This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


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___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe.

This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson

This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe.

This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Lots of ducks this afternoon - 80 Hooded Mergansers (probably more), 35 Ring-necked, 10 Bufflehead, 15 Ruddy, 2 Black, 1 Mallard x Black hybrid, 15 or so Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Common Merganser, plus Mallards. And that was just the marina end; the trail was too icy to make much progress toward the rest of the lake.

Phil Dickinson

This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Lots of ducks this afternoon - 80 Hooded Mergansers (probably more), 35 Ring-necked, 10 Bufflehead, 15 Ruddy, 2 Black, 1 Mallard x Black hybrid, 15 or so Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Common Merganser, plus Mallards. And that was just the marina end; the trail was too icy to make much progress toward the rest of the lake.

Phil Dickinson Made a quick stop at Salem Lake this afternoon and an adult Bald Eagle was
sitting in a tree straight out from the pier. A group of Mallards seemed
pretty agitated . . . there were also 5 Shovelers, a bunch of Hooded
Mergansers and 2-3 Black Ducks. No sign of the downtown Peregrine on the
drive-by but I did see it hunting yesterday.

John

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe.

This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Lots of ducks this afternoon - 80 Hooded Mergansers (probably more), 35 Ring-necked, 10 Bufflehead, 15 Ruddy, 2 Black, 1 Mallard x Black hybrid, 15 or so Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Common Merganser, plus Mallards. And that was just the marina end; the trail was too icy to make much progress toward the rest of the lake.

Phil Dickinson Made a quick stop at Salem Lake this afternoon and an adult Bald Eagle was
sitting in a tree straight out from the pier. A group of Mallards seemed
pretty agitated . . . there were also 5 Shovelers, a bunch of Hooded
Mergansers and 2-3 Black Ducks. No sign of the downtown Peregrine on the
drive-by but I did see it hunting yesterday.

John

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. One Horned Grebe but nothing else unusual in the way of ducks at Salem Lake today. There were some nice woodland birds, though: 5 Golden-crowned, 3 Creeper, 1 Winter Wren. Complete List:

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 1/24/11
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 5
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 2
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Ring-necked Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 14
Ruddy Duck 22
Pied-billed Grebe 30
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 4
Ring-billed Gull 175
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren (Eastern) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson

This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Lots of ducks this afternoon - 80 Hooded Mergansers (probably more), 35 Ring-necked, 10 Bufflehead, 15 Ruddy, 2 Black, 1 Mallard x Black hybrid, 15 or so Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Common Merganser, plus Mallards. And that was just the marina end; the trail was too icy to make much progress toward the rest of the lake.

Phil Dickinson Made a quick stop at Salem Lake this afternoon and an adult Bald Eagle was
sitting in a tree straight out from the pier. A group of Mallards seemed
pretty agitated . . . there were also 5 Shovelers, a bunch of Hooded
Mergansers and 2-3 Black Ducks. No sign of the downtown Peregrine on the
drive-by but I did see it hunting yesterday.

John

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. One Horned Grebe but nothing else unusual in the way of ducks at Salem Lake today. There were some nice woodland birds, though: 5 Golden-crowned, 3 Creeper, 1 Winter Wren. Complete List:

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 1/24/11
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 5
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 2
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Ring-necked Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 14
Ruddy Duck 22
Pied-billed Grebe 30
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 4
Ring-billed Gull 175
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren (Eastern) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Highlights were call and response by 2 Barred Owls about a little over a mile out from the pier on the south side, 1 Horned Grebe (photo), 4 Ring-necked, 2 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Brown Creeper. Here is the full list.

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 2/9/11
Number of species: 29

Canada Goose 13
Mallard 11
Mallard (Domestic type) 3
Ring-necked Duck 4
Bufflehead 6
Hooded Merganser 8
Ruddy Duck 51
Pied-billed Grebe 24
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 4
American Coot 3
Ring-billed Gull 48
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson

This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Lots of ducks this afternoon - 80 Hooded Mergansers (probably more), 35 Ring-necked, 10 Bufflehead, 15 Ruddy, 2 Black, 1 Mallard x Black hybrid, 15 or so Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Common Merganser, plus Mallards. And that was just the marina end; the trail was too icy to make much progress toward the rest of the lake.

Phil Dickinson Made a quick stop at Salem Lake this afternoon and an adult Bald Eagle was
sitting in a tree straight out from the pier. A group of Mallards seemed
pretty agitated . . . there were also 5 Shovelers, a bunch of Hooded
Mergansers and 2-3 Black Ducks. No sign of the downtown Peregrine on the
drive-by but I did see it hunting yesterday.

John

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. One Horned Grebe but nothing else unusual in the way of ducks at Salem Lake today. There were some nice woodland birds, though: 5 Golden-crowned, 3 Creeper, 1 Winter Wren. Complete List:

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 1/24/11
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 5
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 2
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Ring-necked Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 14
Ruddy Duck 22
Pied-billed Grebe 30
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 4
Ring-billed Gull 175
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren (Eastern) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Highlights were call and response by 2 Barred Owls about a little over a mile out from the pier on the south side, 1 Horned Grebe (photo), 4 Ring-necked, 2 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Brown Creeper. Here is the full list.

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 2/9/11
Number of species: 29

Canada Goose 13
Mallard 11
Mallard (Domestic type) 3
Ring-necked Duck 4
Bufflehead 6
Hooded Merganser 8
Ruddy Duck 51
Pied-billed Grebe 24
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 4
American Coot 3
Ring-billed Gull 48
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Heard then saw my first Red-eyed Vireo of the season at marina end of Salem Lake this afternoon. There was a nice little group of that, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Pine Warbler and about 3 Yellow-rumped. There were 4 cormorants on the pier and in the water, but did not find John's Caspian. At the east end of the lake, there are now 5 Greater Yellowlegs. I saw only 5 or 6 Blue-winged Teal but did not walk far because of the incoming rain.

Phil Dickinson

This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Lots of ducks this afternoon - 80 Hooded Mergansers (probably more), 35 Ring-necked, 10 Bufflehead, 15 Ruddy, 2 Black, 1 Mallard x Black hybrid, 15 or so Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Common Merganser, plus Mallards. And that was just the marina end; the trail was too icy to make much progress toward the rest of the lake.

Phil Dickinson Made a quick stop at Salem Lake this afternoon and an adult Bald Eagle was
sitting in a tree straight out from the pier. A group of Mallards seemed
pretty agitated . . . there were also 5 Shovelers, a bunch of Hooded
Mergansers and 2-3 Black Ducks. No sign of the downtown Peregrine on the
drive-by but I did see it hunting yesterday.

John

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. One Horned Grebe but nothing else unusual in the way of ducks at Salem Lake today. There were some nice woodland birds, though: 5 Golden-crowned, 3 Creeper, 1 Winter Wren. Complete List:

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 1/24/11
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 5
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 2
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Ring-necked Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 14
Ruddy Duck 22
Pied-billed Grebe 30
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 4
Ring-billed Gull 175
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren (Eastern) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Highlights were call and response by 2 Barred Owls about a little over a mile out from the pier on the south side, 1 Horned Grebe (photo), 4 Ring-necked, 2 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Brown Creeper. Here is the full list.

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 2/9/11
Number of species: 29

Canada Goose 13
Mallard 11
Mallard (Domestic type) 3
Ring-necked Duck 4
Bufflehead 6
Hooded Merganser 8
Ruddy Duck 51
Pied-billed Grebe 24
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 4
American Coot 3
Ring-billed Gull 48
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Heard then saw my first Red-eyed Vireo of the season at marina end of Salem Lake this afternoon. There was a nice little group of that, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Pine Warbler and about 3 Yellow-rumped. There were 4 cormorants on the pier and in the water, but did not find John's Caspian. At the east end of the lake, there are now 5 Greater Yellowlegs. I saw only 5 or 6 Blue-winged Teal but did not walk far because of the incoming rain.

Phil Dickinson

This morning, I went out to Salem Lake to see if there will still any shorebirds. I only found 4 Spotted and 4 Least Sandpipers, plus a couple of Killdeer. The Northern Pintail hen and Ring-necked Drake are still there, along with one Blue-winged Teal drake. There also are two domestic Muscovy Ducks - white heads with black bodies. I heard Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great-crested Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker and Wood Thrush in the woods.

I still have a Black-throated Blue Warbler singing at home.

Phil Dickinson

This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


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___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Lots of ducks this afternoon - 80 Hooded Mergansers (probably more), 35 Ring-necked, 10 Bufflehead, 15 Ruddy, 2 Black, 1 Mallard x Black hybrid, 15 or so Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Common Merganser, plus Mallards. And that was just the marina end; the trail was too icy to make much progress toward the rest of the lake.

Phil Dickinson Made a quick stop at Salem Lake this afternoon and an adult Bald Eagle was
sitting in a tree straight out from the pier. A group of Mallards seemed
pretty agitated . . . there were also 5 Shovelers, a bunch of Hooded
Mergansers and 2-3 Black Ducks. No sign of the downtown Peregrine on the
drive-by but I did see it hunting yesterday.

John

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. One Horned Grebe but nothing else unusual in the way of ducks at Salem Lake today. There were some nice woodland birds, though: 5 Golden-crowned, 3 Creeper, 1 Winter Wren. Complete List:

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 1/24/11
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 5
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 2
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Ring-necked Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 14
Ruddy Duck 22
Pied-billed Grebe 30
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 4
Ring-billed Gull 175
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren (Eastern) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Highlights were call and response by 2 Barred Owls about a little over a mile out from the pier on the south side, 1 Horned Grebe (photo), 4 Ring-necked, 2 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Brown Creeper. Here is the full list.

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 2/9/11
Number of species: 29

Canada Goose 13
Mallard 11
Mallard (Domestic type) 3
Ring-necked Duck 4
Bufflehead 6
Hooded Merganser 8
Ruddy Duck 51
Pied-billed Grebe 24
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 4
American Coot 3
Ring-billed Gull 48
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Heard then saw my first Red-eyed Vireo of the season at marina end of Salem Lake this afternoon. There was a nice little group of that, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Pine Warbler and about 3 Yellow-rumped. There were 4 cormorants on the pier and in the water, but did not find John's Caspian. At the east end of the lake, there are now 5 Greater Yellowlegs. I saw only 5 or 6 Blue-winged Teal but did not walk far because of the incoming rain.

Phil Dickinson

This morning, I went out to Salem Lake to see if there will still any shorebirds. I only found 4 Spotted and 4 Least Sandpipers, plus a couple of Killdeer. The Northern Pintail hen and Ring-necked Drake are still there, along with one Blue-winged Teal drake. There also are two domestic Muscovy Ducks - white heads with black bodies. I heard Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great-crested Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker and Wood Thrush in the woods.

I still have a Black-throated Blue Warbler singing at home.

Phil Dickinson

I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together this
morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female wood
ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a scarlet
tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole way
around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite sides of
the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
Terri

This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Lots of ducks this afternoon - 80 Hooded Mergansers (probably more), 35 Ring-necked, 10 Bufflehead, 15 Ruddy, 2 Black, 1 Mallard x Black hybrid, 15 or so Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Common Merganser, plus Mallards. And that was just the marina end; the trail was too icy to make much progress toward the rest of the lake.

Phil Dickinson Made a quick stop at Salem Lake this afternoon and an adult Bald Eagle was
sitting in a tree straight out from the pier. A group of Mallards seemed
pretty agitated . . . there were also 5 Shovelers, a bunch of Hooded
Mergansers and 2-3 Black Ducks. No sign of the downtown Peregrine on the
drive-by but I did see it hunting yesterday.

John

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. One Horned Grebe but nothing else unusual in the way of ducks at Salem Lake today. There were some nice woodland birds, though: 5 Golden-crowned, 3 Creeper, 1 Winter Wren. Complete List:

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 1/24/11
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 5
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 2
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Ring-necked Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 14
Ruddy Duck 22
Pied-billed Grebe 30
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 4
Ring-billed Gull 175
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren (Eastern) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Highlights were call and response by 2 Barred Owls about a little over a mile out from the pier on the south side, 1 Horned Grebe (photo), 4 Ring-necked, 2 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Brown Creeper. Here is the full list.

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 2/9/11
Number of species: 29

Canada Goose 13
Mallard 11
Mallard (Domestic type) 3
Ring-necked Duck 4
Bufflehead 6
Hooded Merganser 8
Ruddy Duck 51
Pied-billed Grebe 24
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 4
American Coot 3
Ring-billed Gull 48
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Heard then saw my first Red-eyed Vireo of the season at marina end of Salem Lake this afternoon. There was a nice little group of that, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Pine Warbler and about 3 Yellow-rumped. There were 4 cormorants on the pier and in the water, but did not find John's Caspian. At the east end of the lake, there are now 5 Greater Yellowlegs. I saw only 5 or 6 Blue-winged Teal but did not walk far because of the incoming rain.

Phil Dickinson

This morning, I went out to Salem Lake to see if there will still any shorebirds. I only found 4 Spotted and 4 Least Sandpipers, plus a couple of Killdeer. The Northern Pintail hen and Ring-necked Drake are still there, along with one Blue-winged Teal drake. There also are two domestic Muscovy Ducks - white heads with black bodies. I heard Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great-crested Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker and Wood Thrush in the woods.

I still have a Black-throated Blue Warbler singing at home.

Phil Dickinson

I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together this
morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female wood
ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a scarlet
tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole way
around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite sides of
the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
Terri


There were two groups of GRBHs this morning. One with nine in it and the
other had 6-7. I also found an active kingbird nest. It was next to the big
gravel parking lot in the sycamore tree that is closest to the water and
kind of off by itself. The nest is ~2/3 the way up the tree and out on the
end of a limb that is pointing almost directly east. The parents were busy
delivering food.

Terri

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Terri Maness <> wrote:

> I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together
> this morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female
> wood ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a
> scarlet tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole
> way around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite
> sides of the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
> Terri
>

This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Lots of ducks this afternoon - 80 Hooded Mergansers (probably more), 35 Ring-necked, 10 Bufflehead, 15 Ruddy, 2 Black, 1 Mallard x Black hybrid, 15 or so Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Common Merganser, plus Mallards. And that was just the marina end; the trail was too icy to make much progress toward the rest of the lake.

Phil Dickinson Made a quick stop at Salem Lake this afternoon and an adult Bald Eagle was
sitting in a tree straight out from the pier. A group of Mallards seemed
pretty agitated . . . there were also 5 Shovelers, a bunch of Hooded
Mergansers and 2-3 Black Ducks. No sign of the downtown Peregrine on the
drive-by but I did see it hunting yesterday.

John

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. One Horned Grebe but nothing else unusual in the way of ducks at Salem Lake today. There were some nice woodland birds, though: 5 Golden-crowned, 3 Creeper, 1 Winter Wren. Complete List:

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 1/24/11
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 5
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 2
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Ring-necked Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 14
Ruddy Duck 22
Pied-billed Grebe 30
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 4
Ring-billed Gull 175
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren (Eastern) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Highlights were call and response by 2 Barred Owls about a little over a mile out from the pier on the south side, 1 Horned Grebe (photo), 4 Ring-necked, 2 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Brown Creeper. Here is the full list.

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 2/9/11
Number of species: 29

Canada Goose 13
Mallard 11
Mallard (Domestic type) 3
Ring-necked Duck 4
Bufflehead 6
Hooded Merganser 8
Ruddy Duck 51
Pied-billed Grebe 24
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 4
American Coot 3
Ring-billed Gull 48
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Heard then saw my first Red-eyed Vireo of the season at marina end of Salem Lake this afternoon. There was a nice little group of that, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Pine Warbler and about 3 Yellow-rumped. There were 4 cormorants on the pier and in the water, but did not find John's Caspian. At the east end of the lake, there are now 5 Greater Yellowlegs. I saw only 5 or 6 Blue-winged Teal but did not walk far because of the incoming rain.

Phil Dickinson

This morning, I went out to Salem Lake to see if there will still any shorebirds. I only found 4 Spotted and 4 Least Sandpipers, plus a couple of Killdeer. The Northern Pintail hen and Ring-necked Drake are still there, along with one Blue-winged Teal drake. There also are two domestic Muscovy Ducks - white heads with black bodies. I heard Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great-crested Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker and Wood Thrush in the woods.

I still have a Black-throated Blue Warbler singing at home.

Phil Dickinson

I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together this
morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female wood
ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a scarlet
tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole way
around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite sides of
the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
Terri


There were two groups of GRBHs this morning. One with nine in it and the
other had 6-7. I also found an active kingbird nest. It was next to the big
gravel parking lot in the sycamore tree that is closest to the water and
kind of off by itself. The nest is ~2/3 the way up the tree and out on the
end of a limb that is pointing almost directly east. The parents were busy
delivering food.

Terri

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Terri Maness <> wrote:

> I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together
> this morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female
> wood ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a
> scarlet tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole
> way around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite
> sides of the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
> Terri
>


I stopped by Salem Lake this morning and was greeted by a flyover Pileated Woodpecker at Linville Rd. I also found one of the Muscovy Ducks that I reported last month and heard a Yellow Warbler. An Eastern Kingbird was still at the west end parking area, but it looked to me that any chicks had fledged.

I stopped after investigating a report of 2 Scissortailed Flycatchers at the intersection of NC 150 and US 64 in Davidson County. I spent about 45 minutes looking around there but saw no flycatchers - only mockingbirds and doves on the wires with a few other common species around.

Phil Dickinson

This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Lots of ducks this afternoon - 80 Hooded Mergansers (probably more), 35 Ring-necked, 10 Bufflehead, 15 Ruddy, 2 Black, 1 Mallard x Black hybrid, 15 or so Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Common Merganser, plus Mallards. And that was just the marina end; the trail was too icy to make much progress toward the rest of the lake.

Phil Dickinson Made a quick stop at Salem Lake this afternoon and an adult Bald Eagle was
sitting in a tree straight out from the pier. A group of Mallards seemed
pretty agitated . . . there were also 5 Shovelers, a bunch of Hooded
Mergansers and 2-3 Black Ducks. No sign of the downtown Peregrine on the
drive-by but I did see it hunting yesterday.

John

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. One Horned Grebe but nothing else unusual in the way of ducks at Salem Lake today. There were some nice woodland birds, though: 5 Golden-crowned, 3 Creeper, 1 Winter Wren. Complete List:

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 1/24/11
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 5
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 2
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Ring-necked Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 14
Ruddy Duck 22
Pied-billed Grebe 30
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 4
Ring-billed Gull 175
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren (Eastern) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Highlights were call and response by 2 Barred Owls about a little over a mile out from the pier on the south side, 1 Horned Grebe (photo), 4 Ring-necked, 2 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Brown Creeper. Here is the full list.

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 2/9/11
Number of species: 29

Canada Goose 13
Mallard 11
Mallard (Domestic type) 3
Ring-necked Duck 4
Bufflehead 6
Hooded Merganser 8
Ruddy Duck 51
Pied-billed Grebe 24
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 4
American Coot 3
Ring-billed Gull 48
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Heard then saw my first Red-eyed Vireo of the season at marina end of Salem Lake this afternoon. There was a nice little group of that, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Pine Warbler and about 3 Yellow-rumped. There were 4 cormorants on the pier and in the water, but did not find John's Caspian. At the east end of the lake, there are now 5 Greater Yellowlegs. I saw only 5 or 6 Blue-winged Teal but did not walk far because of the incoming rain.

Phil Dickinson

This morning, I went out to Salem Lake to see if there will still any shorebirds. I only found 4 Spotted and 4 Least Sandpipers, plus a couple of Killdeer. The Northern Pintail hen and Ring-necked Drake are still there, along with one Blue-winged Teal drake. There also are two domestic Muscovy Ducks - white heads with black bodies. I heard Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great-crested Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker and Wood Thrush in the woods.

I still have a Black-throated Blue Warbler singing at home.

Phil Dickinson

I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together this
morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female wood
ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a scarlet
tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole way
around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite sides of
the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
Terri


There were two groups of GRBHs this morning. One with nine in it and the
other had 6-7. I also found an active kingbird nest. It was next to the big
gravel parking lot in the sycamore tree that is closest to the water and
kind of off by itself. The nest is ~2/3 the way up the tree and out on the
end of a limb that is pointing almost directly east. The parents were busy
delivering food.

Terri

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Terri Maness <> wrote:

> I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together
> this morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female
> wood ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a
> scarlet tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole
> way around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite
> sides of the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
> Terri
>


I stopped by Salem Lake this morning and was greeted by a flyover Pileated Woodpecker at Linville Rd. I also found one of the Muscovy Ducks that I reported last month and heard a Yellow Warbler. An Eastern Kingbird was still at the west end parking area, but it looked to me that any chicks had fledged.

I stopped after investigating a report of 2 Scissortailed Flycatchers at the intersection of NC 150 and US 64 in Davidson County. I spent about 45 minutes looking around there but saw no flycatchers - only mockingbirds and doves on the wires with a few other common species around.

Phil Dickinson

A beautiful morning at the lake. Shorebirds: 7 Solitary, 1 Spotted, 1 Least Sandpiper, 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper, 4 Killdeer, 4 Great Blue Heron, 1 Great Egret. Least and Semipalmated appeared to be juvenals. Also, the Muscovy Duck is still hanging out.

Phil Dickinson

This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Lots of ducks this afternoon - 80 Hooded Mergansers (probably more), 35 Ring-necked, 10 Bufflehead, 15 Ruddy, 2 Black, 1 Mallard x Black hybrid, 15 or so Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Common Merganser, plus Mallards. And that was just the marina end; the trail was too icy to make much progress toward the rest of the lake.

Phil Dickinson Made a quick stop at Salem Lake this afternoon and an adult Bald Eagle was
sitting in a tree straight out from the pier. A group of Mallards seemed
pretty agitated . . . there were also 5 Shovelers, a bunch of Hooded
Mergansers and 2-3 Black Ducks. No sign of the downtown Peregrine on the
drive-by but I did see it hunting yesterday.

John

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. One Horned Grebe but nothing else unusual in the way of ducks at Salem Lake today. There were some nice woodland birds, though: 5 Golden-crowned, 3 Creeper, 1 Winter Wren. Complete List:

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 1/24/11
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 5
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 2
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Ring-necked Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 14
Ruddy Duck 22
Pied-billed Grebe 30
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 4
Ring-billed Gull 175
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren (Eastern) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Highlights were call and response by 2 Barred Owls about a little over a mile out from the pier on the south side, 1 Horned Grebe (photo), 4 Ring-necked, 2 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Brown Creeper. Here is the full list.

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 2/9/11
Number of species: 29

Canada Goose 13
Mallard 11
Mallard (Domestic type) 3
Ring-necked Duck 4
Bufflehead 6
Hooded Merganser 8
Ruddy Duck 51
Pied-billed Grebe 24
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 4
American Coot 3
Ring-billed Gull 48
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Heard then saw my first Red-eyed Vireo of the season at marina end of Salem Lake this afternoon. There was a nice little group of that, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Pine Warbler and about 3 Yellow-rumped. There were 4 cormorants on the pier and in the water, but did not find John's Caspian. At the east end of the lake, there are now 5 Greater Yellowlegs. I saw only 5 or 6 Blue-winged Teal but did not walk far because of the incoming rain.

Phil Dickinson

This morning, I went out to Salem Lake to see if there will still any shorebirds. I only found 4 Spotted and 4 Least Sandpipers, plus a couple of Killdeer. The Northern Pintail hen and Ring-necked Drake are still there, along with one Blue-winged Teal drake. There also are two domestic Muscovy Ducks - white heads with black bodies. I heard Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great-crested Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker and Wood Thrush in the woods.

I still have a Black-throated Blue Warbler singing at home.

Phil Dickinson

I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together this
morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female wood
ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a scarlet
tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole way
around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite sides of
the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
Terri


There were two groups of GRBHs this morning. One with nine in it and the
other had 6-7. I also found an active kingbird nest. It was next to the big
gravel parking lot in the sycamore tree that is closest to the water and
kind of off by itself. The nest is ~2/3 the way up the tree and out on the
end of a limb that is pointing almost directly east. The parents were busy
delivering food.

Terri

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Terri Maness <> wrote:

> I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together
> this morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female
> wood ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a
> scarlet tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole
> way around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite
> sides of the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
> Terri
>


I stopped by Salem Lake this morning and was greeted by a flyover Pileated Woodpecker at Linville Rd. I also found one of the Muscovy Ducks that I reported last month and heard a Yellow Warbler. An Eastern Kingbird was still at the west end parking area, but it looked to me that any chicks had fledged.

I stopped after investigating a report of 2 Scissortailed Flycatchers at the intersection of NC 150 and US 64 in Davidson County. I spent about 45 minutes looking around there but saw no flycatchers - only mockingbirds and doves on the wires with a few other common species around.

Phil Dickinson

A beautiful morning at the lake. Shorebirds: 7 Solitary, 1 Spotted, 1 Least Sandpiper, 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper, 4 Killdeer, 4 Great Blue Heron, 1 Great Egret. Least and Semipalmated appeared to be juvenals. Also, the Muscovy Duck is still hanging out.

Phil Dickinson

Salem Lake birds this morning included 4 Least Sandpipers, 6 Pectoral Sandpipers, 2 Green-winged Teal, 1 Blue-winged Teal, 1 American Redstart, 1 White-eyed Vireo, and the nonmigrating Ring-necked Duck.

Phil Dickinson

This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Lots of ducks this afternoon - 80 Hooded Mergansers (probably more), 35 Ring-necked, 10 Bufflehead, 15 Ruddy, 2 Black, 1 Mallard x Black hybrid, 15 or so Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Common Merganser, plus Mallards. And that was just the marina end; the trail was too icy to make much progress toward the rest of the lake.

Phil Dickinson Made a quick stop at Salem Lake this afternoon and an adult Bald Eagle was
sitting in a tree straight out from the pier. A group of Mallards seemed
pretty agitated . . . there were also 5 Shovelers, a bunch of Hooded
Mergansers and 2-3 Black Ducks. No sign of the downtown Peregrine on the
drive-by but I did see it hunting yesterday.

John

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. One Horned Grebe but nothing else unusual in the way of ducks at Salem Lake today. There were some nice woodland birds, though: 5 Golden-crowned, 3 Creeper, 1 Winter Wren. Complete List:

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 1/24/11
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 5
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 2
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Ring-necked Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 14
Ruddy Duck 22
Pied-billed Grebe 30
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 4
Ring-billed Gull 175
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren (Eastern) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Highlights were call and response by 2 Barred Owls about a little over a mile out from the pier on the south side, 1 Horned Grebe (photo), 4 Ring-necked, 2 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Brown Creeper. Here is the full list.

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 2/9/11
Number of species: 29

Canada Goose 13
Mallard 11
Mallard (Domestic type) 3
Ring-necked Duck 4
Bufflehead 6
Hooded Merganser 8
Ruddy Duck 51
Pied-billed Grebe 24
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 4
American Coot 3
Ring-billed Gull 48
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Heard then saw my first Red-eyed Vireo of the season at marina end of Salem Lake this afternoon. There was a nice little group of that, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Pine Warbler and about 3 Yellow-rumped. There were 4 cormorants on the pier and in the water, but did not find John's Caspian. At the east end of the lake, there are now 5 Greater Yellowlegs. I saw only 5 or 6 Blue-winged Teal but did not walk far because of the incoming rain.

Phil Dickinson

This morning, I went out to Salem Lake to see if there will still any shorebirds. I only found 4 Spotted and 4 Least Sandpipers, plus a couple of Killdeer. The Northern Pintail hen and Ring-necked Drake are still there, along with one Blue-winged Teal drake. There also are two domestic Muscovy Ducks - white heads with black bodies. I heard Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great-crested Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker and Wood Thrush in the woods.

I still have a Black-throated Blue Warbler singing at home.

Phil Dickinson

I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together this
morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female wood
ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a scarlet
tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole way
around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite sides of
the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
Terri


There were two groups of GRBHs this morning. One with nine in it and the
other had 6-7. I also found an active kingbird nest. It was next to the big
gravel parking lot in the sycamore tree that is closest to the water and
kind of off by itself. The nest is ~2/3 the way up the tree and out on the
end of a limb that is pointing almost directly east. The parents were busy
delivering food.

Terri

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Terri Maness <> wrote:

> I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together
> this morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female
> wood ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a
> scarlet tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole
> way around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite
> sides of the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
> Terri
>


I stopped by Salem Lake this morning and was greeted by a flyover Pileated Woodpecker at Linville Rd. I also found one of the Muscovy Ducks that I reported last month and heard a Yellow Warbler. An Eastern Kingbird was still at the west end parking area, but it looked to me that any chicks had fledged.

I stopped after investigating a report of 2 Scissortailed Flycatchers at the intersection of NC 150 and US 64 in Davidson County. I spent about 45 minutes looking around there but saw no flycatchers - only mockingbirds and doves on the wires with a few other common species around.

Phil Dickinson

A beautiful morning at the lake. Shorebirds: 7 Solitary, 1 Spotted, 1 Least Sandpiper, 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper, 4 Killdeer, 4 Great Blue Heron, 1 Great Egret. Least and Semipalmated appeared to be juvenals. Also, the Muscovy Duck is still hanging out.

Phil Dickinson

Salem Lake birds this morning included 4 Least Sandpipers, 6 Pectoral Sandpipers, 2 Green-winged Teal, 1 Blue-winged Teal, 1 American Redstart, 1 White-eyed Vireo, and the nonmigrating Ring-necked Duck.

Phil Dickinson

The rain and I arrived at Salem Lake at the same time this morning. I stayed only a few minutes but did find a raft of nearly 40 American Coots. Through the raindrops, I saw about 45 other distant ducks on the pond. Most seemed to have perky tails.

Phil Dickinson

This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Lots of ducks this afternoon - 80 Hooded Mergansers (probably more), 35 Ring-necked, 10 Bufflehead, 15 Ruddy, 2 Black, 1 Mallard x Black hybrid, 15 or so Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Common Merganser, plus Mallards. And that was just the marina end; the trail was too icy to make much progress toward the rest of the lake.

Phil Dickinson Made a quick stop at Salem Lake this afternoon and an adult Bald Eagle was
sitting in a tree straight out from the pier. A group of Mallards seemed
pretty agitated . . . there were also 5 Shovelers, a bunch of Hooded
Mergansers and 2-3 Black Ducks. No sign of the downtown Peregrine on the
drive-by but I did see it hunting yesterday.

John

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. One Horned Grebe but nothing else unusual in the way of ducks at Salem Lake today. There were some nice woodland birds, though: 5 Golden-crowned, 3 Creeper, 1 Winter Wren. Complete List:

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 1/24/11
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 5
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 2
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Ring-necked Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 14
Ruddy Duck 22
Pied-billed Grebe 30
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 4
Ring-billed Gull 175
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren (Eastern) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Highlights were call and response by 2 Barred Owls about a little over a mile out from the pier on the south side, 1 Horned Grebe (photo), 4 Ring-necked, 2 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Brown Creeper. Here is the full list.

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 2/9/11
Number of species: 29

Canada Goose 13
Mallard 11
Mallard (Domestic type) 3
Ring-necked Duck 4
Bufflehead 6
Hooded Merganser 8
Ruddy Duck 51
Pied-billed Grebe 24
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 4
American Coot 3
Ring-billed Gull 48
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Heard then saw my first Red-eyed Vireo of the season at marina end of Salem Lake this afternoon. There was a nice little group of that, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Pine Warbler and about 3 Yellow-rumped. There were 4 cormorants on the pier and in the water, but did not find John's Caspian. At the east end of the lake, there are now 5 Greater Yellowlegs. I saw only 5 or 6 Blue-winged Teal but did not walk far because of the incoming rain.

Phil Dickinson

This morning, I went out to Salem Lake to see if there will still any shorebirds. I only found 4 Spotted and 4 Least Sandpipers, plus a couple of Killdeer. The Northern Pintail hen and Ring-necked Drake are still there, along with one Blue-winged Teal drake. There also are two domestic Muscovy Ducks - white heads with black bodies. I heard Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great-crested Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker and Wood Thrush in the woods.

I still have a Black-throated Blue Warbler singing at home.

Phil Dickinson

I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together this
morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female wood
ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a scarlet
tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole way
around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite sides of
the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
Terri


There were two groups of GRBHs this morning. One with nine in it and the
other had 6-7. I also found an active kingbird nest. It was next to the big
gravel parking lot in the sycamore tree that is closest to the water and
kind of off by itself. The nest is ~2/3 the way up the tree and out on the
end of a limb that is pointing almost directly east. The parents were busy
delivering food.

Terri

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Terri Maness <> wrote:

> I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together
> this morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female
> wood ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a
> scarlet tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole
> way around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite
> sides of the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
> Terri
>


I stopped by Salem Lake this morning and was greeted by a flyover Pileated Woodpecker at Linville Rd. I also found one of the Muscovy Ducks that I reported last month and heard a Yellow Warbler. An Eastern Kingbird was still at the west end parking area, but it looked to me that any chicks had fledged.

I stopped after investigating a report of 2 Scissortailed Flycatchers at the intersection of NC 150 and US 64 in Davidson County. I spent about 45 minutes looking around there but saw no flycatchers - only mockingbirds and doves on the wires with a few other common species around.

Phil Dickinson

A beautiful morning at the lake. Shorebirds: 7 Solitary, 1 Spotted, 1 Least Sandpiper, 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper, 4 Killdeer, 4 Great Blue Heron, 1 Great Egret. Least and Semipalmated appeared to be juvenals. Also, the Muscovy Duck is still hanging out.

Phil Dickinson

Salem Lake birds this morning included 4 Least Sandpipers, 6 Pectoral Sandpipers, 2 Green-winged Teal, 1 Blue-winged Teal, 1 American Redstart, 1 White-eyed Vireo, and the nonmigrating Ring-necked Duck.

Phil Dickinson

The rain and I arrived at Salem Lake at the same time this morning. I stayed only a few minutes but did find a raft of nearly 40 American Coots. Through the raindrops, I saw about 45 other distant ducks on the pond. Most seemed to have perky tails.

Phil Dickinson

Virginia Rail is still there; one more day for count period. Also, I had nice looks at Osprey, Barred Owl, 2 male Scarlet Tanagers, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary, Spotted and Least Sandpipers, Northern Parula, Pine Warbler, Red-eyed Vireos (13 in all heard and/or seen), 2 male Ring-necked Ducks, 11 Blue-winged Teal (1 hen dealing with 10 drakes). Heard birds included Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Common Yellowthroat. No Caspians, Carol.

On my way home, I took a quick turn around the Civitan wetland hoping for Willow Flycatcher. No luck on that, but I did see a Yellow-breasted Chat in the SW (Kudzu) corner, along with Yellow Warbler, Orchard Oriole and 2 Savannah Sparrows. I think I heard one of the Warbling Vireos but wasn't sure.

Phil Dickinson

This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Lots of ducks this afternoon - 80 Hooded Mergansers (probably more), 35 Ring-necked, 10 Bufflehead, 15 Ruddy, 2 Black, 1 Mallard x Black hybrid, 15 or so Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Common Merganser, plus Mallards. And that was just the marina end; the trail was too icy to make much progress toward the rest of the lake.

Phil Dickinson Made a quick stop at Salem Lake this afternoon and an adult Bald Eagle was
sitting in a tree straight out from the pier. A group of Mallards seemed
pretty agitated . . . there were also 5 Shovelers, a bunch of Hooded
Mergansers and 2-3 Black Ducks. No sign of the downtown Peregrine on the
drive-by but I did see it hunting yesterday.

John

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. One Horned Grebe but nothing else unusual in the way of ducks at Salem Lake today. There were some nice woodland birds, though: 5 Golden-crowned, 3 Creeper, 1 Winter Wren. Complete List:

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 1/24/11
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 5
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 2
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Ring-necked Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 14
Ruddy Duck 22
Pied-billed Grebe 30
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 4
Ring-billed Gull 175
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren (Eastern) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Highlights were call and response by 2 Barred Owls about a little over a mile out from the pier on the south side, 1 Horned Grebe (photo), 4 Ring-necked, 2 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Brown Creeper. Here is the full list.

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 2/9/11
Number of species: 29

Canada Goose 13
Mallard 11
Mallard (Domestic type) 3
Ring-necked Duck 4
Bufflehead 6
Hooded Merganser 8
Ruddy Duck 51
Pied-billed Grebe 24
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 4
American Coot 3
Ring-billed Gull 48
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Heard then saw my first Red-eyed Vireo of the season at marina end of Salem Lake this afternoon. There was a nice little group of that, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Pine Warbler and about 3 Yellow-rumped. There were 4 cormorants on the pier and in the water, but did not find John's Caspian. At the east end of the lake, there are now 5 Greater Yellowlegs. I saw only 5 or 6 Blue-winged Teal but did not walk far because of the incoming rain.

Phil Dickinson

This morning, I went out to Salem Lake to see if there will still any shorebirds. I only found 4 Spotted and 4 Least Sandpipers, plus a couple of Killdeer. The Northern Pintail hen and Ring-necked Drake are still there, along with one Blue-winged Teal drake. There also are two domestic Muscovy Ducks - white heads with black bodies. I heard Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great-crested Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker and Wood Thrush in the woods.

I still have a Black-throated Blue Warbler singing at home.

Phil Dickinson

I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together this
morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female wood
ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a scarlet
tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole way
around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite sides of
the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
Terri


There were two groups of GRBHs this morning. One with nine in it and the
other had 6-7. I also found an active kingbird nest. It was next to the big
gravel parking lot in the sycamore tree that is closest to the water and
kind of off by itself. The nest is ~2/3 the way up the tree and out on the
end of a limb that is pointing almost directly east. The parents were busy
delivering food.

Terri

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Terri Maness <> wrote:

> I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together
> this morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female
> wood ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a
> scarlet tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole
> way around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite
> sides of the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
> Terri
>


I stopped by Salem Lake this morning and was greeted by a flyover Pileated Woodpecker at Linville Rd. I also found one of the Muscovy Ducks that I reported last month and heard a Yellow Warbler. An Eastern Kingbird was still at the west end parking area, but it looked to me that any chicks had fledged.

I stopped after investigating a report of 2 Scissortailed Flycatchers at the intersection of NC 150 and US 64 in Davidson County. I spent about 45 minutes looking around there but saw no flycatchers - only mockingbirds and doves on the wires with a few other common species around.

Phil Dickinson

A beautiful morning at the lake. Shorebirds: 7 Solitary, 1 Spotted, 1 Least Sandpiper, 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper, 4 Killdeer, 4 Great Blue Heron, 1 Great Egret. Least and Semipalmated appeared to be juvenals. Also, the Muscovy Duck is still hanging out.

Phil Dickinson

Salem Lake birds this morning included 4 Least Sandpipers, 6 Pectoral Sandpipers, 2 Green-winged Teal, 1 Blue-winged Teal, 1 American Redstart, 1 White-eyed Vireo, and the nonmigrating Ring-necked Duck.

Phil Dickinson

The rain and I arrived at Salem Lake at the same time this morning. I stayed only a few minutes but did find a raft of nearly 40 American Coots. Through the raindrops, I saw about 45 other distant ducks on the pond. Most seemed to have perky tails.

Phil Dickinson

Virginia Rail is still there; one more day for count period. Also, I had nice looks at Osprey, Barred Owl, 2 male Scarlet Tanagers, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary, Spotted and Least Sandpipers, Northern Parula, Pine Warbler, Red-eyed Vireos (13 in all heard and/or seen), 2 male Ring-necked Ducks, 11 Blue-winged Teal (1 hen dealing with 10 drakes). Heard birds included Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Common Yellowthroat. No Caspians, Carol.

On my way home, I took a quick turn around the Civitan wetland hoping for Willow Flycatcher. No luck on that, but I did see a Yellow-breasted Chat in the SW (Kudzu) corner, along with Yellow Warbler, Orchard Oriole and 2 Savannah Sparrows. I think I heard one of the Warbling Vireos but wasn't sure.

Phil Dickinson

I, to, visited the lake mid-morning. Just when I thought thet had all gone, a flock of 200-300 chimney swifts swirled over the lake (there was no chimney nearby for a more accurate count). The swifts were gone within a half-hour. More may have come later. No widgeon for me, and a couple of cormorants flying by
Royce
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This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Lots of ducks this afternoon - 80 Hooded Mergansers (probably more), 35 Ring-necked, 10 Bufflehead, 15 Ruddy, 2 Black, 1 Mallard x Black hybrid, 15 or so Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Common Merganser, plus Mallards. And that was just the marina end; the trail was too icy to make much progress toward the rest of the lake.

Phil Dickinson Made a quick stop at Salem Lake this afternoon and an adult Bald Eagle was
sitting in a tree straight out from the pier. A group of Mallards seemed
pretty agitated . . . there were also 5 Shovelers, a bunch of Hooded
Mergansers and 2-3 Black Ducks. No sign of the downtown Peregrine on the
drive-by but I did see it hunting yesterday.

John

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. One Horned Grebe but nothing else unusual in the way of ducks at Salem Lake today. There were some nice woodland birds, though: 5 Golden-crowned, 3 Creeper, 1 Winter Wren. Complete List:

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 1/24/11
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 5
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 2
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Ring-necked Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 14
Ruddy Duck 22
Pied-billed Grebe 30
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 4
Ring-billed Gull 175
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren (Eastern) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Highlights were call and response by 2 Barred Owls about a little over a mile out from the pier on the south side, 1 Horned Grebe (photo), 4 Ring-necked, 2 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Brown Creeper. Here is the full list.

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 2/9/11
Number of species: 29

Canada Goose 13
Mallard 11
Mallard (Domestic type) 3
Ring-necked Duck 4
Bufflehead 6
Hooded Merganser 8
Ruddy Duck 51
Pied-billed Grebe 24
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 4
American Coot 3
Ring-billed Gull 48
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Heard then saw my first Red-eyed Vireo of the season at marina end of Salem Lake this afternoon. There was a nice little group of that, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Pine Warbler and about 3 Yellow-rumped. There were 4 cormorants on the pier and in the water, but did not find John's Caspian. At the east end of the lake, there are now 5 Greater Yellowlegs. I saw only 5 or 6 Blue-winged Teal but did not walk far because of the incoming rain.

Phil Dickinson

This morning, I went out to Salem Lake to see if there will still any shorebirds. I only found 4 Spotted and 4 Least Sandpipers, plus a couple of Killdeer. The Northern Pintail hen and Ring-necked Drake are still there, along with one Blue-winged Teal drake. There also are two domestic Muscovy Ducks - white heads with black bodies. I heard Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great-crested Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker and Wood Thrush in the woods.

I still have a Black-throated Blue Warbler singing at home.

Phil Dickinson

I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together this
morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female wood
ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a scarlet
tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole way
around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite sides of
the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
Terri


There were two groups of GRBHs this morning. One with nine in it and the
other had 6-7. I also found an active kingbird nest. It was next to the big
gravel parking lot in the sycamore tree that is closest to the water and
kind of off by itself. The nest is ~2/3 the way up the tree and out on the
end of a limb that is pointing almost directly east. The parents were busy
delivering food.

Terri

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Terri Maness <> wrote:

> I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together
> this morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female
> wood ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a
> scarlet tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole
> way around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite
> sides of the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
> Terri
>


I stopped by Salem Lake this morning and was greeted by a flyover Pileated Woodpecker at Linville Rd. I also found one of the Muscovy Ducks that I reported last month and heard a Yellow Warbler. An Eastern Kingbird was still at the west end parking area, but it looked to me that any chicks had fledged.

I stopped after investigating a report of 2 Scissortailed Flycatchers at the intersection of NC 150 and US 64 in Davidson County. I spent about 45 minutes looking around there but saw no flycatchers - only mockingbirds and doves on the wires with a few other common species around.

Phil Dickinson

A beautiful morning at the lake. Shorebirds: 7 Solitary, 1 Spotted, 1 Least Sandpiper, 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper, 4 Killdeer, 4 Great Blue Heron, 1 Great Egret. Least and Semipalmated appeared to be juvenals. Also, the Muscovy Duck is still hanging out.

Phil Dickinson

Salem Lake birds this morning included 4 Least Sandpipers, 6 Pectoral Sandpipers, 2 Green-winged Teal, 1 Blue-winged Teal, 1 American Redstart, 1 White-eyed Vireo, and the nonmigrating Ring-necked Duck.

Phil Dickinson

The rain and I arrived at Salem Lake at the same time this morning. I stayed only a few minutes but did find a raft of nearly 40 American Coots. Through the raindrops, I saw about 45 other distant ducks on the pond. Most seemed to have perky tails.

Phil Dickinson

Virginia Rail is still there; one more day for count period. Also, I had nice looks at Osprey, Barred Owl, 2 male Scarlet Tanagers, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary, Spotted and Least Sandpipers, Northern Parula, Pine Warbler, Red-eyed Vireos (13 in all heard and/or seen), 2 male Ring-necked Ducks, 11 Blue-winged Teal (1 hen dealing with 10 drakes). Heard birds included Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Common Yellowthroat. No Caspians, Carol.

On my way home, I took a quick turn around the Civitan wetland hoping for Willow Flycatcher. No luck on that, but I did see a Yellow-breasted Chat in the SW (Kudzu) corner, along with Yellow Warbler, Orchard Oriole and 2 Savannah Sparrows. I think I heard one of the Warbling Vireos but wasn't sure.

Phil Dickinson

I, to, visited the lake mid-morning. Just when I thought thet had all gone, a flock of 200-300 chimney swifts swirled over the lake (there was no chimney nearby for a more accurate count). The swifts were gone within a half-hour. More may have come later. No widgeon for me, and a couple of cormorants flying by
Royce
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Hello,
I was at Salem Lake from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. today. I was "on my bike" -
but I was getting passed by even the slowest walkers and didn't pass a
single person I was going so slow. I need help with two photo IDs
(attached). Both were along the grassy marsh along the north side,
near Linville Rd. (The photos are in the next e-mail).

Photo 1: I think it is a Black Duck (but might be a hybrid). I
watched it for 30+ minutes hoping to see the speculum...but didn't
even get one glimpse. It was much darker than a Mallard pair that was
nearby, and the bill is bright yellow, and it has a lighter head then
the rest of the body. I didn't see any Mallards all day that looked
like hybrids. All were in bright plumages. Thoughts?

Photo 2-3: Probably an Am. Coot, but it looked odd. (So I took a few
pictures.) It was following two adult Coots. It has a yellow-tipped
bill (slender and decurved at the tip), a gray body, a brown back. I
am not familiar with the plumages of young Coots, but it looks more
like a Moorhen to me. Thoughts?

Fun Photo 4: Great Blue Heron (molting?) in an interesting phase.
Fun Photo 5: Not a bird, but SUPER COOL!!! Seen from the pier swimming
across the lake!

Other water birds included:
Mallards & Canada Geese
Blue-winged Teal (1 today, 15 observed yesterday) - photo taken
Green-winged Teal (10) - photo taken
Ring-necked Duck (9) - photo taken
Hooded Merganser (1 male)
Ruddy Duck (15)
Pied-billed Grebe (10)
Double-crested Cormorant (1 today, 4 yesterday)
Great Blue Heron (3, photo of 1 in molt attached)
American Coot (75)
Gadwall (1, photo taken - yesterday, not relocated today)

Other highlights include:
**Red Breasted Nuthatch (4 - At first I heard it above my head. When I
looked up two birds flew away. I followed one - I looked at a
Titmouse while the Nuthatch called farther off! I finally found them
further along the trail and was able to get great looks! YAY!)
Brown Creeper (3)
Both Kinglets, but Golden-crowned were very numerous
Swamp Sparrow

Also, 1 unidentified bird - it had an eye ring and a clear throat. At
first I thought it was a Blue-headed Vireo (and it may have been) but
couldn't rule out a flycatcher. The kinglets distracted me and I
couldn't relocate it.

I missed Phil's Wigeons. I might go back tomorrow, but haven't
decided yet. Please let me know your thoughts about the Black Duck
(vs. mallard/hybrid) and the Coot/Moorhen. Thanks.

Jeff




On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 6:50 PM, wrote:
> Salem Lake, Forsyth, US-NC
> Oct 28, 2012 8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 7.0 mile(s)
> Comments: Overcast. Covered the entire trail length by bike.
> 41 species (+2 other taxa)
>
> Canada Goose 65
> Mallard 15
> Blue-winged Teal 1
> Green-winged Teal 10
> Ring-necked Duck 9
> Hooded Merganser 1 Observed from the dock in the center of the lake through scope. Seen from 8-8:30 when I left the dock; not observed from trail around the lake. No photo taken.
> Ruddy Duck 15
> duck sp. 6 Flyover. Unknown.
> Pied-billed Grebe 10
> Double-crested Cormorant 1 Flyover.
> Great Blue Heron 3
> Turkey Vulture 5
> American Coot 75
> Rock Pigeon 9
> Belted Kingfisher 2
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
> Downy Woodpecker 2
> Northern Flicker 2 Along the Greenway by Reynold's Park.
> Eastern Phoebe 6
> Blue Jay 5
> American Crow 41
> Carolina Chickadee 5
> Tufted Titmouse 9
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
> White-breasted Nuthatch 1
> Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
> Brown Creeper 3
> Carolina Wren 6
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 8
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
> Eastern Bluebird 3
> Northern Mockingbird 2
> European Starling 20 In a large mixed flock.
> Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
> Eastern Towhee 1
> Chipping Sparrow 8
> Song Sparrow 14
> Swamp Sparrow 1
> White-throated Sparrow 4
> Northern Cardinal 3
> Common Grackle 50 In a large flock eating in the tree tops.
> blackbird sp. 50 The Starlings were in a large mixed flock of other blackbirds.
> American Goldfinch 15
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Haire" <>
To: "Forsythbirds" <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Lots of ducks this afternoon - 80 Hooded Mergansers (probably more), 35 Ring-necked, 10 Bufflehead, 15 Ruddy, 2 Black, 1 Mallard x Black hybrid, 15 or so Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Common Merganser, plus Mallards. And that was just the marina end; the trail was too icy to make much progress toward the rest of the lake.

Phil Dickinson Made a quick stop at Salem Lake this afternoon and an adult Bald Eagle was
sitting in a tree straight out from the pier. A group of Mallards seemed
pretty agitated . . . there were also 5 Shovelers, a bunch of Hooded
Mergansers and 2-3 Black Ducks. No sign of the downtown Peregrine on the
drive-by but I did see it hunting yesterday.

John

_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. One Horned Grebe but nothing else unusual in the way of ducks at Salem Lake today. There were some nice woodland birds, though: 5 Golden-crowned, 3 Creeper, 1 Winter Wren. Complete List:

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 1/24/11
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 5
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 2
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Ring-necked Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 14
Ruddy Duck 22
Pied-billed Grebe 30
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 4
Ring-billed Gull 175
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren (Eastern) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Highlights were call and response by 2 Barred Owls about a little over a mile out from the pier on the south side, 1 Horned Grebe (photo), 4 Ring-necked, 2 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Brown Creeper. Here is the full list.

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 2/9/11
Number of species: 29

Canada Goose 13
Mallard 11
Mallard (Domestic type) 3
Ring-necked Duck 4
Bufflehead 6
Hooded Merganser 8
Ruddy Duck 51
Pied-billed Grebe 24
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 4
American Coot 3
Ring-billed Gull 48
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Phil Dickinson Heard then saw my first Red-eyed Vireo of the season at marina end of Salem Lake this afternoon. There was a nice little group of that, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Pine Warbler and about 3 Yellow-rumped. There were 4 cormorants on the pier and in the water, but did not find John's Caspian. At the east end of the lake, there are now 5 Greater Yellowlegs. I saw only 5 or 6 Blue-winged Teal but did not walk far because of the incoming rain.

Phil Dickinson

This morning, I went out to Salem Lake to see if there will still any shorebirds. I only found 4 Spotted and 4 Least Sandpipers, plus a couple of Killdeer. The Northern Pintail hen and Ring-necked Drake are still there, along with one Blue-winged Teal drake. There also are two domestic Muscovy Ducks - white heads with black bodies. I heard Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great-crested Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker and Wood Thrush in the woods.

I still have a Black-throated Blue Warbler singing at home.

Phil Dickinson

I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together this
morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female wood
ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a scarlet
tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole way
around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite sides of
the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
Terri


There were two groups of GRBHs this morning. One with nine in it and the
other had 6-7. I also found an active kingbird nest. It was next to the big
gravel parking lot in the sycamore tree that is closest to the water and
kind of off by itself. The nest is ~2/3 the way up the tree and out on the
end of a limb that is pointing almost directly east. The parents were busy
delivering food.

Terri

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Terri Maness <> wrote:

> I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together
> this morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female
> wood ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a
> scarlet tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole
> way around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite
> sides of the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
> Terri
>


I stopped by Salem Lake this morning and was greeted by a flyover Pileated Woodpecker at Linville Rd. I also found one of the Muscovy Ducks that I reported last month and heard a Yellow Warbler. An Eastern Kingbird was still at the west end parking area, but it looked to me that any chicks had fledged.

I stopped after investigating a report of 2 Scissortailed Flycatchers at the intersection of NC 150 and US 64 in Davidson County. I spent about 45 minutes looking around there but saw no flycatchers - only mockingbirds and doves on the wires with a few other common species around.

Phil Dickinson

A beautiful morning at the lake. Shorebirds: 7 Solitary, 1 Spotted, 1 Least Sandpiper, 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper, 4 Killdeer, 4 Great Blue Heron, 1 Great Egret. Least and Semipalmated appeared to be juvenals. Also, the Muscovy Duck is still hanging out.

Phil Dickinson

Salem Lake birds this morning included 4 Least Sandpipers, 6 Pectoral Sandpipers, 2 Green-winged Teal, 1 Blue-winged Teal, 1 American Redstart, 1 White-eyed Vireo, and the nonmigrating Ring-necked Duck.

Phil Dickinson

The rain and I arrived at Salem Lake at the same time this morning. I stayed only a few minutes but did find a raft of nearly 40 American Coots. Through the raindrops, I saw about 45 other distant ducks on the pond. Most seemed to have perky tails.

Phil Dickinson

Virginia Rail is still there; one more day for count period. Also, I had nice looks at Osprey, Barred Owl, 2 male Scarlet Tanagers, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary, Spotted and Least Sandpipers, Northern Parula, Pine Warbler, Red-eyed Vireos (13 in all heard and/or seen), 2 male Ring-necked Ducks, 11 Blue-winged Teal (1 hen dealing with 10 drakes). Heard birds included Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Common Yellowthroat. No Caspians, Carol.

On my way home, I took a quick turn around the Civitan wetland hoping for Willow Flycatcher. No luck on that, but I did see a Yellow-breasted Chat in the SW (Kudzu) corner, along with Yellow Warbler, Orchard Oriole and 2 Savannah Sparrows. I think I heard one of the Warbling Vireos but wasn't sure.

Phil Dickinson

I, to, visited the lake mid-morning. Just when I thought thet had all gone, a flock of 200-300 chimney swifts swirled over the lake (there was no chimney nearby for a more accurate count). The swifts were gone within a half-hour. More may have come later. No widgeon for me, and a couple of cormorants flying by
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Hello,
I was at Salem Lake from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. today. I was "on my bike" -
but I was getting passed by even the slowest walkers and didn't pass a
single person I was going so slow. I need help with two photo IDs
(attached). Both were along the grassy marsh along the north side,
near Linville Rd. (The photos are in the next e-mail).

Photo 1: I think it is a Black Duck (but might be a hybrid). I
watched it for 30+ minutes hoping to see the speculum...but didn't
even get one glimpse. It was much darker than a Mallard pair that was
nearby, and the bill is bright yellow, and it has a lighter head then
the rest of the body. I didn't see any Mallards all day that looked
like hybrids. All were in bright plumages. Thoughts?

Photo 2-3: Probably an Am. Coot, but it looked odd. (So I took a few
pictures.) It was following two adult Coots. It has a yellow-tipped
bill (slender and decurved at the tip), a gray body, a brown back. I
am not familiar with the plumages of young Coots, but it looks more
like a Moorhen to me. Thoughts?

Fun Photo 4: Great Blue Heron (molting?) in an interesting phase.
Fun Photo 5: Not a bird, but SUPER COOL!!! Seen from the pier swimming
across the lake!

Other water birds included:
Mallards & Canada Geese
Blue-winged Teal (1 today, 15 observed yesterday) - photo taken
Green-winged Teal (10) - photo taken
Ring-necked Duck (9) - photo taken
Hooded Merganser (1 male)
Ruddy Duck (15)
Pied-billed Grebe (10)
Double-crested Cormorant (1 today, 4 yesterday)
Great Blue Heron (3, photo of 1 in molt attached)
American Coot (75)
Gadwall (1, photo taken - yesterday, not relocated today)

Other highlights include:
**Red Breasted Nuthatch (4 - At first I heard it above my head. When I
looked up two birds flew away. I followed one - I looked at a
Titmouse while the Nuthatch called farther off! I finally found them
further along the trail and was able to get great looks! YAY!)
Brown Creeper (3)
Both Kinglets, but Golden-crowned were very numerous
Swamp Sparrow

Also, 1 unidentified bird - it had an eye ring and a clear throat. At
first I thought it was a Blue-headed Vireo (and it may have been) but
couldn't rule out a flycatcher. The kinglets distracted me and I
couldn't relocate it.

I missed Phil's Wigeons. I might go back tomorrow, but haven't
decided yet. Please let me know your thoughts about the Black Duck
(vs. mallard/hybrid) and the Coot/Moorhen. Thanks.

Jeff




On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 6:50 PM, wrote:
> Salem Lake, Forsyth, US-NC
> Oct 28, 2012 8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 7.0 mile(s)
> Comments: Overcast. Covered the entire trail length by bike.
> 41 species (+2 other taxa)
>
> Canada Goose 65
> Mallard 15
> Blue-winged Teal 1
> Green-winged Teal 10
> Ring-necked Duck 9
> Hooded Merganser 1 Observed from the dock in the center of the lake through scope. Seen from 8-8:30 when I left the dock; not observed from trail around the lake. No photo taken.
> Ruddy Duck 15
> duck sp. 6 Flyover. Unknown.
> Pied-billed Grebe 10
> Double-crested Cormorant 1 Flyover.
> Great Blue Heron 3
> Turkey Vulture 5
> American Coot 75
> Rock Pigeon 9
> Belted Kingfisher 2
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
> Downy Woodpecker 2
> Northern Flicker 2 Along the Greenway by Reynold's Park.
> Eastern Phoebe 6
> Blue Jay 5
> American Crow 41
> Carolina Chickadee 5
> Tufted Titmouse 9
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
> White-breasted Nuthatch 1
> Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
> Brown Creeper 3
> Carolina Wren 6
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 8
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
> Eastern Bluebird 3
> Northern Mockingbird 2
> European Starling 20 In a large mixed flock.
> Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
> Eastern Towhee 1
> Chipping Sparrow 8
> Song Sparrow 14
> Swamp Sparrow 1
> White-throated Sparrow 4
> Northern Cardinal 3
> Common Grackle 50 In a large flock eating in the tree tops.
> blackbird sp. 50 The Starlings were in a large mixed flock of other blackbirds.
> American Goldfinch 15
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Jeff,

I don't have an opinion on the duck, but I do think that you've got a Common
Gallinule (Moorhen) and not a Coot. The tip of the bill is clearly yellow
and contrasts with the base of the bill. Also, the gray body and brown back
supports an ID of Gallinule. And, although the white on the wing is small,
it's clear. A coot of any age would not normally have white on the wing.
Great find! I've never seen a Common Gallinule in Forsyth County.

Shelley

-----Original Message-----
From: forsythbirds-
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Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 7:41 PM
To:
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Salem lake

Hello,
I was at Salem Lake from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. today. I was "on my bike" -
but I was getting passed by even the slowest walkers and didn't pass a
single person I was going so slow. I need help with two photo IDs
(attached). Both were along the grassy marsh along the north side,
near Linville Rd. (The photos are in the next e-mail).

Photo 1: I think it is a Black Duck (but might be a hybrid). I
watched it for 30+ minutes hoping to see the speculum...but didn't
even get one glimpse. It was much darker than a Mallard pair that was
nearby, and the bill is bright yellow, and it has a lighter head then
the rest of the body. I didn't see any Mallards all day that looked
like hybrids. All were in bright plumages. Thoughts?

Photo 2-3: Probably an Am. Coot, but it looked odd. (So I took a few
pictures.) It was following two adult Coots. It has a yellow-tipped
bill (slender and decurved at the tip), a gray body, a brown back. I
am not familiar with the plumages of young Coots, but it looks more
like a Moorhen to me. Thoughts?

Fun Photo 4: Great Blue Heron (molting?) in an interesting phase.
Fun Photo 5: Not a bird, but SUPER COOL!!! Seen from the pier swimming
across the lake!

Other water birds included:
Mallards & Canada Geese
Blue-winged Teal (1 today, 15 observed yesterday) - photo taken
Green-winged Teal (10) - photo taken
Ring-necked Duck (9) - photo taken
Hooded Merganser (1 male)
Ruddy Duck (15)
Pied-billed Grebe (10)
Double-crested Cormorant (1 today, 4 yesterday)
Great Blue Heron (3, photo of 1 in molt attached)
American Coot (75)
Gadwall (1, photo taken - yesterday, not relocated today)

Other highlights include:
**Red Breasted Nuthatch (4 - At first I heard it above my head. When I
looked up two birds flew away. I followed one - I looked at a
Titmouse while the Nuthatch called farther off! I finally found them
further along the trail and was able to get great looks! YAY!)
Brown Creeper (3)
Both Kinglets, but Golden-crowned were very numerous
Swamp Sparrow

Also, 1 unidentified bird - it had an eye ring and a clear throat. At
first I thought it was a Blue-headed Vireo (and it may have been) but
couldn't rule out a flycatcher. The kinglets distracted me and I
couldn't relocate it.

I missed Phil's Wigeons. I might go back tomorrow, but haven't
decided yet. Please let me know your thoughts about the Black Duck
(vs. mallard/hybrid) and the Coot/Moorhen. Thanks.

Jeff




On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 6:50 PM, wrote:
> Salem Lake, Forsyth, US-NC
> Oct 28, 2012 8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 7.0 mile(s)
> Comments: Overcast. Covered the entire trail length by bike.
> 41 species (+2 other taxa)
>
> Canada Goose 65
> Mallard 15
> Blue-winged Teal 1
> Green-winged Teal 10
> Ring-necked Duck 9
> Hooded Merganser 1 Observed from the dock in the center of the lake
through scope. Seen from 8-8:30 when I left the dock; not observed from
trail around the lake. No photo taken.
> Ruddy Duck 15
> duck sp. 6 Flyover. Unknown.
> Pied-billed Grebe 10
> Double-crested Cormorant 1 Flyover.
> Great Blue Heron 3
> Turkey Vulture 5
> American Coot 75
> Rock Pigeon 9
> Belted Kingfisher 2
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
> Downy Woodpecker 2
> Northern Flicker 2 Along the Greenway by Reynold's Park.
> Eastern Phoebe 6
> Blue Jay 5
> American Crow 41
> Carolina Chickadee 5
> Tufted Titmouse 9
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
> White-breasted Nuthatch 1
> Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
> Brown Creeper 3
> Carolina Wren 6
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 8
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
> Eastern Bluebird 3
> Northern Mockingbird 2
> European Starling 20 In a large mixed flock.
> Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
> Eastern Towhee 1
> Chipping Sparrow 8
> Song Sparrow 14
> Swamp Sparrow 1
> White-throated Sparrow 4
> Northern Cardinal 3
> Common Grackle 50 In a large flock eating in the tree tops.
> blackbird sp. 50 The Starlings were in a large mixed flock of other
blackbirds.
> American Goldfinch 15
>
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This is the 3rd documented record for Forsyth County and currently only the
first photo. Nice photo!

David Disher
Winston-Salem, NC


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Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Forster's Tern at Salem Lake


>I went to Salem Lake this evening to take a walk and was surprised to see a
> Forster's Tern in breeding plumage flying around over the water. After a
> while, it came to rest on a post just off the end of the pier and posed
> for
> a few photos. I think this is the first one in the past 3-4 years.
>
> Good birding,
>
> John
>


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Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. There was an interesting collection of birds today at Salem Lake. I observed only the west end of the lake and found no arriving ducks, but I did see FOS Ring-billed Gull and 2 American Coots. And, along the trail near to the cove at the SW end, there were 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets (4 together and 1 about 75 yards away), Swainson's Thrush, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and White-throated Sparrows. Also a Yellow-rumped at the marina.

I stopped at Civitan and found 7 Palm Warblers (yellow), Swamp Sparrow, another Swainson's Thrush, and numerous Song Sparrows among others. Some photos attached.

Phil Dickinson 2 common merganser hens, plus other ducks

Sent from my phone

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Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Lots of ducks this afternoon - 80 Hooded Mergansers (probably more), 35 Ring-necked, 10 Bufflehead, 15 Ruddy, 2 Black, 1 Mallard x Black hybrid, 15 or so Pied-billed Grebe, 2 Coot, 2 Common Merganser, plus Mallards. And that was just the marina end; the trail was too icy to make much progress toward the rest of the lake.

Phil Dickinson Made a quick stop at Salem Lake this afternoon and an adult Bald Eagle was
sitting in a tree straight out from the pier. A group of Mallards seemed
pretty agitated . . . there were also 5 Shovelers, a bunch of Hooded
Mergansers and 2-3 Black Ducks. No sign of the downtown Peregrine on the
drive-by but I did see it hunting yesterday.

John

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Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. One Horned Grebe but nothing else unusual in the way of ducks at Salem Lake today. There were some nice woodland birds, though: 5 Golden-crowned, 3 Creeper, 1 Winter Wren. Complete List:

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 1/24/11
Number of species: 28

Canada Goose 5
American Black Duck 6
Mallard 2
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Ring-necked Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 14
Ruddy Duck 22
Pied-billed Grebe 30
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
American Coot 4
Ring-billed Gull 175
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
American Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren (Eastern) 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1

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Phil Dickinson Highlights were call and response by 2 Barred Owls about a little over a mile out from the pier on the south side, 1 Horned Grebe (photo), 4 Ring-necked, 2 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Brown Creeper. Here is the full list.

Location: Salem Lake
Observation date: 2/9/11
Number of species: 29

Canada Goose 13
Mallard 11
Mallard (Domestic type) 3
Ring-necked Duck 4
Bufflehead 6
Hooded Merganser 8
Ruddy Duck 51
Pied-billed Grebe 24
Horned Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 4
American Coot 3
Ring-billed Gull 48
Barred Owl 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Northern Cardinal 3

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Phil Dickinson Heard then saw my first Red-eyed Vireo of the season at marina end of Salem Lake this afternoon. There was a nice little group of that, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Pine Warbler and about 3 Yellow-rumped. There were 4 cormorants on the pier and in the water, but did not find John's Caspian. At the east end of the lake, there are now 5 Greater Yellowlegs. I saw only 5 or 6 Blue-winged Teal but did not walk far because of the incoming rain.

Phil Dickinson

This morning, I went out to Salem Lake to see if there will still any shorebirds. I only found 4 Spotted and 4 Least Sandpipers, plus a couple of Killdeer. The Northern Pintail hen and Ring-necked Drake are still there, along with one Blue-winged Teal drake. There also are two domestic Muscovy Ducks - white heads with black bodies. I heard Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great-crested Flycatcher, Pileated Woodpecker and Wood Thrush in the woods.

I still have a Black-throated Blue Warbler singing at home.

Phil Dickinson

I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together this
morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female wood
ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a scarlet
tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole way
around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite sides of
the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
Terri


There were two groups of GRBHs this morning. One with nine in it and the
other had 6-7. I also found an active kingbird nest. It was next to the big
gravel parking lot in the sycamore tree that is closest to the water and
kind of off by itself. The nest is ~2/3 the way up the tree and out on the
end of a limb that is pointing almost directly east. The parents were busy
delivering food.

Terri

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Terri Maness <> wrote:

> I wasn't birding, but I saw seven great-blue herons bunched up together
> this morning at Salem Lake. Perhaps a family group? Also a couple of female
> wood ducks with young chicks scurrying around on the mud flats. Heard a
> scarlet tanager & a yellow-billed cuckoo. I always hear killdeer the whole
> way around now. I usually hear dueling common yellowthroats on opposite
> sides of the lake at the powerline cut. Not bad for a morning run!
> Terri
>


I stopped by Salem Lake this morning and was greeted by a flyover Pileated Woodpecker at Linville Rd. I also found one of the Muscovy Ducks that I reported last month and heard a Yellow Warbler. An Eastern Kingbird was still at the west end parking area, but it looked to me that any chicks had fledged.

I stopped after investigating a report of 2 Scissortailed Flycatchers at the intersection of NC 150 and US 64 in Davidson County. I spent about 45 minutes looking around there but saw no flycatchers - only mockingbirds and doves on the wires with a few other common species around.

Phil Dickinson

A beautiful morning at the lake. Shorebirds: 7 Solitary, 1 Spotted, 1 Least Sandpiper, 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper, 4 Killdeer, 4 Great Blue Heron, 1 Great Egret. Least and Semipalmated appeared to be juvenals. Also, the Muscovy Duck is still hanging out.

Phil Dickinson

Salem Lake birds this morning included 4 Least Sandpipers, 6 Pectoral Sandpipers, 2 Green-winged Teal, 1 Blue-winged Teal, 1 American Redstart, 1 White-eyed Vireo, and the nonmigrating Ring-necked Duck.

Phil Dickinson

The rain and I arrived at Salem Lake at the same time this morning. I stayed only a few minutes but did find a raft of nearly 40 American Coots. Through the raindrops, I saw about 45 other distant ducks on the pond. Most seemed to have perky tails.

Phil Dickinson

Virginia Rail is still there; one more day for count period. Also, I had nice looks at Osprey, Barred Owl, 2 male Scarlet Tanagers, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Solitary, Spotted and Least Sandpipers, Northern Parula, Pine Warbler, Red-eyed Vireos (13 in all heard and/or seen), 2 male Ring-necked Ducks, 11 Blue-winged Teal (1 hen dealing with 10 drakes). Heard birds included Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Common Yellowthroat. No Caspians, Carol.

On my way home, I took a quick turn around the Civitan wetland hoping for Willow Flycatcher. No luck on that, but I did see a Yellow-breasted Chat in the SW (Kudzu) corner, along with Yellow Warbler, Orchard Oriole and 2 Savannah Sparrows. I think I heard one of the Warbling Vireos but wasn't sure.

Phil Dickinson

I, to, visited the lake mid-morning. Just when I thought thet had all gone, a flock of 200-300 chimney swifts swirled over the lake (there was no chimney nearby for a more accurate count). The swifts were gone within a half-hour. More may have come later. No widgeon for me, and a couple of cormorants flying by
Royce
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Hello,
I was at Salem Lake from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. today. I was "on my bike" -
but I was getting passed by even the slowest walkers and didn't pass a
single person I was going so slow. I need help with two photo IDs
(attached). Both were along the grassy marsh along the north side,
near Linville Rd. (The photos are in the next e-mail).

Photo 1: I think it is a Black Duck (but might be a hybrid). I
watched it for 30+ minutes hoping to see the speculum...but didn't
even get one glimpse. It was much darker than a Mallard pair that was
nearby, and the bill is bright yellow, and it has a lighter head then
the rest of the body. I didn't see any Mallards all day that looked
like hybrids. All were in bright plumages. Thoughts?

Photo 2-3: Probably an Am. Coot, but it looked odd. (So I took a few
pictures.) It was following two adult Coots. It has a yellow-tipped
bill (slender and decurved at the tip), a gray body, a brown back. I
am not familiar with the plumages of young Coots, but it looks more
like a Moorhen to me. Thoughts?

Fun Photo 4: Great Blue Heron (molting?) in an interesting phase.
Fun Photo 5: Not a bird, but SUPER COOL!!! Seen from the pier swimming
across the lake!

Other water birds included:
Mallards & Canada Geese
Blue-winged Teal (1 today, 15 observed yesterday) - photo taken
Green-winged Teal (10) - photo taken
Ring-necked Duck (9) - photo taken
Hooded Merganser (1 male)
Ruddy Duck (15)
Pied-billed Grebe (10)
Double-crested Cormorant (1 today, 4 yesterday)
Great Blue Heron (3, photo of 1 in molt attached)
American Coot (75)
Gadwall (1, photo taken - yesterday, not relocated today)

Other highlights include:
**Red Breasted Nuthatch (4 - At first I heard it above my head. When I
looked up two birds flew away. I followed one - I looked at a
Titmouse while the Nuthatch called farther off! I finally found them
further along the trail and was able to get great looks! YAY!)
Brown Creeper (3)
Both Kinglets, but Golden-crowned were very numerous
Swamp Sparrow

Also, 1 unidentified bird - it had an eye ring and a clear throat. At
first I thought it was a Blue-headed Vireo (and it may have been) but
couldn't rule out a flycatcher. The kinglets distracted me and I
couldn't relocate it.

I missed Phil's Wigeons. I might go back tomorrow, but haven't
decided yet. Please let me know your thoughts about the Black Duck
(vs. mallard/hybrid) and the Coot/Moorhen. Thanks.

Jeff




On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 6:50 PM, wrote:
> Salem Lake, Forsyth, US-NC
> Oct 28, 2012 8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 7.0 mile(s)
> Comments: Overcast. Covered the entire trail length by bike.
> 41 species (+2 other taxa)
>
> Canada Goose 65
> Mallard 15
> Blue-winged Teal 1
> Green-winged Teal 10
> Ring-necked Duck 9
> Hooded Merganser 1 Observed from the dock in the center of the lake through scope. Seen from 8-8:30 when I left the dock; not observed from trail around the lake. No photo taken.
> Ruddy Duck 15
> duck sp. 6 Flyover. Unknown.
> Pied-billed Grebe 10
> Double-crested Cormorant 1 Flyover.
> Great Blue Heron 3
> Turkey Vulture 5
> American Coot 75
> Rock Pigeon 9
> Belted Kingfisher 2
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
> Downy Woodpecker 2
> Northern Flicker 2 Along the Greenway by Reynold's Park.
> Eastern Phoebe 6
> Blue Jay 5
> American Crow 41
> Carolina Chickadee 5
> Tufted Titmouse 9
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
> White-breasted Nuthatch 1
> Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
> Brown Creeper 3
> Carolina Wren 6
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 8
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
> Eastern Bluebird 3
> Northern Mockingbird 2
> European Starling 20 In a large mixed flock.
> Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
> Eastern Towhee 1
> Chipping Sparrow 8
> Song Sparrow 14
> Swamp Sparrow 1
> White-throated Sparrow 4
> Northern Cardinal 3
> Common Grackle 50 In a large flock eating in the tree tops.
> blackbird sp. 50 The Starlings were in a large mixed flock of other blackbirds.
> American Goldfinch 15
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Jeff,

I don't have an opinion on the duck, but I do think that you've got a Common
Gallinule (Moorhen) and not a Coot. The tip of the bill is clearly yellow
and contrasts with the base of the bill. Also, the gray body and brown back
supports an ID of Gallinule. And, although the white on the wing is small,
it's clear. A coot of any age would not normally have white on the wing.
Great find! I've never seen a Common Gallinule in Forsyth County.

Shelley

-----Original Message-----
From: forsythbirds-
[mailto:forsythbirds-] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Turner
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 7:41 PM
To:
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Salem lake

Hello,
I was at Salem Lake from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. today. I was "on my bike" -
but I was getting passed by even the slowest walkers and didn't pass a
single person I was going so slow. I need help with two photo IDs
(attached). Both were along the grassy marsh along the north side,
near Linville Rd. (The photos are in the next e-mail).

Photo 1: I think it is a Black Duck (but might be a hybrid). I
watched it for 30+ minutes hoping to see the speculum...but didn't
even get one glimpse. It was much darker than a Mallard pair that was
nearby, and the bill is bright yellow, and it has a lighter head then
the rest of the body. I didn't see any Mallards all day that looked
like hybrids. All were in bright plumages. Thoughts?

Photo 2-3: Probably an Am. Coot, but it looked odd. (So I took a few
pictures.) It was following two adult Coots. It has a yellow-tipped
bill (slender and decurved at the tip), a gray body, a brown back. I
am not familiar with the plumages of young Coots, but it looks more
like a Moorhen to me. Thoughts?

Fun Photo 4: Great Blue Heron (molting?) in an interesting phase.
Fun Photo 5: Not a bird, but SUPER COOL!!! Seen from the pier swimming
across the lake!

Other water birds included:
Mallards & Canada Geese
Blue-winged Teal (1 today, 15 observed yesterday) - photo taken
Green-winged Teal (10) - photo taken
Ring-necked Duck (9) - photo taken
Hooded Merganser (1 male)
Ruddy Duck (15)
Pied-billed Grebe (10)
Double-crested Cormorant (1 today, 4 yesterday)
Great Blue Heron (3, photo of 1 in molt attached)
American Coot (75)
Gadwall (1, photo taken - yesterday, not relocated today)

Other highlights include:
**Red Breasted Nuthatch (4 - At first I heard it above my head. When I
looked up two birds flew away. I followed one - I looked at a
Titmouse while the Nuthatch called farther off! I finally found them
further along the trail and was able to get great looks! YAY!)
Brown Creeper (3)
Both Kinglets, but Golden-crowned were very numerous
Swamp Sparrow

Also, 1 unidentified bird - it had an eye ring and a clear throat. At
first I thought it was a Blue-headed Vireo (and it may have been) but
couldn't rule out a flycatcher. The kinglets distracted me and I
couldn't relocate it.

I missed Phil's Wigeons. I might go back tomorrow, but haven't
decided yet. Please let me know your thoughts about the Black Duck
(vs. mallard/hybrid) and the Coot/Moorhen. Thanks.

Jeff




On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 6:50 PM, wrote:
> Salem Lake, Forsyth, US-NC
> Oct 28, 2012 8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 7.0 mile(s)
> Comments: Overcast. Covered the entire trail length by bike.
> 41 species (+2 other taxa)
>
> Canada Goose 65
> Mallard 15
> Blue-winged Teal 1
> Green-winged Teal 10
> Ring-necked Duck 9
> Hooded Merganser 1 Observed from the dock in the center of the lake
through scope. Seen from 8-8:30 when I left the dock; not observed from
trail around the lake. No photo taken.
> Ruddy Duck 15
> duck sp. 6 Flyover. Unknown.
> Pied-billed Grebe 10
> Double-crested Cormorant 1 Flyover.
> Great Blue Heron 3
> Turkey Vulture 5
> American Coot 75
> Rock Pigeon 9
> Belted Kingfisher 2
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
> Downy Woodpecker 2
> Northern Flicker 2 Along the Greenway by Reynold's Park.
> Eastern Phoebe 6
> Blue Jay 5
> American Crow 41
> Carolina Chickadee 5
> Tufted Titmouse 9
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
> White-breasted Nuthatch 1
> Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
> Brown Creeper 3
> Carolina Wren 6
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 8
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
> Eastern Bluebird 3
> Northern Mockingbird 2
> European Starling 20 In a large mixed flock.
> Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
> Eastern Towhee 1
> Chipping Sparrow 8
> Song Sparrow 14
> Swamp Sparrow 1
> White-throated Sparrow 4
> Northern Cardinal 3
> Common Grackle 50 In a large flock eating in the tree tops.
> blackbird sp. 50 The Starlings were in a large mixed flock of other
blackbirds.
> American Goldfinch 15
>
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I agree; that is a Common Gallinule. Nice find! Can you give more
specific directions to where you saw it?

The duck is a Black Duck, as far as I can tell. A hybrid with Mallard
would probably show some green on the head.

Good birding ---

John Haire


On 10/28/2012 8:12 PM, Shelley Rutkin wrote:
> Jeff,
>
> I don't have an opinion on the duck, but I do think that you've got a Common
> Gallinule (Moorhen) and not a Coot. The tip of the bill is clearly yellow
> and contrasts with the base of the bill. Also, the gray body and brown back
> supports an ID of Gallinule. And, although the white on the wing is small,
> it's clear. A coot of any age would not normally have white on the wing.
> Great find! I've never seen a Common Gallinule in Forsyth County.
>
> Shelley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: forsythbirds-
> [mailto:forsythbirds-] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Turner
> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 7:41 PM
> To:
> Subject: [Forsythbirds] Salem lake
>
> Hello,
> I was at Salem Lake from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. today. I was "on my bike" -
> but I was getting passed by even the slowest walkers and didn't pass a
> single person I was going so slow. I need help with two photo IDs
> (attached). Both were along the grassy marsh along the north side,
> near Linville Rd. (The photos are in the next e-mail).
>
> Photo 1: I think it is a Black Duck (but might be a hybrid). I
> watched it for 30+ minutes hoping to see the speculum...but didn't
> even get one glimpse. It was much darker than a Mallard pair that was
> nearby, and the bill is bright yellow, and it has a lighter head then
> the rest of the body. I didn't see any Mallards all day that looked
> like hybrids. All were in bright plumages. Thoughts?
>
> Photo 2-3: Probably an Am. Coot, but it looked odd. (So I took a few
> pictures.) It was following two adult Coots. It has a yellow-tipped
> bill (slender and decurved at the tip), a gray body, a brown back. I
> am not familiar with the plumages of young Coots, but it looks more
> like a Moorhen to me. Thoughts?
>
> Fun Photo 4: Great Blue Heron (molting?) in an interesting phase.
> Fun Photo 5: Not a bird, but SUPER COOL!!! Seen from the pier swimming
> across the lake!
>
> Other water birds included:
> Mallards & Canada Geese
> Blue-winged Teal (1 today, 15 observed yesterday) - photo taken
> Green-winged Teal (10) - photo taken
> Ring-necked Duck (9) - photo taken
> Hooded Merganser (1 male)
> Ruddy Duck (15)
> Pied-billed Grebe (10)
> Double-crested Cormorant (1 today, 4 yesterday)
> Great Blue Heron (3, photo of 1 in molt attached)
> American Coot (75)
> Gadwall (1, photo taken - yesterday, not relocated today)
>
> Other highlights include:
> **Red Breasted Nuthatch (4 - At first I heard it above my head. When I
> looked up two birds flew away. I followed one - I looked at a
> Titmouse while the Nuthatch called farther off! I finally found them
> further along the trail and was able to get great looks! YAY!)
> Brown Creeper (3)
> Both Kinglets, but Golden-crowned were very numerous
> Swamp Sparrow
>
> Also, 1 unidentified bird - it had an eye ring and a clear throat. At
> first I thought it was a Blue-headed Vireo (and it may have been) but
> couldn't rule out a flycatcher. The kinglets distracted me and I
> couldn't relocate it.
>
> I missed Phil's Wigeons. I might go back tomorrow, but haven't
> decided yet. Please let me know your thoughts about the Black Duck
> (vs. mallard/hybrid) and the Coot/Moorhen. Thanks.
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 6:50 PM, wrote:
>> Salem Lake, Forsyth, US-NC
>> Oct 28, 2012 8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
>> Protocol: Traveling
>> 7.0 mile(s)
>> Comments: Overcast. Covered the entire trail length by bike.
>> 41 species (+2 other taxa)
>>
>> Canada Goose 65
>> Mallard 15
>> Blue-winged Teal 1
>> Green-winged Teal 10
>> Ring-necked Duck 9
>> Hooded Merganser 1 Observed from the dock in the center of the lake
> through scope. Seen from 8-8:30 when I left the dock; not observed from
> trail around the lake. No photo taken.
>> Ruddy Duck 15
>> duck sp. 6 Flyover. Unknown.
>> Pied-billed Grebe 10
>> Double-crested Cormorant 1 Flyover.
>> Great Blue Heron 3
>> Turkey Vulture 5
>> American Coot 75
>> Rock Pigeon 9
>> Belted Kingfisher 2
>> Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
>> Downy Woodpecker 2
>> Northern Flicker 2 Along the Greenway by Reynold's Park.
>> Eastern Phoebe 6
>> Blue Jay 5
>> American Crow 41
>> Carolina Chickadee 5
>> Tufted Titmouse 9
>> Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
>> White-breasted Nuthatch 1
>> Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
>> Brown Creeper 3
>> Carolina Wren 6
>> Golden-crowned Kinglet 8
>> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
>> Eastern Bluebird 3
>> Northern Mockingbird 2
>> European Starling 20 In a large mixed flock.
>> Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
>> Eastern Towhee 1
>> Chipping Sparrow 8
>> Song Sparrow 14
>> Swamp Sparrow 1
>> White-throated Sparrow 4
>> Northern Cardinal 3
>> Common Grackle 50 In a large flock eating in the tree tops.
>> blackbird sp. 50 The Starlings were in a large mixed flock of other
> blackbirds.
>> American Goldfinch 15
>>
>> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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