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From: "wforsythe@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <wforsythe@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: emas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2017 2:17 PM
Subject: [EMAS] Fwd: Bell's Vireo/Warren Wilson College, NC
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| Subject: | Bell's Vireo/Warren Wilson College, NC |
| Date: | 2017-11-16 14:12 |
| From: | wforsythe@xxxxxxxxxxxx |
| To: | birds <carolinabirds@xxxxxxxx>, ema@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Simon Harvey
<harveyssc@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Ronald Selvey <rlselvey2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> |
Folks, Ron Selvey and I arrived at Warren Wilson College at about 9:10 AM,
this morning. In the rear of garden, near the small, outhouse looking shed,
we talked to Tom Bush and Kirk. They had seen the bird at this location a
short time earlier and gave us the best information they had. Shortly after
they left, I got brief, but diagnostic views of this very lovely bird. The
vireo was flying from behind the shed to the ground in the small, hillside
garden. During this time, it made 4 trips from the rear of the shed area, to
the ground in the garden and then disappeared! We stayed at this location for
about an hour or so without seeing the bird again. Ron and I then walked
back towards the main road, working the hillside. Just as we got to the fence
line along Warren Wilson Road, I picked up the bird as it flew off the hillside
and into the vegetation along the fence line. We then watched this little guy
for about 20 minutes, low to the ground, always staying in cover, while working
his way towards the bridge. During this period, 5 of us got very adequate views
of this bird. I was trying to keep it in sight, as Keith Camburn was coming up
from Gastonia. During the wait, we lost sight of this bird for about 30
minutes. Upon Keith's arrival, Keith immediately picked up the bird as it
flew from the fence line, back to the hillside, in the direction of the shed,
located in the back of the garden, where we first saw the bird. Five of us
watched this bird forage, in very good light for about 20 minutes.
Unfortunately, the folks with the cameras departed earlier, missing some
wonderful photo opportunities. I have no doubt in my mind, that this bird
is definitely a Bell's Vireo of the Eastern bellii subspecies. I do believe the
photos being circulated are indeed diagnostic as well. Thanks to Jim Polling
for another fantastic find and to Steve Ritt for getting the word out, as well
as to the folks who shared their information enabling many folks to see this
very special, bird.Wayne
