit.). The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 43 With this record, South Carolina now has at least ten acceptable reports of this species, three of which are documented by specimens and six by photographs. Figure 1. Limpkin at Savannah River National Wildlife Refuge, 18 April 1971 (Photo by John Thomas) Corrigendum In “Spring 2003 North American Migration Count in South Carolina”, Chat 67:136 (Fall 2003), the number “15” in the Table 3 row for Yellow- bellied Flycatcher in Charleston County should actually have appeared in the row below as the number of Acadian Flycatchers. No Yellow-bellied Flycatchers were reported. BRIEFS FOR THE FILES Ricky Davis 608 Smallwood Drive Rocky Mount, NC 27804 RJDNC@aol.com (All dates Fall 2003, unless otherwise noted) Briefs for the Files is a seasonal collection of uncommon-to-rare or unusual North and South Carolina bird sightings and events which do not necessarily require a more detailed Field Note or article. Reports of your sightings are due the 20th of the month after the end of the previous season. Winter December 1-February 28 Spring March 1-May 31 Summer June 1-July 31 Fall August 1-November 30 due March 20 due June 20 due August 20 due December 20 Reports can be submitted in any format, but I prefer that you type them and list the sightings according to the birds in checklist order ( not according to dates or locations ). If you submit your report to me through e-mail, please type your report directly into the message or copy it from a word processing program directly into the message. You may also attach your file to the e- mail, but if you do, please let me know the program used and also send a second version saved as a text (.txt)file. Suitable reports for the Briefs include any sightings you feel are unusual, rare, noteworthy, or just plain interesting to you in any way! It is my responsibility to decide which reports merit inclusion in the Briefs. Please be sure to include details of any rare or hard-to-identify birds. I rely in part on sightings reported in Carolinabirds. Please don't, however, rely on me to pick up your sightings from Carolinabirds. Instead, please also send your sightings directly to me as described above. If I feel that your sighting warrants a Field Note, I will contact either you or the appropriate state Field Notes editor. You may, of course, submit your Field Note directly to the editor without going through me. BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK: Reports continue in the southern coastal area of South Carolina. Two were at Donnelley WMA Aug. 22 (Nathan Dias, Dennis Forsythe). Continuing their presence from the summer season, one was seen at the Savannah Spoil Site Aug. 14 and several were there until at least Nov. 12 when five were seen. The peak count noted was seven on Oct. 26 (Steve Calver). 44 The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 45 FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK: Only one report was received of this irregular, rare duck. One was at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC Nov. 1-6 (Steve Calver). GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE: Always noteworthy in the Carolinas, Greater White-fronteds were found in both states. In North Carolina, one was west of Morehead City Nov. 14-15 (John Fussell et al.) and one was at Carolina Beach Nov. 20 (Bruce Smithson, Harry Sell). In South Carolina, one was at the Savannah Spoil Site Nov. 22 (Steve Calver), and two were at the Bluff Unit, Santee NWR Nov. 29 (Robin Carter, Caroline Eastman). SNOW GOOSE: There were scattered reports of this species in both states. The farthest west were six at Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC Nov. 16 (Janie Owen, Tim Lewis), eight in Hendersonville, NC Nov. 26 (Wayne Forsythe), and four in Henderson County, NC Nov. 30 (Forsythe). ROSS’S GOOSE: This species was reported from eastern North Carolina again this fall. The L. Landing area at L. Mattamuskeet had good numbers, with four being found Nov. 9 (Haven Wiley et al.) and 10 being there Nov. 15 (Russ Tyndall et al.). Also one was at the Pungo Unit, Pocosin Lakes NWR Nov. 16 (Ricky Davis). BARNACLE GOOSE: An adult in excellent plumage was found at the L. Landing area of L. Mattamuskeet, NC Nov. 9 (Haven Wiley et al.). This bird apparently arrived with the Snow Geese and remained until the winter season. As is always the case with this species, the wildness and origin of the bird are points of contention. TUNDRA SWAN: Four Tundras at Hooper Lane, Henderson County, NC Nov. 8 (Wayne Forsythe, Marilyn Westphal, Bob Olthoff, Ron Selvey) were excellent finds for the mountains. EURASIAN WIGEON: Only two reports were received this fall. A male was at the usual North Pond, Pea Is. NWR, NC area Nov. 2 (Bruce Young, Rick Payne, Jill Froning), and a female was a good find at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC Nov. 1-9 (Steve Calver, Dennis Forsythe, Larry Lynch). CINNAMON TEAL: Only one was noted this fall, that being at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC Oct. 4 (Steve Calver). COMMON EIDER: A female Common was at Bogue Inlet, NC Nov. 12, as noted by Greg Massey. SURF SCOTER: There was a definite movement of Surfs inland on Nov. 8, as four were on L. Hickory, NC (Dwayne Martin), six were on L. Julian, NC (Wayne Forsythe), and 12 were at Falls L., NC (Dan Kaplan). BLACK SCOTER: Eight of this species were observed at Falls L., NC Nov. 8 (Dan Kaplan) during the previously noted movement of inland waterfowl. Also one was locally unusual at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC Nov. 22 (Steve Calver). LONG-TAILED DUCK: Two were excellent finds at Falls L., NC Nov. 8, as noted by Dan Kaplan. COMMON MERGANSER: This fall’s reports included two females on L. Julian, NC Nov. 8 (Wayne Forsythe, Bob Olthoff), a female at Huntington 46 Briefs for the Files Beach St. Pk., SC Nov. 22 (Ritch Lilly), and a female at Buckhorn Res., Wilson County, NC Nov. 26 (Ricky Davis). RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: Most unusual was the report of a female Red-breasted in a flooded field in the Sandhills near Lumber Bridge, NC on the early date of Aug. 20 (Scott Hartley). More expected were several noteworthy inland sightings including 37 at Jordan L., NC Nov. 22 (Joe & Karen Bearden), 1 1 at Roanoke Rapids L., NC Nov. 30 (Ricky Davis), four at Deer L., Transylvania County, NC Nov. 23 (Tom Joyce), three at L. Hickory, NC Nov. 8 (Dwayne Martin), and three at L. Crabtree, Wake County, NC Nov. 8 (Steve Shultz). COMMON LOON: A Common at the Savannah Spoil Site, Jasper County, SC Sept. 19 was somewhat early (Steve Calver), but one on L. Hickory, NC Aug. 27 was extremely early (Dwayne Martin). The highest inland count reported was the 175+ on Jordan L., NC Nov. 8 (Steve Shultz). EARED GREBE: The only Eared Grebes noted this fall were seven at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC Oct. 4 (Steve Calver) and one at the Jacksonville, NC WTP Nov. 2 (Jim O’Donnell). NORTHERN FULMAR: A Fulmar observed out of Hatteras Inlet, NC Oct. 12 (Brian Patteson et al.) was the only one reported and was somewhat early. FEA’S PETREL: A Fea’s Petrel was a good find off of Hatteras, NC Sept. 13 (Brian Patteson et al.). This rare Pterodroma is very hard to find during the fall season. BLACK-CAPPED PETREL: A good count of ten Black-cappeds was had off of Charleston, SC Sept. 27 (Nathan Dias et al.). In North Carolina, the peak fall total was 218 off Hatteras Aug. 24 (Brian Patteson et al.). SOOTY SHEARWATER: Very unusual in the fall season. Sooty Shearwaters found included one off Hatteras, NC Aug. 2 (Brian Patteson et al.) and 1-2 off Charleston, SC Aug. 24 (Nathan Dias et al.). AUDUBON’S SHEARWATER: An Audubon’s was quite unexpected flying by the C. Hatteras, NC point Aug. 3, as noted by Russ and Patricia Tyndall. The day after the passage of Hurricane Isabel, an Audubon’s/Manx shearwater was at the L. Gaston, NC dam Sept. 19 (Elisa Enders). This was the only storm-transported shearwater reported with this storm. WILSON’S STORM-PETREL: Wilson’s Storm-Petrels brought inland by Hurricane Isabel included one at the Goldsboro, NC WTP Sept. 19 (Eric Dean), and up to nine between L. Gaston, NC and Roanoke Rapids L., NC Sept. 19 (Elisa Enders, Frank Enders). BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL: The peak offshore count noted was the 47 off of Oregon Inlet, NC Aug. 9 (Brian Patteson et al.). Inland one was a good find after Hurricane Isabel at Satterwhite Pt., Kerr L., NC Sept. 19 (Russ & Patricia Tyndall). WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD: Hurricane Isabel produced two inland tropicbirds, with one adult seen in flight at Roanoke Rapids L., NC Sept. 19 (Elisa Enders) and another adult found dead in a field south of Smithfield, NC Sept. 20 (fide Clyde Sorenson). The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 47 RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD: An immature was a good find off Hatteras, NC Aug. 2 (Brian Patteson et al.). This species was reported off North Carolina much more than usual this year, with multiple spring and summer sightings. MASKED BOOBY : North Carolina had one Masked this season, that being a sub-adult off Hatteras Aug. 23 (Brian Patteson et al.). In South Carolina, where the species is harder to come by, two were found. A first-year bird, found stranded at Folly Beach Aug. 10 (fide Will Post), later died and became the state’s first specimen. A sub-adult was picked up at Sullivan’s Is. Aug. 1 1 (Post), thereby becoming that state’s second specimen. NORTHERN GANNET: One off Oregon Inlet, NC Aug. 10 (Brian Patteson et al.) provided an unusual August report. AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN: This species has been increasing in the Carolinas the last couple of years. In North Carolina, a group of a dozen or more was in the Pea Is. NWR area from Nov. 2 until the winter (Bruce Young et al., m. obs.), nine were east of Aurora, Beaufort County, Nov. 3 (Richard Bruce et al.), two were at Wrightsville Beach Nov. 6 (Bruce Smithson, Harry Sell), and three were at L. Mattamuskeet Nov. 29 (Jeff Beane, Kelly Davis et al.). Numbers of this species in South Carolina were quite impressive. A flock of 200 over Wadmalaw Is., Charleston County Aug. 10 (fide Julian Harrison) was flying toward the ACE Basin area, a stronghold for the species. The peak count at the Savannah Spoil Site was 65 on Oct. 26 (Steve Calver). Other sightings of note included 14 at Mt. Pleasant Sept. 14 (Craig Watson, Andy Harrison), 13 at Folly Beach Oct. 16 (Nathan Dias, David Abbott), 1 1 at Huntington Beach St. Pk. Nov. 7 (Phil Turner), eight at Winyah Bay, Georgetown County Nov. 23 (Donna & Dennis Forsythe), two in Berkeley County Oct. 21 (Dennis Forsythe), and three inland at L. Murray Nov. 4 (fide Taylor Piephoff). ANHINGA: One was a surprise over the Mt. Pisgah, NC hawk watch Sept. 21 (Bill Sanderson et al.). This is potentially the first sighting from a high- elevation location in our mountains. AMERICAN BITTERN: One near the confluence of the Mills R. and the French Broad R., Henderson County, NC Nov. 2 (Marilyn Westphal) was a locally noteworthy find. GREAT “WHITE” HERON: One was a good find at Bear Is. WMA, SC Oct. 10 (Ricky Davis). This bird, like several previous ones in the Carolinas, remained through the fall and on into the winter. REDDISH EGRET: The number of reports of this wader was about average. In South Carolina, one was on Seabrook Is. Aug. 8-9 (Drew Grainger); two were at Cape Romain NWR Aug. 25 (Craig Watson), one was at Kiawah Is. Aug. 28 (Jim Edwards, Jane Chew), and one was at Huntington Beach St. Pk. Sept. 3 (Bob Maxwell) until at least Oct. 3-4 (Jack Peachey, Maxwell, Robin Carter). In North Carolina, one was at Topsail Is. Aug. 4 (Todd Pepper, Bruce DiLabio), two were at Portsmouth Aug. 24 (Jeff Lewis, Joan Kutulas), one was at the Bodie Is. lighthouse pond Aug. 30 (Rich & Susan Boyd), one was at Shackleford Banks, Carteret County Sept. 48 Briefs for the Files 29 (John Fussell, Rich Boyd), and one was at Ft. Fisher Nov. 5-6 (Bruce Smithson, Harry Sell). CATTLE EGRET: Locally unusual for late fall were three at the Pungo Unit of Pocosin Lakes NWR, NC Nov. 16 (Ricky Davis), one at Savannah NWR, SC Nov. 22 (Carroll Richard, Jerry Raymond), and one near Allendale, SC Nov. 22 (Robin Carter). Also quite unexpected were 10 offshore out of Hatteras Inlet, NC Oct. 12 (Brian Patteson et al.). BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON: An immature Black-crown was along the French Broad R., Henderson County, NC Aug. 16 (Wayne Forsythe, Ron Selvey), providing a locally uncommon sighting for the mountains. GLOSSY IBIS: Locally unusual were two inland at the agricultural research station near Plymouth, NC Aug. 9 (Ricky Davis). Also of note were two inland near New Bern, NC Aug. 15 (Al Gamache). ROSEATE SPOONBILL: There were two locations in the Carolinas this season where spoonbills were present. At the Savannah Spoil Site, SC, an impressive total of 15 was there Aug. 30 (Steve Calver). The numbers dwindled during the fall until two were seen as late as Nov. 22 (Calver). In the Sunset Beach, NC area, one present from the summer season was seen again Aug. 7 (Rick Robinson). Then three were found Sept. 11 (fide Taylor Piephoff), with two hanging on until at least Sept. 24 (Mary McDavit). WOOD STORK: Three were a surprise over Caesar’s Head, SC Sept. 16 (fide Jeff Catlin). This was a first for the mountains of that state, although several upper Piedmont sightings exist. OSPREY : This species seemed to linger in the Carolinas a little more than usual this fall. Some of the more interesting reports involved five at Roanoke Rapids L., NC Nov. 9 (Ricky Davis), one at Carver’s Gap, Roan Mt., NC Nov. 8 (Rick Knight), one at Winston-Salem, NC Nov. 22 (fide Ramona Snavely), one at Clemmons, Forsyth County, NC Nov. 24 (fide Snavely), two at Buckhom Res., Wilson County, NC Nov. 25 (Davis), and one at Riverbend Park, Catawba County, NC Nov. 28 (Dwayne Martin). SWALLOW-TAILED KITE: In North Carolina, several of the group that summered along the Cape Fear R. near the Bladen/Columbus County line were still present as late as Aug. 9 (fide Hal Broadfoot). In South Carolina, notable sightings included one near Manning Aug. 30 (Sam DeMent), and one over Pendleton, Anderson County Sept. 1 (Sid Gauthreaux, Jr.) in the company of two Mississippi Kites! MISSISSIPPI KITE: Locally rare or unusual were one at Pea Is. NWR, NC Aug. 3 (Ed & Michelle Talbot), two in Great Smoky Mts. Nat. Park, NC Sept. 17 (Reece Mitchell), and two over Pendleton, SC Sept. 1 (Sid Gauthreaux, Jr.). NORTHERN GOSHAWK: An immature Goshawk was an excellent find near Amity, Hyde County, NC Nov. 24, as noted by Wayne Irvin. This bird, like most Goshawks in our area, could not be relocated. BROAD-WINGED HAWK: This species is quite uncommon as a fall migrant along the immediate coast in the Carolinas. Thus, of interest were The Chat, Vol 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 49 singles at Conway, SC Aug. 14 (Gary Phillips) and Morehead City, NC Sept. 30 (John Fussell). GOLDEN EAGLE: This species was well-reported during the fall. The most interesting was the presence of three at Bakers Mt., Catawba County, NC Oct. 4 (John Sutton, fide Dwayne Martin), which provided the fourth sighting in that area since spring. Others included one heading south in the Great Smoky Mts. Nat. Park, NC Sept. 17 (Reece Mitchell), singles from the Mt. Pisgah, NC hawk watch Sept. 27 & Oct. 13 (Bill Sanderson, Ray Sharpton), one at Alligator R. NWR, NC Nov. 16 (Bob Holmes), one over Caesar’s Head, SC Nov. 12 (Jeff Catlin), and one at Isle of Palms Park, Charleston County, SC Nov. 8 (Robin Carter, Caroline Eastman). MERLIN: Several inland sightings included one extremely early near New Bern, NC Aug. 20 (A1 Gamache), one at L. Crabtree, Wake County, NC Sept. 7 (Steve Shultz), and one in Edgecombe County, NC Sept. 7 (Ricky Davis). The best count along the coast was the rather impressive total of 12 observed at C. Lookout, NC Sept. 29 (John Fussell, Rich Boyd). YELLOW RAIL: This very elusive species was found twice this fall. One was at Bodie Is., NC Oct. 16 (Mike Skakuj), and two were flushed at North R., Carteret County, NC Nov. 29 (John Fussell et al.). SANDHILL CRANE: This fall’s reports of Sandhill Crane came from the usual areas. Up to four were at the Bluff Unit, Santee NWR, SC during late November (Robin Carter, Caroline Eastman, sev. obs.), three returned to the North R. area of Carteret County, NC Nov. 30 (John Fussell, Jack Fennell, Larry Lynch), one was at Horseshoe, Henderson County, NC Nov. 22 (Wayne Forsythe), and six were over Townville, SC Nov. 15 (Steve Patterson et al.). BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER: The only inland report received was of one at the Tri-State Sod Farm, Newton Grove, NC Aug. 10 (Clyde Sorenson). AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER: Golden-Plover sightings were down somewhat this year, when compared to the last several. In North Carolina, one was at the Cherry Hospital fields, Wayne County Sept. 18 (Eric Dean), six were at Hooper Lane Sept. 23 (Wayne Forsythe), one was at South Pond, Pea Is. NWR Oct. 18 (Mike Skakuj) and Nov. 8 (Jeff Lewis), and one was on Brown’s Is. near Harker’s Is. Nov. 12 (John Fussell). In South Carolina, one was at the Savannah Spoil Site Oct. 26 (Steve Calver) and 2-3 were at the Orangeburg Sod Farm Sept. 8 (Nathan Dias, Perry Nugent) and Sept. 13 (Robin Carter). SNOWY PLOVER: South Carolina got its third Snowy Plover when one was on Deveaux Bank Nov. 26-30 (Sidney Maddock et al.). Photographs document the bird nicely, which is the first fall report for the state. The first two reports most likely involved the same individual present at North Island two years running during the winters of ’92 and ’93. WILSON’S PLOVER: The 25 Wilson’s at C. Hatteras Point, NC Nov. 1 (Rich & Susan Boyd) provided an excellent count for so late in the season. SEMIPALM ATED PLOVER: An almost unbelievable total of 8000 Semipalmated Plovers was had at Ft. Fisher, NC Oct. 16, as noted by Greg 50 Briefs for the Files Massey. There hasn’t been a report of numbers like this since Rowlett reported 15,000 from Pea Island in 1972! AMERICAN AVOCET: Six in the L. Landing area of L. Mattamuskeet, NC Nov. 15 (Russ & Patricia Tyndall) were locally good finds. This species has been present in this somewhat inland area for a couple of years now. UPLAND SANDPIPER: Numbers were down this fall, continuing a recent trend. The best counts were a peak of 13 at the Orangeburg, SC Sod Farm Aug. 23 (Jim Edwards, Jane Chew), three at the agricultural research station fields near Plymouth, NC Aug. 9 (Ricky Davis), and three near North R., Carteret County, NC Aug. 10-17 (John Fussell, Jack Fennell). Others included singles at Caswell, NC Aug. 8 (Rick Robinson), the New Hanover County Airport, Wilmington, NC Aug. 9 (Sam Cooper), the Manteo, NC airport Aug. 29 (Rich & Susan Boyd), and at the C. Hatteras campground, NC Oct. 26 (Jeff Lewis, Joan Kutulas). The latter bird was extremely late for the Carolinas, as this species is usually gone by late September. WHIMBREL: Thirteen were found on Shackleford Banks, Carteret County, NC Nov. 12 (John Fussell et al.). This was a very good total for so late in the season. Also a “European” race Whimbrel was observed at Bogue Inlet, NC Nov. 12 (Greg Massey), providing about the fifth report for that state. LONG-BILLED CURLEW: Long-billed Curlews were found in the usual places, with one at the Ocracoke, NC flats Aug. 19 (Sidney Maddock), one at the Portsmouth, NC flats Aug. 24 (Jeff Lewis, Joan Kutulas), one at Shackleford Banks, Carteret County, NC Sept. 29 (John Fussell et al.), and three on Shackleford Nov. 6-12 (Fussell et al., sev. obs.). [Also, a correction is needed to a previous brief: the Long-billed Curlew reported from Pawleys Is., SC May 1 (Chat 67:3, p. 116) was observed by Bob Maxwell, not Jack Peachey.] HUDSONIAN GOD WIT: The only ones reported came from South Pond, Pea Is. NWR, NC Aug. 7-9 (Paul Brubaker, sev. obs.) and Oct. 15-16 (Mike Skakuj, Lex Glover et al.). SANDERLING: Only one inland report was received, that being a single bird at the Slater Sod Farm, Tryon, NC Sept. 16 (J. B. Hines). BAIRD’S SANDPIPER: Reports were down considerably this fall in the Carolinas. Two were at the Winston-Salem, NC WTP Aug. 16-25 (Ramona Snavely et al.), two were along Butler Bridge Rd., near Hooper Lane, Henderson County, NC Aug. 25 (Wayne Forsythe, Bob Olthoff), and one was at the Orangeburg, SC Sod Farm Sept. 8 (Nathan Dias, Perry Nugent). PURPLE SANDPIPER: One was quite early at Oregon Inlet, NC Oct. 19, as noted by John Wright and Eric Dean. DUNLIN: The only inland Dunlin reported was one slightly late at Hooper Lane, NC Nov. 22 (Wayne Forsythe). STILT SANDPIPER: Several inland reports were received this fall. Three were at the Winston-Salem, NC WTP Aug. 9-25 (Ramona Snavely et al.), three were at the Tri-State Sod Farm, Newton Grove, NC Aug. 10 (Clyde Sorenson), two were at the agricultural research station fields near Plymouth, The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 51 NC Aug. 9 (Ricky Davis), and one was in Henderson County, NC Aug. 25 (Wayne Forsythe). BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER: Numbers were down somewhat when compared to the last several fall seasons. Reports involved two at the Orangeburg, SC Sod Farm Sept. 8-22 (Nathan Dias et al.), two at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC Sept. 13 (Steve Calver), one at the sound flats near Jockey’s Ridge St. Pk., NC Sept. 19 (Jeff Lewis, Joan Kutulas), one at Bogue Inlet, NC Aug. 25 (Greg Massey), and two at the Slater Sod Farm, Tryon, NC Sept. 7 (J. B. Hines). RUFF: Always noteworthy in the Carolinas, a first- winter Ruff was found at South Pond, Pea Is. NWR, NC Oct. 1 1 (Lex Glover et al.). SHORT-BILLED DO WITCHER: Inland Short-billeds included five at the agricultural research station fields near Plymouth, NC Aug. 9 (Ricky Davis), three in flight at Cheek Rd., Falls L., NC Aug. 24 (Davis), and three at the Slater Sod Farm, Tryon, NC Aug. 16 (J. B. Hines). WILSON’S PHALAROPE: One was a good find at Portsmouth, NC Aug. 24 (Jeff Lewis, Joan Kutulas). At the Savannah Spoil Site, SC, the species was once again present for much of the fall, with the peak count being 1 8 on Aug. 14 (Steve Calver). SOUTH POLAR SKUA: Always a good find offshore, one was off Hatteras, NC Sept. 13 (Brian Patteson et al.). PARASITIC JAEGER: Noteworthy sightings from shore included one at Isle of Palms, Charleston County, SC Nov. 8 (Robin Carter, Caroline Eastman) and three at Huntington Beach St. Pk., SC Nov. 8 (Nathan Dias, David Abbott). LONG-TAILED JAEGER: One was a complete surprise at Huntington Beach St. Pk., SC Nov. 8 (Nathan Dias, David Abbott). The individual, compared to several Parasitic s in the area that day, was very late for the fall season. LAUGHING GULL: Hurricane Isabel produced several reports of this species, with 70+ at Roanoke Rapids L., NC and 10+ at L. Gaston, NC Sept. 19 (Elisa Enders), and one at Jordan L., NC Sept. 21 (Mike Skakuj). Elsewhere, inland reports involved singles at Buckhom Res., Wilson County, NC Oct. 1 & Nov. 18 (Ricky Davis), and 500+ in fields near L. Phelps, NC Nov. 16 (Davis). FRANKLIN’S GULL: There were many more reports than usual of this gull this fall. The first was a molting adult at Oregon Inlet, NC Aug. 30 (Mike Denny, David Lindsey), a somewhat early date. An immature bird was at Mt. Pleasant, SC Nov. 1 (David Abbott, Nathan Dias), and one was on the beach at Frisco, NC Nov. 1 1 (Mary McDavit). The real news, though, was the “flock” of Franklin’s at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC this fall. The first one there was noted Sept. 28, then three were found Oct. 4, and then an impressive group of nine was observed Nov. 2 (Steve Calver, sev. obs.). This latter total was apparently one short of the record count for the Carolinas. BONAPARTE’S GULL: One was quite early at C. Lookout, NC Sept. 29, as noted by John Fussell. 52 Briefs for the Files GLAUCOUS GULL: A second-winter Glaucous was a good find at the Oregon Inlet, NC marina on the somewhat early date of Oct. 23 (Eloise Potter, Nell Barkley). SABINE’S GULL: An immature Sabine’s Gull was found on L. Norman, NC Sept. 25 (Taylor Piephoff, David Wright, Rob Van Epps), and then probably the same bird was at L. Hickory, NC Sept. 30-Oct. 7 (Dwayne Martin, m. obs.). This was only about the fourth inland report for the Carolinas of this rare migrant. CASPIAN TERN: Six at Falls L., NC Sept. 6 (Ricky Davis) was the peak non-storm-related inland count received. Hurricane Isabel most likely helped produce counts of 10 at Roanoke Rapids L., NC Sept. 19 (Elisa Enders) and 15 at Jordan L., NC Sept. 20 (Josh Rose et al.). Elsewhere, a count of 41 1 at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC Oct. 13 (Steve Calver) was easily a record count for the Carolinas. Also a good count for so late in the season was the 23 at C. Hatteras point, NC Nov. 1 (Rich & Susan Boyd). ROYAL TERN: Inland Royals associated with Hurricane Isabel included 70+ at Roanoke Rapids L. and 20+ at L. Gaston Sept. 19 (Elisa Enders), one at the Goldsboro, NC WTP Sept. 18 (Eric Dean), six at Falls L., NC Sept. 19 (Dan Kaplan), and one at Falls L., NC Sept. 19 (Will Cook). SANDWICH TERN: Hurricane Isabel brought this species inland too. There were 10+ at Roanoke Rapids L., NC Sept. 19 (Elisa Enders), and singles at Falls L., NC (Will Cook) and the Goldsboro, NC WTP (Eric Dean), both on Sept. 19. Also a count of 300 at Barden’s Inlet, Carteret County, NC Nov. 12 (John Fussell et al.) was quite impressive for November in North Carolina. COMMON TERN: Inland Commons most likely associated with the passage of Hurricane Isabel involved 12 at Jordan L., NC Sept. 20 (Josh Rose et al.), 10 at L. Auman, Moore County, NC Sept. 24 (Dick Dole), three at Roanoke Rapids L., NC Sept. 19 (Elisa Enders), and two at Kerr L., NC Sept. 19 (Russ & Patricia Tyndall). ARCTIC TERN: There were two reports of this rare fall migrant this fall. The first was brought inland to Roanoke Rapids L., NC Sept. 19 (Elisa Enders) by Hurricane Isabel. The other was an adult seen well over North Pond, Pea Is. NWR, NC Oct. 24 just before it headed out over the ocean (Eloise Potter, Nell Barkley). This latter sighting is very interesting since previous October reports from the Carolinas have been offshore, and there were no major storm systems near the time of observation to account for its appearance onshore. FORSTER’S TERN: Hurricane Isabel produced the following inland reports: 30 at the Goldsboro, NC WTP Sept. 18 (Eric Dean), 20+ at Roanoke Rapids L., NC Sept. 19 (Elisa Enders), four at Kerr L., NC Sept. 19 (Russ & Patricia Tyndall), and three at Jordan L., NC Sept. 20 (Josh Rose et al.). Other inland sightings included three at Falls L., NC Aug. 24 (Ricky Davis), four at Jordan L., NC Oct. 5 (Davis), and one at Jordan L. Nov. 9 (Dan Kaplan). The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 53 BRIDLED TERN: One was very rare inland at Roanoke Rapids L., NC Sept. 19 (Elisa Enders), due to Hurricane Isabel. Offshore counts were uneventful but the highest South Carolina total was 16 off Charleston Sept. 27 (Nathan Dias et al.). SOOTY TERN: Off South Carolina the best count was 12 off Charleston Aug. 24 (Nathan Dias et al.). The North Carolina peak was an impressive 1 19 off Hatteras Aug. 2 (Brian Patteson et al.). BLACK TERN: Some excellent counts of this species seemed to point to a better-than-average fall passage. Inland reports of note included 40 at L. Auman, Moore County, NC Sept. 24 (Dick Dole) following Hurricane Isabel, 17 at L. Hickory, NC Aug. 30 (Dwayne Martin), nine at L. Auman, NC Aug. 25 (Dole), seven at Buckhorn Res., Wilson County, NC Aug. 31 (Ricky Davis), five at Lookout Shoals L., NC Aug. 30 (Martin), and one at L. Julian, NC Sept. 1 (Wayne Forsythe, Bob Olthoff). At the coast, the best count was the 334 at C. Romain NWR, SC Aug. 25 (Craig Watson). Also, one was somewhat late at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC Oct. 8, as noted by Steve Calver. BROWN NODDY: Two different individuals were good finds off of Oregon Inlet, NC Aug. 9-10 (Brian Patteson et al.). It had been about 12 years since the last report of this species in that state. BLACK SKIMMER: Hurricane Isabel brought in one to Roanoke Rapids L., NC Sept. 19, as noted by Elisa Enders. WHITE- WINGED DOVE: South Carolina had the only White- wingeds this fall, with singles at Huntington Beach St. Pk. Sept. 30 (Ritch Lilly) and in Eastwood, James Is. Oct. 31 until early Nov. (Dennis Forsythe, Nathan Dias, Robin Carter, Caroline Eastman). COMMON GROUND-DOVE: One found near North R., Carteret County, NC Nov. 30 on into the winter (John Fussell, Jack Fennell, Charles Lynch, sev. obs.), was the first local record in over 20 years! BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO: This elusive species was well reported this fall. In South Carolina, one was at Savannah NWR Sept. 9 (fide Taylor Piephoff) and one was at Simpsonville Oct. 6 (Pete Worthington). In North Carolina, singles were at Alligator R. NWR Aug. 29 (Rich & Susan Boyd), at L. Crabtree Park, Wake County Sept. 12 (fide Sandy Cash), at the Elizabethan Gardens, Roanoke Island Sept. 20 (Clancy Ballenger), in central Nash County Sept. 25 (Ricky Davis), in southwestern Randolph County Oct. 11 (Jane Lewis), and at North Pond, Pea Is. NWR Oct. 17 (Lex Glover et al.). YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO: An impressive one-day count was the 11 Yellow-billeds seen at C. Lookout, NC Sept. 29 (Rich Boyd et al.). BARN OWL: A Bam Owl was found sick in a building along Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC Aug. 15 (Alvin Braswell). The bird was taken to the nearby NCSU Veterinary School where it was treated and then released back to the building Aug. 18. This is especially interesting since this species has not been found in the immediate Raleigh area for many years. 54 Briefs for the Files NORTHERN SAW- WHET OWL: Only two were reported this fall, with singles being heard at Simpsonville, SC Oct. 14 (Pete Worthington) and Oconee St. Pk., SC Nov. 21 (Nathan Dias). The Simpsonville bird was most likely an early wandering individual or migrant. GREEN VIOLET-EAR: North Carolina got its third documented Green Violet-ear when an adult was present at a feeder in Newland, Ashe County Oct. 5-11 (fide Susan Campbell; photographed by Wayne Forsythe, Keith Camburn). CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD: Unprecedented in the Carolinas was the appearance of two Calliopes simultaneously in the same yard. Charles and Judy Webb of Greer, SC hosted two immature Calliopes (one was eventually banded by Gary Phillips) Nov. 9-10. There was an immature Rufous Hummingbird present during this time also! OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER: This hard-to-find migrant was reported four times this fall, all from North Carolina. One was photographed at Hooper Lane, Henderson County Aug. 24 (Wayne Forsythe, Bob Olthoff), one was at Riverbend Park, Catawba County Sept. 6 (Dwayne Martin et al.), one was at Me Alpine Park, Charlotte Sept. 7 (Taylor Piephoff), and one was at Black Mountain Sept. 25 (Stu Gibeau). YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER: This Empidonax was well reported again this fall. From North Carolina, one was at Ellerbe Creek Greenway, Durham Sept. 6 (Dan Kaplan), one was at Hickory Sept. 18 (Dwayne Martin), one was found in Chatham County Sept. 20 (Will Cook), one was at Indian Trail Park, Durham Sept. 23 (Shelley Theye, Jill Froning), and three different individuals were located in Henderson County during the fall (Wayne Forsythe, sev. obs.). In South Carolina, one was found at Patriot’s Pt., Mt. Pleasant Sept. 1 1 (Nathan Dias, Burton Moore). ALDER FLYCATCHER: One was identified by call and response to tape at Charleston, SC Oct. 1 (Nathan Dias, Burton Moore), providing a rare fall sighting of this tough-to-identify empid. WILLOW FLYCATCHER: One was identified at Falls L., NC Sept 15 (Brian Bockhahn). The identification was helped by the fact that the bird was singing and calling, an unusual event during fall migration. LEAST FLYCATCHER: This Empidonax is one that can often be identified by visual characters as well as call. This fall Leasts were found at Patriot’s Pt., SC Sept. 10 (Nathan Dias, Burton Moore), at Simpsonville, SC Oct. 2 & 25 (Pete Worthington), and at South Pond, Pea Is. NWR, NC Oct. 19 (Will Cook, Brad Carlson et al.). ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER: Very unusual was the presence of two different Ash-throateds in the Carolinas during one season. This fall, one was found along the north dike of North Pond, Pea Is. NWR, NC Nov. 8 (Jeff Lewis et al.) and another was located near North R., Carteret County, NC Nov. 30 (John Fussell, Jack Fennell, Charles Lynch). The latter bird was present on into the winter while the first one was a one-day wonder. These were about the eighth-ninth reports for North Carolina. The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 55 WESTERN KINGBIRD: There were five reports from North Carolina this fall. One was very early at Figure Eight Is. Aug. 24 (Derb Carter), one was on the Wagner Property, Happy Valley Sept. 19 (Dwayne Martin et al.), one was at South Pond, Pea Is. NWR Oct. 16 (Mike Skakuj, Ricky Davis et al.), another was at North Pond, Pea Is. NWR Oct. 19 (Skakuj), and one was at Ft. Fisher Oct. 22 (Bruce Smithson, Harry Sell). GRAY KINGBIRD: Two were good finds at Ft. Fisher, NC Sept. 10, as noted by Harrol Blevins. It is very unusual to have more than one individual during the fall season. SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER: This fall’s Scissor-tailed sightings consisted of singles at Stagecoach Rd., Catawba County, NC Sept. 20 (Dwayne Martin et al.) and at the north dike, North Pond, Pea Is. NWR, NC Nov. 18 (fide Jeff Lewis). Both of these birds were wandering individuals that were not relocated the following day. WARBLING VIREO: Warbling Vireos are rare fall migrants in the Carolinas; thus, of note were singles at Patriot’s Pt., Mt. Pleasant, SC Sept. 10 (Nathan Dias, Burton Moore), Simpsonville, SC Sept. 24 (Pete Worthington), and the Elizabethan Gardens, Roanoke Is., NC Oct. 15 (Jeff Lewis). PHILADELPHIA VIREO: The Philadelphia Vireo is much more common as a fall migrant than the Warbling is. This year reports were from mid-Sept. to early Oct. and came from across both Carolinas. The best one-day totals were three at Jackson Park, Hendersonville, NC Oct. 1 (Wayne Forsythe) and two at Asheville, NC Sept. 16 (Simon Thompson). COMMON RAVEN: There were several reports from the I-85-I-40 corridor in central North Carolina again this fall. One to two were at Burlington, Alamance County Aug. 2 (Randy Emmitt), one was in the same general area Sept. 21 (Ricky Davis), and one was near Rougemont, Durham County Oct. 3 (Emmitt). These birds seem to range rather widely, and observers should be on the lookout in areas on both sides of the corridor in Alamance, Durham, and Orange Counties. CLIFF SWALLOW: Rare offshore sightings of this swallow included singles off Oregon Inlet, NC Aug. 9 and Hatteras, NC Aug. 23 (Brian Patteson et al.). CAVE SWALLOW: One was well seen at Magnolia Plantation, SC Nov. 30 (Perry Nugent et al.). Compared to last year, it was obvious that a major influx of this species did not occur this fall. SEDGE WREN: Locally unusual were Sedge Wrens at Table Rock St. Pk., SC Sept. 30 (Scott Stegenga) and Hooper Lane, Henderson County, NC Oct. 22 (Wayne Forsythe, Bob Olthoff). NORTHERN WHEATEAR: North Carolina’s fifth (second from the mountains) Northern Wheatear was a one-day wonder at Connestee Falls, Transylvania County Oct. 13 (Dick Blee, Wayne Forsythe, Ron Selvey). In the Carolinas, this species tends to stay on the move, the exception being the one at the C. Hatteras, NC campground during the fall of 1994 that stayed for a full month. 56 Briefs for the Files VEERY: One at Huntington Beach St. Pk., SC Sept. 5 (Jack Peachey, Bob Maxwell) was considered to be locally rare. The best count was the 20 heard during a pre-dawn count at Ridge Junction Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC at the entrance to Mt. Mitchell Sept. 21 (Ricky Davis). GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH: At Ridge Junction Overlook, NC an impressive number of 50 was heard during a pre-dawn count, and 25 were seen later that morning in the same area Sept. 21 (Ricky Davis). Elsewhere 20+ were seen at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC Oct. 1 (Paul Champlin, Chris Mooreman). SWAINSON’S THRUSH: Big numbers of migrating thrushes were in the Ridge Junction Overlook, NC area Sept. 21 (Ricky Davis). Numbers for this species included a pre-dawn count of 500+, and 200 were seen during the first three hours of daylight. HERMIT THRUSH: One at Ridge Junction Overlook, NC Sept. 21 (Ricky Davis) was somewhat early for a fall migrant. Elsewhere, a juvenile banded at Carver’s Gap, Roan Mt., NC Aug. 29 (Rick Knight) was obviously from the local breeding population. WOOD THRUSH: Ridge Junction Overlook, NC also had good numbers of this thrush Sept. 21 (Ricky Davis). Fifty were heard during the pre-dawn count and 50 were seen during the following daylight hours that morning. Individuals at Table Rock St. Pk., SC (Scott Stegenga) and Myrtle Beach, SC (Jack Peachey), both Oct. 27, were considered to be rather late for migrants. GRAY CATBIRD: An amazing total of 721 Catbirds was had at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC Oct. 13, as noted by Steve Calver. Not only was this a record high local count, it was probably a record count for the Carolinas! GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER: Golden-winged Warblers were reported more frequently than usual, an encouraging sign for this declining species. Quite impressive was the count of four at the Savannah River Site, SC Oct. 1 (Paul Champlin, Chris Mooreman). Other impressive counts included three at Indian Trail Park, Durham, NC Sept. 17 (Mike Skakuj) and three different birds along Ellerbe Creek, Durham, NC Sept. 12-15 (Dan Kaplan). Others noted included one at Hyde Park Rd., Charleston, SC Sept. 8 (Nathan Dias, Perry Nugent), one at Indian Trail Park, Durham, NC Sept. 21 (Rick Payne et al.), one at Simpsonville, SC Sept. 24 (Pete Worthington), and one at Patriot’s Pt., Mt. Pleasant, SC Sept. 30 (Dias). TENNESSEE WARBLER: This species normally migrates through in good numbers in the fall, especially in the mountains. This year was no exception with counts involving 100+ Aug. 27 (Dwayne Martin et al.) and 500+ Sept. 21 (Ricky Davis) at Ridge Junction Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC. Also, 377 were banded during the fall at Carver’s Gap, Roan Mt., NC (Rick Knight). Along the coast, where much harder to find, Tennessees were at Patriot’s Pt., Mt. Pleasant, SC Sept. 9 (Dennis Forsythe), Huntington Beach St. Pk., SC Sept. 20 (Jack Peachey), Myrtle Beach St. Pk., SC Sept. 23 (Peachey), and on Roanoke Is., NC Oct. 18 (Jeff Lewis). Also of The Chat, Vol 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 57 note was one at Townville, SC Nov. 2 (Jim Edwards, Jane Chew), being rather late. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER: Locally unusual were singles at Ridge Junction Overlook, NC Sept. 21 (Ricky Davis), at the Wagner Property, Happy Valley, NC Sept. 21 (fide Dwayne Martin), and at the Vultare boat ramp, Roanoke Rapids L., NC Nov. 30 (Davis). NASHVILLE WARBLER: This species was reported frequently this fall, with the most interesting sightings being three at South Pond, Pea Is. NWR, NC Oct. 19 (Brad Carlson, Will Cook et al.), three different birds on Roanoke Is., NC Sept. 28, Oct. 3, and Oct. 14 (Jeff Lewis), one at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC Oct. 13 (Steve Calver), one in east-central Orange County, NC Sept. 7 (Norm Budnitz), one along the Indian Trail Greenway, Durham, NC Sept. 22 (Tom & Janet Krakauer, Rick Payne), one at Bakers Mt. Park, Catawba County, NC Sept. 13 (fide Dwayne Martin), and one at Mahogany Rock, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC Sept. 20 (Ricky Davis). YELLOW WARBLER: One was quite late at L. Mattamuskeet, NC Nov. 21 (Mary McDavit et al.), in an area that has had late or lingering Yellows in the past. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER: One seen at Carver’s Gap, Roan Mt., NC Sept. 2 (Rick Knight) was very early. Usually the first arriving migrants appear in the Carolinas around the middle to latter part of September. BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER: An excellent one-day count of 100+ was had at Ridge Junction Overlook, NC Aug. 27 (Dwayne Martin, John Sutton). BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER: Another good count was the 23 Blackbumians at Ridge Junction Overlook, NC Aug. 27, as noted by Dwayne Martin and John Sutton. Also a total of five on Roanoke Is., NC Sept. 6 (Jeff Lewis) was quite noteworthy for that coastal locality. One was very late and locally unusual at James Is., SC Oct. 31 (Nathan Dias). BLACKPOLL WARBLER: This species tends to migrate toward the coast in the fall; thus, of note were several mountain reports. One was at Ridge Junction Overlook, NC Sept. 21 (Ricky Davis), one was in Asheville, NC Oct. 2 (Simon Thompson), and two were banded at Carver’s Gap, Roan Mt., NC Oct. 8 (Rick Knight). Elsewhere singles at Me Alpine Park, Charlotte, NC (fide Taylor Piephoff) and Roanoke Is., NC (Jeff Lewis), both Sept. 6, were quite early for this species, which normally doesn’t show up until late September. CERULEAN WARBLER: This species usually migrates through the Carolinas in August and early September; thus, of note were one at Mahogany Rock, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC Sept. 20 (Ricky Davis) and one at L. Crabtree Park, Wake County, NC Sept. 23 (Clyde Sorenson). PROTHONOTARY WARBLER: Very rare mountain reports involved one at Jackson Park, Hendersonville, NC Aug. 9 (Simon Thompson) and again Sept. 1 1-14 (Ron Selvey). One at the north dike of North Pond, Pea Is. NWR, NC Oct. 16-19 (Lex Glover et al.) was extremely late. This species is normally gone from the Carolinas by late September. 58 Briefs for the Files SWAINSON’S WARBLER: One was locally unexpected in a yard east of Greenville, NC Sept. 7 (Nick & Veronica Pantelidis). NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH: One at Pea Is. NWR, NC Nov. 22 (Jeff Lewis et al.) was somewhat late, although the species is a regular early November migrant in small numbers along the coast. KENTUCKY WARBLER: Locally noteworthy sightings involved two on Roanoke Is., NC Sept. 6 (Jeff Lewis), one at New Bern, NC Sept. 19 (Al Gamache), and one in northern Durham County, NC Oct. 7 (Tom & Janet Krakauer). CONNECTICUT WARBLER: There were only three reports of Connecticut Warbler this fall, with one at Folly Beach, SC Sept. 7 (Nathan Dias, Donna Forsythe), one at Jordan L., NC Sept. 14 (Mike Skakuj), and one being banded at Carver’s Gap, Roan Mt., NC Sept. 25 (Rick Knight). WILSON’S WARBLER: Wilson’s Warblers were reported much more than normal this fall. They were found across the Carolinas, with the best counts being two in Alleghany County, NC Sept. 20 (Ricky Davis) and two at Pea Is. NWR, NC Sept. 29 (Jeff Lewis). The earliest included singles at Jackson Park, NC (Wayne Forsythe et al.) and in the Croatan Nat. For., NC (Will Cook), both Sept. 6. The latest was one at Southern Shores, Dare County, NC Oct. 5-6 (Jeff Lewis, Joan Kutulas). CANADA WARBLER: This species gets harder to come by as one moves toward the coast. Thus of note were one on Roanoke Is., NC Sept. 24-25 (Jeff Lewis) and one at Edisto Beach St. Pk., SC Sept. 25 (Nathan Dias). WESTERN TANAGER: This western bird tends to turn up somewhere in the Carolinas every year. This fall one was found at C. Lookout, NC Sept. 29 (John Fussell, Jack Fennell, Tommy Wade, Rich Boyd). CLAY-COLORED SPARROW: There were many reports of this sparrow again this fall. The best counts were the two at Patriot’s Pt., Mt. Pleasant, SC Oct. 5-6 (Gary Phillips, Ritch Lilly, Burton Moore, sev. obs.), two at Ft. Fisher, NC Sept. 29 (Bruce Smithson, Greg Massey, Harry Sell), two at North R. farms, Carteret County, NC Nov. 23 (John Fussell, Jack Fennell), and up to eight different birds at Pea Is. NWR, NC Oct. 15-19 (Wings Over Water observers). Other notable coastal sightings included one at C. Lookout, NC Sept 29 (John Fussell et al.), one very early at Ft. Fisher, NC Sept. 9 (Smithson), and one at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC Oct. 5-13 (Steve Calver). Much rarer inland, singles were good finds in northern Edgecombe County, NC Nov. 2 (Ricky Davis) and at Hooper Lane, Henderson County, NC Oct. 3 (Wayne Forsythe). LARK SPARROW: The number of reports of this sparrow was about normal for the fall season. In North Carolina, coastal sightings included three at Ft. Fisher Sept. 24 (Bruce Smithson), one at C. Lookout Sept. 29 (John Fussell et al.), and one at North Pond, Pea Is. NWR Oct. 18 (Ricky Davis et al.). One was quite unusual inland at Mint Hill Park, Charlotte Sept. 8 (Taylor Piephoff). In South Carolina, two were at the Savannah Spoil Site Sept. 13 (Steve Calver), one was there Oct. 5 (Calver), and one was at Folly Beach Oct. 16 (Nathan Dias, David Abbott). One was inland at the The Chat , Vol. 68, No. 1, Winter 2004 59 Orangeburg Sod Farm on the early date of Aug. 3, as noted by Tim Kalbach et al. HENSLOW’S SPARROW: The only report received was of four at the Savannah River Site, SC in early November (Paul Champlin). NELSON’S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW: Migrants are rarely detected inland; thus, of note was one at McAlpine Park, Mecklenburg County, NC Oct. 14 (Taylor Piephoff). FOX SPARROW: One was early at Carver’s Gap, Roan Mt., NC Oct. 16 (Rick Knight). This sparrow normally arrives in the Carolinas in November. LINCOLN’S SPARROW: This species was once again found throughout the Carolinas. The most interesting report involved one being banded at Carver’s Gap, Roan Mt., NC Sept. 1 (Rick Knight). This bird provided a new early date for the fall in the Carolinas. Others of note included four in Edgecombe County, NC Nov. 2 (Ricky Davis), one in Henderson County, NC Oct. 25 (Marilyn Westphal), one at Patriot’s Pt., Mt. Pleasant, SC Oct. 16 & Nov. 1 (David Abbott, Craig Watson), one near Plymouth, NC Nov. 16 (Davis), and several in the Pea Is. NWR, NC area from Oct. 4 (Jeff Lewis) until at least Nov. 1 (Rich & Susan Boyd). LAPLAND LONGSPUR: Reports this fall included an excellent count of 20+ at Hooper Lane, Henderson County, NC Nov. 19 (Wayne Forsythe), two at Huntington Beach St. Pk., SC Nov. 8 (Nathan Dias, David Abbott), and one at Ft. Fisher, NC Oct. 1 1 (Andy Webb et al.) being rather early. SNOW BUNTING: Only two sightings, both from North Carolina’s Outer Banks, were had this fall. One was at Pea Is. NWR Nov. 17 (Rick Knight) and two were at C. Hatteras point Nov. 18 (Pat Moore et al.). ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK: This is a common migrant in the mountains during the fall season. The best count received was of 200+ at Ridge Junction Overlook, NC Sept. 21 (Ricky Davis). One at a feeder on Emerald Isle, NC Nov. 2 (John Voigt) was somewhat late. DICKCISSEL: This fall’s sightings involved three near Townville, SC Nov. 23 (Nathan Dias), two at Pea Is. NWR, NC Oct. 16 (Ricky Davis) and Nov. 22 (Jeff Lewis, William Stott), one at Roanoke Is., NC Sept. 15 (Lewis), one at Duck, NC Oct. 6 (Lewis), one at Pea Is. Oct. 5 (Lewis, Joan Kutulas), one at Nags Head, NC Oct. 25 (Skip Morgan, Lewis), and one at Jordan L., NC Oct. 5 (Davis). BOBOLINK: One near North R., Carteret County, NC Nov. 30 (John Fussell) was very late. This species is normally gone from the Carolinas by late October. RUSTY BLACKBIRD: One at the north end of Pea Is. NWR, NC Oct. 16 (Ricky Davis) was considered to be somewhat early. November is the usual time for Rusties to start showing up in the Carolinas. BREWER’S BLACKBIRD: Always noteworthy in the Carolinas, several reports were of interest this fall. One in the C. Hatteras, NC campground Oct. 16-18 (Eric Dean, Taylor Piephoff et al.) was locally unusual and quite early. Also unusual was one at Savannah NWR, SC Nov. 22 (Carroll 60 Briefs for the Files Richard, Jerry Raymond). From the mountains, four at Hooper Lane, NC Nov. 10 (Wayne Forsythe) were good finds for that area. SHINY COWBIRD: Only one was found this fall, that being at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC Aug. 14-Sept. 13 (Steve Calver). This site has been the only regular area for this species the last several years. PURPLE FINCH: Early arrivals were at Nags Head, NC Oct. 17 (Skip Morgan, Susan Campbell) and Ellerbe Creek, Durham County, NC Oct. 19 (Josh Rose). One wonders if this species will be present this winter in better numbers than the last several? RED CROSSBILL: Reports of this finch are always noteworthy in the Carolinas. This fall’s sightings involved 12 at Bald Knob Ridge, near Mt. Mitchell, NC Oct. 18 (Marilyn Westphal), 10+ all season at Carver’s Gap, Roan Mt., NC (Rick Knight), 5-6 near Burrell’s Ford and 9-10 near the Walhalla Fish Hatchery, both Oconee County, SC Nov. 22 (Nathan Dias), five near Crossnore, Avery County, NC Aug. 8 (Clyde Sorenson), and two at Ridge Junction Overlook, NC Aug. 27 (Dwayne Martin, John Sutton). EVENING GROSBEAK: This species has been practically absent from the Carolinas for the last couple of years with only a couple of sightings being reported. This fall, a report of “two dozen” in western Granville County, NC Nov. 8 (fide Susan Campbell) was the only one received. CAROLINA BIRD CLUB MEMBERSHIP The Carolina Bird Club, Inc. is a non-profit educational and scientific association founded in 1937. Membership is open to those interested in the study and conservation of wildlife, particularly birds. Dues, contributions, and bequests to the Club may be deductible from state and federal income and estate taxes. 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First, second, or third sightings of species in either state must be submitted to the appropriate Bird Records Committee prior to publication in The Chat. First Record of White Wagtail in North Carolina Karen L. Bearden1, S. Jill Froning2, and Charles W. Cook3 1 1809 Lakepark Drive, Raleigh, NC 27612 2 315 Wilkinson Creek Lane, Chapel Hill, NC, 27516 3 Biology Department, Box 90340, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 On 22 October 2002, at 12:20 pm Karen Bearden and Jill Froning discovered a wagtail along the edge of Falls Lake at the Swim Beach section of Sandling Beach State Recreation Area, Wake County, NC. Our first thought, when viewing the bird without binoculars, was that it might be a Spotted Sandpiper, because the most striking feature was that the bird continuously bobbed its tail. However, with a view through binoculars, the bird seemed to be the approximate size, color, and shape of a Northern Mockingbird. When the bird turned, we saw that the breast had a black V- pattem resembling that of a meadowlark and a unique facial pattern. Jill realized it might be a wagtail (Motacilla sp.), but without a field guide, the identity was uncertain. We called Joe Bearden at work to tell him about our exciting find and asked him to consult his field guide as we described the The note co-authored by Charles W. (Will) Cook was edited by Kent Fiala. 78 The Chat, Vol 68, No. 2, Spring 2004 79 field marks to him. This exchange led us to the conclusion that we most likely had a White Wagtail ( Motacilla alba), probably a first-fall bird. We left Sandling Beach at 1 pm to join a Partners In Flight meeting where we knew there would be other birders and field guides to help confirm the sighting. A look at Sibley (2000) confirmed the bird’s identification as a White Wagtail! Karen motioned Will Cook and Jeff Pippen out of the meeting to tell them about the rare, surprise sighting. We returned to Sandling Beach at 2 pm and were thrilled to see the bird was still present! Fortunately, Will had his Nikon CoolPix 995 digital camera and was able to take over 100 photographs through Jill’s Swarovski AT-80 HD scope for documentation of the bird. Others were alerted by phone and through the Carolinabirds email group. The wagtail was cooperative, giving everyone great views as it worked its way back and forth along the shoreline until dusk. By the end of the day 20 people had observed the White Wagtail. Figure 1. The White Wagtail stretching, showing that the two outermost rectrices are white while the rest are black. The wing coverts are black-based with pale buff edges. The lack of a dark line in front of the eye helps eliminate Black-backed Wagtail and most races of White Wagtail. Photos by Will Cook. Physical Description The overall appearance of the wagtail was gray, white, and black, with a tinge of creamy-yellowish around the face. It had a long black tail with the two outermost rectrices white, black upper tail coverts, gray rump, white 80 First Record of White Wagtail in North Carolina under tail coverts, dark legs, medium-sized black bill, black eye, clean face with faint line behind the eye, creamy-whitish lores, white supercilium, faint black edge on the forecrown above the supercilium, gray-hooded appearance (light forecrown contrasting with a gray crown and nape), pale buffy- white auriculars, faint dark subauricular stripe, pale creamy throat, white breast with thick black V-shaped breast band, white belly with light gray wash on side and flanks, gray mantle and scapulars, dark greater coverts with pale, buffy edges forming two wing bars, blackish remiges with pale edges. Behavior, Habitat, Taxonomy, and Identification The bird’s behavior impressed us as being different from that of any other species in our experience. The wagtail actively foraged along the shore - running, sometimes darting a short distance after flies, with head down and body horizontal, then standing upright, bobbing its tail, until darting for another fly. Occasionally it hopped up to catch insects in the air like a flycatcher. There were brief moments when the bird stopped and stood still. Figure 2. A very active feeder, the bird spent its time chasing and catching small flies along the shoreline. More photographs of the bird are available online at http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/pix/whitewagtail.html The wagtail was first seen on the southeast side of the beach. It worked its way along the shore, actively foraging until it reached the northwest side, then reversing directions and turning back toward the southeast side. It continued walking or running back and forth along the shoreline through the end of the day. At one point when a Red-tailed Hawk flew overhead, the wagtail flew out over the water, making a single call note, then settled back down in the same area of the beach. The vocalization was a short, two- syllable metallic call described as “tzic-tzic” or “ji-jeet.” When a Merlin flew in and perched on a snag close by, the wagtail stopped moving and remained motionless until the Merlin flew away. As it started getting dark, the wagtail The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 2, Spring 2004 81 preened. Near dusk, the last two observers saw the wagtail fly away, making about three spirals, higher and higher and flying away to the northeast. Despite an extensive search by many people on subsequent days, the bird was not seen thereafter. Wagtails spend most of the time on the ground, “where they walk and run actively, constantly moving the tail up and down in a very characteristic manner. The mainly insect food is secured chiefly on the ground or in shallow water or in little aerial excursions after flies or gnats” (Bent 1965). The area where the wagtail was seen is a narrow, 175-meter long artificial sandy beach along the edge of a large man-made lake. The beach has grasses on both ends and is surrounded by Loblolly Pine ( Pinus taeda ) forest. Wagtails are generally found in open country, around farms, buildings, and cultivations, but prefer areas near ponds, streams, and open water (Bent 1965). Identification of wagtails can be problematic because of great similarities in plumage, especially in immatures. We identified our bird as an immature (in first basic plumage) because it lacked the black cap and extensive white wing panels that winter-plumaged adults of both Black-backed Wagtail (M. lugens) and White Wagtail (M. alba) possess. Key features that identify this bird as a White Wagtail instead of the similar Black-backed are the lack of an obvious dark line in front of the eye, the narrow edging on the wing coverts instead of a white wing patch, and the dark-based secondaries (Pyle 1997). White Wagtail is divided into several subspecies. The Siberian M. a. ocularis is the most likely to occur in North Carolina based on the pattern of distribution of past records. It breeds as close as western Alaska, and has been recorded several times in California and once in South Carolina (Behrens 1998). However, the lack of a distinct dark line in front of the eye in our bird eliminates this subspecies. The Pied Wagtail ( M . a. yarrellii ) of Europe also lacks the dark line in front of the eye, but should have distinct mottling on the crown by early October, grayer flanks, and a black upper rump, while our bird had an unmottled crown and a gray rump. Two subspecies have the combination of gray rump and pale lores - the nominate M. a. alba of western Europe and M. a. baicalensis of Asia. Per Alstrom, author of Pipits and Wagtails (Alstrom and Mild 2003) saw the photos and commented that “the bird is either Motacilla alba alba or M. alba baicalensis (these two are indistinguishable in this plumage, but [the] former [is] probably more likely in N. Carolina). As far as I can tell it’s a first- winter bird, probably a female (sexing of first- winter’s is generally not possible, but a bird with so little dark on the crown is more likely to be a female than a male” (pers. comm.). Will Cook posted a query on the Frontiers of Field ID email group asking for opinions on the subspecific identification of the wagtail. The consensus from the twelve replies was that the bird belonged to the nominate subspecies, M. a. alba. 82 First Record of White Wagtail in North Carolina Significance This is the first record of White Wagtail for North Carolina (NC Bird Records Committee, 2003). North Carolina also has a record of Black- backed Wagtail, documented on 15 May 1982 at Cedar Island, Carteret County by John Fussell and Bob Holmes (NC Bird Records Committee, 1990). Black-backed Wagtail was formerly considered to be a subspecies of White Wagtail, and some still consider it to be (e.g., Alstrom and Mild 2003). In South Carolina, an adult male White Wagtail of the Siberian subspecies (M. a. ocularis ) was documented at Huntington Beach State Park around the perimeter of a pond on 16-21 April 1998 (Behrens 1998). The Falls Lake bird was accepted as the nominate European subspecies M. a. alba by the NC Bird Records Committee (2003). Though there is a documented record of an adult M. a. alba in Quebec on 4 May 2002, as well as a report from Newfoundland on 14 September 1998 (Savard 2002), this is likely the first individual of the nominate subspecies documented for the United States (Sibley, pers. comm.). Literature Cited Alstrom, Per and Krister Mild. 2003. Pipits and Wagtails. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. Behrens, Kenneth. 1998. White Wagtail in South Carolina: First record on US eastern seaboard. Chat 62:149-152. Bent, Arthur Cleveland. 1965. Life Histories of North American Wagtails, Shrikes, Vireos, and their Allies. United States National Museum Bulletin (197). Dover Publications, Mineola, New York. North Carolina Bird Records Committee. 1990. Report of the North Carolina Bird Records Committee. Chat 54:53-58. North Carolina Bird Records Committee. 2003. 2002 report of the North Carolina Bird Records Committee. Chat 67:1-4. Pyle, Peter. 1997. Identification Guide to North American Birds - Part 1. Slate Creek Press, Bolinas, California. Savard, Germain. 2002. White Wagtail at Metabetchouan, Quebec - first documented record for Canada. Birders Journal 11: 98-99. Sibley, David A. 2000. The Sibley Guide to Birds. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. BRIEFS FOR THE FILES Ricky Davis 608 Smallwood Drive Rocky Mount, NC 27804 RJDNC@aol.com (All dates Winter 2003-2004, unless otherwise noted) Briefs for the Files is a seasonal collection of uncommon-to-rare or unusual North and South Carolina bird sightings and events which do not necessarily require a more detailed Field Note or article. Reports of your sightings are due the 20th of the month after the end of the previous season. Winter December 1 -February 28 Spring March 1-May 31 Summer June 1-July 31 Fall August 1 -November 30 due March 20 due June 20 due August 20 due December 20 Reports can be submitted in any format , but I prefer that you type them and list the sightings according to the birds in checklist order ( not according to dates or locations ). If you submit your report to me through e-mail , please type your report directly into the message or copy it from a word processing program directly into the message. You may also attach your file to the e- mail, but if you do, please let me know the program used and also send a second version saved as a text (.txt) file. Suitable reports for the Briefs include any sightings you feel are unusual, rare, noteworthy, or just plain interesting to you in any way! It is my responsibility to decide which reports merit inclusion in the Briefs. Please be sure to include details of any rare or hard-to -identify birds. I rely in part on sightings reported in Carolinabirds. Please don't, however, rely on me to pick up your sightings from Carolinabirds. Instead, please also send your sightings directly to me as described above. If I feel that your sighting warrants a Field Note, I will contact either you or the appropriate state Field Notes editor. You may, of course, submit your Field Note directly to the editor without going through me. FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK: One found on Bulls Island during the Charleston, SC CBC Jan. 4 (Nathan Dias et al.) provided the only report for the Carolinas this winter. GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE: There were good numbers of this species present in the Carolinas this winter. The best counts included 22 at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC Jan. 3 through at least Feb. 20 (Steve Calver, 83 84 Briefs for the Files — Winter 2003-2004 m. obs.), up to 20 at Bear Island WMA, SC Jan. 29 (George and Judy Halleron), 10 at the Santee Coastal Reserve, SC Feb. 22 (Nathan Dias), nine in Sumter County, SC Jan. 5 to Feb. 14 (Lex Glover, Mike Turner, sev. obs.), and up to 10 at L. Mattamuskeet NWR Dec. 29 to Jan. 24 (Derb Carter, Ricky Davis, Keith Cambum). SNOW GOOSE: This species was reported from both states at scattered localities. A couple of the more interesting sightings were the 13 on the Jordan Lake, NC CBC Dec. 28 (Carol Williamson) and one at Bass L., Watauga County, NC Feb. 10 (Bob Cherry). ROSS’S GOOSE: As usual, the best counts came from eastern North Carolina with eight on the L. Mattamuskeet NWR CBC Dec. 29 (fide Allen Bryan) and five on the Pettigrew St. Pk. CBC Dec. 29 (Scott Hartley, Mike Dunn). Other sightings, always noteworthy, included two at Winthrop L., Rock Hill, SC Dec. 9-17 (David Collopy, Faye Metzl, John Buckman), one on the Charlotte, NC CBC Dec. 27 (Wayne and Ralph Covington), one in Sumter County, SC Jan. 5-Feb. 14 (Lex Glover, sev. obs.), and one near Myrtle Beach, SC Jan. 18 until at least Feb. 22 (Ritch Lilly, sev. obs.). “RICHARDSON’S” CANADA GOOSE: Three individuals of this small race of Canada Goose were found on the L. Mattamuskeet NWR CBC Dec. 29. One was observed in flight (Ricky Davis, Don Temple) and two were observed on the ground with Canadas (Davis). The obvious small size, slightly darker dusky breast, and distinctive higher-pitched call were all noted. There are only a handful of previous reports of this high-arctic- breeding form from North Carolina. BARNACLE GOOSE: The Barnacle Goose found at L. Mattamuskeet NWR during Nov. was last seen on the CBC Dec. 29 (Ricky Davis, Don Temple). The bird was still staying with the Snow Geese it was first seen with. As there are at least five previous reports from North Carolina during normal migration/wintering times and at well-known locations, the possibility of wild origin exists and the species will be under review by the Records Committee. MUTE SWAN: One at Sandling Beach, Falls Lake, NC Jan. 11 was considered to be locally unusual (Brian Bockhahn). Was this a wandering wild bird, or a local escape? TUNDRA SWAN: Rare for the mountains, one was at Biltmore Lake, Asheville, NC during Dec. (fide Tim Lewis). EURASIAN WIGEON: There were more reports of this species than usual this winter. Two were on the Pea Island NWR, NC CBC Dec. 28 (fide Paul Sykes) and two were at an impoundment on Topsail Island, NC Jan. 17 (Bob Holmes). Elsewhere in North Carolina, single males were located at L. Mattamuskeet NWR Jan. 15 (Eric Harrold), east of Aurora, Beaufort County Jan. 28 (Richard and Elizabeth Bruce), at New Bern Feb. 22 until the spring (A1 Gamache); and another at L. Mattamuskeet was shot by a hunter Jan. 14 ( fide Harrold). In South Carolina, one was at the Yawkey Wildlife Center Dec. 18 (Lex Glover et al.) and one was at Bulls Island Jan. 4 until at least Feb. 14 (Nathan Dias et al., Craig Richard). The Chat , Vol. 68, No. 2, Spring 2004 85 BLUE- WINGED TEAL: A very good find inland in winter was one on a pond near Chapel Hill, NC Dec. 20 (Rob Gluck). Also the count of 58 on the Santee NWR, SC CBC Dec. 27 (fide Lex Glover) was quite noteworthy for that location. REDHEAD: Unusual for the mountains and anywhere inland in the Carolinas was the high count of 100 Redheads at L. Julian, NC Feb. 22 (Tom Joyce). KING EIDER: A female of this species was present at the Garden City, SC pier Jan. 8-12 (Bob Maxwell, Ritch Lilly, Mary McDavit, Lex Glover) providing only about the fifth report for that state. COMMON EIDER: Excellent finds were two (female and imm. male) at the Little River, SC jetty Jan. 10 by Ritch Lilly. In North Carolina, where decidedly more expected, sightings included one at Ocean Isle during Feb. (Taylor Piephoff), an imm. male at Kure Beach Jan. 24 (John Ennis, Danny Thorpe), an imm. male at Ft. Macon Dec. 1 1-Feb. 9 (Randy Newman, sev. obs.), a female at Ft. Macon Dec. 15 and Feb. 9 (Newman, John Fussell, Sidney Maddock), two females at the Nags Head pier Dec. 26 (Jeff Lewis), and one at the Avalon pier in Kill Devil Hills Feb. 14 (Lewis). SURF SCOTER: Noteworthy inland winter reports included one on L. Chatuge, Clay County, NC Dec. 7 (Rusty Trump, Andy Kinsey) and one at Falls Lake, NC Dec. 8 (Brian Bockhahn). WHITE- WINGED SCOTER: Rare for the mountains was one at Lake view Estates, Henderson County, NC Jan. 27, as noted by Wayne Forsythe et al. Elsewhere two on the L. Mattamuskeet NWR CBC Dec. 29 (John & Paula Wright) were firsts for that count. Unusual were flocks of 25 at Coquina Beach, NC Jan. 31 (Harry LeGrand) and 26 at Hatteras, NC Feb. 1 (Rich & Susan Boyd). LONG-TAILED DUCK: There were several reports of this duck in South Carolina this winter. The best count was nine near Little River Jan. 10 (Ritch Lilly, Chris Hill). Also of note were four on the Winyah Bay CBC Dec. 18 (Nathan Dias et al.), two at Huntington Beach St. Pk. Jan. 4 (Tim Kalbach), and one at Hunting Island St. Pk. Jan. 3 1-Feb. 29 (Irvin Pitts et al., Robin Carter). COMMON MERGANSER: There were several interesting reports of this species this winter. In the Greenville, NC area, unusual were a female at L. Glenwood Dec. 14-15 (Veronica Pantelidis), four females at River Park North Dec. 16-Jan. 4 (Howard Vainright) and an imm. male near there Jan. 27 (John Wright). Other inland sightings included a male at L. Marion near the Santee Dam, Berkeley County, SC Dec. 25 (Nathan Dias), a female at L. Crabtree, Wake County, NC Feb. 14 (Clyde Smith), and a pair at L. Gaston, NC Jan. 24 (Ricky Davis). On the coast, good finds involved singles at C. Hatteras, NC Dec. 26 (Brian Patteson) and Oregon Inlet, NC Jan. 3 1-Feb. 15 (Harry LeGrand, Ricky Davis, Jeff Pippen, Derb Carter). RED-THROATED LOON: A Red-throated found at L. Julian, Buncombe County, NC Feb. 19 (Tom Joyce, sev. obs.) was extremely unusual since it 86 Briefs for the Files — Winter 2003-2004 was the first report from the mountains of North Carolina. Amazingly, the bird remained at this site on into spring. PACIFIC LOON: This winter’s reports included one at C. Hatteras, NC Jan. 3 (Bob Anderson) and one at Masonboro Inlet, Wrights ville Beach, NC Jan. 23 (Rich & Susan Boyd). RED-NECKED GREBE: After last winter’s major influx, numbers of Red- necked Grebes were back to normal this season. Reports included one at C. Hatteras, NC Jan. 18 (Rob Van Epps et al.), three to five at L. Gaston, NC Jan. 24-Feb. 22 (Ricky Davis), one at the Rodanthe, NC pier Feb. 1 (Rich & Susan Boyd), four at Kill Devil Hills, NC Feb. 15 (Scott Baron), and two at C. Hatteras Feb. 15 (Davis et al.). EARED GREBE: The peak at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC this winter was 10 on Jan. 31 (Steve Calver et al.). NORTHERN FULMAR: The pelagic trip out of Hatteras, NC Feb. 14 produced two fulmars, the only ones for the winter (Brian Patteson et al.). MANX SHEARWATER: Always noteworthy, Manx Shearwater reports included five to six off Hatteras, NC in late Jan. (Brian Patteson) and one off Hatteras Feb. 14 (Patteson et al.). BOOBY SP. : A booby was seen on the Litchfield-Pawleys Is., SC CBC Dec. 30 (Wendy Allen, fide Jack Peachey). Any winter report of a booby in the Carolinas receives extra scrutiny. The description of the bird leads toward Masked as being the most likely. AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN: The most unusual sighting of this increasing species was one from the mountains along the French Broad River, Henderson County, NC Feb. 21 (Linda Smith, Wayne Forsythe, Ron Selvey). Elsewhere in North Carolina, the Pea Island NWR area hosted a flock of these birds during Dec. to early Jan. with the peak total being 16 on Dec. 12 (Steve Shultz). In South Carolina, where numbers continue to be impressive, the best totals included 100+ at the Santee Coastal Reserve Dec. 2 (Lloyd Moon), 52 on the Winyah Bay CBC Dec. 18 (fide Lex Glover), 50 at Bear Island WMA Jan. 31 (Ricky Davis et al.) and Feb. 29 (Robin Carter), 41 on the Litchfield-Pawleys Is. CBC (Ritch Lilly), 13 at the Savannah Spoil Site Jan. 31 (Steve Calver), and seven at Garden City Jan. 13 (Irvin Pitts). Also rare inland in that state were two at Taw Caw Creek near Santee NWR Dec. 12, as noted by Lloyd Moon. BROWN PELICAN: Extremely unusual for the mountains was one that was present for one day only at a pond near Pickens, SC Jan. 24 (fide Scott Stegenga). Also unusual was the Brown Pelican observed flying southward over fields and pocosin habitat at Alligator River NWR, NC Dec. 21 (Ricky Davis). One wonders where this bird was headed! GREAT CORMORANT: One on the Winyah Bay, SC CBC Dec. 18 was a good find for that area (Nathan Dias et al.). ANHINGA: Rare-but-regular wintering Anhingas were again found near Greenville, NC with one on the CBC Jan. 4 (fide Veronica Pantelidis) and another Jan. 25 (John Wright, Ken Harrell). Also, one at Oriental, Pamlico County, NC was a good find Jan. 5 (Al Gamache). The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 2, Spring 2004 87 LEAST BITTERN: Winter Least Bitterns are extremely rare in the Carolinas. This season, there were at least four reported! One was at L. Mattamuskeet NWR during Dec. (fide Allen Bryan), one was at Hatteras, NC during Dec. (fide Pat Moore), one was at Bear Is. WMA, SC Jan. 31 (Gerry Luginbuhl et al.), and one was at the Santee Coastal Reserve, SC Feb. 4 (Jack Peachey et al.). “GREAT WHITE” HERON: The individual first found during the fall at Bear Island WMA, SC continued throughout the winter until at least Feb. 20 (sev. obs., Mary McDavit). LITTLE BLUE HERON: Six on the L. Mattamuskeet NWR CBC Dec. 29 was a good count for that semi-inland locality in winter (Ricky Davis). TRICOLORED HERON: Noteworthy inland reports included one at Santee NWR, SC Dec. 12 (Lloyd Moon) and an impressive count of 10 on the L. Mattamuskeet NWR CBC Dec. 29 (Ricky Davis). REDDISH EGRET: Rare in winter in the Carolinas, one was a good find at Hobcaw Plantation on the Winyah Bay, SC CBC Dec. 18 (Gary Phillips, Wendy Allen et al.). CATTLE EGRET: Several of the more interesting winter observations involved a good count of 12 on the L. Mattamuskeet NWR CBC Dec. 29 ( fide Allen Bryan) and three at Brian, Beaufort County, SC Jan. 30 (Lex Glover, Steve Patterson.) GREEN HERON: This species is a rare-but-regular winter bird along the immediate coast. Inland wintering birds are much more unusual. This season one was quite far inland at Winston-Salem, NC during Dec. to early Jan. (Bill Jackson et al.) YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON: One was a good find for the winter at Spring Island, SC Jan. 30, as noted by Pete Worthington et al. GLOSSY IBIS: Noteworthy winter reports from North Carolina included singles on the L. Mattamuskeet NWR CBC Dec. 29 (Ricky Davis), on the Wilmington CBC Jan. 3 (fide Sam Cooper), and one at Topsail Island Jan. 17 (Bob Holmes). ROSEATE SPOONBILL: One from the flock that was at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC during the fall was still present as late as Dec. 3, as noted by Steve Calver. WOOD STORK: Extremely rare and unusual for North Carolina in winter was the Wood Stork found at the Pungo Unit of Pocosin Lakes NWR Feb. 24-25 (fide Howard Phillips). The bird was frequenting a ditch alongside an impoundment surrounded by extensive fields! OSPREY: Noteworthy inland Ospreys included one at Buck horn Res., Wilson County, NC Dec. 2 (Ricky Davis), one on the Wayne County, NC CBC Dec. 20 (fide Eric Dean), one in eastern Alamance County, NC Jan. 21 (Tomm Lorenzin), one in Greenville, NC Jan. 27 (John Wright), and two on the L. Mattamuskeet NWR CBC Dec. 29 (fide Allen Bryan). BALD EAGLE: This species continues to increase throughout the Carolinas, as a nester and wintering bird. A rather impressive count of 79 was had on the Winyah Bay, SC CBC Dec. 18 (fide Lex Glover). 88 Briefs for the Files — Winter 2003-2004 NORTHERN GOSHAWK: There were at least two in North Carolina this winter. One was in the Cedar Park, Chapel Hill area during December (Tom Driscoll) and another was at the L. Mattamuskeet NWR causeway Feb. 15 (Keith Camburn). Both birds were apparent adults, which have a plumage considerably easier to identify than that of immature birds. “KRIDER’S” RED-TAILED HAWK: An individual of this pale form of Red-tailed Hawk was seen at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC Jan. 31, as noted by Simon Thompson et al. There are only a couple of records of this form for South Carolina. ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK: Only one was reported from the Carolinas this winter, that being the usual bird at Alligator River NWR, NC. The bird, a light-phase individual, was first noted Dec. 6 (Bruce Smithson) and last observed Feb. 16 (Scott Baron). GOLDEN EAGLE: The number of reports of this noteworthy raptor was up this winter. The best count came from Bakers Mt., Catawba County, NC area with one immature Dec. 7 and three adults Dec. 12 (John Sutton et al.). Two were good finds on the New River, NC CBC Dec. 20 (fide Harrol Blevins). Elsewhere in North Carolina, single adults were at Bogue Inlet Jan. 15 (Greg Massey, Dawn Carroll) and New Bern Jan. 18 (Al Gamache). In South Carolina, singles were found at the Santee Coastal Reserve Dec. 6 and Feb. 22 (Nathan Dias), at Bear Island WMA Jan. 4 (Robin Carter), and near Cash, Chesterfield County Feb. 26 (Ritch Lilly, Jack Peachey). MERLIN: This species was widely reported in the Carolinas this winter. The farthest inland sightings involved singles at Hooper Lane, Henderson County, NC Dec. 8 (John Lindfors) and at Winston-Salem, NC Jan. 3 (Margaret & Gardner Gidley). YELLOW RAIL: Only one was reported this winter, that being from the usual spot at the marshes of North River, Carteret County, NC Dec. 13 (Russ & Patricia Tyndall, Wayne Irvin, Jeff Lewis, Allen Bryan). SANDHILL CRANE: The number of sightings of this species was up somewhat this winter. The best counts involved an impressive 11 on the Santee NWR, SC CBC Dec. 27 (fide Lex Glover), three to four returning to the North River, Carteret County, NC area for the second winter in a row (John Fussell, sev. obs.), two on the Clemson, SC CBC Dec. 21 (fide Steve Patterson), and two in Sumter County, SC Jan. 5-Feb. 14 (Lex Glover, sev. obs.). One was a good find at Hooper Lane, NC Dec. 5-6 (Jon Smith, Joseph Gantt). AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER: Very rare for winter was the lingering Golden-Plover found at Open Grounds, Carteret County, NC Dec. 12, as noted by Jeff Lewis. There are only a handful of previous December reports for the Carolinas. SNOWY PLOVER: South Carolina’s third Snowy Plover, first reported during the Fall season at Deveaux Bank, Charleston County, apparently wintered as it was still there as late as Feb. 11 (Sidney Maddock, Nathan Dias, Dennis Forsythe). The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 2, Spring 2004 89 PIPING PLOVER: The peak count reported from the Carolinas this winter was the 17 on Bird Shoal, Carteret County, NC Dec. 17 (John Fussell et al.). WILLET: One was locally unusual in the fields near Middleton, Hyde County, NC on the L. Mattamuskeet NWR CBC Dec. 29, as noted by Russ & Patricia Tyndall. SPOTTED SANDPIPER: Several of the more interesting reports included up to four on the Morehead City, NC CBC Dec. 14 with two apparently wintering (fide John Fussell), two on the Jordan Lake, NC CBC Dec. 28 (Loren Hintz et al.), one on the Wayne County, NC CBC Dec. 20 (fide Eric Dean), one on the C. Hatteras, NC CBC Dec. 27 (Lee Yoder et al.), and one on the Ocracoke, NC CBC Jan. 2 (Jeff Beane et al.). WHIMBREL: One was a good find for the winter season on the Ocracoke, NC CBC Jan. 2 (Jeff Beane et al.). LONG-BILLED CURLEW: Only one was mentioned this winter, that being at Horse Island, Beaufort, NC Dec. 16 (John Fussell). RED KNOT: An excellent count of 335 was had on the Winyah Bay, SC CBC Dec. 18 (Nathan Dias et al.). As this species continues to decline, we need to note any significant numbers during migration and winter. STILT SANDPIPER: This species, very rare in winter in the Carolinas, was noted twice. Nineteen was the peak count at the usual wintering spot, the Savannah Spoil Site, SC Jan. 14 (Steve Calver) and one was a very rare find inland on the Wayne County, NC CBC Dec. 20 (John Fussell). This latter bird provided only the second winter report for North Carolina. RED PHALAROPE: The only report was of a good count of 239 off Hatteras, NC Feb. 14 (Brian Patteson et al.). LAUGHING GULL: Noteworthy winter sightings included four inland at Falls Lake, NC Dec. 8 (Brian Bockhahn), one inland in Sumter County, SC Jan. 26 (Lex Glover), and an excellent mid- winter count of 125 at the Jacksonville, NC WTP Jan. 14-Feb. 14 (Jim O’Donnell). LITTLE GULL: Four off Hatteras, NC Feb. 14 (Brian Patteson et al.) was a good number for an offshore boat trip. From shore, an adult and an immature were seen at C. Hatteras point Feb. 15 (Jeff Pippen, Derb Carter et al.). A complete surprise was the adult found at Jordan Lake, NC Feb. 21 (Ricky Davis, Steve Shultz). The bird, hanging around a large Bonaparte’s Gull flock off of Ebenezer Point, provided only the second inland report for North Carolina. Amazingly, the first was also at Jordan Lake back in the mid-90s! BLACK-HEADED GULL: North Carolina Black-headeds included an adult at the L. Mattamuskeet NWR causeway Dec. 5 (Bruce Smithson, Harry Sell), an immature at C. Hatteras Dec. 27 (Brian Sullivan) and Jan. 18 (Will Cook, Jeff Pippen et al.), and two (one adult, one immature) at the Jacksonville WTP Feb. 24-28 (Jim O’Donnell, Buddy Garrett). In South Carolina, where decidedly much rarer, there was what could be called an invasion! An immature was at the Conway WTP Jan. 7-26 (Ritch Lilly, sev. obs.) and an adult and an immature were present off-and-on at the Georgetown WTP Jan. 22-Feb. 23 (Ritch Lilly, m. obs.). 90 Briefs for the Files — Winter 2003-2004 RING-BILLED GULL: This species continues to increase as a wintering bird at inland lakes (with nearby landfills!), as evidenced by the count of 20,861 on the Falls Lake, NC CBC Jan. 4 (Brian Bockhahn). CALIFORNIA GULL: One was at C. Hatteras, NC again this winter with it being noted Jan. 18 (Jeff Pippen et al.) and Feb. 1 (Rich & Susan Boyd). THAYER’S GULL: Only one was found this winter, that being the adult on the Feb. 14 Hatteras, NC pelagic trip (Brian Patteson et al.). ICELAND GULL: At least two (both first winter birds) were found this winter, with one at the Conway, SC WTP Feb. 13-23 (Chris Hill, Ritch Lilly, Sam Sleigh) and one at Ocracoke Inlet, NC Feb. 24 (Sandy & Kendrick Weeks). LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL: Noteworthy inland sightings involved adults at Falls Lake, NC Dec. 15-Jan. 4 (Brian Bockhahn), in Wayne County, NC Dec. 20-Jan. 24 (Eric Dean, Gene Howe), and at L. Gaston, NC Jan. 24 (Ricky Davis). Thirty off Hatteras, NC on the pelagic trip of Feb. 14 was an impressive number offshore (Brian Patteson et al.). Also one at Breach Inlet, SC Feb. 14-22 (Nathan Dias) was considered to be of the “intermedins” form, a much darker-backed form than the usual “ graellsii ” found in the Carolinas. GLAUCOUS GULL: Several Glaucous Gulls were found this winter. Rarely noted in the Carolinas, adult-plumaged individuals were found at Hatteras Inlet, NC Dec. 27 (Ricky Davis) and inland at Jordan Lake, NC Feb. 15-18 (Haven Wiley et al., sev. obs.). Others found included an immature bird, also inland, at L. Townsend, Guilford County, NC Dec. 20 (Henry Link); and a first- winter bird at L. Busbee, Conway, SC Dec. 31, as noted by Nathan Dias. GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL: Inland North Carolina reports of note included nine on the Falls Lake CBC Jan. 4 (Brian Bockhahn), five at L. Gaston Jan. 24 (Ricky Davis), and one on the Jordan Lake CBC Dec. 28 (Will Cook). BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE: Two on the C. Hatteras, NC CBC Dec. 27 (fide Pat Moore) were the only ones reported this winter. BLACK SKIMMER: One on the L. Mattamuskeet NWR CBC Dec. 29 ( fide Allen Bryan) was a good winter find for that tidewater location. DOVEKIE: Dovekies, always exciting finds in the Carolinas, were reported three times. The most unusual was the Dovekie found moribund on a road near Masonboro Inlet, New Hanover County, NC Dec. 23 (Jim Parnell). The bird was taken to the nearby waterway, where even though obviously weak, it swam off, hopefully to recover. More usual were the three seen on the Hatteras, NC pelagic trip Feb. 14 (Brian Patteson et al.) and the four seen flying south with Razorbills off the beach at C. Hatteras point (Ricky Davis). RAZORBILL: In South Carolina, a Razorbill at Huntington Beach State Park from Feb. 15 until early March (Craig Richard, sev. obs.) was a good find for that state. In North Carolina, early winter reports included three on the Bodie-Pea Islands CBC Dec. 28 (George Armistead et al.), and one at Ft. Macon Jan. 10 (fide Taylor Piephoff). During February though, numbers The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 2, Spring 2004 91 increased substantially, beginning with one at Ft. Fisher Feb. 11 (Mary McDavit) and 350 on the Feb. 14 Hatteras pelagic trip (Brian Patteson et al.). Then, the following day an amazing event occurred near C. Hatteras point. In two-and-a-half hours of watching during the morning, a count of 8,875 Razorbills all flying south off the beach was made (Ricky Davis et al.). There were others in small groups on the water and several milling around in all directions, such that there were over 9,000 in the area! This was easily the record one-day total for this species in the state. Many felt this had to represent a substantial percentage of the western Atlantic population. COMMON GROUND-DOVE: The Ground-Dove found near North River, Carteret County, NC Nov. 30 was last seen Jan. 7 (John Fussell). SHORT-EARED OWL: This winter’s reports involved one at the Santee Coastal Reserve, SC Dec. 6 (Nathan Dias), two near Oregon Inlet, NC Dec. 12 (Susan Cameron), three at Alligator River NWR, NC Feb. 13 (Derb Carter, Jeff Pippen, Ricky Davis), and two far inland at the Dobbins Farm, Townville, SC Jan. through Feb. (sev. obs.). NORTHERN SAW- WHET OWL: Only one was mentioned this winter, that being on the C. Hatteras, NC CBC Dec. 27 (John Fussell, Elizabeth Hanrahan). Interestingly, the bird was in the same location as one the previous winter. COMMON NIGHTHAWK: One was present (voice heard repeatedly to clinch identification) on the UNC-W campus in Wilmington, NC Nov. 29- Jan. 3 (David DuMond, Greg Massey, Sam Cooper, sev. obs.). This bird provided the first definite winter record for North Carolina, easily the first to be found in January. WHIP-POOR-WILL: This species is rarely found in North Carolina during winter; usually they are present in small numbers along the extreme southeastern coast. Thus one far inland in sw. Randolph County, NC Jan. 2 (Jane Lewis) was a complete surprise. BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD: This season’s Black-chinned Hummingbird reports included adult females banded at Laurinburg, NC, Whispering Pines, NC, and Charlotte, NC during the winter (Susan Campbell), a second-year female banded at Gastonia, NC Feb. 13 (Bill Hilton Jr.), and an adult female wintering on Hilton Head Island, SC (Gary Phillips). CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD: In North Carolina, one was present at Shelby during Jan. and Feb. (Dot McMurray, banded by Susan Campbell). In South Carolina, reports involved an unprecedented three different individuals in the same yard in Greer during Dec. (Charles & Judy Webb, banded by Gary Phillips), one in Lexington Jan. 11 (Phillips), and one at Clemson Jan. 13 (Bill Hilton Jr.). SAY’S PHOEBE: One was seen for only one day at the Dobbins Farm, Townville, SC Dec. 21, as noted by Jim Edwards, Bing Somers and Jane Chew. This bird represented about the fourth for that state. 92 Briefs for the Files — Winter 2003-2004 ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER: The Ash-throated first reported from North River, Carteret County, NC Nov. 30 was last seen Dec. 13 (John Fussell et al.). WESTERN KINGBIRD: One was a good find for the winter at the Savannah Spoil Site, SC Jan. 3, as noted by Steve Calver. BLUE-HEADED VIREO: An impressive and record winter total for Blue- headed Vireo was had on the Santee NWR, SC CBC Dec. 27 when 57 were tallied (fide Lex Glover). Also one at Bakers Mt., Catawba County, NC Feb. 7 (John Sutton) was locally quite unusual for that time of year. COMMON RAVEN: Several Piedmont reports of Ravens were received this winter. One was seen 5 miles south of Hillsborough, Orange County, NC Dec. 13 (Ginger Travis) and most likely the same individual was seen about a mile south of there Dec. 22 (Derb Carter). In South Carolina, one was a surprise at the Glassy Mt. Heritage, Pickens County Jan.l, as noted by Robin Carter. NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW: One was seen well and observed closely on the Wayne County, NC CBC Dec. 20 (John Fussell). This species is extremely unusual in North Carolina during the winter. “ PETROCHELIDON ” SWALLOW: An individual of this genus was observed at the Yawkey Wildlife Center, SC Dec. 18 (Lex Glover et al.). The bird was not seen well enough to identify to species. This was the only Cliff/Cave swallow mentioned this winter, in stark contrast to last fall and winter’s invasion. CAROLINA CHICKADEE: One found on the C. Hatteras, NC CBC by two different parties Dec. 27 (Neal Moore, Chris Eley, Frank Witebsky) was extremely unusual for the area. Chickadees are not normally found on the Banks south of Bodie Island. HOUSE WREN: Noteworthy inland counts of House Wren included three on the Henderson County, NC CBC Dec. 28 (fide Wayne Forsythe) and four on the Chapel Hill, NC CBC Dec. 21 (fide Will Cook). SEDGE WREN: The farthest inland that this species was noted was along the French Broad River, Henderson County, NC Feb. 29 (Marilyn Westphal). Other noteworthy Piedmont sightings involved two at Cowans Ford Refuge on the S. Lake Norman CBC Dec. 21 (fide Taylor Piephoff) and one on the Pee Dee NWR, NC CBC Jan. 3 (fide Laura Fogo). MARSH WREN: One was a good find in the mountains along the French Broad River, Henderson County, NC Feb. 28, as noted by Marilyn Westphal et al. BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER: One was a good find at Freedom Park, Charlotte, NC Jan. 22, as noted by Harriett Whitsett. Elsewhere, a count of 25 on the Santee NWR, SC CBC Dec. 27 (fide Lex Glover) was truly impressive for a winter report. EASTERN BLUEBIRD: One on the C. Hatteras, NC CBC Dec. 27 (Paul Sykes, Audrey Whitlock) was considered to be a good find locally since the species is rare that far south on the Outer Banks. The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 2, Spring 2004 93 GRAY CATBIRD: This species was noted as a wintering bird at many inland sites this year. The normal wintering range in North Carolina includes the Coastal Plain and Coast. Several far inland reports were mentioned, including one at Winston-Salem in early Jan. {fide Ramona Snavely), one at Gastonia Jan. 17 (Steve Tracy), one on the Chapel Hill CBC Dec. 21 (Tom Driscoll), and one on the Jordan Lake CBC Dec. 28 (fide Norman Budnitz). ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER: Several Orange-crowneds were found far inland this winter. Locally rare were singles on the Charlotte, NC CBC Dec. 27 (Alan Kneidel), on the Henderson County, NC CBC Dec. 28 (Simon Thompson), and at Simpsonville, SC Jan. 15 (Pete Worthington). NASHVILLE WARBLER: One at Apex, Wake County, NC Dec. 27 (Steve Shultz) provided a very rare occurrence in winter. Most winter sightings in the Carolinas are along the coast. YELLOW WARBLER: There were three reports this winter. Singles were noted at Donnelley WMA, SC Jan. 29 (George & Judy Halleron) and nearby Savannah NWR, SC Jan. 31 (Simon Thompson et al.). In North Carolina, one was a good find on the L. Mattamuskeet NWR CBC Dec. 29, as noted by Jeff Lewis. BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER: One was a good find on the Kitty Hawk, NC CBC Dec. 20 (fide Jeff Lewis). YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER: Noteworthy was one on the Wayne County, NC CBC Dec. 20 (fide Eric Dean). Also a count of four on the Santee NWR, SC CBC Dec. 27 (fide Lex Glover) was impressive. PRAIRIE WARBLER: This species is found in winter on a somewhat regular basis in the southern coastal areas, but in the northern areas, it is harder to come by. Thus of note were singles on the Bodie-Pea Islands, NC CBC Dec. 28 (Ricky Davis), on Ocracoke Island, NC Jan. 1 (Jeff Beane et al.), and at Frisco, NC Jan. 5 (Dave Lenat). PALM WARBLER: Eight on the Henderson County, NC CBC Dec. 28 (Wayne Forsythe et al.) provided an impressive total for that mountain locality in winter. AMERICAN REDSTART: A female was an excellent find at Savannah NWR, SC Jan. 31 (Simon Thompson et al.). This species is one of the rarer warblers to linger into the winter in the Carolinas. OVENBIRD: Very rare in winter away from the usual C. Hatteras, NC area were single Ovenbirds at Raven Rock St. Pk., NC Dec. 30 (Gary Levandoski) and one on James Island, SC Feb. 1 (Dennis Forsythe). NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH: There were several reports of this warbler from the Carolinas this winter. One was at the Lake Landing area of L. Mattamuskeet NWR Dec. 3 (Al Gamache), and one was on the C. Hatteras, NC CBC Dec. 27 (Paul Sykes, Audrey Whitlock). In South Carolina at the Savannah Spoil Site, two were present Dec. 3, and one remained all winter at least until Feb. 20 (Steve Calver). WILSON’S WARBLER: Wilson’s Warblers are one of the more-expected rarely-wintering warblers in the Carolinas. This year one was at Charlotte, NC Dec. 31-Feb. 14 (Heathey Walker), one was at L. Norman, NC during 94 Briefs for the Files — Winter 2003-2004 Jan. (Dorothy Emery), and one was on the Wilmington, NC CBC Jan. 3 (fide Sam Cooper). YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT: Three were found on North Carolina CBCs this season, with single birds at Morehead City, Dec. 14 (John Wright), Kitty Hawk Dec. 20 (Jeff Lewis), and C. Hatteras Dec. 27 (Edmund LeGrand). SUMMER TANAGER: A female frequented a feeder at Winston-Salem, NC from late Dec. until the end of February (Doug & Pam DeNeve, fide Ramona Snavely). Wintering Summer Tanagers are extremely unusual, much more so than the next species. WESTERN TANAGER: There were two reported this winter. One was in Charlotte, NC during Jan. (Mary Buckle, Wayne Forsythe, Bob Olthoff, John Buckman) and one was in Summerville, SC during Jan. (fide Taylor Piephoff). AMERICAN TREE SPARROW : There were three reports of this very rare sparrow in North Carolina this winter. The best count was five in the dunes at Kitty Hawk Dec. 20 (fide Jeff Lewis). Singles were noted at Piney Creek, Alleghany County Jan. 28-Feb. 5 (James H. Coman, Jr.) and at Hertford Feb. 15 (fide Josh Rose). CLAY-COLORED SPARROW: This species wintered in higher-than- normal numbers this season. Probably a record count for the Carolinas was the eight to nine near North River, Carteret County, NC during late February, with at least five being noted there all winter (John Fussell et al.). Others included singles northeast of Rocky Mount, NC all winter (Ricky Davis) and at Wanchese, Roanoke Island, NC Dec. 28 (Marshall Iliff, George Armistead). LARK SPARROW: One was present at the high school in N. Myrtle Beach, SC Jan. 1 1 until the end of the period (K.C. Foggin, sev. obs.), and amazingly it was joined by a second one Jan. 29-30 (Foggin, sev. obs.). GRASSHOPPER SPARROW: Always noteworthy in winter, this season’s reports involved one on the Rocky Mount, NC CBC Dec. 20 (Ricky Davis), one the Southern L. Norman, NC CBC Dec. 21 (Taylor Piephoff), one on the Santee NWR, SC CBC Dec. 27 (fide Lex Glover), and from one to two in Carteret County, NC from late Dec. to at least late Feb. (John Fussell et al.). HENSLOW’S SPARROW: Reports of this secretive sparrow were few and far between this winter. One was a good find at King’s Grant Rd., Calhoun County, SC Feb. 29, as noted by Robin Carter. LE CONTE’S SPARROW: Also underreported this winter, only two on the Santee NWR, SC CBC Dec. 27 (fide Lex Glover) were mentioned. LINCOLN’S SPARROW: There was the usual number of wintering Lincoln’s Sparrows this winter. The best counts involved two on the Rocky Mount, NC CBC Dec. 20 (Ricky Davis), two on the Greenville, NC CBC Jan. 4 (fide Veronica Pantelidis), and two along Sandridge Road, Dorchester County, SC Dec. 7 (Robin Carter). Also of note far inland was one on the Southern L. Norman, NC CBC Dec. 21 (fide Taylor Piephoff). The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 2, Spring 2004 95 LAPLAND LONGSPUR: This winter’s reports were highlighted by the large flock at Hooper Lane, Henderson County, NC with a peak count of 100 Dec. 6 (Harry LeGrand et al.). As late as Feb. 27, at least 75 were still present, as noted by Wayne Forsythe. Elsewhere two were at the Dobbins Farm, Townville, SC Dec. 21 (Lex Glover, Steve Patterson), two were on Bulls Island on the Charleston, SC CBC Jan. 4 (Duane Hoffman, Burton Moore et ah), two were on the north end of Kiawah Island, SC Feb. 11 (Nathan Dias), and one was on the Rocky Mount, NC CBC Dec. 21 (Ricky Davis). SNOW BUNTING: Snow Buntings were somewhat scarce this winter, with the best count being a rather impressive 14 on Bulls Island, SC Jan. 4 (Duane Hoffman, Burton Moore et ah). Singles were also noted at Huntington Beach St. Pk., SC Dec. 8 (Lee Garling, fide Donna Slyce) and near Oregon Inlet, NC Dec. 6 (John Wright et ah). ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK: Very rare in winter was a female- plumaged grosbeak frequenting a feeder in Brevard, NC from late Dec. to early Jan. (Jean & Bill Hough, fide Norma Siebenheller). BLUE GROSBEAK: Blue Grosbeaks are extremely unusual in the Carolinas during winter. Amazingly, three were reported this year, including singles on the Durham, NC CBC Dec. 14 (Norm Budnitz, Dan Kaplan), at Carolina Beach St. Pk., NC Jan. 22 (Bruce Smithson), and at Clayton, NC Jan. 28 (David Williams). INDIGO BUNTING: Usually winter sightings of Indigo Buntings are along the coast or in the Coastal Plain. This year however, two were complete surprises at a feeder in the Piedmont at Winston-Salem, NC all winter (the Henzlers, Ramona Snavely, sev. obs.). PAINTED BUNTING: Very unusual inland in winter was the green- plumaged Painted Bunting found on the Durham, NC CBC Dec. 14 (Jeff Pippen, Jacob Socolar). There are only a couple of inland winter sightings for that state. Elsewhere, near the coast, where more expected, two were on the Kitty Hawk, NC CBC Dec. 20 (fide Jeff Lewis), two were at Manteo, NC Jan. 1 (Lewis), and one was on the C. Hatteras, NC CBC Dec. 27 (fide Pat Moore). YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD: There were three reports of this almost annual winter visitor, with singles south of Goldsboro, NC during Dec. (Eric Dean, Gene Howe), at a feeder at Twin Lakes, Sunset Beach, NC during Dec. (Carolyn Bush, fide Mary McDavit), and one on the L. Mattamuskeet NWR CBC Dec. 29 (fide Allen Bryan). BREWER’S BLACKBIRD: The large farm in Carteret County, NC once again hosted good numbers of this very local wintering blackbird. A noteworthy count for that state was the 30 observed on the date of Dec. 12 (Jeff Lewis, Wayne Irvin). Also seven were found on the L. Mattamuskeet NWR CBC Dec. 29 (Russ & Patricia Tyndall), and one was at Savannah NWR, SC Jan. 31 (Dwayne Martin et al.). RED CROSSBILL: Always noteworthy in the Carolinas, this winter’s sightings included one at Maggie Valley, Haywood County, NC Jan. 3 96 Briefs for the Files — Winter 2003-2004 (Marilyn Westphal) and three in the Asheville, NC area Dec. 30 until late Feb. (Simon Thompson). COMMON REDPOLL: Common Redpolls staged what could be called a record invasion into the Carolinas this winter. It all started when one was at a feeder at Bakers Mt., Catawba County, NC Dec. 5 (John Sutton). Then the following week, up to two were present in an area in Frisco, NC Dec. 10-13 (Brian Patteson, sev. obs.). About a week and a half later, the invasion happened. On the morning of Dec. 28, along the Outer Banks of North Carolina, flocks of these finches were noted flying in from the ocean. During the Bodie-Pea Islands CBC that day, all parties reported Redpolls and the count total of 167 for the day was easily a record count for the southeast (Paul Sykes et al., m. obs.). On Dec. 29-30 four were in a yard in Frisco (Pat & Neal Moore, Marcia Lyons); five were on Ocracoke, with two remaining until mid-Feb. 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The Ornithological Society of the Carolinas THE CHAT Vol. 68 FALL 2004 No. 4 Published by the Carolina Bird Club, Inc Editor General Field Notes Editors North Carolina South Carolina Briefs for the Files Associate Editor Kent Fiala, 1714 Borland Road Hillsborough, NC 27278 fiala@ipass.net Will Cook William Post Ricky Davis Ginger Travis THE CHAT is published quarterly for $20.00 by the Carolina Bird Club, Inc., with headquarters at the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-1029. Second-class postage paid at Raleigh, NC. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Carolina Bird Club, THE CHAT, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-1029. USPS 101-020. ISSN No. 0009-1987. Copyright © 2004 by Carolina Bird Club, Inc. Except for purposes of review, material contained herein may not be reproduced without written permission of the Carolina Bird Club, Inc. Articles 2004 Spring Migration Counts in North Carolina Marilyn Westphal 125 Spring 2004 North American Migration Count in South Carolina Bob Ellis . 144 General Field Notes A Recent South Carolina Specimen of the Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus), and a Review of the Species’ Regional Status William Post 161 \Briefs for the Files Summer 2004 167 \lndex Index to Volume 68 175 Brown Noddy at nest site in Lesser Antilles, June 1983, Will Post. See page 161 2004 Spring Migration Counts in North Carolina Marilyn Westphal 230 Park Lane, Hendersonville, NC 28791 mjwestphal@unca.edu Sixteen North Carolina count areas submitted data for the 2004 spring migration count: five from the mountains, ten from the piedmont, and one from the coastal plain. There were a total of 334 participants and 958.50 party-hours. Stone Mountain and Mount Jefferson had the smallest number of participants with just three each (8.25 and 12.00 party-hours respectively), and Jordan Lake had the largest number of participants with 47 (141.25 party-hours). The counts included 69,690 individuals and 221 species and an average of 66.46 birds per party-hour. Note that the count from Southern Pines is not included in this calculation because no party-hour data were available. The count area with the highest number of individuals per party- hour was Onslow County, the only count from the coastal plain, with 99.89 birds per party-hour. Highest number per party-hour in the piedmont was Kerr Lake at 96.04 birds per party-hour, and in the mountains it was Buncombe County with 81.80 birds per party-hour. Note that with only one count from the coastal plain, analysis of results by section of the state is not as balanced as it could be. Hopefully more sectors in the coastal plain will participate next year. Twenty-two species were found in every count area, and the species with the highest count totals were Northern Cardinal, Common Grackle, European Starling, and Mourning Dove. Forty-seven species were “exclusives” found only in one count area (Table 1). Of these, 33 were from Onslow County where the only coastal count was conducted. Table 1. Number of species exclusive to a count Mountains Transylvania County - 1 Buncombe County - 2 Henderson County - 2 Mount Jefferson - 1 Piedmont Forsyth County - 2 Jordan Lake - 1 Wake County - 3 Kerr Lake - 1 Coastal Plain Onslow County - 33 There were 14 species exclusive to the mountains, 14 exclusive to the piedmont, and 33 exclusive to the coastal plain (Table 2). 125 126 2004 Spring Migration Counts in North Carolina Table 2. Species exclusive to a region. Mountains Piedmont Ruffed Grouse Golden-crowned Wilson’s Snipe Kinglet Black-billed Cuckoo “Lawrence’s” Least Flycatcher Warbler Warbling Vireo Bay-breasted Red-breasted Nuthatch Warbler Brown Creeper Dark-eyed Junco Winter Wren Pine Siskin Marsh Wren Black-crowned Night- Heron Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Bald Eagle King Rail American Woodcock Loggerhead Shrike Philadelphia Vireo Bank Swallow Cliff Swallow American Pipit Blue-winged Warbler Henslow’s Sparrow Rusty Blackbird Purple Finch Coastal Plain Bufflehead Red-throated Loon Northern Gannet Brown Pelican American Bittern Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret White Ibis Clapper Rail Sora Black-bellied Plover Wilson’ s Plover Piping Plover American Oystercatcher Black-necked Stilt Willet Whimbrel Ruddy Turnstone Red Knot Dunlin Short-billed Dowitcher Great Black-backed Gull Royal Tem Common Tem Forster’s Tem Least Tem Black Skimmer Nelson’s Sharp- tailed Sparrow Seaside Sparrow Painted Bunting Boat-tailed Grackle Most species on the exclusives lists are no surprise to most birders in the Carolinas. Birders familiar with the state expect to find more shorebirds and wading birds on the coast, expect to find various songbirds in the forested inland areas, and expect certain colder-climate birds in the high-elevation mountains. But there are also many interesting trends for species that are thought of as statewide or nearly statewide residents. Table 3 lists examples of some of the regional trends in species count per party-hour of birding. Distribution of these birds is largely by climate and habitat preference, and it reflects these differences in each section of the state. “Individuals per party-hour” is the number of individual birds of each species divided by the total time in the field for each group of birders in the count. For example, if a count circle is divided into 10 groups of birders (it doesn’t matter how many people are in each group or “party”) and each group (“party”) birds for 8 hours, the total party-hours are 80. Since some areas are much more heavily populated and there are many more birders and more “parties” doing a count, this is a much more balanced method of determining relative bird numbers than comparing total bird numbers. It better reflects the probability of finding a particular species in each area. The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 127 Table 3. Regional trends in birds per party-hour Species Mountains Piedmont Coastal Plain Flycatchers Eastern Phoebe 0.68 0.21 0.00 Great Crested Flycatcher 0.12 0.41 1.81 Eastern Kingbird 0.19 0.41 0.81 Vireos White-eyed Vireo 0.14 0.26 0.45 Yellow-throated Vireo 0.05 0.12 0.24 Blue-headed Vireo 0.70 0.06 0.00 Red-eyed Vireo 1.48 1.50 0.56 Swallows Tree Swallow 0.76 0.11 0.07 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.69 0.45 0.29 Cliff Swallow 0.00 0.72 0.00 Barn Swallow 1.19 0.99 3.18 Nuthatches and Wrens White-breasted Nuthatch 0.24 0.18 0.04 Brown-headed Nuthatch 0.03 0.32 0.35 Carolina Wren 1.28 1.90 0.88 House Wren 0.29 0.16 0.00 Warblers Northern Parula 0.25 0.50 0.67 Black-throated Blue Warbler 0.47 0.27 0.00 Yellow-throated Warbler 0.09 0.22 0.53 Pine Warbler 0.01 0.81 0.54 Prairie Warbler 0.00 0.29 0.88 Black-and-white Warbler 0.54 0.19 0.11 Ovenbird 1.08 0.59 0.22 Common Yellowthroat 0.47 0.78 1.02 Hooded Warbler 0.74 0.19 0.22 Yellow-breasted Chat 0.07 0.26 0.50 Tanagers Summer Tanager 0.00 0.47 0.52 Scarlet Tanager 0.42 0.24 0.00 Sparrows Eastern Towhee 2.00 1.29 0.93 Chipping Sparrow 0.53 0.79 0.61 Field Sparrow 0.38 0.22 0.00 Song Sparrow 3.30 0.42 0.00 The complete list of species, numbers, and effort follows in Table 4 after the count area details. 128 2004 Spring Migration Counts in North Carolina Count Area Details Mountains Transylvania County - count date 8 May, 111 species, 2956 individuals, 27 participants, 75.00 party-hours. Compiler: Norma Siebenheller Participants: Kathy Bartt, Dick Blee, Pat Bohan, Don and Ruth Duncan, Elizabeth Galloway, Jeanne Grimmenga, Jean and Bill Hough, Jack Hudson, Betty Jones, John Kaup, Ludwig Kempe, Ruth Klock, Mary Maxwell, Lucy McGuirt, Betty Mcllwain, Bill and Suzanne Moore, Mary Sauerteig, Bill and Norma Siebenheller, Shirl Thomas, Dick Thorsell, Connie Updike, Barbara Williams, David Willoughby. Exclusives: “Lawrence’s” Warbler Buncombe County - count date 9 May, 119 species, 5317 individuals, 20 participants, 65.00 party-hours. Compiler: Marilyn Westphal (mjwestphal@unca.edu) Participants: Kimberly Childs, Bill Fisk, Peggy Franklin, Charlotte Goedsche, Jenny Konwinski, Tim Lewis, John Lindfors, Greg Massey, Jonathan Mays, Janie Owens, Len Pardue, Kitti and Lee Reynolds (and student), Ben and Carol Ringer, Ray Sharpton, Tom Tribble, Lou Weber, Marilyn Westphal. Exclusives: Bay-breasted Warbler, Pine Siskin Notes: What a gorgeous day it was for a spring migration count! The wonderful weather, combined with the early count date, and, of course, a group of 20 enthusiastic participants in seven groups, produced a record number of species (119) and a record number of birds (5317) for the Buncombe County (Asheville area) count. Vireos and warblers were plentiful, with a total of five species of vireos and 26 species of warblers. Other birds more specific to the mountains included four Ruffed Grouse, eight Winter Wrens, eight Golden-crowned Kinglets, 12 Veeries, 31 Rose- breasted Grosbeaks, 54 Dark-eyed Juncos, and a Common Raven. Other interesting birds included a Black-billed Cuckoo in the Warren- Wilson College section, probably a migrant, and two singing Hermit Thrushes at high elevation. One of the Hermit Thrushes was at Balsam Gap on the Buncombe/Yancy County line, and the other was at Craggy Gardens near Craggy Pinnacle. These may be breeding birds. Hermit Thrush was found breeding in the Balsam Gap area last year. Marilyn Westphal Henderson County - count date 8 May, 115 species, 3142 individuals, 15 participants, 41.80 party-hours. Count coordinators: Jim and Barbara Neal (jlbjneal@bellsouth.net) Participants: James Craig, Judy Deutsch, Bill Fisk, Peggy Franklin, Charlotte Goedsche, Andrea Hessey, Nora Murdock, Barbara Neal, Harvey Neal, James Neal, Frances Ogasawara, Bob Olthoff, Janie Owens, Ron Selvey, Marilyn Westphal The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 129 Exclusives: Wilson’s Snipe, Marsh Wren Notes: The relatively early date of the count meant that more late- departing over-wintering birds were found. Many more winter sparrows than usual were counted including 22 Savannah Sparrows, six White-throated Sparrows, 10. White-crowned Sparrows, a Swamp Sparrow, and a pair of Lincoln’s Sparrows. Other lingering migrants included 1 1 Palm Warblers, a Wilson’s Snipe, and three Marsh Wrens. Three Swainson’s Warblers were once again found in the Green River area, and Western Sandpiper, Black-billed Cuckoo, Gray-cheeked Thrush, and Warbling Vireo were found for the first time on this count. Although the total bird count was not a record, the total species count (115) was a record for this count. Marilyn Westphal Stone Mountain - count date 8 May, 44 species, 252 individuals, three participants, 8.25 party-hours. Compiler: John MacConnell Participants: Norman and Petie Bass, Jim Keighton Mount Jefferson - count date 8 May, 73 species, 603 individuals, three participants, 12.00 party-hours. Compiler: Peter Zwadyk (pzwadyk@fastransit.net) Participants: Glen Eller, Peter and Sally Zwadyk Exclusives: Least Flycatcher Piedmont Catawba County - count date 8 May, 110 species, 1573 individuals, six participants, 48.50 party-hours. Compiler: Dwayne Martin (redxbill@netzero.com) Participants: Gerry Fedde, Dwayne Martin, Lori Martin, Monroe Panned, Blair Rayfield Jr., John Sutton Forsyth County - count date 1 May, 112 species, 5006 individuals, 45 participants, 106.00 party hours. Compiler: Phil Dickinson (pdickins@triad.rr.com) Participants: Jim Martin, Susan Rupp, Sven Hailing, Ann Newsome, Royce Huff, John Carter, Lee Carter, Tom Mobray, Phil Dickinson, Bill Hammond, Susan Hammond, John Hammond, Cynthia Donaldson, Bill Jackson, Cindy Thompson, Ga Baliga, Andrew Pruette, Gina Pruette, Jim May, David Shuford, Michael Baker, Lloyd Ramsey, David Disher, Susan Disher, Hop Hopkins, Paul Powers, Ramona Snavely, Ann Robertson, Chester Robertson, Hattie Hauser, Margaret Cochrane, Barbara Kendrick, Gray Tuttle, Bill Sugg, Ray Kandt, Doug DeNeve, Ellen Kirkman, Janice Ovelman, Jeff Turner, Gardner Gidley, Bill Gifford, Bert Hollifield, Margaret Gidley, Fran Shelton, Myrna Harris Exclusives: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Philadelphia Vireo Notes: Weather conditions: clouds and rain, low 70s. The weather probably accounts for low warbler numbers; no singing. Phil Dickinson 130 2004 Spring Migration Counts in North Carolina Greensboro - count date 1 May, 114 species, 6563 species, 22 participants, 85.50 party-hours. Compiler: Donald Allen (Texallennc@aol.com) Participants: Carolyn Allen, Donald Allen, Louise Brown, Sue Cole, Scott DePue, Larry Gasper, Herbert Hendrickson, Nancy Hunt, Phillip Kellam, Jane Lewis, Elizabeth Link, Henry Link, Jean McCoy, Gregg Morris, Lynn Moseley, Jean Murdick, Deirdre Poe, Audrey Sheldon, Tom Shepherd, Lauren Spence, Emily Tyler, Ann Walters-Fromson Southern Pines - count date 25 April, 120 species, 5984 individuals, 29 participants. Compiler: Susan Campbell Participants: Susan Campbell, J. H. Carter III, Dick Dole, Lois Dole, Ruth Forester, Charlotte Gantz, Scott Hartley, Carol Hay, Chris Helms, Erich Hoffman, Pat Hoffman, Wayne Irvin, Marion Jones, David McCloy, Michael McCloy, Robert McLeod, Bob Perkins, Dan Peironi, Kerry Sadler, Jesse Schillachi, Jennifer Smith, Bruce Sorrie, Mary Stephenson, Lowell Strine, Susan Strine, Vaud Travis, Libba Watson, Rex Badgett, Jeff Irwin Chapel Hill - count date 9 May, 121 species, 9529 individuals, 37 participants, 123.95 party-hours. Compiler: Will Cook (cwcook@duke.edu) Participants: Sam Baron, Brian Bockhahn, Norm Budnitz, Chris Canfield, Bob Chase, Will Cook, Anson Cooke, Dwayne Cooke, Denny Dobbins, Beth Duncan, Kent Fiala, Kate Finlayson, John Frederick, Marie Graves, Maurice Graves, Steven Graves, Perry Haaland, Alan Johnston, Betty King, Ken Lundstrom, Yasushi Masuda, Lisa Merschel, David Murdock, Shantanu Phukan, Steve Quinley, Barbara Roth, Harriet Sato, Lois Schultz, Mike Schultz, Doug Shadwick, Mike Skakuj, Hal Snyder, Kirsten Snyder, Judy Teague, Pam Timmons, Amalie Tuffin, Bob Winstead Notes: The 2004 Chapel Hill spring count on May 9 was a fairly average count, bringing us back to ground after a great one last year. We found 121 species (near the 10-year average of 122) and 9529 birds (slightly below the average of 10,067). The number of birds per party-hour, however, was a very high 76.8, well above the average 67. This is the second highest in recent history, behind last year’s 82.6. The reason this year’s count was only average was the relatively low level of participation, the lowest since 1996. This year’s 37 counters in 17 parties is well below the average 49 counters in 23 parties, and we had only 124 party-hours (average 156). As usual, we did have a few goodies. The best bird was the beautiful breeding-plumaged male Ruddy Duck at Clark Lake in Chapel Hill, found by the team of Betty King, Barbara Roth, and Judy Teague. He was still present the next day when I went to look, but disappeared later in the week. This is only our second Ruddy on a spring count, our first since 1958! Another great find was a group of 4 Hooded Mergansers seen by Doug Shadwick at Jordan Lake - only our third, as well as a record high. Kent Fiala also had an outstanding day, hearing a Greater Yellowlegs at the The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 131 former sewage plant off Sandy Creek Road in Durham (our first since 1988) and flushing an American Woodcock near Hollow Rock, New Hope Creek (our first since 1990). Another party reported 3 Anhingas in flight, but the details were not convincing enough to include in the final report. Record highs were very few. In fact, the only one we set, apart from the Hooded Mergansers mentioned above, was for Carolina Wren, the astounding total of 495 smashes the previous record of 447 in 2002. This is even more astounding considering this year’s low number of party-hours. That works out to 4.0 Carolina Wrens per party hour; the next nearest total is just 2.4. Why were there so many Carolina Wrens this spring? Also high, but not record counts, were Least Sandpiper (18, average 5) and Acadian Flycatcher (78, average 49). We did set a record low, thought not an unexpected one. Continuing a long decline, this year’s paltry showing of 12 Field Sparrows (average 38) beats the low of 15 we had in 1960. 1 couldn’t find even one at Mason Farm. We also counted just 12 Eastern Meadowlarks (average 31), matching the record low set last year. We also had remarkably low numbers for Red- shouldered Hawk (19, average 29), Red-tailed Hawk (11, average 32), and European Starling (227, average 406). Honors this year for highest species count goes once again to Doug Shadwick with 80, who covers the excellent Old Hope Valley Farm Road area nestled between the New Hope Creek and Morgan Creek arms of Jordan Lake. Top individual count goes to Bob Chase with 781 birds, barely nudging out three other parties who were within 10 birds. Weather in brief: low 63, high 85; no precipitation; wind SW 5-15 mph; cloudy in morning, sunny in the afternoon. Charles W. “Will” Cook Jordan Lake - count date 2 May, 122 species, 7698 individuals, 47 participants, 141.25 party-hours. Compiler: Norm Budnitz (Norman.budnitz@duke.edu) Participants: Stephen Chandler, Bobbie Collins-Perry, Todd Bishop, Mike Giles, Kyle Mills, Mickey Mills, Phil Manning, Rick Payne, Ginger Travis, Doug Pawlak, Bob Chase, Ron and Lydia Hodgson, Carl and Loren Hintz, Margaret Vimmerstedt, Mary Bratton, Willard Hartman, Chip Konrad, Melinda Meade, Peg Schultz, Will Cook, Roger Rittmaster, Yasushi Masuda, Barbara and Terry Logue, Fran Hommersand, Jennifer Maher, Russell Herman, Jennifer Shoemaker, Phillip Warren, Harold Carter, Magnus Persmark, Carol Williamson, Norm Budnitz, Betty King, Barbara Roth, Judy Teague, Jeremy Wrenn, Perry Haaland, Pam Timmons, Sandra and Harry Shoffner, Anson Cooke, Dwayne Cooke, Bob Winstead, Rouse Wilson Exclusives: Bank Swallow Notes: May 2, 2004, was a mostly overcast day with temperatures ranging from 68°F in the morning to 75°F in the afternoon. We had one downpour of heavy rain from about 0830 to 0930 that confined folks to their 132 2004 Spring Migration Counts in North Carolina cars and soaked some of us who were hiking too far from any real cover. Winds were calm to 5 mph. Forty-seven observers in 22 parties counted 7698 individuals (below our 10-year average: 8610) of 122 species (same as last year and below our 10-year average: 126), during 141 hours in the field (10-year average: 150). Harold Carter found a beautiful male Canada Warbler behind the bathhouse at the Seaforth boat ramp, last seen on our count in 1992! And two parties found Northern Harriers (Carl Hintz, Loren Hintz, and Margaret Vimmerstedt at Parker’s Creek, and Rouse Wilson near Haywood), only seen one other time in the past 10 years! Other good birds this year: Great Egret (Ginger Travis), Red-breasted Merganser (Bobbie Collins- Perry/Stephen Chandler and Norm Budnitz), American Kestrel (Rouse Wilson), Veery (Rouse Wilson), and Purple Finch (Todd Bishop, Mike Giles, Kyle and Micky Mills). As you can see, Rouse Wilson had a very nice day! We recorded 4 species in new record high numbers: Red-breasted Merganser (9), Wild Turkey (5), Black-and-white Warbler (60), and Purple Finch (5). Norm Budnitz Durham - count date 25 April, 124 species, 5989 individuals, 23 participants, 76.00 party-hours. Compiler: Mike Schultz (ross.gull@verizon.net) Participants: Notes: The best birds were two Sanderlings, a first for the Durham Count. The birds were first observed by Sandy Cash, who was unsure of the ID, so Lois Schultz, myself and Norm Budnitz checked them out, and found two winter-plumaged Sanderlings at the Redwood boat ramp of Falls Lake. They were in typical winter plumage, mostly white with a dark black crescent at the bend of the wing. Legs were dark, and overall body shape and size were consistent with Sanderling. Also, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker came to Edith Tatunfs suet feeder. She had many good looks for several days. The bird had a red throat. And finally a Lincoln’s Sparrow was observed by Will Cook. Mike Schultz Wake County - count date 8 May, 119 species, 3810 individuals, 27 participants, 54.50 party-hours. Compiler: John Connors (John.Connors@ncmail.net) Participants: Julie Angerman- Stewart, John Argentati, William Braezeale, Edward Brown, Joe Bearden, Karen Bearden, June Beyman, Halbert Carmichael, Jan Folmer, Lena Gallitano, Steve Halsted, Diane Hardy, Vernon Janke, Mark Johns, Will Kimler, Larry Marcus, Chris Moorman, Jim Mulholland, Bob O’Brien, Mike Pollard, Harriet Sato, Roger Shaw, Clyde Smith, Rick Van Horn, Mary Waler, Bob Winstead Exclusives: King Rail, American Pipit, Henslow’s Sparrow The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 133 Falls Lake - count date 26 April, 99 species, 1897 individuals, seven participants, 26.00 party-hours. Compiler: Brian Bockhahn (cbockhahn@earthlink.net) Participants: Brian Bockhahn, Jonathan Steere, Will Cook, Brian Pendergraft, Harriet Sato, Bob Winstead, Clyde Smith Kerr Lake - count date 28 April, 120 species, 2209 individuals, four participants, 23.00 party-hours. Compiler: Brian Bockhahn (cbockhahn@earthlink.net) Participants: Exclusives: Black-crowned Night-Heron Participants: Brian Bockhahn, Will Cook, Mike Boatwright, Bryce Fleming, Lori Fleming Coastal Plain Onslow County - count date 8 May, 154 species, 7167 individuals, 20 participants, 71.75 party-hours. Compiler: Jim O’Donnell (odjljl@charter.net) Participants: Rich and Susan Boyd, Jamie and Sue Cameron, John Fussell, A1 Gamache, Buddy and Ann Garrett, Barbara Gould, Gilbert S. Grant, John S. Hammond, Gary Hauglet, Bob Holmes, Carmen Lombardo, Jim and Laura O’Donnell, Harry Sell, Mark Shields, Bruce Smithson, Lisa Stotesbury, Andy Webb Exclusives: 33 species, see list in coastal plain section above. 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ODJ3 3 3 3 O O O SZ SZ -C 0 >> 0 0 lis >* c >, O -Q 9 0 0 3 _0 _0 El E The Chat, Vol. 68, No 4, Fall 2004 143 a) i- CD CD O Q-^O w OT3 J= 0 .5 5 5 io 2 E 2 o O H Onslw Co Kerr Lake Falls Lake Wake Co Durhm Jord Lake Chap Hilll So Pines Grns- boro Frsyth Co Cataw ba Co Mt Jeff Stone Mt Hend Co Bunc Co Trans Co co in to iq to ^ oo co co r— t- O" CM o m o T— h- CM CO oo Q. < oo CM Q. < co CM CL CM < un CM >in in in to CO ' ' ■ CM > CO 05 05 CO 00 oo h- in s cm m m 05 in in in cm ^ CM CO >*| CO 05 >s| co oo CO O CO M" £ CO CO >. CO ® 0 O o _ f? C 05 (0 c ■° ° =1 n n ° co c/5 £ 0 _05 -3 1 IS ■c 0 CL 05 52 c =3 i! C/5 05 0 TO = 0 P o Spring 2004 North American Migration Count in South Carolina Bob Ellis 2402 Glenwood Road, Columbia, SC 29204 Ellis29205@aol.com The Spring 2004 North American Migration Count was held on 8 May 2004, and 85 parties of 148 individuals in 17 counties across the Palmetto State observed 38,213 individual birds of 211 species. Temperatures ranged from 60 to 90 degrees, cloud cover ranged from none to 30 percent, winds ranged from 0 to 10 miles per hour, and no rain fell. In short, the birders had a beautiful spring day. Notable among the birds were the Wood Warblers, many of which were undoubtedly migrants. Twenty-three of the 35 regularly occurring warblers were found, with high numbers of species that regularly breed here: Northern Parula (312), Pine (224), Prothonotary (110), Common Yellowthroat (187), and Yellow-breasted Chat (156). None of the regularly occurring spring migrating warblers went uncounted. Birds found in only one county included Mute Swan, Gadwall, Blue- winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Lesser Scaup, Hooded Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Homed Grebe, Northern Gannet, Merlin, Sora, Purple Gallinule, American Oystercatcher, American Avocet, Red Knot, White-mmped Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Sandwich Tem, Common Raven, Marsh Wren, Blackburnian Warbler, and Baltimore Oriole. Species reported in every county included Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Mourning Dove, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great Crested Flycatcher, American Crow, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Pine Warbler, Eastern Towhee, Northern Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, and Common Grackle. The counties with the three highest species counts were Charleston (129), Georgetown (115), and Jasper (114). County Summaries Aiken County: 112 species, 2860 individuals. Coordinator: Anne Waters 1621 Apple Valley Drive Augusta, GA 30906 706-793-2788 Participants: Lee Dane, Adrienne DeBiase, Carol Eldridge, Larry Eldridge, Judy Gregory, Gene Howard, Christine Huzella, Paul Koehler, Lois Stacey, Anne Waters, Calvin Zippier. Aiken’s exclusive was Hooded Merganser, and Aiken was one of only two counties to report American Pipit. 144 The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 145 Beaufort County: 75 species, 1070 individuals. Coordinator: Patricia Metz 7 Beneta Court Savannah, GA 31406 912-652-4415 Participants: Clem Dietz, Mary Bess Mulhollan, Paige Mulhollan, Tim White Beaufort’s half-day count turned up an impressive 75 species, including several warbler species, among which were American Redstart and Swainson’s Warbler. Calhoun County: 90 species, 978 individuals. Coordinator: Tim Kalbach 105 Woodland Drive Lexington, SC 29072 803-767-0795 Participants: Tim Kalbach Tim Kalbach’ s one-man show netted 90 species, including 14 species of warblers. The observer also noted a Grasshopper Sparrow in Calhoun County one day after the official count. Charleston County: 129 species, 5110 individuals. Coordinator: Perry E. Nugent 2260 N. Dallerton Circle Charleston, SC 29414 Participants: Barbara Bom, Ron Bom, Edward Conradi, Sandra Conradi, Ann Kent, Joan Hylander, Perry Nugent, Allen Russell, Joe Stevenot, Martha Stevenot, Betty Zimmerman Charleston had five exclusives - Homed Grebe, Northern Gannet, American Oystercatcher, Red Knot, and Marsh Wren. Charleston also topped the chart in number of species, with impressive numbers of Great Egret (371), Red Knot (310), Laughing Gull (305), Great Crested Flycatcher (189), Tree Swallow (202), Northern Pamla (101) and others. Cherokee County: 77 species; 1212 individuals. Coordinator: Lyle Campbell 126 Greengate Lane Spartanburg, SC 29304 864-585-1228 Participants: Claude Cobb, Jr., Claude Cobb, Sr., Ken Garrett, Carolyn Haynes, J. B. Hines, Karla Lavender, Maxi Nix, Deedee Parker, Tina Pearsall, Adam Simmons, David Simmons, Roslyn Simmons One of only two counties to report lingering Purple Finches, Cherokee had one. And the Upstate county was one of only three counties to locate Eastern Screech-Owl and Sharp-shinned Hawk. 146 Spring 2004 North American Migration Count in South Carolina Chester County: 66 species; 599 individuals. Coordinator: Gary Sowell 140 Sweetwater Drive Hopkins, SC 29061 803-776-2650 Participants: Mary Brown, Marion Clark, Nancy Lyman, Faye Metzl, Irvin Pitts, Gary Sowell, Alice Vaughn Chester was the only non-coastal county to report Caspian Tern, and the county had good representation of Wood Warblers, including Northern Parula, Yellow, Yellow-throated, Pine, Blackpoll, Black-and-white, American Redstart, Prothonotary, Ovenbird, Louisiana Waterthrush, Kentucky, and Yellow-breasted Chat. Clarendon County: 55 species; 452 individuals. Coordinator: Mike Turner Columbia, SC Participant: Mike Turner In another one-man show, Mike Turner, in a mere four afternoon hours, located 55 species, all in the Pine Island Unit of Santee National Wildlife Refuge. He found the day’s only Merlin and saw eight Boat-tailed Grackles, a rare sighting inland. Georgetown County: 115 species; 1856 individuals. Coordinator: Jack Peachey 103 Walnut Circle Conway, SC 29526 843-347-5810 Participants: Dave Gustafson, Jack Peachey, Gary Phillips, Evie Schwarz, Erik Smith, Alice Vivian, Hal Vivian Georgetown took second spot for total number of species. Among its 115 species, Georgetown had three exclusives: Mute Swan (1), White-rumped Sandpiper (2), and Sandwich Tern (15). The county had high numbers of Semipalmated Plover (290), Dunlin (160), and Tree Swallow (206). Greenville County: 113 species; 3086 individuals. Coordinator: Peter L. Worthington 7 1 6 N. Almond Drive Simpsonville, SC 29681 864-967-4183 Participants: Jeff Catlin, Preston Davies, Harry Davis, Len Kopka, Jane Kramer, Barbara Maxwell, Eric McFalls, Hilda Reese, Linda Sharp, Mac Sharpe, Donna Slyce, Judy Webb, Peter Worthington Greenville was the only county to have Common Raven. Additionally, the county scored well with Wood Warblers, including Northern Parula, Chestnut-sided, Cape May, Black-throated Blue, Yellow-rumped, Black- throated Green, Yellow-throated, Pine, Prairie, Blackpoll, Black-and-white, American Redstart, Worm-eating, Swainson’s, Ovenbird, Louisiana Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat, Hooded, and Yellow-breasted Chat. The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 147 Hampton County: 74 species; 659 individuals. Coordinator: Carroll Richard PO Box 893 Hampton, SC 29924 803-943-4661 Participants: Hampton was one of only two counties to score Glossy Ibis, had the highest number of Purple Martins (97), and was one of only three counties to report Bachman’s Sparrow (3). Jasper County: 114 species; 11,737 individuals Coordinator: Patricia Metz 7 Beneta Court Savannah, GA 31406 912-652-4415 Participants: Patty Adamcak, Steve Calver, Karen Grainey, Steve Livingston, Bill Lotz, Alex McClelland, Carol McClelland, John Metz, Patricia Metz, Tim Miller, Joyce Murlless, Brendan Shea, Andy Ward, Mark Welford Access to the Savannah River Spoil Site paid off for Jasper County, where 10 exclusives were found: Gadwall (1), Blue-winged Teal (2), Northern Shoveler (7), Ruddy Duck (154), Sora (2), Purple Gallinule (4), American Avocet (74), Pectoral Sandpiper (1), Stilt Sandpiper (52), and Long-billed Dowitcher (5). Jasper also had large numbers of several species, including Snowy Egret (409), White Ibis (165), Common Moorhen (269), Semipalmated Plover (379), Black-necked Stilt (158), Semipalmated Sandpiper (7100), Dunlin (381), Cedar Waxwing (255), Bobolink (203), and Red-winged Blackbird (427). Lancaster County: 59 species; 277 individuals. Coordinator: Gary Sowell 140 Sweetwater Drive Hopkins, SC 29061 803-776-2650 Participants: Scott Fletcher, Sarah Fletcher, Gary Sowell, Nancy Lyman Lancaster observers noted two Herring Gulls, making Lancaster one of only two counties to report the species. The Lancaster count was a morning outing, with 3 hours spent in a canoe on the Lancaster side of the Catawba River. Lexington County: 78 species; 1066 individuals. Coordinator: Molly Bonnell 202 Cannon Trail Lexington, SC 29073 803-359-6280 Participants: Molly Bonnell, Andrea Ceselski, Barbara Darden 148 Spring 2004 North American Migration Count in South Carolina The count’s only all-female team located one of only three Cooper’s Hawks, one of only three American Kestrels, and one of only three Cape May Warblers. Pickens County: 101 species; 828 individuals Coordinators: Bob Ellis 2402 Glenwood Road Columbia, SC 29204 803-790-1549 Participants: Bob Ellis, Steve Patterson Pickens County held the day’s only Baltimore Oriole and 18 species of Wood Warbler: Northern Parula (7), Yellow (1), Black-throated Blue (4), Yellow-rumped (1), Black-throated Green (7), Pine (4), Prairie (2), Bay- breasted (3), Blackpoll (1), Black-and-white (1), American Redstart (2), Worm-eating (2), Swainson’s (5), Ovenbird (1 1), Louisiana Waterthrush (3), Common Yellow-throat (4), Hooded (6), and Yellow-breasted Chat (4). Richland County: 104 species; 1142 individuals. Coordinator: Robin Carter 4165 East Buchanan Drive Columbia, SC 29206 803-782-8820 Participants: Robin Carter, Caroline Eastman The Richland team has the distinction of starting earliest, at 3:30 AM, which paid off in terms of nocturnal species: Great Homed Owl (1), Barred Owl (3), Chuck- will’s- widow (1), and Whip-poor-will (6). Richland also tallied the only Blackburnian Warbler of the day. Spartanburg County: 106 species; 3475 individuals. Coordinator: Lyle D. Campbell 126 Greengate Lane Spartanburg, SC 29307 864-585-1228 Participants: Gloria Anderson, Laura Bannon, Susan Bennett, Tim Brown, Herschel Browne, David Byrd, Dawn Byrd, Lewanna Caldwell, Lyle Campbell, Sarah Campbell, Dan Codispoti, Elaine Collins, Roy Fowler, Pat Fowler, Dennis Funk, Onoosh Gahagan, Ron Gahagan, Linda Ginn, Alan Gray, Becky Gray, John Green, Emma Harrington, Alice Henderson, Betty Howard, Jessie Ivy, Connie Jenne, Ron Jenne, Jack Jennings, Joel Jones, Herb Kay, Lisa Lever, Janet Ludwick, Lillian Marotte, Mickey Marotte, Jim Miller, Margaret Miller, Moss Miller, Sam Miller, Virl Momier, Bill Moody, Mary Ann Myers, Nancy Owen, Bob Powell, Sandra Powell, Eva Pratt, Sam Pratt, Doug Rayner, Kyle Rollins, Bob Scott, Mack Shealy, Laurel Sullivan, Tina Taylor, Gerald Thurmond, M. B. Ulmer Spartanburg’s statistics include high counts for Canada Goose (146), Mallard (90), Red-tailed Hawk (16), Spotted Sandpiper (7), Eastern Phoebe (39), American Crow (140), Bam Swallow (131), Carolina Chickadee (82), Tufted Titmouse (95), Eastern Bluebird (91), American Robin (132), The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 149 Northern Mockingbird (102), and Northern Cardinal (205). Spartanburg also reported 24 lingering Purple Finches. Sumter County: 80 species; 1806 individuals. Coordinator: Lloyd Moon 6150 Brookland Drive Sumter, SC 29154 803-494-3234 Participants: Evelyn Dabbs, Kathleen Mallard, Lloyd Moon, Ward Moon Sumter was the only county to have Lesser Scaup for the day. And the county distinguished itself with high numbers of Cattle Egret (112), Eurasian Collared-Dove (60), Mourning Dove (205), Eastern Kingbird (50), and Common Grackle (262). Table 1. 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CO Q c c 03 C/3 l , Q) ^ Hz. CO 8 ^ c =3 SZ O) ir co o o C D .c: O) CL O < Z CL cn iz CL Q < z 0. cn Z 0 ■c Q. D 3 2 2 00 to 0 0 0 E E Q. E 0 i- i- l- c 5 co 9 i s I CL Q co "O =3 o O 160 Spring 2004 North American Migration Count in South Carolina # Counties Reporting Total individuals Sumter Spartan- burg Richland Pickens Lexington Lancaster Jasper Hampton Greenville George- town Clarendon Chester Cherokee Charleston Calhoun Beaufort Aiken o o o o o o o o LO LO LO LO If) O o o to o o o o LO CO o o lo lo in CM CM o o o LO LO LO o o o o o CM T- O O O O' o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o < Z 0- c o TO ■9. 0 CD 1— Q_ General Field Notes Will Cook North Carolina Editor P. O. Box 3066 Durham, NC 27715 cwcook@duke.edu William Post South Carolina Editor Charleston Museum 360 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29403 grackler@aol.com General Field Notes briefly report such items as rare sightings, unusual behaviors, or significant nesting records; or summaries of such items. Submit manuscripts to the appropriate state editor. First, second, or third sightings of species in either state must be submitted to the appropriate Bird Records Committee prior to publication in The Chat. A Recent South Carolina Specimen of the Brown Noddy ( Anous stolidus ), and a Review of the Species’ Regional Status Will Post1, Doug Corkern2, and Irvin Pitts, Jr.3 1 Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403 2 40 Lawrence Street, Bluffton, SC 29910 3 1156 Old Orangeburg Road, Lexington, SC 29073 The Brown Noddy {Anous stolidus) breeds in the tropics and subtropics as far north as the northern Bahamas and the Dry Tortugas, Florida. In winter it stays in warm tropical or subtropical waters, usually within 100 km of nesting colonies (Chardine and Morris 1996). It is very rare in summer and autumn on the South Carolina coast, and most occurrences have been associated with tropical storms. The purpose of this paper is to report the first South Carolina specimen in 55 years and to review the current status of the species in the state. On 7 September 2004, a Brown Noddy landed in the yard of Joan and Doug Corkern in a heavily wooded section of the historic area of Bluffton, Beaufort County. Its appearance coincided with the passage of Hurricane Frances, which came from the SSW, after passing over the Florida peninsula. The bird apparently was attracted to a 35 x 40 m open area, which consisted 161 162 South Carolina Specimen of the Brown Noddy of a swimming pool surrounded by lawns. It rested near the edge of the pool and flew up when Corkem tried to catch it. It then flew into a nearby wooded area, where Corkern found it dead the following morning. The noddy was a male (left testis: 3.2 x 1,4 mm; right: 3.1 x 1.3 mm). It was in unworn Basic I plumage and its molt was completed, meaning that it was at least 1 1 months old (Chardine and Morris 1996). A bursa of Fabricius. was not present. The bird had only a slight amount of subcutaneous fat in the lower abdomen. Its mass was 100.4 g. The normal range for males of this species is 151 to 221 g (Chardine and Morris 1996). Other measurements (mm) were: length of flattened wing: 261; wing span: 372; tail: 137; exposed culmen: length: 43.0, depth: 10.0, width: 9.4. The salt glands were not highly vascularized, and the left gland measured 13.2 mm x 5.0 mm. The specimen was prepared as a study skin, with right wing detached and spread. The partial skeleton and a tissue sample were also preserved (ChM 2005.2.001). Table 1 . Records of the Brown Noddy ( Anous stolidus ) in South Carolina and adjacent waters. Date Location Number Observer Reference 29-Jul-1926 Myrtle Beach (Horry Co.) one collected (locality unknown) T. M. Evans Wayne and Sherman 1927 19-Sep-1926 Bull Island (Charleston Co.) “several dead... and a few living” E. M. Moore Sprunt and Chamberlain 1949 18-Sep-1928 Porcher's Bluff (Charleston Co.) one, released B.R. Chamberlain Sprunt and Chamberlain 1949 16-Jun-1929 Charleston Harbor three A. D. Cruickshank Sprunt 1935 14-Aug-1939 Isle of Palms (Charleston Co.) one, collected (ChM 39.204) J. A. Bruce Bruce 1941 9-Aug-1948 Pawley's Island (Georgetown Co.) three G. W. Sciple Sciple 1951 28-Aug-1949 Offshore Isle of Palms one G. B. Rabb et al. Sprunt and Chamberlain 1949 8-Sep-1950 Isle of Palms one, collected (ChM 50.147) E. M. Burton Burton 1970 11 -Oct- 1983 75 km E of Charleston one J. C. Haney Haney 1986 28-Aug-1988 Folly Island (Charleston Co.) one D. and P. Frey LeGrand 1989 8-Sep-2004 Bluffton (Beaufort Co.) one, salvaged (ChM 2005.2.001) D.Corkem Present report The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 163 History of Occurrences in South Carolina With this report, South Carolina now has four specimens (three currently preserved) and seven sight reports, spanning the seasonal period of 16 June to 11 October (Table 1). All the collected specimens were found alive, stranded after the passage of hurricanes. The first record for South Carolina was based on a bird collected on 29 July 1926 at Myrtle Beach by County Agent T. M. Evans (Wayne and Sherman 1927). The specimen was given to Franklin Sherman of Clemson College, but cannot be located (S. A. Miller, pers. comm.). This first state record was related to the passage of a hurricane that reached the coast on 26 July 1926. This storm also resulted in the appearance of the state’s first White-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus (Wayne and Sherman 1927), as well as the second and third records, respectively, of the Sooty Tern, Sterna fuscata , and Bridled Tern, Sterna anaethetus (Dingle 1927). In addition to the four specimen records (Table 1), details have been published, or are on file at public institutions, for seven sight reports: 1) Following a storm, “several dead birds and a few living ones” were found on Bull Island on 19 September 1926 by E. M. Moore (in Sprunt and Chamberlain 1949). This report is not cited in Sprunt and Chamberlain (1931), and no further information is on file in the Charleston Museum. 2) One was picked up by B. R. Chamberlain on 18 September 1928, at Porcher’s Bluff, Mt. Pleasant. It was released after 8 hr (Sprunt and Chamberlain 1949). 3) Three were sitting together on a piece of driftwood at the entrance to Charleston Harbor on 16 June 1929 and were seen by A. D. Cruickshank, who was outbound on a steamship (Sprunt 1935). Brown Noddies are rarely seen from land during calm weather, and the sighting is anomalous in that it occurred during the nesting season, when most Brown Noddies should be on their breeding grounds on the southern Florida Keys and southward. This sighting was not reported by Sprunt and Chamberlain (1931), and apparently was communicated to Sprunt (1935) 4-5 years after the fact. However, the observer, Allen D. Cruickshank, was a reliable, well-known ornithologist, and the report was accepted by Sprunt and Chamberlain (1949). 4) Three were seen on 9 August 1948 on Pawley’s Island (Sciple 1951). This report is unusual for the number seen, as well as the fact that their occurrence did not appear to be related to stormy weather. But the observer, George W. Sciple, had extensive experience with the species, published details of his sighting, and was known to be a reliable field ornithologist (Burleigh 1958). 5) One was seen off the Isle of Palms on 28 August 1949 by G. B. Rabb, J. E. Mosimann, and T. M. Uzzell, Jr. This report was first cited in Sprunt and Chamberlain (1949, addendum), who incorrectly stated that it was the fifth state record. 6) One was observed by Chris Haney (1986) 75 km east of Charleston on 1 1 October 1983, over water 31 m deep. 164 South Carolina Specimen of the Brown Noddy 7) One was reported seen on 28 August 1988 on Folly Island during Tropical Storm Chris. No details are available, but the bird was seen at close range sitting and flying, and the report was accepted by LeGrand (1989). A report of one on Port Royal Sound near Hilton Head Island was cited by LeGrand (1982a) but apparently not subsequently accepted (LeGrand 1982b), probably because the observer provided no details and could only identify the bird as Anous sp. History of Occurrence in Adjacent States In North Carolina, Lee (1995) referred to the species’ occurrence during normal weather as accidental. Although it was first reported in 1945 (Appleberry 1951), no confirmed reports were available until 1979. In that year, as many as 18 were reported on the North Carolina coast after the passage of Hurricane David on 4-5 September (Fussell and Alien-Grimes 1980). These included three specimens, the first ones for the state (NCSM 7319, 7320, 7321). Only one inland report is available for North Carolina: three were seen at Lake Norman on 23 September 1989, after the passage of Hurricane Hugo (D. Wright in LeGrand 1990). Other than the relatively large numbers seen in North Carolina after Hurricane David in 1979, the Brown Noddy has been seen about as often in each of the two Carolinas. For example, Avendex (2004) lists 11 and 13 reports for South and North Carolina, respectively. For the two states combined, 78% of the 24 sightings took place during July- August. In Georgia, Beaton et al. (2003) classified the species as “accidental” both offshore (two sight reports) and onshore (five reports, including two specimens). The first Georgia specimen was collected on 1 October 1950 by Ivan Tomkins (1950). It was mummified, and had been dead “some weeks”. A second specimen was found stranded on 22 June 1988 on Cumberland Island but it was not salvaged or photographed (Laura Feakes in Sewell 1996). A third bird was collected on Cumberland Island on 9 September 1965 (Beaton et al. 2003). A fourth Brown Noddy was found in Georgia in early September 2004 on the Jekyll Island Causeway (“Winging It” 16:10, 2004). The one inland (non-coastal) report from Georgia, 28 August 1949, Milledgeville, is not supported by details (Beaton et al. 2003). Since about 1970 there has been a significant increase in pelagic birding, but still the Brown Noddy is rarely seen off the southeastern coast during periods of calm weather. For example, Haney (1983, 1986) conducted extensive surveys off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina in 1982-1985, and he recorded only one Brown Noddy (Table 1). In summary, the status of the Brown Noddy in South Carolina has not changed much since 1988. Post and Gauthreaux (1989) state that it is a “very rare fall visitor on the coast, usually after tropical storms”. They mention nine records, two less than cited in this report. The Brown Noddy may now be classified as a very rare, usually storm-driven, onshore vagrant occurring from 29 July to 19 September. Offshore, and during periods of normal weather, it is a casual visitor (two reports, 16 June and 1 1 October). The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 165 Literature cited Appleberry, E. L. 1951. Noddy Tern seen in Brunswick County, N.C. Chat 15:33. Avendex. 2004. Redshank Software. Version 1.1. Beaton, G., P. W. Sykes, Jr., and J. W. Parrish, Jr. 2003. Annotated checklist of Georgia birds. Occasional Publication of the Georgia Ornithological Society 14. Bruce, J. A. 1941. Maritime birds occurring with summer storms near Charleston in 1939. Auk 58:268-270. Burleigh, T. D. 1958. Georgia Birds. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma. Burton, E. M. 1970. Supplement to South Carolina Birdlife. University of South Carolina Press, Columbia. Chardine, J. W., and R. W. Morris. 1996. Brown Noddy ( Anous stolidus). In The Birds of North America, No. 220 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and the American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, D.C. Dingle, E. S. 1927. Sooty Tern ( Sterna fuscata) and Bridled Tern (Sterna anaetheta ) on the South Carolina coast. Auk 54:93. Fussell, J. O. Ill, and A. Alien-Grimes. 1980. Bird sightings associated with Hurricane David. Chat 44:89-100. Haney, J. C. 1983. Previously unrecorded and hypothetical species of seabirds on the continental shelf of Georgia. Oriole 48:21-32. Haney, J. C. 1986. Records of seabirds from South Carolina offshore waters. Chat 50:44-46. Lee, D. S. 1995. Marine birds off the coast of North Carolina. Chat 59:113- 171. LeGrand, H. E., Jr. 1982a. Briefs for the files. Chat 46:51. LeGrand, H. E., Jr. 1982b. Southern Atlantic coast region. American Birds 36:965-967. LeGrand, H. E., Jr. 1989. Southern Atlantic coast region. American Birds 43:299-303. LeGrand, H. E., Jr. 1990. Bird sightings in the Carolinas associated with Hurricane Hugo. Chat 54:73-78. Post, W., and S. A. Gauthreaux. 1989. Status and distribution of South Carolina birds. Contributions from the Charleston Museum XVIII. Sciple, G. W. 1951. Noddy Terns observed at Pawley’s Island, S.C. Chat 15:33. Sewell, J. 1996. From the field. Oriole 61:12-28. Sprunt, A., Jr. 1935. The Noddy at Charleston, South Carolina. Auk 52:309. Sprunt, A., Jr., and E. B. Chamberlain. 1931. Second supplement to Arthur T. Wayne’s Birds of South Carolina. Contributions from the Charleston Museum VI. Sprunt, A., Jr., and E. B. Chamberlain. 1949. South Carolina Bird Life. Contributions from the Charleston Museum XI. 166 South Carolina Specimen of the Brown Noddy Tomkins, I. R. 1950. Unusual bird records after the Labor Day storm. Oriole 15:39-40. Wayne, A. T., and F. Sherman. 1927. Two birds new to the fauna of South Carolina. Auk 49:94. CBC Web Site www.carolinabirdcIub.org BRIEFS FOR THE FILES Ricky Davis 608 Smallwood Drive Rocky Mount, NC 27804 RJDNC@aol.com (All dates Summer 2004, unless otherwise noted) Briefs for the Files is a seasonal collection of uncommon-to-rare or unusual North and South Carolina bird sightings and events which do not necessarily require a more detailed Field Note or article. Reports of your sightings are due the 20th of the month after the end of the previous season. Winter December 1-February 28 Spring March 1-May 31 Summer June 1-July 31 Fall August 1-November 30 due March 20 due June 20 due August 20 due December 20 Reports can be submitted in any format, but I prefer that you type them and list the sightings according to the birds in checklist order (not according to dates or locations). If you submit your report to me through e-mail, please type your report directly into the message or copy it from a word processing program directly into the message. You may also attach your file to the e- mail, but if you do, please let me know the program used and also send a second version saved as a text (txt) file. Suitable reports for the Briefs include any sightings you feel are unusual, rare, noteworthy, or just plain interesting to you in any way! It is my responsibility to decide which reports merit inclusion in the Briefs. Please be sure to include details of any rare or hard-to-identify birds. I rely in part on sightings reported in Carolinabirds. Please don't, however, rely on me to pick up your sightings from Carolinabirds. Instead, please also send your sightings directly to me as described above. If I feel that your sighting warrants a Field Note, I will contact either you or the appropriate state Field Notes editor. You may, of course, submit your Field Note directly to the editor without going through me. BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK: The presence of this species in south-coastal South Carolina continued this summer. Up to 22 were present at Donnelley WMA during the summer, at least 12 were at Savannah NWR in early June (fide Pat Metz), and one was at Brays Is., Beaufort 9-14 July (fide Dennis Forsythe). In North Carolina, a flock of eight was at L. Medcalf, Sunset Beach 14 June-9 July, but it was felt that these birds were from a 167 168 Briefs for the Files — Summer 2004 development in Myrtle Beach, SC that has lost some before (Mary McDavit). SNOW GOOSE: One, possibly injured, lingered at Pea Is. NWR, NC until at least 6 June (Russ & Patricia Tyndall). MUTE SWAN: One at Pea Is. NWR, NC 27 July (Russ & Patricia Tyndall) added to the growing number of reports of this species from that area. RING-NECKED DUCK: Males of this species were found summering in e. Franklin County, NC 5 June (Ricky Davis) and at the Futch Game Land Impoundment, Tyrrell County, NC 17 July (Jeff Lewis). LESSER SCAUP: One was found during the summer at L. James, NC 8 July {fide Taylor Piephoff). RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: Always noteworthy in the breeding season, lingering/summering Red-breasteds included five at Oregon Inlet, NC 6 June (Russ & Patricia Tyndall) and one apparently injured male at Riverbend Park, Catawba County, NC 3-31 July (Dwayne Martin). COMMON LOON: This summer’s reports of lingering or summering Commons involved one in alternate plumage on Bass Lake, Blowing Rock, NC 5 June (Ann & Chester Robertson), one in basic plumage on L. Junaluska, Haywood County, NC 20 June (Jonathan Mays), three on L. James, NC 8 July (fide Taylor Piephoff), one at C. Hatteras, NC 17 July (Scott Baron, Elisa Enders), and one at Ocracoke Inlet, NC 18 July (Baron, Enders). PIED-BILLED GREBE: A pair with young was a locally good summer sighting at the Goldsboro, NC WTP 24 July (Eric Dean, Gene Howe). HORNED GREBE: A possibly injured Homed Grebe was at Oregon Inlet, NC 6 June, as noted by Russ & Patricia Tyndall. FEA’S PETREL: This species has become annual off the Outer Banks the last several years. This summer, an excellent total of three was had off Oregon Inlet 4 June (Brian Patteson, Inc.). MANX SHEARWATER: Manx Shearwaters are uncommon but regular spring migrants off our coast. This summer’s early trips produced singles off Hatteras, NC 5 & 6 June (Brian Patteson, Inc.). AUDUBON’S SHEARWATER: The peak count noted this season was the 128 off Hatteras, NC 5 June (Brian Patteson, Inc.). Rare from shore was an exhausted individual near Beaufort, NC 26 July (fide Taylor Piephoff). WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL: Rather early in the season was one seen by a charter boat captain off of Oregon Inlet, NC in late June (fide Brian Patteson). LEACH’S STORM-PETREL: The peak total reported this season was a respectable 20 off of Manteo, NC 1 June (Brian Patteson, Inc.). BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL: The best count of this species was the 23 off Manteo, NC 1 June (Brian Patteson, Inc.). RED-BILLED TROPICBIRD: The number of reports of this species from waters off the Outer Banks continues to accumulate. This summer, a subadult was off Oregon Inlet, NC 1 June, and an immature was found off Hatteras, NC 5 June (Brian Patteson, Inc.). The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 169 MASKED BOOBY: Always exciting finds in our waters, an immature was off Hatteras, NC 6 June (Brian Patteson, Inc.) and a subadult was seen from a cruise liner off C. Hatteras 2 July (Marshall Iliff). AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN: Good numbers continued to be found in south-coastal South Carolina as evidenced by the 128 at Bear Is. WMA 2 July (Lloyd Moon). ANHINGA: One was locally unusual at a small lake in n. Lancaster County, SC during July (Lisa Gaffney, fide Larry Barden). MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD: This summer’s reports included an immature heading westward at Ft. Macon, NC 1 1 June (Randy Newman), an adult male flying west at Frisco, NC 14 June (Mike Overton), and a juvenile present at Falls Lake, NC 17-18 July (Brian Bockhahn, Russ & Patricia Tyndall et al.). The latter bird, only about the third inland report for that state, was truly a surprise, as there was no previous storm activity to bring it that far inland. In South Carolina, one was noted s. of Myrtle Beach 17 July by Scott Jennex. GREAT BLUE HERON: This species continues to increase as a breeder in the Piedmont of the Carolinas. One of the largest inland heronries of Great Blues was at the Ellerbe Creek area of Falls Lake, NC with at least 40 nests 10 June (Josh Rose). SNOWY EGRET: Unexplainable was one offshore off Manteo, NC 1 June (Brian Patteson, Inc.). Also one at Lookout Shoals L., NC 26 June {fide Dwayne Martin) was locally uncommon as a post-breeding wanderer that far inland. TRICOLORED HERON: Four post-breeding wanderers provided a locally good count near Scotland Neck, NC 27 July (Russ & Patricia Tyndall). REDDISH EGRET: Always noteworthy, this summer’s sightings included one at the n. end of Hilton Head Is., SC in early July {fide Taylor Piephoff), one near Emerald Isle, NC 3 July (Dave Lenat), one at Huntington Beach St. Pk., SC 6 July (Stephen Thomas), and two at Portsmouth Is., NC 24 July (John Fussell et al.). BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON: One was a good find in the mountains in Henderson County, NC 10-27 July (Marilyn Westphal, Wayne Forsythe). ROSEATE SPOONBILL: This summer’s sightings involved five at Bear Is. WMA, SC 3 July (Kathleen O’ Grady, Andrea Ceselski), one at Sunset Beach, NC 22 July (Joe Gagliano, fide Taylor Piephoff), and one at Parris Is., Beaufort, SC 25 July (Marvin Bouknight). WOOD STORK: Three along the Lumber River near the Long Branch area of Columbus County, NC 21-28 July (Charles Gause, Neill Lee) were locally good finds. OSPREY: One, probably a non-breeding wanderer, was seen hovering over Hemphill Bald, Haywood County, NC 20 July and was unusual for the mountains in summer (Jonathan Mays). SWALLOW-TAILED KITE: One was photographed sitting in an Osprey nest at Orton Pond, Brunswick County, NC 17 June (Rex Padgett, fide Susan 170 Briefs for the Files — Summer 2004 Campbell). As this species usually uses nests up in big trees, this individual was most likely using the nest as a roosting site. MISSISSIPPI KITE: Up to three adults and two juveniles were found in nw. Greensboro, NC 29 July until mid-August (Scott DePue, Henry Link, Melissa Whitmire, sev. obs.). These birds were obviously post-breeding wanderers, but since the young were still being fed by the parents, they could have nested not too far away. These provided probably the first Guilford County records for the species. SHARP-SHINNED HAWK: Always noteworthy in the breeding season, a nest with three fledglings was a good find at Millers Creek, Wilkes County, NC in early July (Ken Crous e,fide Russ Tyndall). GOLDEN EAGLE: There were three reports of this rare summer visitor. One was over Morganton, NC in June {fide Dwayne Martin), one was over Bakers Mt. Park, NC 4 July (John Sutton), and one was at the McDowell Prairie, Mecklenburg County, NC 16 July {fide Taylor Piephoff). MERLIN: One found at the Santee R., SC delta 24 July (Dennis Forsythe et al.) was extremely early for a fall migrant, thus was probably a very unusual non-breeding wanderer. AMERICAN COOT: This species is an infrequent breeder in the Carolinas. This summer one was at Woodlake, Moore County, NC 25-27 June (Russ & Patricia Tyndall), and a brood was seen at the Goldsboro, NC WTP 24 July (Eric Dean, Gene Howe). SANDHILL CRANE: A rare summer occurrence of Sandhill Crane involved one flying over Hooper Lane, Henderson County, NC 6 July, as noted by Danny Swicegood. BLACK-NECKED STILT: One found offshore out of Oregon Inlet, NC 4 June (Brian Patteson Inc.) was very unusual and unexpected, providing a first pelagic report for the species in the Carolinas. Also very rare was the stilt found inland in e. Franklin County, NC 5 June (Ricky Davis). There are only a handful of truly inland reports for this species. UPLAND SANDPIPER: The only early fall migrants of this species reported included four at North River Farms, Carteret County, NC 18 July (John Fussell), three at the Cherry Hospital, Wayne County, NC grounds 24 July (Eric Dean, Gene Howe), and three again at North River Farms, NC 25 July (Fussell, Jack Fennell). LONG-BILLED CURLEW: One was a good find at the n. end of Portsmouth Is. , NC 24 July (John Fussell et al.). WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER: One was a locally uncommon migrant at a Winston-Salem, NC WTP 24 July, as noted by Ramona Snavely and Linda Davis. SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER: Three at a Winston-Salem, NC WTP 24-31 July (Ramona Snavely et al.) provided about the third Forsyth County report for that species. AMERICAN WOODCOCK: One was seen in sw. Croatan Nat. Forest, Carteret County, NC 22 June (John Fussell). This species is rarely found in the nesting season, and once again no breeding evidence was noted. The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 171 LAUGHING GULL: Uncommon inland summer visitors included two at L. Murray, SC 1 June (Mike Turner) and one at L. Hickory, NC 13 June (Dwayne Martin, Monroe Panned). HERRING GULL: One was quite unusual inland at L. Murray, SC 1 June, as noted by Mike Turner. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL: Rare summering Lessers included a second-year bird at C. Hatteras, NC 6 June (Russ & Patricia Tyndall) and a third-year bird at Nags Head, NC 10 July (Les Willis). GLAUCOUS GULL: Very unusual was the presence of a second-winter Glaucous on an island in the Cape Fear River near Southport, NC 24-25 June (Walker Golder, Chris Canfield). Individuals of this species that winter in the Carolinas are usually gone by April. ROSEATE TERN: Only one was reported this summer, that being at C. Hatteras point 17 July (Scott Baron, Elisa Enders). Sightings of this species in the Carolinas have been few and far between the last several years. ARCTIC TERN: Very rare and unusual was one onshore at Ft. Macon, NC 5 June (A1 Gamache). This well-described bird was noted sitting on the beach, affording a good opportunity for study. FORSTER’S TERN: Uncommon inland occurrences included two at Santee NWR, SC 24 July (Mike Turner) and one at L. Hickory, NC 29 July (Dwayne Martin). BLACK TERN: Two were good finds in the mountains near the French Broad R., Henderson County, NC 31 July (Wayne Forsythe). WHITE-WINGED DOVE: One was in a Beaufort, NC neighborhood 2 June, as noted by Rich & Susan Boyd. This is the same area where individuals of this species have been observed irregularly over the last several years. BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO: There were sightings of this cuckoo in eastern North Carolina again this year. Single birds were near Washington 4 June (Mark Johns) and near Catfish Lake, Croatan Nat. Forest 9 June (John Fussell). It could not be determined if these were anything more than just late migrants. WILLOW FLYCATCHER: One was singing along Shimpock Rd., Coddle Creek Res., Cabarrus County, NC 15 & 28 June (John Buckman). This is an area that has hosted a localized summering population for several years. SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER: Scissor-tailed Flycatchers, now annually reported in the Carolinas, were found several times this season. One was along Southpoint Rd, Ocracoke, NC 1 June (Lindsey Nester, fide Elizabeth Hanrahan), one was at the past breeding location s. of Monroe, NC 14 June (Anne Olsen), one was at the Orangeburg, SC sod farm 23 July (Bob Maxwell, Billy Fuller), and a family group of five was present w. of Saluda, SC in Edgefield County 24-30 July (Jason Giovannone, Robin Carter, Caroline Eastman, Donna Slyce, Mac Sharpe, sev. obs.). This group apparently consisted of several young birds with short tails and probably nested not too far away. 172 Briefs for the Files — Summer 2004 VEERY: Very early migrants involved one seen and heard singing in a yard in Beaufort, SC 22-23 July (Rich & Susan Boyd) and one heard in the pre- dawn at Rocky Mount, NC 28 July (Ricky Davis). HERMIT THRUSH: Another summer-season bird was heard singing at Grandfather Mt., NC 17 July (Chris Wilson). This species seems to be slowly increasing as a summer bird of the higher mountains of North Carolina. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER: Rare summer sightings of this warbler in North Carolina occurred again this year. Single adult males were noted at Mt. Mitchell 19-22 June (Susan Campbell) and at Clingman’s Dome 4 July (Mike Tove). Females were not noted, so these birds could easily have represented non-breeding lingerers. Nesting by this species in the state has not been documented, and any further sightings should be noted. CERULEAN WARBLER: A singing male was found at the coast in Southern Shores, NC 19 July (Jeff Lewis). Even though this species is one of our earliest fall migrants, this individual was still very early. WORM-EATING WARBLER: One heard at the Congaree Nat. Pk., Richland County, SC 12 June (Robin Carter) was considered to be unusual in the breeding season for that central South Carolina location. LARK SPARROW: A pair, obviously territorial, was observed at Camp Mackall, Scotland County, NC 5 June (Harry LeGrand). This species has been a very localized summer resident in the Sandhills area of that state. WHITE-THROATED SPARROW: One was very unusual in that it spent the entire summer in Beaufort, NC (Rich & Susan Boyd). The non-breeding lingerer was present at least from 1 5 June until 2 August. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW: Even rarer as a summer visitor was the adult White-crowned Sparrow seen at an Emerald Isle, NC feeder 29 June (Sally Carter, John Voigt). DICKCISSEL: This summer’s reports involved two territorial pairs that probably nested in e. Franklin County, NC 5 June (Ricky Davis), up to four birds at their usual summer location in Gaston County, NC 18 June-18 July (Simon Thompson, Jo Ann Martin, John Buckman), and a singing male near North River Farms, Carteret County, NC 1 1 & 25 July (John Fussell, Jack Fennell). The latter bird provided a first breeding-season report for that county. YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD: An adult male Yellow-headed Blackbird was a good find at a feeder near Back Creek, Carteret County, NC 21 July (Bill Simpson, fide John Fussell). This species is normally a fall-to- spring visitor in the Carolinas, thus a summer occurrence is quite unusual. SHINY COWBIRD: Only one was reported from the Carolinas this summer; that being a male at Pea Is. NWR, NC 23 July on into August (John Fussell et al., sev. obs.). BALTIMORE ORIOLE: Locally unusual summer Baltimore Orioles included three males singing at Riverbend Park, Catawba County, NC 5 June (Dwayne Martin) and one male along Shimpock Rd., Coddle Creek Res., Cabarrus County, NC 15 June (John Buckman). mmmm The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 173 RED CROSSBILL: Sightings of this species in the Carolinas are always noteworthy. An excellent total of 100 was seen at Black Balsam along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Haywood County, NC 5 June (Jeff Catlin ,fide Wayne Forsythe), providing an impressive count for this species. Shiny Cowbird at Pea Island NWR, 29 July 2004. Photo by Steve Shultz CBC Rare Bird Alert (704) 332-BIRD 174 Index to Volume 68 A Abbott, David, 47,51,58, 59 ACE Basin, 47, 114, 117 Adamcak, Patty, 147 Aiken County, SC, 61, 63, 144 Alamance County, NC, 55, 87 Albatross: Yellow-nosed, 116 Alleghany County, NC, 58, 94, 117, 121 Allen, Carolyn, 21, 124, 130 Allen, Don, 124 Allen, Donald, 21, 130 Allen, Ken, 1 17 Allen, Wendy, 86, 87 Allendale, SC, 48 Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, 2, 49, 53, 86,88,91, 122, 124 Alphin, Oliver, 117 Altshuller, George, 23 Altshuller, Miao-Fang, 23 Amairs, Daniel, 65 Amity, NC, 48 Anderson County, SC, 48 Anderson, Bob, 86 Anderson, Gloria, 148 Anderson, Ken, 2 1 Angerman-Stewart, Julie, 24, 132 Anhinga, 47, 67, 86, 1 17, 150, 169 Anilorac Farm, 122 Apex, NC, 93 Argentati, John, 24, 132 Armistead, George, 90, 94 Arndt, Tom, 65 Ashe County, NC, 54, 118 Asheville, NC, 45, 55, 57, 84, 96, 121, 124, 128 Atlantic Beach, NC, 2, 121 Aurora, NC, 47, 84 Avery County, NC, 2, 60 Avocet: American, 50, 65, 69, 119, 144, 147, 152 Aycrigg, Kim, 20 B Badgett, Rex, 130 Bailey, Allison, 23 Bailey, Larissa, 24 Bailey, Patsy, 2 1 Baker, Michael, 129 Bakers Mountain Park, 49, 57, 88,92, 96, 118, 170 Baldwin, Patrick, 25 Baliga, Ga, 129 Ballenger, Clancy, 53, 117 Banks, George, 66 Banks, Norma, 66 Bannon, Laura, 25, 148 Barden, Larry, 1 69 Barkley, Nell, 52 Barnes, Scott, 20 Barnhill, Haven, 63 Baron, Sam, 1 30 Baron, Scott, 2, 86, 88, 168, 171 Bartt, Kathy, 128 Bass, Petie, 129 Beane, Jeff, 47, 89, 93, 96, 118, 121 Bear Island Wildlife Management Area, 47, 84, 86, 87, 88, 115, 119, 120, 169 Bearden, Joe, 24, 46, 132 Bearden, Karen, 24, 46, 132 Bearden, Karen L., et al., First Record of White Wagtail in North Carolina, 78-82 Beaton, Gifford Jr.. See Slyce, Donna, et al. Beaufort County, NC, 47, 84 Beaufort County, SC, 87, 145 Beaufort, NC, 89, 120, 168, 171, 172 Beaufort, SC, 167, 169 Bell, Helen, 21 Bennett, Susan, 66, 148 Bergey, Kay, 22, 25 Berkeley County, SC, 47, 85 Bethany, SC, 7 Beyman, June, 132 Bird Shoal, 89 Bishop, Todd, 20, 131, 132 Bittern: American, 47, 97- 105, 117, 126, 135; Least, 63, 67, 87, 97- 105, 126, 135, 150 Black Mountain, NC, 54, 122 Blackbird: Brewer’s, 59, 95, 124; Red- winged, 35, 75, 142, 147, 157; Rusty, 35, 59, 63,75, 126, 142; Yellow-headed, 95, 124, 172 Bladen County, NC, 48 Blee, Dick, 3, 55, 128 Blevins, Harrol, 55, 88 Blitch, Ed, 124 Blowing Rock, 168 Blue Ridge Parkway, 56, 57, 173 Bluebird: Eastern, 32, 73, 92, 139, 148, 155 Boatwright, Mike, 133 Bobolink, 19,21,35,59, 75, 142, 147, 157 Bobwhite: Northern, 19, 21, 22, 24,27, 65, 67, 134, 150 Bockhahn, Brian, 20, 23, 54, 84, 85, 89, 90, 115, 117, 119, 120, 130, 133, 169 Bodie Island, 47,49, 92, 118 Bogue Inlet, 45,50,51,88 Bohan, Pat, 128 Bonnell, Molly, 65, 147 Booby: Brown, 2, 4, 116; Masked, 39-42,47, 116, 169; sp., 86 Booth, Audrey, 20 Bom, Barbara, 145 Bom, Ron, 145 Bossong, Lynn, 21 Bouknight, Marvin, 169 Boyd, Rich, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 58, 59, 85, 86, 90, 123, 171, 172 Boyd, Susan, 47, 49, 50, 52, 53, 59, 85, 86, 90, 123, 133, 171, 172 Braezeale, William, 132 Braswell, Alvin, 53 Bratton, Mary, 23, 131 Breach Inlet, 90 Breiwitz, Karin, 25 Brennenman, Dorie, 63 Brevard, NC, 95 Brinson, Beth, 2 Broadfoot, Hal, 48 Brooks, Barbara, 23 Brown, Anna, 25 Brown, David, 25 Brown, Edward, 132 Brown, Louise, 21, 130 Brown, Mary, 146 175 176 Index to Volume 68 (2004) Brown, Sharon, 7 Brown, Tim, 25, 66, 148 Browne, Herschel, 148 Brubaker, Paul, 50 Bruce, Elizabeth, 84 Bruce, Richard, 47 Brunswick County, NC, 120, 122, 123, 169 Bryan, Allen, 84, 87, 88, 90, 95 Bucher, Jeremy, 65 Buckhom Reservoir, 46, 48, 51,53,87 Buckle, Mary, 94 Buckman, John, 84, 94, 171, 172 Budnitz, Norm, 20, 21, 23, 57, 93,95, 115, 130, 131, 132 Buer, Charles, 22 Bufflehead, 23,27, 126, 134 Bull Island, 83, 84, 95 Bumgarner, John, 25 Bumgarner, Susan, 25 Buncombe County, NC, 1 , 19, 85, 125, 128 Bunting: Indigo, 20, 21, 35, 75, 95, 142, 144, 157; Painted, 61, 75, 95, 124, 126, 142, 157; Snow, 59, 95, 123 Burke, Pam, 22, 25 Burke, Peter, 23 Burlington, NC, 55 Burnette, Dennis, 2 1 Burnette, Lynn, 2 1 Burrell’s Ford, 60 Bush, Carolyn, 95 Bynum, Noel, 22, 25 Byrd, David, 148 Byrd, Dawn, 148 C Cabarrus County, NC, 171, 172 Caesar’s Head, 48, 49 Caldwell, Lewanna, 148 Calhoun County, Calhoun County, SC, 94, 145 Calver, Steve, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48,49,51,52, 53,56, 57, 58, 60, 65, 83, 86, 87, 89, 92, 93, 119, 120, 123, 147 Cambum, Keith, 54, 84, 88, See LeGrand, Harry, et al. Cameron, Susan, 91, 118 Campbell, Lyle, 25, 63, 66, 145, 148 Campbell, Sarah, 25, 66, 148 Campbell, Susan, 1, 3, 54, 60,91, 115, 130, 170, 172 Canfield, Chris, 20, 23, 130, 171 Cape Fear River, 25, 48, 117, 118, 171 Cape Hatteras, 1, 3, 46, 49, 50, 52, 55, 59, 85, 86, 89, 90,91,92, 93,94, 95, 116, 168, 169, 171 Cape Lookout National Seashore, 49, 51, 53, 58, 120, 121 Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, 37-39, 47,53, 117 Cardinal: Northern, 20, 35, 62, 75, 125, 141, 144, 149, 157 Carlson, Brad, 54, 57 Carmichael, Halbert, 24, 132 Carolina Beach State Park, 95 Carolina Beach, NC, 45 Carroll, Dawn, 88 Carruthers, Baine, 7 Carter, Chris, 21 Carter, Derb, 1, 55, 84, 85, 89,91,92 Carter, Harold, 23, 131, 132 Carter, J. H. Ill, 130 Carter, John, 129 Carter, Lee, 129 Carter, Robin, 45, 47, 48, 49, 51,53,65, 85,86, 88, 92, 94, 117, 148, 171, 172 Carter, Sally, 172 Carteret County, NC, 2, 47, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59,88, 89,91,92, 94, 95, 116, 118, 123, 124, 170, 172 Cash, Sandy, 21,53, 119, 132 Caswell Beach, 115 Catawba County, NC, 48, 49, 54, 55, 57, 88, 92, 96, 118, 120, 123, 129, 168, 172 Catawba River, 147 Catbird: Gray, 32, 56, 73, 93, 139, 155 Cathey, Sam, 22 Catlin, Jeff, 48, 49, 123, 146, 173 Catoe, Doug, 65 Caw Caw County Park, 7 Cedar Island, 117, 118, 119 Cely, John E.. See Harrigal, Dean and — Ceselski, Andrea, 147, 169 Champlin, Paul, 56, 59 Chandler, Stephen, 131, 132 Chapel Hill, NC, 4, 20, 85, 88, 92, 93, 115, 119, 130 Charleston County, SC, 7, 37-39,39, 47, 49,51, 61,62, 63,88, 118, 145 Charleston, SC, 46, 53, 54, 56, 83,95, 116, 120, 121, 124 Charlotte, NC, 19,21,54, 57,58, 84,91,92, 93, 94, 118, 119, 128, 130 Chase, Bob, 20, 23, 130, 131 Chat: Yellow-breasted, 34, 94, 127, 141, 144, 146, 148, 156 Chatham County, NC, 54 Cheek, Elaine, 25 Cherokee County, SC, 63, 145 Cherry, Bob, 84 Chester County, SC, 62, 64, 146 Chesterfield County, 88 Chew, Jane, 47, 50,57,91 Chickadee: Carolina, 20, 32, 72, 92, 139, 148, 155 Childs, Kimberly, 128 Chinn, Bob, 124 Chuck- will’s- widow, 30, 137, 148, 153 Clarendon County, SC, 118, 146 Clark, David, 96 Clark, Marion, 146 Clay County, 85 Clayton, NC, 95 Clemmons, NC, 48 Clemson, SC, 88,91 Clingman’s Dome, 172 Cobb, Claude, 64, 145 Cobum, Sally, 19 Cochrane, Margaret, 129 Cochrane, Peg, 22, 25 Codispoti, Dan, 66, 148 The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 177 Coffman, Barbara, 23 Coin, Patrick, 23 Colcolough, Jack, 65 Cole, Sue, 21, 130 Coleman, Matthew, 25 Coleman, Teresa, 25 Collared-Dove: Eurasian, 63,70, 137, 149, 153 Colleton County, SC, 106-8, 111 Collins, Elaine, 148 Collins-Perry, Bobbie, 23, 131, 132 Collopy, David, 84 Columbus County, NC, 48, 169 Coman, James, 94, 117, 121 Congaree National Park, 172 Connelly, Dan, 63 Connestee Falls, NC, 3 Connors, John, 24, 117, 132 Conradi, Edward, 63, 145 Conradi, Sandra, 63, 145 Conway, SC, 49, 90 Cook, Charles W.. See Bearden, Karen L., et al. Cook, Will, 2,3,20,21,23, 52, 54, 57, 58, 89, 90, 92, 115, 117, 122, 123, 130, 131, 132, 133 Cooke, Anson, 20, 23, 130, 131 Cooke, Dwayne, 20, 21, 23, 130, 131 Cooke, Earl, 123 Cooper, Sam, 50, 87, 91, 94, 1 18, See LeGrand, Harry, et al. Coot: American, 19, 29, 65, 69, 136, 152, 170 Coquina Beach, 85, 115, 119 Cordes, Jeff, 116 Corkem, Doug. See Post, William, et al. Cormorant: Double-crested, 27, 67, 117, 134, 150; Great, 86, 117 Covington, Ralph, 84 Covington, Wayne, 84 Cowans Ford, 92 Cowbird: Brown-headed, 20, 35, 75, 142, 157; Shiny, 7, 60, 172 Craggy Gardens, 128 Craig, James, 21, 128 Craig, Tom Moore, 25 Crane: Sandhill, 49,88, 119, 170; Whooping, 1 19 Creeper: Brown, 32, 126, 139 Crisp, Phil, 21 Croatan National Forest, 118, 122, 170, 171 Crossbill: Red, 60, 95, 124, 173 Crouse, Ken, 170 Crow: American, 31, 72, 138, 144, 148, 154; Fish, 19; 20,31,72, 138, 154 Cuckoo: Black-billed, 19, 29, 53, 121, 126, 137, 171; Yellow-billed, 29, 53,71, 137, 144, 153 Curlew: Long-billed, 50, 89, 170 D Dabbs, Evelyn, 149 Daley, Salinda, 24 Dane, Lee, 63, 144 Darden, Barbara, 65, 147 Dare County, NC, 1, 2, 3, 4, 58, 121 Davidson, Anne, 22 Davies, Preston, 146 Davis, Harry, 146 Davis, Kelly, 47 Davis, Linda, 22, 170 Davis, Ricky, 1, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50,51,52,53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 90,91, 93, 94, 95, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 124, 168, 170, 172, See LeGrand, Harry, et al. Dean, Eric, 2, 46, 49, 50, 52, 59, 87, 89, 90, 93, 95, 168, 170, See LeGrand, Harry, et al. Deaton, Rebecca, 22 DeBiase, Adrienne, 144 Deer Lake, 46 DeMent, Sam, 48 DeNeve, Doug, 22, 25, 94, 129 DeNeve, Pam, 22, 94 Denny, Mike, 5 1 DePue, Scott, 21, 130, 170 Deutsch, Judy, 128 Deveaux Bank, 49, 88 Devil’s Courthouse, 118 Dias, Nathan, 44, 46, 47, 49, 50,51,53,54,55,56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 83, 84, 85, 86,88, 89, 90,91, 95, 115, 116, 119, 120, 121, 124 Dickcissel, 59, 124, 172 Dickerson, Cynthia, 22 Dickinson, Phil, 22, 25, 129 Dietz, Clem, 145 DiLabio, Bruce, 47 Disher, David, 22, 25, 129 Disher, Susan, 22, 25, 129 Dobbins, Denny, 130 Dole, Dick, 52, 53, 130 Dole, Lois, 130 Donaldson, Cynthia, 129 Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, 44, 93, 106-8, 114, 117, 167 Dorchester County, 94 Dove: Mourning, 29, 62, 70, 125, 137, 144, 149, 153; White- winged, 53, 121, 171 Dovekie, 90, 121 Do witcher: Long-billed, 65, 70, 144, 147, 153; Short- billed, 51, 70, 126, 136, 153, 170 Driscoll, Tom, 88, 93 Duck: American Black, 20, 23,27, 63, 67, 134, 150; Long-tailed, 45, 85, 115; Mottled, 63, 67, 150; Ring-necked, 23, 27, 168; Ruddy, 27, 63,67, 115, 134, 144, 147, 150; Wood, 20, 27, 65, 67, 134, 150 Duck, NC, 59 DuMond, David, 91 Duncan, Beth, 130 Duncan, Ruth, 128 Dunham, Kat, 19 Dunlin, 50, 126, 136, 146, 147, 152 Dunn, Mike, 84 Durham County, NC, 55, 58, 60 Durham, NC, 21, 54, 56, 57, 58, 60, 95, 122, 123, 131, 132 Durham, Sara Jo, 22 Dwarshuis, Lou, 19 E Eagle: Bald, 28, 68, 87, 126, 135, 151; Golden, 49, 88, 118, 170 178 Index to Volume 68 (2004) Eastman, Caroline, 45, 49, 51,53,65, 117, 148, 171 Ebenezer Point, 89 Edgecombe County, NC, 49, 58,59 Edgefield County, SC, 171 Edisto Beach State Park, 58 Edisto Island, SC, 122 Edwards, Jim, 47, 50, 57, 91 Egret: Cattle, 28, 48, 68, 87, 126, 135, 149, 151; Great, 20, 23, 28, 67, 135, 145, 151; Reddish, 47, 63,68, 87, 117, 169; Snowy, 26, 28, 67, 117, 135, 147, 151, 169 Eider: Common, 45, 85, 1 15; King, 85 Eldridge, Carol, 63, 144 Eldridge, Larry, 63, 144 Eley, Chris, 92 Elizabeth City, NC, 3 Elizabethan Gardens, 53, 55 Eller, Glen, 129 Ellerbe Creek, 54, 56, 60, 169 Ellis, Bob, 148 Ellis, Bob, Spring 2004 North American Migration Count in South Carolina, 144-60 Emerald Isle, NC, 2, 59, 169, 172 Emery, Dorothy, 94 Emmitt, Randy, 55 Enders, Elisa, 46,51,52,53, 168, 171 Enders, Frank, 46 Englehardt, Glenn, 66 Ennis, John, 85 Eno River State Park, 122 Epps, Rob Van, 86 F Falcon: Peregrine, 68, 119, 151 Falls Lake, 45,51,52, 54, 78-82, 84, 85, 89, 90, 115, 117, 119, 120, 132, 133, 134, 169 Fansler, Henry, 22 Farer, Larry, 21 Favreau, Jorie, 24 Favreau, Nathan, 24 Fedde, Gerry, 129 Fennell, Jack, 49, 50, 53, 54, 58, 117, 118, 120, 121, 124, 170, 172 Ferebee, Peggy, 2002 Spring Bird Count, 19-36 Ferster, Paul, 20 Fiala, Kent, 20, 130 Figure Eight Island, 55 Finch: House, 19, 20, 36, 75, 142, 157; Purple, 19,35, 60, 66, 75, 126, 142, 145, 149, 157 Finlayson, Kate, 20, 23, 130 Finnegan, John, 24 Fisk, Bill, 128 Flaugher, Mark, 117 Fleming, Bryce, 133 Fleming, Lori, 133 Fletcher, Sarah, 147 Fletcher, Scott, 147 Flicker: Northern, 30, 71, 138, 154 Flycatcher: Acadian, 30, 43, 71, 138, 154; Alder, 30, 54, 62, 64,71, 121; Ash- throated, 54, 92; Gray, 4; Great Crested, 19, 20, 31,71, 127, 138, 144, 145, 154; Least, 30, 54, 122, 126, 138; Olive- sided, 54; Scissor-tailed, 55, 122, 171; Vermilion, 122; Willow, 30, 54, 138, 171; Yellow- bellied, 43, 54 Foggin, K.C., 94 Fogo, Laura, 92 Folly Beach, SC, 39, 47, 58, 117, 118 Folmer, Jan, 132 Fontaine, Bet, 2 1 Forester, Ruth, 130 Forsyth County, NC, 48, 117, 125, 129, 170 Forsythe, Dennis, 44, 45, 47, 53, 56, 88, 93, 118, 120, 167, 170, See Metz, Patricia Enos and - Forsythe, Donna, 47, 58 Forsythe, Wayne, 45, 48, 49, 50,51,53,54,55,58, 59, 60, 85, 86, 92, 93, 94, 95, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 169, 171, 173, See LeGrand, Harry, et al. Fort Fisher State Park, 48, 49, 55,58,59,91, 115, 117 Fort Macon State Park, 2, 85,90, 115, 121, 169, 171 Fowler, Pat, 25, 148 Fowler, Roy, 25, 148 Francis Marion National Forest, 120 Franklin County, NC, 124, 168, 170, 172 Franklin, NC, 119 Franklin, Peggy, 19, 21, 128 Frederick, John, 20, 23, 130 French Broad River, 22, 47, 48, 86, 92, 117, 118, 123. 171 Friedman, Susan, 65 Friedman, William, 65 Frigatebird: Magnificent, 117,169 Frisco, NC, 51, 93, 96, 169 Froning, Jill, 20, 23, 45, 54, See Bearden, Karen L., et al. Fuller, Billy, 64, 122, 171 Fulmar: Northern, 46, 86 Funderburk, Sharon, 2 Funk, Dennis, 25, 148 Fussell, John, 45, 48, 49, 50, 51,52,53,54,58, 59, 85,88, 89,91,92, 94, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 133, 169, 170, 171, 172 G Gadwall, 144, 147, 150 Gaffney, Lisa, 169 Gagliano, Joe, 169 Gahagan, Onoosh, 25, 148 Gahagan, Ron, 25, 148 Gallinule: Purple, 62, 65, 69, 119, 144, 147, 152 Gallitano, Lena, 24, 132 Galloway, Elizabeth, 64, 128 Gamache, Al, 48, 49, 58, 84, 86, 88, 93, 115, 122, 133. 171 Gannet: Northern, 40, 41, 47, 126, 134, 144, 145, 150 Gantt, Joseph, 88 Gantz, Charlotte, 130 Garden City, SC, 85, 86 Garling, Lee, 95 The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 179 Garrett, Buddy, 89, 122, 124 Garrett, Ken, 64, 145 Gasper, Larry, 21, 130 Gaston County, NC, 172 Gastonia, NC, 91, 93 Gause, Charles, 169 Gauthreaux, Sid Jr, 48, 122 Georgetown County, SC, 47, 62, 64, 108-10, 111, 123, 146 Georgetown, SC, 89, 108— 10, 118 Gibeau, Stu, 54, 122 Gidley, Gardner, 22, 25, 88, 129 Gidley, Margaret, 22, 25, 88, 129 Gifford, Bill, 22, 25, 129 Gilbert, Susan, 24 Giles, Mike, 131, 132 Ginn, Linda, 148 Giovannone, Jason, 171 Girolami, Marty, 23 Glen, Teresa, 25 Glover, Lex, 50, 51, 53, 57, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 92, 93, 94, 95, See Slyce, Donna, et al. Gluck, Rob, 85 Gnatcatcher: Blue-gray, 20, 32, 73,92, 139, 144, 155 Godwit: Hudsonian, 50; Marbled, 1 19 Goedsche, Charlotte, 19, 21, 128 Goforth, Lois, 22 Goforth, Thad, 22 Golden-Plover: American, 49,88 Golder, Walker, 171 Goldfinch: American, 19, 36, 75, 142, 157 Goldsboro, NC, 46, 52, 95, 168, 170 Goodwin, Donna, 117, 118 Goose: “Richardson’s” Canada, 84; Barnacle, 5, 45, 84; Cackling, 1 10- 13; Canada, 27, 67, 134, 148, 150; Greater White- fronted, 45, 83, 115; Ross’s, 1, 45, 84; Snow, 6,45,84, 168 Goshawk: Northern, 7, 48, 88 Gosselin, Lisa, 24 Gould, Barbara, 133 Grackle: Boat-tailed, 75, 124, 126, 142, 146, 157; Common, 35, 75, 125, 142, 144, 149, 157 Graham County, NC, 124 Grainey, Karen, 147 Grainger, Drew, 47 Grandfather Mountain, 172 Grant, Gilberts., 118, 133 Granville County, NC, 60 Graves, Marie, 20, 130 Graves, Maurice, 20, 130 Graves, Steven, 20, 130 Gray, Alan, 148 Gray, Becky, 148 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 48, 121 Grebe: Clark’s, 1; Eared, 46, 86; Homed, 23, 27, 144, 145, 150, 168; Pied- billed, 27, 67, 134, 150, 168; Red-necked, 86, 115; Western, 1 Green, John, 25, 148 Greene, Jack, 22 Greene, Jay, 22 Greensboro, NC, 21, 124, 130. 170 Greenview Pond, 24 Greenville County, SC, 62, 64, 146 Greenville, NC, 58, 85, 86, 87, 94, 96, 124 Greer, SC, 54, 91 Gregory, Judy, 144 Griffith, Catherine, 25 Griffith, Lauren, 25 Grimmenga, Jeanne, 128 Grizzard, Bennett, 25 Grosbeak: Black-headed, 3, 8; Blue, 19, 35, 75, 95, 141, 157; Evening, 60, 96; Rose-breasted, 25, 35, 59, 65,75, 95, 141, 157 Ground-Dove: Common, 53, 65, 70,91, 153 Grouse: Ruffed, 27, 126, 134 Guilford County, NC, 90, 117.170 Guillemot: Black, 2 Gull: Black-headed, 89; Bonaparte’s, 29, 51, 89, 137; California, 90; Franklin’s, 51; Glaucous, 52, 90, 120, 171; Great Black-backed, 64, 70, 90, 120, 126, 137; Herring, 70, 137, 147, 153, 171; Iceland, 90; Laughing, 23,29,51,70, 89, 120, 137, 145, 153, 171; Lesser Black- backed, 90, 120, 171; Little, 7, 89; Ring-billed, 29, 70, 90, 137, 153; Sabine’s, 52; Slaty- backed, 5; Thayer’s, 90 Gustafson, Dave, 146 H Haaland, Perry, 20, 130, 131 Halifax County, NC, 124 Halleron, George, 84, 93 Halleron, Judy, 84, 93 Hailing, Sven, 129 Halsted, Steve, 132 Hammond, Billy J., 22, 25 Hammond, John, 22, 25, 129 Hammond, Susan, 22, 25, 129 Hampton County, SC, 147 Hanes, Carolyn, 64 Hanging Rock State Park, 22 Hanrahan, Elizabeth, 2, 91, 96, 121, 171 Happy Valley, 55, 57 Harden, Rachel, 21 Hardy, Diane, 24, 132 Harkers Island, 49, 115 Harrell, Ken, 86 Harrier: Northern, 28, 68, 135, 151 Harrigal, Dean, Black- bellied Whistling-Ducks Nest in South Carolina, 106-8 Harrington, Emma, 148 Harris, Myma, 129 Harrison, Andy, 47 Harrold, Eric, 84 Hart, Paul, 25 Hartley, Scott, 25, 46, 84, 130 Hartman, Willard, 131 Hatteras Inlet, 46, 48, 90 Hatteras, NC, 1,46,47,51, 53, 55, 85, 86, 87, 89, 90,91, 116, 120, 121, 122, 123, 168, 169 Hauglet, Gary, 133 Hauser, Hattie, 25, 129 Hauser, Patty, 22 Hawk: “Krider’s” Red- tailed, 88; Broad- 180 Index to Volume 68 (2004) winged, 19, 28, 48, 68, 135, 151; Cooper’s, 28, 65,68, 148, 151; Red- shouldered, 28, 68, 135, 151; Red-tailed, 28, 68, 135, 148, 151; Rough- legged, 88, 118; Sharp- shinned, 28, 68, 135, 145, 151, 170; Swainson’s, 2, 4, 118 Hay, Carol, 130 Haynes, Carolyn, 145 Haywood County, NC, 2, 95, 117, 119, 120, 168, 169, 173 Helms, Chris, 130 Hendershot, Don, 1 17, 1 19, 120 Henderson County, NC, 1, 22, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51,54,55,58, 59, 85, 86, 88, 92, 93,95, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 125, 128, 169, 170, 171 Henderson, Alice, 148 Henderson, Conway, 25 Hendersonville, NC, 19, 21, 45,55, 57, 118, 121, 123 Hendrickson, Herb, 21, 130 Hensley, Rick, 21 Herbert, John A.. See Post, William, et al. Herman, Russell, 23, 131 Heron: “Great White”, 47, 87; Great Blue, 19, 20, 24,25,28, 67, 135, 150, 169; Green, 28, 68, 87, 135, 151; Little Blue, 28, 68, 87, 126, 135, 151; Tricolored, 68, 87, 117, 126, 135, 151, 169 Hertford, NC, 94 Hessey, Andrea, 128 Hickory, NC, 54 Hicks, Anne, 24 Hildrith, Karen, 22 Hill, Chris, 85, 90, 122, 123 Hillsborough, NC, 92 Hilton Head, SC, 91, 120, 121, 169 Hilton, Bill Jr., 7, 91 Hines, J.B.,50,51, 122, 145 Hintz, Carl, 23, 132 Hintz, Loren, 23, 89, 131, 132 Hobbs, Lois Ann, 20 Hobcaw Plantation, 87 Hocevar, Chuck, 116, 120, 121 Hodgson, Lydia, 1 3 1 Hoffman, Duane, 95 Hoffman, Erich, 130 Hoffman, Pat, 130 Hollifield, Bert, 22, 25, 121, 129 Hollifield, Lee, 22 Holmes, Bob, 49, 84, 87, 121, 133 Hommersand, Fran, 1 3 1 Hooper Lane, 1, 45, 49, 50, 54, 55, 58, 59, 60, 88, 95, 119, 121, 122, 123, 170 Hopkins, Hop, 22, 25, 129 Horseshoe, NC, 49 Horsey, Liz, 1 1 5 Hough, Bill, 95, 128 Hough, Jean, 95 Hough, Royce, 22, 25, 114, 115, 122 Howard, Betty, 148 Howard, Gene, 63, 144 Howard, Tom, 23, 25 Howe, Gene, 90, 95, 168, 170 Howell Woods, 122 Howes, Bo, 22 Hudson, Jack, 128 Huff, Royce, 129 Hummingbird: Allen’s, 3; Black-chinned, 3, 91, 121; Buff-bellied, 7; Calliope, 7, 54, 91; Ruby-throated, 20, 30, 71, 137, 153; Rufous, 54 Hunt, Nancy, 130 Hunting Island State Park, 85 Huntington Beach State Park, 46, 47,51,53,56, 59, 64, 85,90, 95, 119, 169 Hurricane Fran, 20 Hurricane Isabel, 46, 51, 52, 53 Huzella, Christine, 144 Hyde County, NC, 2, 48, 89 Hylander, Joan, 145 I Ibis: Glossy, 48, 65, 68, 87, 117, 147, 151; White, 68, 126, 135, 147, 151 Ice, Gail B., 64 Iliff, Marshall, 94, 169 Iredell County, NC, 22 Irvin, Wayne, 48, 88, 95, 130 Irwin, Jeff, 130 Isle of Palms, SC, 49,51, 115 Ivy, Jessie, 148 J Jackson Park, 55, 57, 58, 118, 121, 123 Jackson, Bill, 87, 129 Jackson, Marvin, 25 Jacksonville, NC, 46, 89, 122, 124 Jaeger: Long-tailed, 5 1 ; Parasitic, 51, 120 James Island, SC, 53, 57, 93, 122, 123 Janke, Vernon, 24, 132 Janke, William, 24 Jasper County, SC, 42-43, 46,61,62, 65, 119, 147 Jay: Blue, 31,72, 138, 154 Jefferies, Sheryl, 22, 25 Jenne, Connie, 25, 148 Jenne, Ron, 25, 148 Jennex, Scott, 169 Jennings, Jack, 148 Jockey’s Ridge State Park, NC, 51 Johns, Mark, 132, 171 Johnson, Phil, 20 Johnston County, NC, 122 Johnston, Alan, 20, 130 Jones, Barry, 25 Jones, Betty, 128 Jones, Joel, 66, 148 Jones, Lois, 22, 25 Jones, Marion, 130 Jordan Lake, 2, 20, 23, 46, 51,52,58, 59, 84, 89, 90, 93, 115, 117, 125, 130, 131 Jordan, Judy, 22 Joyce, Tom, 46, 85, 115 Junco: Dark-eyed, 19, 35, 64, 75, 126, 141, 157 K Kalbach, Tim, 59, 85, 117, 118, 145, See Slyce, Donna, et al. Kandt, Ray, 22, 25, 129 Kaplan, Dan, 45, 52, 54, 56, 95 The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 181 Kaup, John, 128 Kay, Herb, 25, 66, 148 Kay, Katherine, 23 Keighton, Jim, 25, 129 Kellam, Phillip, 21, 130 Kempe, Ludwig, 128 Kendrick, Barbara, 129 Kent, Ann, 145 Kerr Lake, 46, 52, 125, 133, 134 Kestrel: American, 19, 23, 28, 68, 118, 135, 148, 151 Kiawah Island, SC, 7, 47, 95 Kilgour, Eleanor, 20 Kilgour, Fred, 20 Kill Devil Hills, NC, 2, 85, 86 Killdeer, 29, 62, 69, 136, 152 Kinder, Will, 24, 132 King, Betty, 20, 23, 130, 131 Kingbird: Eastern, 19, 31, 72, 122, 127, 138, 149, 154; Gray, 55, 122; Western, 55, 92, 122 Kingfisher: Belted, 30, 71, 137, 153 Kinglet: Golden-crowned, 32, 126, 139; Ruby- crowned, 32, 66, 73, 139, 155 Kinney, Ed, 120 Kinsey, Andy, 85 Kirkman, Ellen, 22, 25, 129 Kite: Mississippi, 48, 118, 151, 170; Swallow- tailed, 48, 118, 151, 169 Kittiwake: Black-legged, 90 Kitty Hawk, NC, 93, 94, 95, 118 Klock, Ruth, 128 Kneidel, Alan, 93 Knight, Rick, 48, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 Knot: Red, 64, 69, 89, 126, 136, 144, 145, 152 Kodroff, Elayne, 3 Koehler, Paul, 63, 144 Kolton, Marilyn, 19 Konrad, Chip, 131 Konwinski, Jenny, 128 Kopka, Len, 64, 146 Krakauer, Janet, 21, 57, 58 Krakauer, Tom, 21, 57, 58 Kramer, Jane, 146 Krulia, Kate, 23 Kure Beach, NC, 85 Kutulas, Joan, 47, 50, 51, 58, 59, 115, 124 L Lake Auman, 52, 53 Lake Busbee, 90 Lake Chatuge, 85 Lake Crabtree, 46, 49, 53, 57, 85 Lake Gaston, 46, 51, 52, 85, 86, 90 Lake Glenwood, 85 Lake Hickory, 45, 46, 52, 53, 171 Lake Julian, 1,45,53,85, 115. 117 Lake Junaluska, NC, 2, 117, 119, 120 Lake Landing, NC, 45, 50, 93.117 Lake Marion, 85 Lake Mattamuskeet, 45, 47, 50, 57, 84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90, 93,95, 117 LakeMedcalf, 167 Lake Murray, 7, 47, 171 Lake Norman, 52, 92, 93, 94 Lake Phelps, 5 1 Lake Townsend, 90, 117 Lanaham, Bill, 64 Lancaster County, SC, 147, 169 Lankford, Gail, 121 Lansing, Jim, 20 Lark: Homed, 31, 66, 72, 122, 138, 154 Lasher, Peggy, 19 Laurinburg, NC, 91 Lavender, Dick, 64 Lavender, Karla, 64, 145 Lee, Cathleen, 7 Lee, Neill, 169 LeGrand, Edmund, 94 LeGrand, Harry, 85, 95, 118, 122, 172 LeGrand, Harry, et al., 2003 Report of the North Carolina Bird Records Committee, 1-5 Lenat, Dave, 93, 169 Levandoski, Gary, 93 Lever, Lisa, 148 Lewis, Jane, 53, 91, 130 Lewis, Jeff, 3, 47, 49, 50,51, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 85, 88, 93, 94, 95, 96, 115, 118, 122, 124, 168, 172 Lewis, Tim, 1, 19, 45, 84, 117, 128 Lexington County, SC, 7, 61,65, 147 Lexington, SC, 122 Lilly, Ritch, 46, 53, 58, 64, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90 Limpkin, 42-43 Lindfors, John, 88, 128 Lindholm, Roy, 20 Lindsey, David, 5 1 Link, Elizabeth, 21, 130 Link, Henry, 21, 90, 130, 170 Lisowski, Bill, 115 Lisowski, Paula, 1 1 5 Little River, SC, 85 Livingston, Steve, 147 Logue, Barbara, 23 Logue, Terry, 23, 131 Lombardo, Carmen, 133 Long Cane, 6 Longspur: Lapland, 59, 95; Smith’s, 123 Lookout Shoals Lake, 53, 169 Loon: Common, 27, 46, 65, 67, 134, 168; Pacific, 4, 86; Red-throated, 85, 115, 126, 134 Lorenzin, Tomm, 87 Lotz, Bill, 147 Ludwick, Janet, 148 Luginbuhl, Gerry, 87 Lundstrom, Ken, 20, 1 30 Lutfy, Bobby, 25 Lyman, Nancy, 146, 147 Lynch, Charles, 53, 54 Lynch, Ida, 24 Lynch, Larry, 45, 49 Lynch, Merrill, 24, 121 Lyons, Joseph, 65 Lyons, Marcia, 96 M MacConnell, John, 24, 25, 129 Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge, 96 MacQueen, Kate, 20 Maddock, Sidney, 49, 50, 85, 88 Madison County, NC, 118 Maggie Valley, NC, 95 Magnolia Plantation, 55 182 Index to Volume 68 (2004) Maher, Jennifer, 131 Mahogany Rock, 57 Mallard, 20, 27, 67, 134, 148, 150 Mallard, Kathleen, 149 Manning, Phillip, 23 Manning, SC, 48 Manteo, NC, 3, 50, 95, 96, 116, 120, 121, 122, 168, 169 Marcus, Larry, 132 Marlboro County, SC, 62, 65 Marlin, Larry, 22 Marotte, Edwin, 66 Marotte, Lillian, 148 Marotte, Mickey, 148 Marshall, Ernie, 1 17 Martin: Purple, 31, 138, 147, 154 Martin County, NC, 118 Martin, Dwayne, 45, 46, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 95, 120, 123, 129, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172 Martin, Jim, 22, 25, 129 Martin, Jo Ann, 124, 172 Martin, Lori, 129 Mason Farm, 131 Massey, Greg, 45, 50, 51, 58, 88,91, 122, 124, 128 Masuda, Yasushi, 130, 131 Maxwell, Barbara, 146 Maxwell, Bob, 47, 50, 56, 64, 85, 122, 171 Maxwell, Mary, 128 May, Jim, 22, 25, 129 Mays, Jonathan, 119, 128, 168, 169 McClam, Rosalind, 64 McClelland, Alex, 147 McClelland, Carol, 147 McCloy, David, 130 McCloy, Michael, 130 McConnell, Owen, 124 McConnell, Pat, 124 McCoy, Jean, 21, 130 McDavit, Mary, 48, 51, 57, 85, 87,91,95, 117, 168 McFalls, Eric, 64, 146 McGuirt, Lucy, 128 Mcllwain, Betty, 128 McJannett, Margaret, 22 McLean, Sean, 22 McLeod, Robert, 130 McMurray, Dot, 91 Meade, Melinda, 23, 131 Meadowlark: Eastern, 19, 21,35,75, 142, 157 Mecklenburg County, NC, 4, 59, 170 Mercer, Carolyn, 20 Merganser: Common, 45, 85, 115; Hooded, 134, 144, 150; Red-breasted, 27, 46, 115, 134, 150, 168 Merlin, 23, 28, 49, 68, 88, 118, 144, 146, 151, 170 Merschel, Lisa, 130 Metcalf, Kevin, 1 16 Metz, John, 147 Metz, Patricia, 65, 145, 147, 167 Metz, Patricia Enos, and Dennis Forsythe, A 1971 Limpkin Record from the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, SC, 42- 43 Metzl, Faye, 84, 146 Miller, Angela, 25, 66 Miller, Jim, 25, 66, 148 Miller, Margaret, 25, 66, 148 Miller, Mike, 25 Miller, Moss, 66, 148 Miller, Sam, 66, 148 Miller, Tim, 147 Mills River, NC, 47, 123 Mills, Kyle, 23, 131 Mills, Mickey, 23, 131 Minor, Emily, 20 Mitchell, Reece, 48, 49 Mobray, Tom, 129 Mockingbird: Northern, 33, 62, 73, 139, 149, 155 Momier, Virl, 148 Monroe, NC, 122, 171 Moody, Bill, 25, 148 Moon, Lloyd, 66, 86, 87, 114, 118, 149, 169 Moon, Ward N., 66, 149 Moore County, NC, 52, 53, 115, 118, 121, 170 Moore, Burton, 54, 55, 58, 95, 120 Moore, Neal, 92, 96 Moore, Pat, 59, 87, 90, 95, 96 Moore, Suzanne, 128 Moore-Bamhill, Laurel, 63 Moorhen: Common, 69, 136, 147, 152 Moorman, Chris, 56, 132 Moran, Robin, 23 Morehead City, NC, 45, 49, 89, 94 Morgan, Skip, 59, 60, 96, 118, 124 Morganton, NC, 170 Morris, Gregg, 21, 130 Morrison, Beth, 24 Morrison, M. K.,'123- Morrison, Vaughn, 24 Morse, Karen, 23 Moseley, Lynn, 21, 130 Mount Jefferson, 125, 129 Mount Mitchell, 56, 60, 124, 172 Mount Pisgah, 47, 49 Mowbray, Tom, 22, 25 Mt. Pleasant, SC, 47, 51, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 124 Mulcahy, Emily, 65 Mulhollan, Mary Bess, 145 Mulhollan, Paige, 145 Mulholland, Jim, 24, 120, 123, 132 Mulvey, Ed, 22, 25 Mulvey, Margaret, 22, 25 Murdick, Jean, 21, 130 Murdock, David, 20, 130 Murdock, Nora, 128 Murlless, Joyce, 147 Murphy, Jean, 21 Murphy, Marianne, 22 Murray, Judy, 20, 115 Murre: Thick-billed, 2, 121 Murrelet: Long-billed, 2 Murrell's Inlet, SC, 116, 120 Myers, Mary Ann, 25, 148 Myrtle Beach State Park, 56 Myrtle Beach, SC, 56, 84, 94, 168, 169 N Nags Head, NC, 59, 60, 85, 171 Nash County, NC, 53 Neal, Barbara, 21, 128 Neal, Harvey, 128 Neal, James, 21, 128 Nester, Lindsey, 1 7 1 New Bern, NC, 48, 49, 58, 84, 88, 115 New Hanover County, NC, 50, 90 Newland, NC, 2 Newman, Randy, 85, 115, 121, 169 Newsome, Ann, 22, 25, 122, 129 The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 183 Newton Grove, NC, 49, 50 Nighthawk: Common, 30, 71,91, 121, 137, 153 Night-Heron: Black- crowned, 28, 48, 68, 1 17, 126, 135, 151, 169; Yellow-crowned, 28, 65, 68, 87, 126, 135, 151 Nix, Maxi, 145 Noddy: Brown, 53, 161-66 North Pond, 45, 52, 53, 54, 55,57,58, 115 North River, NC, 49, 50, 53, 54,58,59,88,91,92, 94, 170, 172 Nugent, Perry, 49, 50, 55, 56, 63, 145 Nuthatch: Brown-headed, 20, 32, 72, 127, 139, 155; Red-breasted, 32, 65, 72, 126, 139; White- breasted, 32, 72, 127, 139, 155 O O'Brien, Bob, 24, 132 Ocean Isle Beach, NC, 1 1 5 Ocean Isle, NC, 85 Oconee County, SC, 6, 60, 117 Oconee State Park, 54 Ocracoke, NC, 2, 50, 89, 90, 93,96, 118, 119, 121, 168, 171 O'Donnell, Jim, 46, 89, 133 Ogasawara, Frances, 22, 128 O'Grady, Kathleen, 1 69 Olsen, Anne, 122, 171 Olthoff, Bob, 22, 45, 50, 53, 54,55,94, 117, 119, 121, 122, 128 Onslow County, NC, 125, 133 Orange County, NC, 4, 57, 92, 122 Orangeburg, SC, 49, 50, 51, 59, 171 Oregon Inlet, 46, 47, 50, 51, 52,53,55,85,91,95, 115, 117, 119, 124, 168, 170 Oriental, NC, 86 Oriole: Baltimore, 35, 63, 75, 124, 142, 144, 148, 157, 172; Orchard, 19, 35,63,75, 142, 157 Orr, Oliver, 20 Osbom, Dave, 123 Osprey, 25, 28, 48, 68, 87, 135, 151, 169 Outer Banks, 59, 92, 96, 116, 118, 168 Ovelman, Janice, 129 Ovenbird, 20, 34, 74, 93, 108-10, 127, 140, 146, 148, 156 Owen, Nancy, 148 Owens, Janie, 22, 45, 128 Owens, Nancy, 25, 66 Owl: Bam, 37-39, 53, 62, 64.71, 153; Barred, 30, 65.71, 137, 148, 153; Great Homed, 30, 71, 137, 148, 153; Northern Saw- whet, 54, 91; Short- eared, 91 Oystercatcher: American, 64, 69, 126, 136, 144, 145, 152 P Padgett, Rex, 169 Pamlico County, 86 Panned, Monroe, 129, 171 Pantelidis, Nick, 58 Pantelidis, Veronica, 58, 85, 86, 94 Paradise, Gabe, 63 Pardue, Esther, 19 Pardue, Len, 19, 128 Parker, Deedee, 145 Parnell, Jim, 90 Pamla: Northern, 33, 73, 127, 140, 144, 145, 146, 148, 155 Pasquotank County, NC, 3 Patriot’s Point, SC, 54 Patterson, Steve, 49, 87, 88, 95, 117, 119, 148 Patteson, Brian, 3, 46, 47, 48,51,53,55,85, 86, 89, 90,91,96, 116, 120, 121, 122, 123, 168, 169, 170 Pawlak, Douglas, 23 Pawlak, Shannon, 23 Payne, Rick, 23, 45, 56, 57, 131 Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50,51,52, 53,54,55, 57, 58, 59, 84, 86, 90, 93,96, 115, 118, 168, 172 Peachey, Jack, 47, 50, 56, 64, 86, 87,88, 116, 120, 123, 146 Peacock, Elizabeth, 63 Pearsall, Tina, 64, 145 Pearson, Ken, 25 Pearson, Lisa, 25 Pearson, Temple, 1 19 Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge, 92 Peironi, Dan, 130 Pelican: American White, 47, 62, 65, 67, 86, 116, 169; Brown, 2, 67, 86, 117, 126, 134, 150 Pendergraft, Brian, 133 Pendleton, SC, 48 Pepper, Todd, 47 Perkins, Bob, 23, 130 Perry, Stephen, 20, 21, 23 Persmark, Magnus, 20, 131 Petrel: Black-capped, 46, 116; Fea’s, 46, 116, 168; Herald, 116 Pettigrew State Park, 84 Phalarope: Red, 89, 120; Red-necked, 120; Wilson’s, 51, 120 Phillips, Gary, 49, 54, 58, 87,91, 121, 146 Phillips, Howard, 87 Phoebe: Eastern, 30, 71, 127, 138, 148, 154; Say’s, 7, 91 Phukan, Shantanu, 130 Pickens County, SC, 148 Pickens, SC, 86, 92 Piephoff, Taylor, 47, 48, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59, 85, 90, 92, 94, 115, 118, 119, 121, 168, 169, 170, See Slyce, Donna, et al. Pigeon: Rock, 29, 70, 137, 153 Pimm, Stuart, 2 Pintail: Northern, 27 Pipit: American, 33, 126, 140, 144, 155 Pippen, Jeff, 85, 89, 90, 91, 95, 115, 120 Pitts, Irvin, 85, 86, 146 Pitts, Irvin, Jr.. See Post, William, et al. Plover: Black-bellied, 49, 69, 126, 136, 152; Piping, 64, 69, 89, 126, 136; Semipalmated, 49, 69, 136, 146, 147, 152; 184 Index to Volume 68 (2004) Snowy, 49, 88; Wilson’s, 49, 126, 136, 152 Plymouth, NC, 48, 50, 51, 59 Pocosin Lakes NWR, 45, 48, 87 Poe, Deirdre, 130 Pollard, Mike, 24, 132 Porter, Ray, 65 Portsmouth Island, 170 Portsmouth, NC, 47, 50, 51 Post, Will, 47, See Slyce, Donna, et al. Post, Will, Status and Conservation of American and Least Bitterns in South Carolina, 97-105 Post, Will, The Cackling Goose in South Carolina and Neighboring Regions, 110-13 Post, William, et al., A probable case of facultative polygyny in the Bam Owl, 37-39 Post, William, et al., A Recent South Carolina Specimen of the Brown Noddy ( Anous stolidus), and a Review of the Species’ Regional Status, 161-66 Post, William, First South Carolina Specimens of the Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra ), 39-42 Potter, Eloise, 52 Potter, Kevin, 24 Potter, Laura, 24 Powell, Bob, 25, 66, 148 Powell, Janice, 22 Powell, Sandra, 26, 66, 148 Powers, Paul, 22, 25, 129 Pratt, Eva, 148 Pratt, Sam, 148 Pruette, Andrew, 129 Pruette, Gina, 129 Pullman, Liz, 20 Putnam, Mary Ann, 65 Q Quinley, Steve, 130 R Rail: Clapper, 69, 119, 126, 135, 151; King, 69, 126, 135, 151; Yellow, 49, 88 Raleigh, NC, 23,53, 117, 118, 123 Ramsey, Lloyd, 129 Randolph County, NC, 53, 91 Raven: Common, 31, 55, 64, 72, 92, 138, 144, 146, • 154 Raven Rock State Park, 25, 93 Rayfield Jr., Blair, 129 Raymond, Jerry, 48, 60 Rayner, Doug, 66, 148 Rayner, Leland, 66 Razorbill, 90, 121 Redhead, 85 Redpoll: Common, 96, 124 Redstart: American, 34, 74, 93, 140, 145, 146, 148, 156 Reese, Hilda, 64, 146 Reese, Kevin, 25 Reese, Mitch, 25 Remaley, Shirley, 3 Rexrode, Toni, 20, 21 Reynolda Gardens, 1 1 7 Reynolds, Kitti, 19 Reynolds, Lee, 19, 128 Rhodes, Dori, 20 Richard, Carroll, 48, 60, 147 Richard, Craig, 84, 90 Richland County, SC, 1 17, 148, 172 Riddle, Mary, 22, 25 Ridge Junction Overlook, 56, 57, 59, 60 Ringer, Carol, 128 Rittmaster, Roger, 131 River Park North, 85 Riverbend Park, 48, 54, 120, 123, 168, 172 Roan Mountain, 48, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 Roanoke Island, 53, 55, 56, 57,58,59, 94, 96, 118 Roanoke Rapids Lake, 46, 48,51,52, 53,57 Roanoke Rapids, NC, 51, 52,57 Roanoke River NWR, 123 Robertson, Ann, 22, 25, 117, 129 Robertson, Chester, 22, 25, 117, 121, 129, 168 Robertson, John, 23 Robin: American, 20, 32, 73, 139, 148, 155 Robinson, Mac, 20 Robinson, Rick, 48 Rock Hill, SC, 84 Rocky Mount, NC, 94, 95, 172 Rodanthe, NC, 86 Rogers, Paul, 64 Rogers, Susan, 24, 25 Rollins, Kyle, 148 Roper, NC, 1 18 Rose, Alan, 64 Rose, Josh, 20, 21, 23, 52, 60, 94 Rose, Larry, 25 Roth, Barbara, 20,23, 115, 130, 131 Rowland, Will, 24 Rucker, John, 2 1 Ruff, 7, 51, 120 Rupp, David, 118 Rupp, Susan, 129 Russell, Allen, 145 S Sadler, Kerry, 130 Sanderling, 50, 69, 119, 136, 152 Sanders, Felicia. See Post, William, et al. Sanders, Felicia, Nesting Evidence of Ovenbirds in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina, 108-10 Sanderson, Bill, 47, 49 Sandling Beach State Recreation Area, 78-82 Sandpiper: Baird’s, 50, 1 19; Buff-breasted, 5 1 ; Curlew, 119; Least, 29, 66, 70, 136, 152; Pectoral, 66, 70, 144, 147, 152; Purple, 50, 119; Semipalmated, 20, 29, 62, 69, 136, 147, 152; Solitary, 6,21,29, 69, 136, 152; Spotted, 29, 69, 89, 136, 148, 152; Stilt, 50, 65,70, 89, 144, 147, 152; Upland, 50, 170; Western, 62, 69, 136, 152; White-rumped, The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 185 23, 29, 144, 146, 152, 170 Santee Coastal Reserve, 37- 39, 84, 86, 87,88,91 Santee National Wildlife Refuge, 45, 49, 85, 86, 87,88, 92, 93,94, 117, 118, 124, 146, 171 Santee, SC, 85 Santiago, Indira, 22 Sapsucker: Yellow-bellied, 23,30, 66,71, 138, 154 Sato, Harriet, 20, 2 1 , 24, 130, 132, 133 Sauerteig, Mary, 128 Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, 42^43, 48, 53, 59, 93,95, 115, 167 Savannah Spoil Site, 44, 45, 46, 47,48,49,51,52, 53, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 83, 86, 87, 88, 89, 92, 93, 119, 120, 123, 147 Scaup: Lesser, 144, 149, 150, 168 Schillachi, Jesse, 130 Schmid, Liz, 22, 25 Schmid, Robin, 22, 25 Schmid, Tom, 22, 25 Schultz, Lois, 21, 130, 132 Schultz, Mike, 21, 130, 132 Schultz, Peggy, 23 Schwarz, Evie, 146 Scoter: Black, 45, 115; Surf, 45, 85, 115; White- winged, 85 Scotland County, NC, 172 Scotland Neck, NC, 169 Scott, Bob, 148 Scott, Ginny, 26 Scott, Walton, 26 Screech-Owl: Eastern, 29, 71, 137, 145, 153 Scroggs, Neal, 23 Seabrook Island, 47 Segsan, Skylar, 22 Sell, Harry, 2, 45, 47, 48, 55, 58, 89, 133 Selvey, Ron, 22, 45, 48, 55, 57, 86, 117, 118, 121, 123, 124, 128 Shackleford Banks, 47, 50 Shadwick, Doug, 20, 21, 23 Shallotte Inlet, 1 15 Sharp, Linda, 146 Sharpe, Mac, 64, 122, 146, 171 Sharpton, Ray, 49, 128 Shaw, Roger, 24, 132 Shea, Brendan, 147 Shealy, Mac, 26 Shealy, Mack, 148 Shearwater: Audubon’s, 46, 168; Manx, 86, 116, 168; Sooty, 46, 116 Shelby, NC, 91, 121 Sheldon, Audrey, 130 Shelton, Fran, 129 Shelton, Jackie, 22, 25 Shepherd, Tom, 130 Shields, Mark, 133 Shoemaker, Jennifer, 131 Shoffner, Harry, 1 3 1 Shoveler: Northern, 67, 144, 147, 150 Shrike: Loggerhead, 25, 31, 72, 126, 138, 154 Shuford, David, 22, 129 Shultz, Steve, 46, 49, 86, 89, 93 Siebenheller, Norma, 95, 128 Simmons, Adam, 145 Simmons, David, 145 Simmons, Roslyn, 145 Simpson, Bill, 172 Simpsonville, SC, 53, 54, 55,56, 93,96 Siskin: Pine, 36, 126, 142 Skakuj, Mike, 20, 49, 50,51, 55, 56,58, 130 Skimmer: Black, 53, 70, 90, 126, 137, 153 Skua: South Polar, 51, 120 Slater, Hersch, 20 Sleigh, Sam, 90 Sloane, Lee, 20 Slyce, Donna, 7, 64, 95, 122, 146, 171 Slyce, Donna, 2003 Annual Report of the South Carolina Bird Records Committee, 6-8 Slyce, Donna, Fall 2003 North American Migration Count in South Carolina, 61-77 Smith, Clyde, 24, 85, 118, 132, 133 Smith, Erik, 146 Smith, Jennifer, 130 Smith, Jon, 88 Smith, Judy Hinderliter, 23 Smith, Linda, 86 Smith, Mark, 23 Smithfield, NC, 46 Smithson, Bruce, 45, 47, 48, 55,58,88, 89, 95, 133 Snavely, Ramona, 22, 25, 48, 50, 93,94, 95, 117, 129, 170 Sneads Ferry, NC, 118 Snipe: Wilson’s, 19, 29, 126, 136 Snyder, Hal, 20, 130 Snyder, Kirsten, 20, 130 Socolar, Jacob, 95 Somers, Bing, 91 Sommer, Sebastian, 22, 25 Sora, 63,69, 126, 136, 144, 147, 152 Sorenson, Clyde, 46, 49, 50, 57, 60 Sorrell, Laurie, 2 1 Sorrie, Bruce, 130 South Pond, 49, 50,51,54, 55,57 Southern Pines, NC, 125, 130 Southern Shores, NC, 58, 172 Southern, Joshua, 23, 96 Southern, Sterling, 23, 96 Southport, NC, 117, 121, 171 Sowell, Gary, 146, 147 Sparrow: American Tree, 94; Bachman’s, 141, 147, 156; Chipping, 20, 34, 74, 127, 141, 156; Clay-colored, 58, 94, 123; Field, 19, 22, 24, 35, 74, 127, 141, 156; Fox, 59; Grasshopper, 19,35, 94, 141, 145, 157; Harris’s, 123; Henslow’s, 59, 94, 123, 126, 141; House, 36, 75, 142, 157; Lark, 58, 62, 63, 74, 94, 172; Le Conte’s, 94; Lincoln’s, 59, 94, 123, 141; Nelson’s Sharp-tailed, 59, 126, 141; Savannah, 19,35,63,74, 141, 156; Seaside, 64, 74, 126, 141; Song, 20,35,64, 74, 127, 141, 157; Swamp, 35, 141, 157; White-crowned, 35, 141, 172; White-throated, 35, 141, 157, 172 Spartanburg County, SC, 62, 66, 148 186 Index to Volume 68 (2004) Spartanburg, SC, 25 Spence, Lauren, 130 Spencer, Jim, 22, 25 Spinks, Mark. See Post, William, et al. Spoonbill: Roseate, 48, 62, 65,68, 87, 118, 169 Spring Island, SC, 87 Stacey, Lois, 63, 144 Standridge, Craig, 22 Stanley, Allen, 23 Stanly County, NC, 123 Stanton, John, 1 18 Starling: European, 33, 62, 73, 125, 139, 155 Stateburg, SC, 120 Statton, Martha, 64 Steere, Jonathan, 21, 133 Steere, Matt, 2 1 Steere, Sarah, 21 Stegenga, Scott, 55, 56, 86, 123 Stephens, Marsha, 20 Stephenson, Mary, 130 Stevenot, Joe, 145 Stevenot, Martha, 145 Stevens, Mary, 25 Stevens, Sarah, 25 Stilt: Black-necked, 65, 69, 119, 126, 136, 147, 152, 170 Stone Mountain, NC, 24, 125, 129 Stork: Wood, 48,61,68, 87, 151, 169 Storm-Petrel: Band-rumped, 46, 116, 168; European, 3; Leach’s, 116, 168; White-faced, 168; Wilson’s, 46 Stotesbury, Lisa, 133 Strine, Lowell, 130 Strine, Susan, 130 Strong, Brian, 23, 122 Sugg, Bill, 22, 25, 129 Sullivan, Brian, 89 Sullivan, Laurel, 26, 66, 148 Summerville, SC, 94 Sumter County, SC, 61, 66, 84, 88, 89, 118, 120, 149 Sunset Beach, NC, 48, 95, 117, 118, 167, 169 Sutton, John, 49, 57, 60, 88, 92, 96, 118, 129, 170 Swallow: Petrochelidon, 92; Bank, 31, 65, 72, 126, 139, 155; Bam, 31, 72, 122, 127, 139, 148, 155; Cave, 55; Cliff, 21, 24, 31,55, 126, 127, 139, 155; Northern Rough- winged, 31, 72, 92, 127, 139, 154; Tree, 19,31, 72, 127, 138, 145, 146, 154 Swan: Mute, 84, 144, 146, 150, 168; Tundra, 45, 84, 115. Swicegood, Danny, 170 Swift: Chimney, 30, 71, 137, 153 Swift, Henry, 65 Swift, Jane, 65 Swift, Richard, 65 Sykes, Paul, 84, 92, 93, 96 T Table Rock State Park, 55, 56, 123 Talbert, Emily, 21 Talbot, Ed, 48 Talbot, Michelle, 48 Tally, Karen, 22, 25 Talnor, Trudy, 23 Tanager: Scarlet, 34, 65, 74, 127, 141, 156; Summer, 34, 74, 94, 127, 141, 156; Western, 58, 94, 123 Tatum, Edith, 20, 21, 132 Taylor, Roger, 7 Taylor, Tina, 148 Teague, Judy, 20, 130, 131 Teal: Blue-winged, 27, 67, 85, 144, 147, 150; Cinnamon, 45; Green- winged, 63, 67 Temple, Don, 84 Tem: Arctic, 52, 120, 171; Black, 53,65,70, 171; Bridled, 53, 121; Caspian, 20, 29, 52, 70, 120, 137, 146, 153; Common, 52, 62, 64, 70, 126, 137; Forster’s, 20, 29, 52, 70, 126, 137, 153, 171; Gull-billed, 70, 153; Least, 120, 126, 137, 153; Roseate, 171; Royal, 52, 70, 126, 137, 153; Sandwich, 52, 70, 144, 146, 153; Sooty, 53, 121 Theye, Shelley, 20, 23, 54 Thomas, Barbara, 1 19 Thomas, Erik, 25 Thomas, John, 42-43 Thomas, Shirl, 128 Thomas, Stephen, 119 Thompson, Cindy, 129 Thompson, Simon, 22, 55, 57, 88, 93, 96, 124, 172 Thorpe, Danny, 85 Thorsell, Dick, 128 Thrasher: Brown, 20, 33, 73, 139, 155 Thrush: Bicknell’s, 122; Gray-cheeked, 23, 32, 56, 62, 65,73, 122, 139; Hermit, 19, 32, 56, 63, 73, 139, 155, 172; Swainson’s, 32, 56, 65, 73, 139, 155; Wood, 32, 56, 65,73, 122, 139, 155 Thurmond, Gerald, 66, 148 Timmons, Harry, 124 Timmons, Pam, 20, 130, 131 Titmouse: Tufted, 32, 72, 139, 144, 148, 155 Tomlinson, Tom, 22, 25 Topsail Island, 47, 84, 87 Tove, Mike, 2, 172 Towhee: Eastern, 20, 34, 74, 127, 141, 144, 156; Green-tailed, 8 Townville, SC, 49, 57, 59, 91,95, 117, 119 Tracy, Steve, 93 Transylvania County, NC, 3, 46,55, 125, 128 Travis, Ginger, 20, 23, 92, 131, 132 Travis, Vaud, 130 Trenton, NC, 117 Tribble, Tom, 19, 128 Tropicbird: Red-billed, 47, 116, 168; White-tailed, 46 Trump, Rusty, 85 Tryon, NC, 50,51 Tuffin, Amalie, 20, 130 Turkey: Wild, 20, 27, 67, 134, 150 Turner, Jeff, 22, 25, 129 Turner, Mike, 84, 117, 120, 124, 146, 171 Turner, Phil, 47 Turnstone: Ruddy, 69, 119, 126, 136, 152 Tuttle, Gray, 22, 25, 129 Twin Lakes, 95, 117 Tyler, Emily, 130 The Chat, Vol. 68, No. 4, Fall 2004 187 Tyndall, Patricia, 46, 50, 52, 88, 89, 95, 115, 119, 168, 169, 170, 171 Tyndall, Russ, 45, 46, 50, 52,88, 89, 95, 115, 119, 168, 169, 170, 171, See LeGrand, Harry, et al. Tyrrell County, NC, 115, 168 U Ulmer, M. B., 66, 148 Underwood, Garnet, 23 Underwood, Ron, 23 Updike, Connie, 128 Upshaw, Andy, 23 V Vainright, Howard, 85 Van Epps, Rob, 52 Van Horn, Rick, 132 Van Malssen, Lee, 20 Vankevich, Peter, 119 Vaughn, Alice, 146 Veery, 32, 56, 65, 73, 139, 155, 172 Vimmerstedt, Margaret, 23, 131.132 Violet-ear: Green, 2, 54 Vireo: Bell’s, 4, 7; Blue- headed, 20, 24,31,63, 72, 92, 127, 138, 154; Philadelphia, 31, 55, 122, 126, 138; Red-eyed, 31,72, 127, 138, 154; Warbling, 25,31,55, 122, 126, 138; White- eyed, 19,31,72, 127, 138, 154; Yellow- throated, 31, 72, 127, 138, 154 Vivian, Alice, 123, 146 Vivian, Hal, 123, 146 Voigt, John, 59, 172 Vulture: Black, 28, 68, 135, 144, 151; Turkey, 20, 28, 68, 135, 144, 151 W Wade, Tommy, 2, 58 Wadmalaw Island, 47 Wagner, Steve, 119, See Slyce, Donna, et al. Wagtail: White, 78-82 Wake County, NC, 4, 46, 49, 53, 57, 78-82, 85, 93, 123. 125. 132 Waler, Mary, 132 Walhalla Fish Hatchery, 60 Walker, Judy, 118 Walters-Fromson, Ann, 130 Wanchese, NC, 94 Warbler: “Lawrence’s”, 126, 140; Bay-breasted, 34, 123, 126, 140, 148, 156; Black-and-white, 34, 74, 127, 140, 146, 148, 156; Blackburnian, 33, 57, 74, 140, 144, 148, 156; Blackpoll, 34, 57, 140, 146, 148, 156; Black- throated Blue, 33, 73, 93, 127, 140, 146, 148, 156; Black-throated Gray, 4; Black-throated Green, 33, 57, 64, 74, 122, 140, 146, 148, 156; Blue- winged, 33, 66, 73, 126, 140; Canada, 34, 58, 62, 66, 74, 141; Cape May, 19,33,73, 140, 146, 148, 155; Cerulean, 34, 57, 140, 172; Chestnut- sided, 33, 64, 73, 140, 146, 155; Connecticut, 58, 123; Cooper’s, 135; Golden-winged, 56; Hooded, 34, 74, 127, 141, 146, 148, 156; Kentucky, 21, 34, 58, 141, 146, 156; Magnolia, 24, 33, 64, 73, 122, 140; Mourning, 123; Nashville, 24, 57, 63, 73, 93; Orange-crowned, 57, 62, 66, 73, 93; Palm, 33, 66, 74, 93, 140; Pine, 20, 33, 74, 127, 140, 144, 146, 148, 156; Prairie, 33, 74, 93, 122, 127, 140, 146, 148, 156; Prothonotary, 20, 25, 34, 57, 74, 123, 140, 144, 146, 156; Swainson’s, 20, 23, 34, 58, 140, 145, 146, 148, 156; Tennessee, 33, 56, 62, 64, 73; Wilson’s, 34, 58, 93, 141; Worm-eating, 34, 74, 140, 146, 148, 156, 172; Yellow, 24, 33, 57, 62, 73, 93, 140, 146, 148, 155; Yellow- ramped, 21, 33, 57, 66, 73, 140, 146, 148, 156, 172; Yellow-throated, 19.33.74, 93, 127, 140, 146, 156 Ward, Andy, 147 Warfel, Bill, 124 Warren, Phillip, 131 Washington County, NC, 118 Washington, NC, 171 Watauga County, NC, 84, 118 Waters, Anne, 63, 144 Waterthrush: Louisiana, 20, 34, 141, 146, 148, 156; Northern, 21, 34, 58, 62, 65.74, 93, 140, 156 Watson, Craig, 47, 53, 59, 117, 118 Watson, Libba, 1 30 Waxwing: Cedar, 19, 22, 33, 140, 147, 155 Wayne County, NC, 49, 87, 89, 90, 92, 93, 170 Webb, Andy, 59, 133 Webb, Charles, 54, 64, 91 Webb, Judy, 54, 64, 91, 146 Weber, Lou, 128 Weeks, Kendrick, 24, 90 Weeks, Sandy, 90 Welford, Mark, 147 West, James, 26 Westphal, Marilyn, 19, 22, 45, 47, 59, 60, 92, 96, 118, 121, 123, 124, 128, 129, 169 Westphal, Marilyn, 2004 Spring Migration Counts in North Carolina, 125— 43 Wheatear: Northern, 3, 55 Whimbrel, 50, 89, 126, 136, 152 Whip-poor-will, 30, 66, 71, 91, 121, 137, 148, 153 Whispering Pines, NC, 91, 115 Whistling-Duck: Black- bellied, 44, 106-8, 114, 167; Fulvous, 45, 83 Whitaker, Abby, 22, 25 White, Tim, 145 Whitlock, Audrey, 92, 93 Whitmire, Melissa, 170 Whitsett, Harriett, 92 Wigeon: Eurasian, 45, 84, 115 Wiley, Haven, 45, 90 Wilkes County, NC, 170 188 Index to Volume 68 (2004) Willet, 29, 64, 69, 89, 119, 126, 136, 152 Williams, Barbara, 128 Williams, David, 95, 122 Williamson, Carol, 20, 21, 23,84, 131 Willoughby, David, 128 Wilmington, NC, 50, 87,91, 94 Wilson County, NC, 46, 48, 51,53,87 Wilson, Chris, 172 Wilson, Jim, 115 Wilson, Rouse, 23, 131, 132 Wings Over Water, 58 Winstead, Bob, 24, 130, 131, 132, 133 Winston-Salem, NC, 22, 48, 50, 87, 88, 93, 94, 95, 121, 122, 170 Winthrop Lake, 84 Winyah Bay, 47, 85, 86, 87, 89 Witebsky, Frank, 92 Woodcock: American, 25, 64, 70, 120, 126, 136, 170 Woodpecker: Downy, 30, 62.71, 138, 154; Hairy, 30.71, 138, 154; Pileated, 20, 30, 71, 121, 138, 154; Red-bellied, 30, 62,71, 137, 154; Red-cockaded, 71, 138, 154; Red-headed, 30, 71, 137, 154 Wood-Pewee: Eastern, 20, 30.71, 138, 154 Wooten, Dan, 26, 66 Wooten, Nancy, 26, 66 Worely, Jonathan, 23 Worthington, Pete, 53, 54, 55, 56, 64, 87, 93, 96, 146 Wren: Carolina, 20, 32, 72, 127, 139, 144, 155; House, 32, 65, 72, 92, 127, 139, 155; Marsh, 63.72, 92, 126, 139, 144, 145, 155; Sedge, 22, 32, 55, 92; Winter, 32, 126, 139 Wren, Jennifer, 22 Wrenn, Jeremy, 23, 131 Wright, David, 52 Wright, John, 50, 85, 86, 87, 94, 95, 124 Wright, Paula, 85 Wright, Susse, 118 Wrightsville Beach, NC, 47, 86, 117 Y Yawkey Wildlife Center, 84, 92 Yellowlegs: Greater, 19, 29, 69, 136, 152; Lesser, 29, 69, 136, 152 Yellowthroat: Common, 34, 74, 127, 141, 144, 146, 156 Yoder, Lee, 89 York County, SC, 122 Young, Bruce, 45, 47 Z Zimmerman, Betty, 145 Zippier, Calvin, 63, 144 Zwadyk, Peter, 129 CAROLINA BIRD CLUB MEMBERSHIP The Carolina Bird Club, Inc. is a non-profit educational and scientific association founded in 1937. 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