[EMAS] Re: Outer Banks
- From: Alan Lenk <adlenk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Steve Ritt <stevenmritt@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 11:42:50 -0400
Thanks for the proper ID on the "mourning warbler" posted earlier, which was
actually a Common Yellow. Jamie Harrison was the first to point this out.
Please excuse the error, I look at the EMAS list serve as a wonderful learning
forum.
Alan Lenk
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 6, 2014, at 10:41 AM, Steve Ritt <stevenmritt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Alan,
>
> Yes, that is a Red Knot. But, your "Mourning Warbler" is a Common
> Yellowthroat. It's a few weeks too early for Rusty Blackbirds.
>
> Feel free to ask Simon or me about difficult IDs before posting.
> Misidentifications abound on the EMAS listserv and cause confusion.
>
> Steve
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct 6, 2014, at 8:23 AM, alan lenk <adlenk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> Cam and I ventured to the NC Outer Banks area for a short 3-day birding trip
>> (9/30-10/2), and for a breath of ocean air, to soak up some of the last
>> warm sun of the season, and, oh yes, for fresh seafood. We birded Pea
>> Island NWR, Cape Hatteras NS, Mattamuskeet NWR, Alligator River NWR, Nags
>> Head Woods Preserve, and Elizabethan Gardens and Fort Raleigh on Roanoke
>> Island. I would describe the bird density as less than expected overall,
>> spotty. It was too early for the influx of the huge numbers of waterfowl at
>> Mattamuskeet and Pea Island preserves, and the Nature Conservancy's Nags
>> Head Woods Preserve seemed to be absent of any interesting birds. Our best
>> luck was with woodland birds and warblers at Mattamuskeet NWR and at Cape
>> Hatteras in the picnic area and trails near the lighthouse, where the
>> warbler activity was heavy.
>>
>> Some of the more interesting birds seen were:
>>
>> Double-crested Cormorant
>> Great Blue Heron
>> Great Egret
>> Green Heron
>> White Ibis
>> Red Knot (check my ID from the photo please!)
>> Osprey
>> American Kestrel
>> Killdeer
>> Forester's Tern
>> Ruby-throated Hummingbird
>> Belted Kingfisher
>> Northern Flicker
>> Pileated Woodpecker
>> Northern Parula Warbler
>> Black-throated Blue Warbler
>> Palm Warbler
>> Black-and-White Warbler
>> American Redstart
>> Mourning Warbler (check my ID from the photo please!)
>> Indigo Bunting
>> Rusty Blackbird
>>
>> A few images are attach to provide a flavor of the experience. Even though
>> we thought we should see more, it was a lot of fun to be down there.
>>
>> Alan Lenk
>> Asheville
>>
>>
>>
>> <MorningWarb?©.jpg>
>> <GreatEgretMataMusk©.jpg>
>> <RedKnot?©.jpg>
>> <AmRedstartOutBanks©.jpg>
>> <PalmWarbOutBanks©.jpg>
>> <KingfisherOutBanks©.jpg>
>> <B&WWarblerMataMusk©.jpg>
>> <IndigoBuntingARNWF©.jpg>
>> <AmKestrel©.jpg>
>> <BlueHeronMattmuskeet©.jpg>
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