Yesterday morning I took walks in the fields of WWC, first the farm fields near
the saw mill to look for American Pipets and later in the field east of WWC
Road near the bridge over the Swannanoa River. There were lots of pipets
flying near the sawmill, perhaps 100. They are difficult to see on the ground
due to their small size and the inability to get close before they fly away.
Lucky there were a few perched in a tree that provided a photo. Savannah
Sparrows were seen along one of the ditches. In the field near the bridge,
White-crowned Sparrows were evident and, as the morning warmed a Red-shouldered
Hawk flew over. The usual birds were around too, and I thought the American
Crow was rather graceful as it flew above me. What a beautiful day!
Alan LenkAsheville
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