Lots of singing by newly arrived migrants! But if the weather had
stayed sunny, there probably would have been even more singing!
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| ANSERIFORMES |
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Canada Goose
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4
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feeding in a field
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Wood Duck
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2
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flushed from the flooded forest
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| PELICANIFORMES |
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Double-crested Cormorant
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2
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on Jordan Lake
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| CICONIIFORMES |
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Great Blue Heron
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2
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flying overhead
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| FALCONIFORMES |
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Turkey Vulture
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8
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| CHARADRIIFORMES |
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Ring-billed Gull
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20
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scattered over the lake
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| COLUMBIFORMES |
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Rock Pigeon
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?
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near bridges and in town
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Mourning Dove
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4
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| STRIGIFORMES |
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Barred Owl
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1
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glimpsed flying away through the swamp
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| CORACIIFORMES |
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Belted Kingfisher
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1
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fishing in New Hope Creek
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PICIFORMES |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
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2
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calling
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Downy Woodpecker
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1
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whinnying
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| PASSERIFORMES |
| FLYCATCHER FAMILY |
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Eastern Phoebe
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1
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calling briefly
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| VIREO FAMILY |
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Red-eyed Vireo
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1
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singing briefly in the distance
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Yellow-throated Vireo
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1
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singing persistently and responding to playback --
nice looks in the top of a tall tree
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| JAY AND CROW FAMILY |
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Blue Jay
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1
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calling
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American Crow
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8
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near Nash Lot and scattered elsewhere
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| SWALLOW FAMILY |
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Purple Martin
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60
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at the spectacular colony on Martha's Chapel Road
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Barn Swallow
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none
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at the bridges over Jordan Lake
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| CHICKADEE FAMILY |
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Carolina Chickadee
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1
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singing an unusual song
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Tufted Titmouse
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4
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singing a lot
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| WREN FAMILY |
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Carolina Wren
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4
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singing a lot -- many patterns
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| KINGLET FAMILY |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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1
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singing beside the Nash Lot on campus
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| THRUSH FAMILY |
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American Robin
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10
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singing on campus and elsewhere
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Eastern Bluebird
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2
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on power lines along country roads
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| MIMIC FAMILY |
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Northern Mockingbird
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6
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singing on campus and scattered elsewhere
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| WAXWING FAMILY |
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Cedar Waxwing
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20
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in several small flocks swooping over Nash Lot on campus
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| WOOD-WARBLER FAMILY |
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Yellow-throated Warbler
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1
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singing and approaching playback
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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none
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after being around all winter!
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American Redstart
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1
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singing intermittently
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Prothonotary Warbler
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1
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singing but then silent and not responding to playback
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Ovenbird
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3
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including one persistent singer that responded
quickly to playback -- great looks including its orange crest!
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| TANAGER FAMILY |
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Summer Tanager
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1
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in clear view singing steadily from the tops of trees
-- no doubt just arrived and proclaiming his territory
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| NEW-WORLD SPARROW FAMILY |
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Eastern Towhee
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2
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along roadsides but not singing
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Chipping Sparrow
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1
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singing near the Nash Lot
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White-throated Sparrow
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8
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singing frequently before they head north
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| CARDINAL FAMILY |
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Northern Cardinal
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6
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including lots of singing
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| BLACKBIRD FAMILY |
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Common Grackle
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8
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singles and pairs flying overhead
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Red-winged Blackbird
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15
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females in a flock in the treetops
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Brown-headed Cowbird
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4
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including several males (flight whistles, bubbling songs) and
females (flight rattle)
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| FINCH FAMILY |
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American Goldfinch
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4
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flew over (triplet calls)
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House Finch
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2
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(a pair) flew over the Nash Lot
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Although some warblers and vireos sang persistently and responded promptly
to playbacks of their species' songs, in general singing was subdued
probably because of the overcast sky. After the clouds had rolled
in, many newly arrived birds were probably concerned more with finding
something to eat than with singing to defend a territory.
The Purple Martins on Martha's Chapel Road seemed excited to be back from
South America. It is surprising that we found no signs of Barn
Swallows back from the tropics, because they definitely had returned to
Carrboro the day before at least.
