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Three members from the Northern Kentucky Bird Club enjoyed a trip to the Outer 
Banks of North Carolina this past week. Areas visited included Great Dismal 
Swamp NWR in Virginia, Alligator River NWR, Bodie Island, Pea Island NWR, and 
Cape Point. On May 31 we took one of Brian Patteson's pelagic trips out to the 
Gulf Stream. Birds seen on the boat trip included Black-capped Petrel, Fea's 
Petrel, five species of shearwaters (Cory's, Greater, Sooty, Manx, and 
Audubon's), Wilson's Storm-Petrel, Band-rumped Storm-Petrel, Northern Gannet, 
Pomarine Jaeger, South Polar Skua, and Bridled Tern. Leach's Storm-Petrel was 
alson seen on the trip but missed by our group. Pilot Whales, Bottlenose 
Dolphins, and a very large Manta Ray added to the trip experience. Landbirding 
highlights included Glossy Ibis, nesting Piping Plover, Snowy Plover (rare in 
NC), American Oystercatcher, Marbled Godwit, Red Knot, Swainson's Warbler 
(Great Dismal Swamp), and Seaside Sparrow (Pea Island). We tallied 130
  species of birds on the trip. 
 
Lee McNeely
Burlington, Ky
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