We had a huge turnout at our Tanglewood birdwalk and split into 3 groups. I will post a consolidated list later. Meanwhile, I want to report that my group saw a Pine Siskin in with goldfinches at the wetland (I had a very good look at this bird), and a flyover Osprey at the Manor House.

With the irruption of Pine Siskins last year, we had reports through the end of April. We have had only a couple of reports of these birds all this winter.

Phil Dickinson

We had a huge turnout at our Tanglewood birdwalk and split into 3 groups. I will post a consolidated list later. Meanwhile, I want to report that my group saw a Pine Siskin in with goldfinches at the wetland (I had a very good look at this bird), and a flyover Osprey at the Manor House.

With the irruption of Pine Siskins last year, we had reports through the end of April. We have had only a couple of reports of these birds all this winter.

Phil Dickinson I did a little birding at Tanglewood Park this morning and got some to
die for looks at a Barred Owl. It was along the gravel road that goes
to the wildlife viewing area. It was sleeping in a tree about 20 feet
from the road, facing the road, and below eye level. It was not far
down the road. There is a large, fresh stump on the right side of the
road. Go down the road between the gate and the stump, but a little
closer to the stump than the gate. It was on the right in a small
tree in the valley next to a wet area about 15 feet up in the tree at
about the level of the road bed. It was basking in the sun with its
eyes closed or sometime just open a slit. My presence didn't seem to
bother it a bit, but I was being very quiet. I think that was the
best view I have ever had of a Barred Owl other than a tamed bird. I
continued down the road and did some more birding, but the owl was
still there in the same spot when I got back and was still
undisturbed. The gate was closed, so you have to walk.
Otherwise nothing unusual. Had some nice looks at a couple of Winter
Wrens and a couple of small flocks of Rusty Blackbirds. Otherwise
just the usual winter birds. I was hoping to hear a Pine Warbler
singing, but did not. I did hear a bluebird and a junco singing,
though, so that was a nice sign of spring coming.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

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

We had a huge turnout at our Tanglewood birdwalk and split into 3 groups. I will post a consolidated list later. Meanwhile, I want to report that my group saw a Pine Siskin in with goldfinches at the wetland (I had a very good look at this bird), and a flyover Osprey at the Manor House.

With the irruption of Pine Siskins last year, we had reports through the end of April. We have had only a couple of reports of these birds all this winter.

Phil Dickinson I did a little birding at Tanglewood Park this morning and got some to
die for looks at a Barred Owl. It was along the gravel road that goes
to the wildlife viewing area. It was sleeping in a tree about 20 feet
from the road, facing the road, and below eye level. It was not far
down the road. There is a large, fresh stump on the right side of the
road. Go down the road between the gate and the stump, but a little
closer to the stump than the gate. It was on the right in a small
tree in the valley next to a wet area about 15 feet up in the tree at
about the level of the road bed. It was basking in the sun with its
eyes closed or sometime just open a slit. My presence didn't seem to
bother it a bit, but I was being very quiet. I think that was the
best view I have ever had of a Barred Owl other than a tamed bird. I
continued down the road and did some more birding, but the owl was
still there in the same spot when I got back and was still
undisturbed. The gate was closed, so you have to walk.
Otherwise nothing unusual. Had some nice looks at a couple of Winter
Wrens and a couple of small flocks of Rusty Blackbirds. Otherwise
just the usual winter birds. I was hoping to hear a Pine Warbler
singing, but did not. I did hear a bluebird and a junco singing,
though, so that was a nice sign of spring coming.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
bit on one side.
Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)

We had a huge turnout at our Tanglewood birdwalk and split into 3 groups. I will post a consolidated list later. Meanwhile, I want to report that my group saw a Pine Siskin in with goldfinches at the wetland (I had a very good look at this bird), and a flyover Osprey at the Manor House.

With the irruption of Pine Siskins last year, we had reports through the end of April. We have had only a couple of reports of these birds all this winter.

Phil Dickinson I did a little birding at Tanglewood Park this morning and got some to
die for looks at a Barred Owl. It was along the gravel road that goes
to the wildlife viewing area. It was sleeping in a tree about 20 feet
from the road, facing the road, and below eye level. It was not far
down the road. There is a large, fresh stump on the right side of the
road. Go down the road between the gate and the stump, but a little
closer to the stump than the gate. It was on the right in a small
tree in the valley next to a wet area about 15 feet up in the tree at
about the level of the road bed. It was basking in the sun with its
eyes closed or sometime just open a slit. My presence didn't seem to
bother it a bit, but I was being very quiet. I think that was the
best view I have ever had of a Barred Owl other than a tamed bird. I
continued down the road and did some more birding, but the owl was
still there in the same spot when I got back and was still
undisturbed. The gate was closed, so you have to walk.
Otherwise nothing unusual. Had some nice looks at a couple of Winter
Wrens and a couple of small flocks of Rusty Blackbirds. Otherwise
just the usual winter birds. I was hoping to hear a Pine Warbler
singing, but did not. I did hear a bluebird and a junco singing,
though, so that was a nice sign of spring coming.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
bit on one side.
Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)
They do a controlled burn of the marsh every year, although last year's
pretty much fizzled out before much was burned. Blackberries canes are the
main target. We also are working on a project with them to restore
long-grass habitat to part of the nearby meadow/field. A burn is planned for
that restoration area as well.

Phil Dickinson
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:57 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


> Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
> burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
> yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
> burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
> or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
> although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
> boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
> bit on one side.
> Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
> Marilyn
>
> --
> Marilyn Westphal
> Advance, NC
> _______________________________________________
> Forsythbirds mailing list
>
> http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds

_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)

We had a huge turnout at our Tanglewood birdwalk and split into 3 groups. I will post a consolidated list later. Meanwhile, I want to report that my group saw a Pine Siskin in with goldfinches at the wetland (I had a very good look at this bird), and a flyover Osprey at the Manor House.

With the irruption of Pine Siskins last year, we had reports through the end of April. We have had only a couple of reports of these birds all this winter.

Phil Dickinson I did a little birding at Tanglewood Park this morning and got some to
die for looks at a Barred Owl. It was along the gravel road that goes
to the wildlife viewing area. It was sleeping in a tree about 20 feet
from the road, facing the road, and below eye level. It was not far
down the road. There is a large, fresh stump on the right side of the
road. Go down the road between the gate and the stump, but a little
closer to the stump than the gate. It was on the right in a small
tree in the valley next to a wet area about 15 feet up in the tree at
about the level of the road bed. It was basking in the sun with its
eyes closed or sometime just open a slit. My presence didn't seem to
bother it a bit, but I was being very quiet. I think that was the
best view I have ever had of a Barred Owl other than a tamed bird. I
continued down the road and did some more birding, but the owl was
still there in the same spot when I got back and was still
undisturbed. The gate was closed, so you have to walk.
Otherwise nothing unusual. Had some nice looks at a couple of Winter
Wrens and a couple of small flocks of Rusty Blackbirds. Otherwise
just the usual winter birds. I was hoping to hear a Pine Warbler
singing, but did not. I did hear a bluebird and a junco singing,
though, so that was a nice sign of spring coming.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
bit on one side.
Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)
They do a controlled burn of the marsh every year, although last year's
pretty much fizzled out before much was burned. Blackberries canes are the
main target. We also are working on a project with them to restore
long-grass habitat to part of the nearby meadow/field. A burn is planned for
that restoration area as well.

Phil Dickinson
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:57 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


> Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
> burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
> yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
> burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
> or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
> although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
> boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
> bit on one side.
> Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
> Marilyn
>
> --
> Marilyn Westphal
> Advance, NC
> _______________________________________________
> Forsythbirds mailing list
>
> http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds

_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)

St. Patrick's Day count at Tanglewood by Susan and Warren Jones and me. What a beautiful day! Celebrated the day with traditional Thai "green" curry.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/17/11
Number of species: 37

Canada Goose 29
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 7
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 4
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 20
European Starling 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Pine Warbler 4
Eastern Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Rusty Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 5

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

Phil Dickinson

We had a huge turnout at our Tanglewood birdwalk and split into 3 groups. I will post a consolidated list later. Meanwhile, I want to report that my group saw a Pine Siskin in with goldfinches at the wetland (I had a very good look at this bird), and a flyover Osprey at the Manor House.

With the irruption of Pine Siskins last year, we had reports through the end of April. We have had only a couple of reports of these birds all this winter.

Phil Dickinson I did a little birding at Tanglewood Park this morning and got some to
die for looks at a Barred Owl. It was along the gravel road that goes
to the wildlife viewing area. It was sleeping in a tree about 20 feet
from the road, facing the road, and below eye level. It was not far
down the road. There is a large, fresh stump on the right side of the
road. Go down the road between the gate and the stump, but a little
closer to the stump than the gate. It was on the right in a small
tree in the valley next to a wet area about 15 feet up in the tree at
about the level of the road bed. It was basking in the sun with its
eyes closed or sometime just open a slit. My presence didn't seem to
bother it a bit, but I was being very quiet. I think that was the
best view I have ever had of a Barred Owl other than a tamed bird. I
continued down the road and did some more birding, but the owl was
still there in the same spot when I got back and was still
undisturbed. The gate was closed, so you have to walk.
Otherwise nothing unusual. Had some nice looks at a couple of Winter
Wrens and a couple of small flocks of Rusty Blackbirds. Otherwise
just the usual winter birds. I was hoping to hear a Pine Warbler
singing, but did not. I did hear a bluebird and a junco singing,
though, so that was a nice sign of spring coming.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
bit on one side.
Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)
They do a controlled burn of the marsh every year, although last year's
pretty much fizzled out before much was burned. Blackberries canes are the
main target. We also are working on a project with them to restore
long-grass habitat to part of the nearby meadow/field. A burn is planned for
that restoration area as well.

Phil Dickinson
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:57 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


> Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
> burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
> yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
> burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
> or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
> although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
> boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
> bit on one side.
> Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
> Marilyn
>
> --
> Marilyn Westphal
> Advance, NC
> _______________________________________________
> Forsythbirds mailing list
>
> http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds

_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)

St. Patrick's Day count at Tanglewood by Susan and Warren Jones and me. What a beautiful day! Celebrated the day with traditional Thai "green" curry.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/17/11
Number of species: 37

Canada Goose 29
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 7
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 4
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 20
European Starling 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Pine Warbler 4
Eastern Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Rusty Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 5

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

Phil Dickinson Tanglewood this morning turned out to be a wonderful way to celebrate the
first day of spring. Family Picidae was all out with Downy, Hairy,
Red-Bellied, Pileated, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern Flicker and at
least four Red-headed Woodpeckers, including one on a sycamore snag across
the Yadkin not far from where we park our cars for the BMX road. And, with
a tip from Marilyn Westphal and a couple of Hiddenite whose name I just
can't remember right now!), I was able to locate one of the two Barred Owls
seen there this morning.



Bloodroot blooming along the road in. No migrants but I know we can almost
feel them coming our way.



Happy Spring!



Susan Jones

We had a huge turnout at our Tanglewood birdwalk and split into 3 groups. I will post a consolidated list later. Meanwhile, I want to report that my group saw a Pine Siskin in with goldfinches at the wetland (I had a very good look at this bird), and a flyover Osprey at the Manor House.

With the irruption of Pine Siskins last year, we had reports through the end of April. We have had only a couple of reports of these birds all this winter.

Phil Dickinson I did a little birding at Tanglewood Park this morning and got some to
die for looks at a Barred Owl. It was along the gravel road that goes
to the wildlife viewing area. It was sleeping in a tree about 20 feet
from the road, facing the road, and below eye level. It was not far
down the road. There is a large, fresh stump on the right side of the
road. Go down the road between the gate and the stump, but a little
closer to the stump than the gate. It was on the right in a small
tree in the valley next to a wet area about 15 feet up in the tree at
about the level of the road bed. It was basking in the sun with its
eyes closed or sometime just open a slit. My presence didn't seem to
bother it a bit, but I was being very quiet. I think that was the
best view I have ever had of a Barred Owl other than a tamed bird. I
continued down the road and did some more birding, but the owl was
still there in the same spot when I got back and was still
undisturbed. The gate was closed, so you have to walk.
Otherwise nothing unusual. Had some nice looks at a couple of Winter
Wrens and a couple of small flocks of Rusty Blackbirds. Otherwise
just the usual winter birds. I was hoping to hear a Pine Warbler
singing, but did not. I did hear a bluebird and a junco singing,
though, so that was a nice sign of spring coming.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
bit on one side.
Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)
They do a controlled burn of the marsh every year, although last year's
pretty much fizzled out before much was burned. Blackberries canes are the
main target. We also are working on a project with them to restore
long-grass habitat to part of the nearby meadow/field. A burn is planned for
that restoration area as well.

Phil Dickinson
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:57 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


> Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
> burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
> yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
> burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
> or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
> although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
> boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
> bit on one side.
> Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
> Marilyn
>
> --
> Marilyn Westphal
> Advance, NC
> _______________________________________________
> Forsythbirds mailing list
>
> http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds

_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)

St. Patrick's Day count at Tanglewood by Susan and Warren Jones and me. What a beautiful day! Celebrated the day with traditional Thai "green" curry.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/17/11
Number of species: 37

Canada Goose 29
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 7
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 4
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 20
European Starling 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Pine Warbler 4
Eastern Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Rusty Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 5

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

Phil Dickinson Tanglewood this morning turned out to be a wonderful way to celebrate the
first day of spring. Family Picidae was all out with Downy, Hairy,
Red-Bellied, Pileated, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern Flicker and at
least four Red-headed Woodpeckers, including one on a sycamore snag across
the Yadkin not far from where we park our cars for the BMX road. And, with
a tip from Marilyn Westphal and a couple of Hiddenite whose name I just
can't remember right now!), I was able to locate one of the two Barred Owls
seen there this morning.



Bloodroot blooming along the road in. No migrants but I know we can almost
feel them coming our way.



Happy Spring!



Susan Jones Went to Tanglewood while the sun was shining and saw some cool birds. Seven Blue-winged Teal at the wetland and the drakes were absolutely gorgeous in breeding plumage (see photo). Blue-headed Vireo and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (see photo). Barred Owl was in last year's nest cavity at the SW end of the park. Chipping Sparrows were singing along with the Pine Warblers. At least 8 Rough-winged Swallows at Mallard Lake, and a couple of Tree Swallows at both the lake and the wetland. Came up empty on Yellow-throated Warbler, though.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/29/11
Number of species: 40

Canada Goose 38
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 10
Blue-winged Teal 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Tree Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 21
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 15
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 125
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Pine Warbler 5
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 17
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
Northern Cardinal 25
Red-winged Blackbird 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 20

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

Phil Dickinson

We had a huge turnout at our Tanglewood birdwalk and split into 3 groups. I will post a consolidated list later. Meanwhile, I want to report that my group saw a Pine Siskin in with goldfinches at the wetland (I had a very good look at this bird), and a flyover Osprey at the Manor House.

With the irruption of Pine Siskins last year, we had reports through the end of April. We have had only a couple of reports of these birds all this winter.

Phil Dickinson I did a little birding at Tanglewood Park this morning and got some to
die for looks at a Barred Owl. It was along the gravel road that goes
to the wildlife viewing area. It was sleeping in a tree about 20 feet
from the road, facing the road, and below eye level. It was not far
down the road. There is a large, fresh stump on the right side of the
road. Go down the road between the gate and the stump, but a little
closer to the stump than the gate. It was on the right in a small
tree in the valley next to a wet area about 15 feet up in the tree at
about the level of the road bed. It was basking in the sun with its
eyes closed or sometime just open a slit. My presence didn't seem to
bother it a bit, but I was being very quiet. I think that was the
best view I have ever had of a Barred Owl other than a tamed bird. I
continued down the road and did some more birding, but the owl was
still there in the same spot when I got back and was still
undisturbed. The gate was closed, so you have to walk.
Otherwise nothing unusual. Had some nice looks at a couple of Winter
Wrens and a couple of small flocks of Rusty Blackbirds. Otherwise
just the usual winter birds. I was hoping to hear a Pine Warbler
singing, but did not. I did hear a bluebird and a junco singing,
though, so that was a nice sign of spring coming.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
bit on one side.
Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)
They do a controlled burn of the marsh every year, although last year's
pretty much fizzled out before much was burned. Blackberries canes are the
main target. We also are working on a project with them to restore
long-grass habitat to part of the nearby meadow/field. A burn is planned for
that restoration area as well.

Phil Dickinson
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:57 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


> Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
> burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
> yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
> burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
> or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
> although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
> boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
> bit on one side.
> Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
> Marilyn
>
> --
> Marilyn Westphal
> Advance, NC
> _______________________________________________
> Forsythbirds mailing list
>
> http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds

_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)

St. Patrick's Day count at Tanglewood by Susan and Warren Jones and me. What a beautiful day! Celebrated the day with traditional Thai "green" curry.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/17/11
Number of species: 37

Canada Goose 29
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 7
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 4
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 20
European Starling 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Pine Warbler 4
Eastern Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Rusty Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 5

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

Phil Dickinson Tanglewood this morning turned out to be a wonderful way to celebrate the
first day of spring. Family Picidae was all out with Downy, Hairy,
Red-Bellied, Pileated, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern Flicker and at
least four Red-headed Woodpeckers, including one on a sycamore snag across
the Yadkin not far from where we park our cars for the BMX road. And, with
a tip from Marilyn Westphal and a couple of Hiddenite whose name I just
can't remember right now!), I was able to locate one of the two Barred Owls
seen there this morning.



Bloodroot blooming along the road in. No migrants but I know we can almost
feel them coming our way.



Happy Spring!



Susan Jones Went to Tanglewood while the sun was shining and saw some cool birds. Seven Blue-winged Teal at the wetland and the drakes were absolutely gorgeous in breeding plumage (see photo). Blue-headed Vireo and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (see photo). Barred Owl was in last year's nest cavity at the SW end of the park. Chipping Sparrows were singing along with the Pine Warblers. At least 8 Rough-winged Swallows at Mallard Lake, and a couple of Tree Swallows at both the lake and the wetland. Came up empty on Yellow-throated Warbler, though.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/29/11
Number of species: 40

Canada Goose 38
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 10
Blue-winged Teal 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Tree Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 21
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 15
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 125
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Pine Warbler 5
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 17
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
Northern Cardinal 25
Red-winged Blackbird 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 20

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

Phil Dickinson Jim Martin and I followed Marilyn and Mark along the bmx trail this
morning. We noted 57 species, pretty good for a dreary morning. Notables in
addition to Marilyn's report included FOTY Swainson's thrush (along the trail)
and warbling vireo (at Mallard Lake); an osprey, and a solitary sandpiper
and hen hooded merganser in the marsh at the overlook. We talked to a couple
walking the trail who asked if we had seen the three large and noisy
wading birds in the field. They id'd them as sandhill cranes and said they had
been seen on several occasions. They seemed knowledgable and the description
could fit. This is worth looking out for in the next little while.
Royce Hough

We had a huge turnout at our Tanglewood birdwalk and split into 3 groups. I will post a consolidated list later. Meanwhile, I want to report that my group saw a Pine Siskin in with goldfinches at the wetland (I had a very good look at this bird), and a flyover Osprey at the Manor House.

With the irruption of Pine Siskins last year, we had reports through the end of April. We have had only a couple of reports of these birds all this winter.

Phil Dickinson I did a little birding at Tanglewood Park this morning and got some to
die for looks at a Barred Owl. It was along the gravel road that goes
to the wildlife viewing area. It was sleeping in a tree about 20 feet
from the road, facing the road, and below eye level. It was not far
down the road. There is a large, fresh stump on the right side of the
road. Go down the road between the gate and the stump, but a little
closer to the stump than the gate. It was on the right in a small
tree in the valley next to a wet area about 15 feet up in the tree at
about the level of the road bed. It was basking in the sun with its
eyes closed or sometime just open a slit. My presence didn't seem to
bother it a bit, but I was being very quiet. I think that was the
best view I have ever had of a Barred Owl other than a tamed bird. I
continued down the road and did some more birding, but the owl was
still there in the same spot when I got back and was still
undisturbed. The gate was closed, so you have to walk.
Otherwise nothing unusual. Had some nice looks at a couple of Winter
Wrens and a couple of small flocks of Rusty Blackbirds. Otherwise
just the usual winter birds. I was hoping to hear a Pine Warbler
singing, but did not. I did hear a bluebird and a junco singing,
though, so that was a nice sign of spring coming.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
bit on one side.
Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)
They do a controlled burn of the marsh every year, although last year's
pretty much fizzled out before much was burned. Blackberries canes are the
main target. We also are working on a project with them to restore
long-grass habitat to part of the nearby meadow/field. A burn is planned for
that restoration area as well.

Phil Dickinson
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:57 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


> Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
> burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
> yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
> burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
> or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
> although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
> boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
> bit on one side.
> Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
> Marilyn
>
> --
> Marilyn Westphal
> Advance, NC
> _______________________________________________
> Forsythbirds mailing list
>
> http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds

_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)

St. Patrick's Day count at Tanglewood by Susan and Warren Jones and me. What a beautiful day! Celebrated the day with traditional Thai "green" curry.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/17/11
Number of species: 37

Canada Goose 29
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 7
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 4
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 20
European Starling 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Pine Warbler 4
Eastern Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Rusty Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 5

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

Phil Dickinson Tanglewood this morning turned out to be a wonderful way to celebrate the
first day of spring. Family Picidae was all out with Downy, Hairy,
Red-Bellied, Pileated, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern Flicker and at
least four Red-headed Woodpeckers, including one on a sycamore snag across
the Yadkin not far from where we park our cars for the BMX road. And, with
a tip from Marilyn Westphal and a couple of Hiddenite whose name I just
can't remember right now!), I was able to locate one of the two Barred Owls
seen there this morning.



Bloodroot blooming along the road in. No migrants but I know we can almost
feel them coming our way.



Happy Spring!



Susan Jones Went to Tanglewood while the sun was shining and saw some cool birds. Seven Blue-winged Teal at the wetland and the drakes were absolutely gorgeous in breeding plumage (see photo). Blue-headed Vireo and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (see photo). Barred Owl was in last year's nest cavity at the SW end of the park. Chipping Sparrows were singing along with the Pine Warblers. At least 8 Rough-winged Swallows at Mallard Lake, and a couple of Tree Swallows at both the lake and the wetland. Came up empty on Yellow-throated Warbler, though.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/29/11
Number of species: 40

Canada Goose 38
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 10
Blue-winged Teal 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Tree Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 21
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 15
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 125
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Pine Warbler 5
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 17
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
Northern Cardinal 25
Red-winged Blackbird 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 20

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

Phil Dickinson Jim Martin and I followed Marilyn and Mark along the bmx trail this
morning. We noted 57 species, pretty good for a dreary morning. Notables in
addition to Marilyn's report included FOTY Swainson's thrush (along the trail)
and warbling vireo (at Mallard Lake); an osprey, and a solitary sandpiper
and hen hooded merganser in the marsh at the overlook. We talked to a couple
walking the trail who asked if we had seen the three large and noisy
wading birds in the field. They id'd them as sandhill cranes and said they had
been seen on several occasions. They seemed knowledgable and the description
could fit. This is worth looking out for in the next little while.
Royce Hough


Last year, I had a report of Sandhills in the pasture south of the park. There also was a report of 5 seen at Miller Park. I do not know the details, but the person also ID'd 2 Yellow-crowned Night Herons, so I don't think he confused them. They may have been flyovers.

Phil Dickinson
----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 2:23 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


Jim Martin and I followed Marilyn and Mark along the bmx trail this morning. We noted 57 species, pretty good for a dreary morning. Notables in addition to Marilyn's report included FOTY Swainson's thrush (along the trail) and warbling vireo (at Mallard Lake); an osprey, and a solitary sandpiper and hen hooded merganser in the marsh at the overlook. We talked to a couple walking the trail who asked if we had seen the three large and noisy wading birds in the field. They id'd them as sandhill cranes and said they had been seen on several occasions. They seemed knowledgable and the description could fit. This is worth looking out for in the next little while.
Royce Hough


------------------------------------------------------------------------------


_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds

We had a huge turnout at our Tanglewood birdwalk and split into 3 groups. I will post a consolidated list later. Meanwhile, I want to report that my group saw a Pine Siskin in with goldfinches at the wetland (I had a very good look at this bird), and a flyover Osprey at the Manor House.

With the irruption of Pine Siskins last year, we had reports through the end of April. We have had only a couple of reports of these birds all this winter.

Phil Dickinson I did a little birding at Tanglewood Park this morning and got some to
die for looks at a Barred Owl. It was along the gravel road that goes
to the wildlife viewing area. It was sleeping in a tree about 20 feet
from the road, facing the road, and below eye level. It was not far
down the road. There is a large, fresh stump on the right side of the
road. Go down the road between the gate and the stump, but a little
closer to the stump than the gate. It was on the right in a small
tree in the valley next to a wet area about 15 feet up in the tree at
about the level of the road bed. It was basking in the sun with its
eyes closed or sometime just open a slit. My presence didn't seem to
bother it a bit, but I was being very quiet. I think that was the
best view I have ever had of a Barred Owl other than a tamed bird. I
continued down the road and did some more birding, but the owl was
still there in the same spot when I got back and was still
undisturbed. The gate was closed, so you have to walk.
Otherwise nothing unusual. Had some nice looks at a couple of Winter
Wrens and a couple of small flocks of Rusty Blackbirds. Otherwise
just the usual winter birds. I was hoping to hear a Pine Warbler
singing, but did not. I did hear a bluebird and a junco singing,
though, so that was a nice sign of spring coming.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
bit on one side.
Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)
They do a controlled burn of the marsh every year, although last year's
pretty much fizzled out before much was burned. Blackberries canes are the
main target. We also are working on a project with them to restore
long-grass habitat to part of the nearby meadow/field. A burn is planned for
that restoration area as well.

Phil Dickinson
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:57 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


> Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
> burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
> yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
> burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
> or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
> although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
> boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
> bit on one side.
> Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
> Marilyn
>
> --
> Marilyn Westphal
> Advance, NC
> _______________________________________________
> Forsythbirds mailing list
>
> http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds

_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)

St. Patrick's Day count at Tanglewood by Susan and Warren Jones and me. What a beautiful day! Celebrated the day with traditional Thai "green" curry.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/17/11
Number of species: 37

Canada Goose 29
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 7
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 4
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 20
European Starling 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Pine Warbler 4
Eastern Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Rusty Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 5

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

Phil Dickinson Tanglewood this morning turned out to be a wonderful way to celebrate the
first day of spring. Family Picidae was all out with Downy, Hairy,
Red-Bellied, Pileated, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern Flicker and at
least four Red-headed Woodpeckers, including one on a sycamore snag across
the Yadkin not far from where we park our cars for the BMX road. And, with
a tip from Marilyn Westphal and a couple of Hiddenite whose name I just
can't remember right now!), I was able to locate one of the two Barred Owls
seen there this morning.



Bloodroot blooming along the road in. No migrants but I know we can almost
feel them coming our way.



Happy Spring!



Susan Jones Went to Tanglewood while the sun was shining and saw some cool birds. Seven Blue-winged Teal at the wetland and the drakes were absolutely gorgeous in breeding plumage (see photo). Blue-headed Vireo and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (see photo). Barred Owl was in last year's nest cavity at the SW end of the park. Chipping Sparrows were singing along with the Pine Warblers. At least 8 Rough-winged Swallows at Mallard Lake, and a couple of Tree Swallows at both the lake and the wetland. Came up empty on Yellow-throated Warbler, though.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/29/11
Number of species: 40

Canada Goose 38
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 10
Blue-winged Teal 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Tree Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 21
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 15
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 125
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Pine Warbler 5
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 17
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
Northern Cardinal 25
Red-winged Blackbird 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 20

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

Phil Dickinson Jim Martin and I followed Marilyn and Mark along the bmx trail this
morning. We noted 57 species, pretty good for a dreary morning. Notables in
addition to Marilyn's report included FOTY Swainson's thrush (along the trail)
and warbling vireo (at Mallard Lake); an osprey, and a solitary sandpiper
and hen hooded merganser in the marsh at the overlook. We talked to a couple
walking the trail who asked if we had seen the three large and noisy
wading birds in the field. They id'd them as sandhill cranes and said they had
been seen on several occasions. They seemed knowledgable and the description
could fit. This is worth looking out for in the next little while.
Royce Hough


Last year, I had a report of Sandhills in the pasture south of the park. There also was a report of 5 seen at Miller Park. I do not know the details, but the person also ID'd 2 Yellow-crowned Night Herons, so I don't think he confused them. They may have been flyovers.

Phil Dickinson
----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 2:23 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


Jim Martin and I followed Marilyn and Mark along the bmx trail this morning. We noted 57 species, pretty good for a dreary morning. Notables in addition to Marilyn's report included FOTY Swainson's thrush (along the trail) and warbling vireo (at Mallard Lake); an osprey, and a solitary sandpiper and hen hooded merganser in the marsh at the overlook. We talked to a couple walking the trail who asked if we had seen the three large and noisy wading birds in the field. They id'd them as sandhill cranes and said they had been seen on several occasions. They seemed knowledgable and the description could fit. This is worth looking out for in the next little while.
Royce Hough


------------------------------------------------------------------------------


_______________________________________________
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http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds

I observed 45 bird species at Tanglewood, even though I had some common species missing like Song Sparrow and White-breasted Nuthatch. Most interesting to me were Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-billed Cuckoo (seen as a flyover), Purple Martin (11), Prothonotary Warbler, Cliff Swallow. Six Eastern Kingbirds was a good number

Canada Goose 62
Mallard (Domestic type) 50
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 9
Mourning Dove 11
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Phoebe 4
Eastern Kingbird 6
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 5
Purple Martin 11
Barn Swallow 7
Cliff Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 17
Carolina Wren 21
Eastern Bluebird 20
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 10
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 3
European Starling 3
Pine Warbler 1
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Eastern Towhee 4
Chipping Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 22
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 21
American Goldfinch 10

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

Phil Dickinson

We had a huge turnout at our Tanglewood birdwalk and split into 3 groups. I will post a consolidated list later. Meanwhile, I want to report that my group saw a Pine Siskin in with goldfinches at the wetland (I had a very good look at this bird), and a flyover Osprey at the Manor House.

With the irruption of Pine Siskins last year, we had reports through the end of April. We have had only a couple of reports of these birds all this winter.

Phil Dickinson I did a little birding at Tanglewood Park this morning and got some to
die for looks at a Barred Owl. It was along the gravel road that goes
to the wildlife viewing area. It was sleeping in a tree about 20 feet
from the road, facing the road, and below eye level. It was not far
down the road. There is a large, fresh stump on the right side of the
road. Go down the road between the gate and the stump, but a little
closer to the stump than the gate. It was on the right in a small
tree in the valley next to a wet area about 15 feet up in the tree at
about the level of the road bed. It was basking in the sun with its
eyes closed or sometime just open a slit. My presence didn't seem to
bother it a bit, but I was being very quiet. I think that was the
best view I have ever had of a Barred Owl other than a tamed bird. I
continued down the road and did some more birding, but the owl was
still there in the same spot when I got back and was still
undisturbed. The gate was closed, so you have to walk.
Otherwise nothing unusual. Had some nice looks at a couple of Winter
Wrens and a couple of small flocks of Rusty Blackbirds. Otherwise
just the usual winter birds. I was hoping to hear a Pine Warbler
singing, but did not. I did hear a bluebird and a junco singing,
though, so that was a nice sign of spring coming.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
bit on one side.
Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)
They do a controlled burn of the marsh every year, although last year's
pretty much fizzled out before much was burned. Blackberries canes are the
main target. We also are working on a project with them to restore
long-grass habitat to part of the nearby meadow/field. A burn is planned for
that restoration area as well.

Phil Dickinson
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:57 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


> Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
> burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
> yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
> burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
> or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
> although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
> boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
> bit on one side.
> Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
> Marilyn
>
> --
> Marilyn Westphal
> Advance, NC
> _______________________________________________
> Forsythbirds mailing list
>
> http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds

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)

St. Patrick's Day count at Tanglewood by Susan and Warren Jones and me. What a beautiful day! Celebrated the day with traditional Thai "green" curry.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/17/11
Number of species: 37

Canada Goose 29
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 7
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 4
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 20
European Starling 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Pine Warbler 4
Eastern Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Rusty Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 5

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

Phil Dickinson Tanglewood this morning turned out to be a wonderful way to celebrate the
first day of spring. Family Picidae was all out with Downy, Hairy,
Red-Bellied, Pileated, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern Flicker and at
least four Red-headed Woodpeckers, including one on a sycamore snag across
the Yadkin not far from where we park our cars for the BMX road. And, with
a tip from Marilyn Westphal and a couple of Hiddenite whose name I just
can't remember right now!), I was able to locate one of the two Barred Owls
seen there this morning.



Bloodroot blooming along the road in. No migrants but I know we can almost
feel them coming our way.



Happy Spring!



Susan Jones Went to Tanglewood while the sun was shining and saw some cool birds. Seven Blue-winged Teal at the wetland and the drakes were absolutely gorgeous in breeding plumage (see photo). Blue-headed Vireo and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (see photo). Barred Owl was in last year's nest cavity at the SW end of the park. Chipping Sparrows were singing along with the Pine Warblers. At least 8 Rough-winged Swallows at Mallard Lake, and a couple of Tree Swallows at both the lake and the wetland. Came up empty on Yellow-throated Warbler, though.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/29/11
Number of species: 40

Canada Goose 38
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 10
Blue-winged Teal 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Tree Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 21
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 15
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 125
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Pine Warbler 5
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 17
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
Northern Cardinal 25
Red-winged Blackbird 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 20

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

Phil Dickinson Jim Martin and I followed Marilyn and Mark along the bmx trail this
morning. We noted 57 species, pretty good for a dreary morning. Notables in
addition to Marilyn's report included FOTY Swainson's thrush (along the trail)
and warbling vireo (at Mallard Lake); an osprey, and a solitary sandpiper
and hen hooded merganser in the marsh at the overlook. We talked to a couple
walking the trail who asked if we had seen the three large and noisy
wading birds in the field. They id'd them as sandhill cranes and said they had
been seen on several occasions. They seemed knowledgable and the description
could fit. This is worth looking out for in the next little while.
Royce Hough


Last year, I had a report of Sandhills in the pasture south of the park. There also was a report of 5 seen at Miller Park. I do not know the details, but the person also ID'd 2 Yellow-crowned Night Herons, so I don't think he confused them. They may have been flyovers.

Phil Dickinson
----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 2:23 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


Jim Martin and I followed Marilyn and Mark along the bmx trail this morning. We noted 57 species, pretty good for a dreary morning. Notables in addition to Marilyn's report included FOTY Swainson's thrush (along the trail) and warbling vireo (at Mallard Lake); an osprey, and a solitary sandpiper and hen hooded merganser in the marsh at the overlook. We talked to a couple walking the trail who asked if we had seen the three large and noisy wading birds in the field. They id'd them as sandhill cranes and said they had been seen on several occasions. They seemed knowledgable and the description could fit. This is worth looking out for in the next little while.
Royce Hough


------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds

I observed 45 bird species at Tanglewood, even though I had some common species missing like Song Sparrow and White-breasted Nuthatch. Most interesting to me were Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-billed Cuckoo (seen as a flyover), Purple Martin (11), Prothonotary Warbler, Cliff Swallow. Six Eastern Kingbirds was a good number

Canada Goose 62
Mallard (Domestic type) 50
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 9
Mourning Dove 11
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Phoebe 4
Eastern Kingbird 6
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 5
Purple Martin 11
Barn Swallow 7
Cliff Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 17
Carolina Wren 21
Eastern Bluebird 20
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 10
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 3
European Starling 3
Pine Warbler 1
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Eastern Towhee 4
Chipping Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 22
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 21
American Goldfinch 10

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

Phil Dickinson

At least two yellow-throated warblers were singing along the BMX road this morning. Not much else of note and no rails yet? in the wetland
Royce Hough
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)

We had a huge turnout at our Tanglewood birdwalk and split into 3 groups. I will post a consolidated list later. Meanwhile, I want to report that my group saw a Pine Siskin in with goldfinches at the wetland (I had a very good look at this bird), and a flyover Osprey at the Manor House.

With the irruption of Pine Siskins last year, we had reports through the end of April. We have had only a couple of reports of these birds all this winter.

Phil Dickinson I did a little birding at Tanglewood Park this morning and got some to
die for looks at a Barred Owl. It was along the gravel road that goes
to the wildlife viewing area. It was sleeping in a tree about 20 feet
from the road, facing the road, and below eye level. It was not far
down the road. There is a large, fresh stump on the right side of the
road. Go down the road between the gate and the stump, but a little
closer to the stump than the gate. It was on the right in a small
tree in the valley next to a wet area about 15 feet up in the tree at
about the level of the road bed. It was basking in the sun with its
eyes closed or sometime just open a slit. My presence didn't seem to
bother it a bit, but I was being very quiet. I think that was the
best view I have ever had of a Barred Owl other than a tamed bird. I
continued down the road and did some more birding, but the owl was
still there in the same spot when I got back and was still
undisturbed. The gate was closed, so you have to walk.
Otherwise nothing unusual. Had some nice looks at a couple of Winter
Wrens and a couple of small flocks of Rusty Blackbirds. Otherwise
just the usual winter birds. I was hoping to hear a Pine Warbler
singing, but did not. I did hear a bluebird and a junco singing,
though, so that was a nice sign of spring coming.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
bit on one side.
Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)
They do a controlled burn of the marsh every year, although last year's
pretty much fizzled out before much was burned. Blackberries canes are the
main target. We also are working on a project with them to restore
long-grass habitat to part of the nearby meadow/field. A burn is planned for
that restoration area as well.

Phil Dickinson
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:57 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


> Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
> burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
> yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
> burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
> or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
> although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
> boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
> bit on one side.
> Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
> Marilyn
>
> --
> Marilyn Westphal
> Advance, NC
> _______________________________________________
> Forsythbirds mailing list
>
> http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds

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)

St. Patrick's Day count at Tanglewood by Susan and Warren Jones and me. What a beautiful day! Celebrated the day with traditional Thai "green" curry.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/17/11
Number of species: 37

Canada Goose 29
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 7
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 4
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 20
European Starling 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Pine Warbler 4
Eastern Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Rusty Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 5

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

Phil Dickinson Tanglewood this morning turned out to be a wonderful way to celebrate the
first day of spring. Family Picidae was all out with Downy, Hairy,
Red-Bellied, Pileated, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern Flicker and at
least four Red-headed Woodpeckers, including one on a sycamore snag across
the Yadkin not far from where we park our cars for the BMX road. And, with
a tip from Marilyn Westphal and a couple of Hiddenite whose name I just
can't remember right now!), I was able to locate one of the two Barred Owls
seen there this morning.



Bloodroot blooming along the road in. No migrants but I know we can almost
feel them coming our way.



Happy Spring!



Susan Jones Went to Tanglewood while the sun was shining and saw some cool birds. Seven Blue-winged Teal at the wetland and the drakes were absolutely gorgeous in breeding plumage (see photo). Blue-headed Vireo and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (see photo). Barred Owl was in last year's nest cavity at the SW end of the park. Chipping Sparrows were singing along with the Pine Warblers. At least 8 Rough-winged Swallows at Mallard Lake, and a couple of Tree Swallows at both the lake and the wetland. Came up empty on Yellow-throated Warbler, though.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/29/11
Number of species: 40

Canada Goose 38
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 10
Blue-winged Teal 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Tree Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 21
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 15
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 125
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Pine Warbler 5
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 17
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
Northern Cardinal 25
Red-winged Blackbird 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 20

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

Phil Dickinson Jim Martin and I followed Marilyn and Mark along the bmx trail this
morning. We noted 57 species, pretty good for a dreary morning. Notables in
addition to Marilyn's report included FOTY Swainson's thrush (along the trail)
and warbling vireo (at Mallard Lake); an osprey, and a solitary sandpiper
and hen hooded merganser in the marsh at the overlook. We talked to a couple
walking the trail who asked if we had seen the three large and noisy
wading birds in the field. They id'd them as sandhill cranes and said they had
been seen on several occasions. They seemed knowledgable and the description
could fit. This is worth looking out for in the next little while.
Royce Hough


Last year, I had a report of Sandhills in the pasture south of the park. There also was a report of 5 seen at Miller Park. I do not know the details, but the person also ID'd 2 Yellow-crowned Night Herons, so I don't think he confused them. They may have been flyovers.

Phil Dickinson
----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 2:23 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


Jim Martin and I followed Marilyn and Mark along the bmx trail this morning. We noted 57 species, pretty good for a dreary morning. Notables in addition to Marilyn's report included FOTY Swainson's thrush (along the trail) and warbling vireo (at Mallard Lake); an osprey, and a solitary sandpiper and hen hooded merganser in the marsh at the overlook. We talked to a couple walking the trail who asked if we had seen the three large and noisy wading birds in the field. They id'd them as sandhill cranes and said they had been seen on several occasions. They seemed knowledgable and the description could fit. This is worth looking out for in the next little while.
Royce Hough


------------------------------------------------------------------------------


_______________________________________________
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http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds

I observed 45 bird species at Tanglewood, even though I had some common species missing like Song Sparrow and White-breasted Nuthatch. Most interesting to me were Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-billed Cuckoo (seen as a flyover), Purple Martin (11), Prothonotary Warbler, Cliff Swallow. Six Eastern Kingbirds was a good number

Canada Goose 62
Mallard (Domestic type) 50
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 9
Mourning Dove 11
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Phoebe 4
Eastern Kingbird 6
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 5
Purple Martin 11
Barn Swallow 7
Cliff Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 17
Carolina Wren 21
Eastern Bluebird 20
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 10
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 3
European Starling 3
Pine Warbler 1
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Eastern Towhee 4
Chipping Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 22
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 21
American Goldfinch 10

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

Phil Dickinson

At least two yellow-throated warblers were singing along the BMX road this morning. Not much else of note and no rails yet? in the wetland
Royce Hough
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)
Great photo!
On Apr 3, 2012, at 5:34 PM, David and Susan Disher wrote:

> Hop Hopkins and I went birding at Tanglewood today. We ran into Royce Hough and Phil Dickinson and made the loop from Skilpot Lake. Nothing really unusual that has not been reported yet this year but it was nice to be out birding on such a beautiful day! I thought I would share a photo of a Barred Owl that was down the road from the Skilpot Lake parking area that Hop and I saw before running into Royce and Phil. Most of the time he was asleep but every now and then an eye would pop open!
>
> David Disher
> Winston-Salem, NC
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We had a huge turnout at our Tanglewood birdwalk and split into 3 groups. I will post a consolidated list later. Meanwhile, I want to report that my group saw a Pine Siskin in with goldfinches at the wetland (I had a very good look at this bird), and a flyover Osprey at the Manor House.

With the irruption of Pine Siskins last year, we had reports through the end of April. We have had only a couple of reports of these birds all this winter.

Phil Dickinson I did a little birding at Tanglewood Park this morning and got some to
die for looks at a Barred Owl. It was along the gravel road that goes
to the wildlife viewing area. It was sleeping in a tree about 20 feet
from the road, facing the road, and below eye level. It was not far
down the road. There is a large, fresh stump on the right side of the
road. Go down the road between the gate and the stump, but a little
closer to the stump than the gate. It was on the right in a small
tree in the valley next to a wet area about 15 feet up in the tree at
about the level of the road bed. It was basking in the sun with its
eyes closed or sometime just open a slit. My presence didn't seem to
bother it a bit, but I was being very quiet. I think that was the
best view I have ever had of a Barred Owl other than a tamed bird. I
continued down the road and did some more birding, but the owl was
still there in the same spot when I got back and was still
undisturbed. The gate was closed, so you have to walk.
Otherwise nothing unusual. Had some nice looks at a couple of Winter
Wrens and a couple of small flocks of Rusty Blackbirds. Otherwise
just the usual winter birds. I was hoping to hear a Pine Warbler
singing, but did not. I did hear a bluebird and a junco singing,
though, so that was a nice sign of spring coming.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
bit on one side.
Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)
They do a controlled burn of the marsh every year, although last year's
pretty much fizzled out before much was burned. Blackberries canes are the
main target. We also are working on a project with them to restore
long-grass habitat to part of the nearby meadow/field. A burn is planned for
that restoration area as well.

Phil Dickinson
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:57 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


> Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
> burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
> yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
> burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
> or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
> although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
> boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
> bit on one side.
> Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
> Marilyn
>
> --
> Marilyn Westphal
> Advance, NC
> _______________________________________________
> Forsythbirds mailing list
>
> http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds

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St. Patrick's Day count at Tanglewood by Susan and Warren Jones and me. What a beautiful day! Celebrated the day with traditional Thai "green" curry.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/17/11
Number of species: 37

Canada Goose 29
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 7
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 4
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 20
European Starling 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Pine Warbler 4
Eastern Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Rusty Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 5

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

Phil Dickinson Tanglewood this morning turned out to be a wonderful way to celebrate the
first day of spring. Family Picidae was all out with Downy, Hairy,
Red-Bellied, Pileated, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern Flicker and at
least four Red-headed Woodpeckers, including one on a sycamore snag across
the Yadkin not far from where we park our cars for the BMX road. And, with
a tip from Marilyn Westphal and a couple of Hiddenite whose name I just
can't remember right now!), I was able to locate one of the two Barred Owls
seen there this morning.



Bloodroot blooming along the road in. No migrants but I know we can almost
feel them coming our way.



Happy Spring!



Susan Jones Went to Tanglewood while the sun was shining and saw some cool birds. Seven Blue-winged Teal at the wetland and the drakes were absolutely gorgeous in breeding plumage (see photo). Blue-headed Vireo and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (see photo). Barred Owl was in last year's nest cavity at the SW end of the park. Chipping Sparrows were singing along with the Pine Warblers. At least 8 Rough-winged Swallows at Mallard Lake, and a couple of Tree Swallows at both the lake and the wetland. Came up empty on Yellow-throated Warbler, though.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/29/11
Number of species: 40

Canada Goose 38
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 10
Blue-winged Teal 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Tree Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 21
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 15
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 125
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Pine Warbler 5
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 17
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
Northern Cardinal 25
Red-winged Blackbird 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 20

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

Phil Dickinson Jim Martin and I followed Marilyn and Mark along the bmx trail this
morning. We noted 57 species, pretty good for a dreary morning. Notables in
addition to Marilyn's report included FOTY Swainson's thrush (along the trail)
and warbling vireo (at Mallard Lake); an osprey, and a solitary sandpiper
and hen hooded merganser in the marsh at the overlook. We talked to a couple
walking the trail who asked if we had seen the three large and noisy
wading birds in the field. They id'd them as sandhill cranes and said they had
been seen on several occasions. They seemed knowledgable and the description
could fit. This is worth looking out for in the next little while.
Royce Hough


Last year, I had a report of Sandhills in the pasture south of the park. There also was a report of 5 seen at Miller Park. I do not know the details, but the person also ID'd 2 Yellow-crowned Night Herons, so I don't think he confused them. They may have been flyovers.

Phil Dickinson
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Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 2:23 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


Jim Martin and I followed Marilyn and Mark along the bmx trail this morning. We noted 57 species, pretty good for a dreary morning. Notables in addition to Marilyn's report included FOTY Swainson's thrush (along the trail) and warbling vireo (at Mallard Lake); an osprey, and a solitary sandpiper and hen hooded merganser in the marsh at the overlook. We talked to a couple walking the trail who asked if we had seen the three large and noisy wading birds in the field. They id'd them as sandhill cranes and said they had been seen on several occasions. They seemed knowledgable and the description could fit. This is worth looking out for in the next little while.
Royce Hough


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I observed 45 bird species at Tanglewood, even though I had some common species missing like Song Sparrow and White-breasted Nuthatch. Most interesting to me were Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-billed Cuckoo (seen as a flyover), Purple Martin (11), Prothonotary Warbler, Cliff Swallow. Six Eastern Kingbirds was a good number

Canada Goose 62
Mallard (Domestic type) 50
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 9
Mourning Dove 11
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Phoebe 4
Eastern Kingbird 6
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 5
Purple Martin 11
Barn Swallow 7
Cliff Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 17
Carolina Wren 21
Eastern Bluebird 20
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 10
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 3
European Starling 3
Pine Warbler 1
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Eastern Towhee 4
Chipping Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 22
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 21
American Goldfinch 10

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

Phil Dickinson

At least two yellow-throated warblers were singing along the BMX road this morning. Not much else of note and no rails yet? in the wetland
Royce Hough
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Great photo!
On Apr 3, 2012, at 5:34 PM, David and Susan Disher wrote:

> Hop Hopkins and I went birding at Tanglewood today. We ran into Royce Hough and Phil Dickinson and made the loop from Skilpot Lake. Nothing really unusual that has not been reported yet this year but it was nice to be out birding on such a beautiful day! I thought I would share a photo of a Barred Owl that was down the road from the Skilpot Lake parking area that Hop and I saw before running into Royce and Phil. Most of the time he was asleep but every now and then an eye would pop open!
>
> David Disher
> Winston-Salem, NC
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Thls morning along the BMX trail was beautiful and somewhat more migrant friendly. In addition to a red-eyed vireo I had a FOY yellow-billed cuckoo. I found seven warblers: redstart, parula, pine, yellowthroat, yellow-throated and many yellow-rumps. The highlight was three singing prothonatarys; 2 along the river and one singing loudly and diligently near the nest box at the north end of the back pond. That is the first time I have heard more than two in this area,
Royce Hough


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We had a huge turnout at our Tanglewood birdwalk and split into 3 groups. I will post a consolidated list later. Meanwhile, I want to report that my group saw a Pine Siskin in with goldfinches at the wetland (I had a very good look at this bird), and a flyover Osprey at the Manor House.

With the irruption of Pine Siskins last year, we had reports through the end of April. We have had only a couple of reports of these birds all this winter.

Phil Dickinson I did a little birding at Tanglewood Park this morning and got some to
die for looks at a Barred Owl. It was along the gravel road that goes
to the wildlife viewing area. It was sleeping in a tree about 20 feet
from the road, facing the road, and below eye level. It was not far
down the road. There is a large, fresh stump on the right side of the
road. Go down the road between the gate and the stump, but a little
closer to the stump than the gate. It was on the right in a small
tree in the valley next to a wet area about 15 feet up in the tree at
about the level of the road bed. It was basking in the sun with its
eyes closed or sometime just open a slit. My presence didn't seem to
bother it a bit, but I was being very quiet. I think that was the
best view I have ever had of a Barred Owl other than a tamed bird. I
continued down the road and did some more birding, but the owl was
still there in the same spot when I got back and was still
undisturbed. The gate was closed, so you have to walk.
Otherwise nothing unusual. Had some nice looks at a couple of Winter
Wrens and a couple of small flocks of Rusty Blackbirds. Otherwise
just the usual winter birds. I was hoping to hear a Pine Warbler
singing, but did not. I did hear a bluebird and a junco singing,
though, so that was a nice sign of spring coming.
Marilyn

--
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Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
bit on one side.
Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
Marilyn

--
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Advance, NC
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They do a controlled burn of the marsh every year, although last year's
pretty much fizzled out before much was burned. Blackberries canes are the
main target. We also are working on a project with them to restore
long-grass habitat to part of the nearby meadow/field. A burn is planned for
that restoration area as well.

Phil Dickinson
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Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:57 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


> Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
> burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
> yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
> burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
> or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
> although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
> boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
> bit on one side.
> Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
> Marilyn
>
> --
> Marilyn Westphal
> Advance, NC
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>
> http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds

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St. Patrick's Day count at Tanglewood by Susan and Warren Jones and me. What a beautiful day! Celebrated the day with traditional Thai "green" curry.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/17/11
Number of species: 37

Canada Goose 29
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 7
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 4
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 20
European Starling 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Pine Warbler 4
Eastern Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Rusty Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 5

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

Phil Dickinson Tanglewood this morning turned out to be a wonderful way to celebrate the
first day of spring. Family Picidae was all out with Downy, Hairy,
Red-Bellied, Pileated, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern Flicker and at
least four Red-headed Woodpeckers, including one on a sycamore snag across
the Yadkin not far from where we park our cars for the BMX road. And, with
a tip from Marilyn Westphal and a couple of Hiddenite whose name I just
can't remember right now!), I was able to locate one of the two Barred Owls
seen there this morning.



Bloodroot blooming along the road in. No migrants but I know we can almost
feel them coming our way.



Happy Spring!



Susan Jones Went to Tanglewood while the sun was shining and saw some cool birds. Seven Blue-winged Teal at the wetland and the drakes were absolutely gorgeous in breeding plumage (see photo). Blue-headed Vireo and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (see photo). Barred Owl was in last year's nest cavity at the SW end of the park. Chipping Sparrows were singing along with the Pine Warblers. At least 8 Rough-winged Swallows at Mallard Lake, and a couple of Tree Swallows at both the lake and the wetland. Came up empty on Yellow-throated Warbler, though.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/29/11
Number of species: 40

Canada Goose 38
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 10
Blue-winged Teal 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Tree Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 21
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 15
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 125
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Pine Warbler 5
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 17
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
Northern Cardinal 25
Red-winged Blackbird 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 20

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

Phil Dickinson Jim Martin and I followed Marilyn and Mark along the bmx trail this
morning. We noted 57 species, pretty good for a dreary morning. Notables in
addition to Marilyn's report included FOTY Swainson's thrush (along the trail)
and warbling vireo (at Mallard Lake); an osprey, and a solitary sandpiper
and hen hooded merganser in the marsh at the overlook. We talked to a couple
walking the trail who asked if we had seen the three large and noisy
wading birds in the field. They id'd them as sandhill cranes and said they had
been seen on several occasions. They seemed knowledgable and the description
could fit. This is worth looking out for in the next little while.
Royce Hough


Last year, I had a report of Sandhills in the pasture south of the park. There also was a report of 5 seen at Miller Park. I do not know the details, but the person also ID'd 2 Yellow-crowned Night Herons, so I don't think he confused them. They may have been flyovers.

Phil Dickinson
----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 2:23 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


Jim Martin and I followed Marilyn and Mark along the bmx trail this morning. We noted 57 species, pretty good for a dreary morning. Notables in addition to Marilyn's report included FOTY Swainson's thrush (along the trail) and warbling vireo (at Mallard Lake); an osprey, and a solitary sandpiper and hen hooded merganser in the marsh at the overlook. We talked to a couple walking the trail who asked if we had seen the three large and noisy wading birds in the field. They id'd them as sandhill cranes and said they had been seen on several occasions. They seemed knowledgable and the description could fit. This is worth looking out for in the next little while.
Royce Hough


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I observed 45 bird species at Tanglewood, even though I had some common species missing like Song Sparrow and White-breasted Nuthatch. Most interesting to me were Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-billed Cuckoo (seen as a flyover), Purple Martin (11), Prothonotary Warbler, Cliff Swallow. Six Eastern Kingbirds was a good number

Canada Goose 62
Mallard (Domestic type) 50
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 9
Mourning Dove 11
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Phoebe 4
Eastern Kingbird 6
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 5
Purple Martin 11
Barn Swallow 7
Cliff Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 17
Carolina Wren 21
Eastern Bluebird 20
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 10
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 3
European Starling 3
Pine Warbler 1
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Eastern Towhee 4
Chipping Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 22
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 21
American Goldfinch 10

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

Phil Dickinson

At least two yellow-throated warblers were singing along the BMX road this morning. Not much else of note and no rails yet? in the wetland
Royce Hough
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Great photo!
On Apr 3, 2012, at 5:34 PM, David and Susan Disher wrote:

> Hop Hopkins and I went birding at Tanglewood today. We ran into Royce Hough and Phil Dickinson and made the loop from Skilpot Lake. Nothing really unusual that has not been reported yet this year but it was nice to be out birding on such a beautiful day! I thought I would share a photo of a Barred Owl that was down the road from the Skilpot Lake parking area that Hop and I saw before running into Royce and Phil. Most of the time he was asleep but every now and then an eye would pop open!
>
> David Disher
> Winston-Salem, NC
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>
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Thls morning along the BMX trail was beautiful and somewhat more migrant friendly. In addition to a red-eyed vireo I had a FOY yellow-billed cuckoo. I found seven warblers: redstart, parula, pine, yellowthroat, yellow-throated and many yellow-rumps. The highlight was three singing prothonatarys; 2 along the river and one singing loudly and diligently near the nest box at the north end of the back pond. That is the first time I have heard more than two in this area,
Royce Hough


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We joined forces with David Shuford today as we linked up about an hour into the walk. Before we linked, the class got excellent looks at a Cape May Warbler in a Cypress at the gardens. The Cape May was having one of those high speed Warbler chases (like you see with Yellow Rumps) with a second bird. We could not get confirmation that it was a second Cape May. I am not sure if different species chase each other in that manner or not. If not, there were two Cape Mays. Heard near the Cape May was a Black Throated Green and a possible Cerulean. The Cerulean would have been a lifer for me - but eluded me again. We also got good looks at a Scarlet Tanager in the Poplers in front of the house. David spotted Phil's nest - the green material is Easter grass. Some of us saw the female adding to the nest. We also spotted a second complete nest a bit beyond Phil's but did not see any activity around it. One other sighting of a Warblering Vireo along the lake. BMX - at the very top of the drive, we saw the Hooded that was singing a "different" rendition of the standard song. We were not sure of the ID until we spotted it. There was also a Black Throated Blue with the Hooded and heard a Prothonotary on the river side of the drive. Further down along the golf course we saw the resident Yellow Throated. No Prothonotarys along the river or the oxbow but we did see Common Yellowthroats in several areas. As we walked back from the Oxbow along the tree/brush line opposite the river side, we heard a Chat as we neared the wetland. Try as we might, we were unable to coax it into the open so we had to settle for the audio. So, despite the rather dreary day, we had some fairly good birding.


Rob Rogers

We had a huge turnout at our Tanglewood birdwalk and split into 3 groups. I will post a consolidated list later. Meanwhile, I want to report that my group saw a Pine Siskin in with goldfinches at the wetland (I had a very good look at this bird), and a flyover Osprey at the Manor House.

With the irruption of Pine Siskins last year, we had reports through the end of April. We have had only a couple of reports of these birds all this winter.

Phil Dickinson I did a little birding at Tanglewood Park this morning and got some to
die for looks at a Barred Owl. It was along the gravel road that goes
to the wildlife viewing area. It was sleeping in a tree about 20 feet
from the road, facing the road, and below eye level. It was not far
down the road. There is a large, fresh stump on the right side of the
road. Go down the road between the gate and the stump, but a little
closer to the stump than the gate. It was on the right in a small
tree in the valley next to a wet area about 15 feet up in the tree at
about the level of the road bed. It was basking in the sun with its
eyes closed or sometime just open a slit. My presence didn't seem to
bother it a bit, but I was being very quiet. I think that was the
best view I have ever had of a Barred Owl other than a tamed bird. I
continued down the road and did some more birding, but the owl was
still there in the same spot when I got back and was still
undisturbed. The gate was closed, so you have to walk.
Otherwise nothing unusual. Had some nice looks at a couple of Winter
Wrens and a couple of small flocks of Rusty Blackbirds. Otherwise
just the usual winter birds. I was hoping to hear a Pine Warbler
singing, but did not. I did hear a bluebird and a junco singing,
though, so that was a nice sign of spring coming.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
bit on one side.
Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
Marilyn

--
Marilyn Westphal
Advance, NC
_______________________________________________
Forsythbirds mailing list

http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds
)
They do a controlled burn of the marsh every year, although last year's
pretty much fizzled out before much was burned. Blackberries canes are the
main target. We also are working on a project with them to restore
long-grass habitat to part of the nearby meadow/field. A burn is planned for
that restoration area as well.

Phil Dickinson
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:57 PM
Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


> Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
> burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
> yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
> burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
> or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
> although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
> boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
> bit on one side.
> Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
> Marilyn
>
> --
> Marilyn Westphal
> Advance, NC
> _______________________________________________
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>
> http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds

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St. Patrick's Day count at Tanglewood by Susan and Warren Jones and me. What a beautiful day! Celebrated the day with traditional Thai "green" curry.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/17/11
Number of species: 37

Canada Goose 29
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 7
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 4
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 20
European Starling 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Pine Warbler 4
Eastern Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Rusty Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 5

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

Phil Dickinson Tanglewood this morning turned out to be a wonderful way to celebrate the
first day of spring. Family Picidae was all out with Downy, Hairy,
Red-Bellied, Pileated, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern Flicker and at
least four Red-headed Woodpeckers, including one on a sycamore snag across
the Yadkin not far from where we park our cars for the BMX road. And, with
a tip from Marilyn Westphal and a couple of Hiddenite whose name I just
can't remember right now!), I was able to locate one of the two Barred Owls
seen there this morning.



Bloodroot blooming along the road in. No migrants but I know we can almost
feel them coming our way.



Happy Spring!



Susan Jones Went to Tanglewood while the sun was shining and saw some cool birds. Seven Blue-winged Teal at the wetland and the drakes were absolutely gorgeous in breeding plumage (see photo). Blue-headed Vireo and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (see photo). Barred Owl was in last year's nest cavity at the SW end of the park. Chipping Sparrows were singing along with the Pine Warblers. At least 8 Rough-winged Swallows at Mallard Lake, and a couple of Tree Swallows at both the lake and the wetland. Came up empty on Yellow-throated Warbler, though.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/29/11
Number of species: 40

Canada Goose 38
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 10
Blue-winged Teal 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Tree Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 21
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 15
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 125
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Pine Warbler 5
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 17
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
Northern Cardinal 25
Red-winged Blackbird 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 20

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Phil Dickinson Jim Martin and I followed Marilyn and Mark along the bmx trail this
morning. We noted 57 species, pretty good for a dreary morning. Notables in
addition to Marilyn's report included FOTY Swainson's thrush (along the trail)
and warbling vireo (at Mallard Lake); an osprey, and a solitary sandpiper
and hen hooded merganser in the marsh at the overlook. We talked to a couple
walking the trail who asked if we had seen the three large and noisy
wading birds in the field. They id'd them as sandhill cranes and said they had
been seen on several occasions. They seemed knowledgable and the description
could fit. This is worth looking out for in the next little while.
Royce Hough


Last year, I had a report of Sandhills in the pasture south of the park. There also was a report of 5 seen at Miller Park. I do not know the details, but the person also ID'd 2 Yellow-crowned Night Herons, so I don't think he confused them. They may have been flyovers.

Phil Dickinson
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Jim Martin and I followed Marilyn and Mark along the bmx trail this morning. We noted 57 species, pretty good for a dreary morning. Notables in addition to Marilyn's report included FOTY Swainson's thrush (along the trail) and warbling vireo (at Mallard Lake); an osprey, and a solitary sandpiper and hen hooded merganser in the marsh at the overlook. We talked to a couple walking the trail who asked if we had seen the three large and noisy wading birds in the field. They id'd them as sandhill cranes and said they had been seen on several occasions. They seemed knowledgable and the description could fit. This is worth looking out for in the next little while.
Royce Hough


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I observed 45 bird species at Tanglewood, even though I had some common species missing like Song Sparrow and White-breasted Nuthatch. Most interesting to me were Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-billed Cuckoo (seen as a flyover), Purple Martin (11), Prothonotary Warbler, Cliff Swallow. Six Eastern Kingbirds was a good number

Canada Goose 62
Mallard (Domestic type) 50
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 9
Mourning Dove 11
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Phoebe 4
Eastern Kingbird 6
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 5
Purple Martin 11
Barn Swallow 7
Cliff Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 17
Carolina Wren 21
Eastern Bluebird 20
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 10
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 3
European Starling 3
Pine Warbler 1
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Eastern Towhee 4
Chipping Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 22
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 21
American Goldfinch 10

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Phil Dickinson

At least two yellow-throated warblers were singing along the BMX road this morning. Not much else of note and no rails yet? in the wetland
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Great photo!
On Apr 3, 2012, at 5:34 PM, David and Susan Disher wrote:

> Hop Hopkins and I went birding at Tanglewood today. We ran into Royce Hough and Phil Dickinson and made the loop from Skilpot Lake. Nothing really unusual that has not been reported yet this year but it was nice to be out birding on such a beautiful day! I thought I would share a photo of a Barred Owl that was down the road from the Skilpot Lake parking area that Hop and I saw before running into Royce and Phil. Most of the time he was asleep but every now and then an eye would pop open!
>
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Thls morning along the BMX trail was beautiful and somewhat more migrant friendly. In addition to a red-eyed vireo I had a FOY yellow-billed cuckoo. I found seven warblers: redstart, parula, pine, yellowthroat, yellow-throated and many yellow-rumps. The highlight was three singing prothonatarys; 2 along the river and one singing loudly and diligently near the nest box at the north end of the back pond. That is the first time I have heard more than two in this area,
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We joined forces with David Shuford today as we linked up about an hour into the walk. Before we linked, the class got excellent looks at a Cape May Warbler in a Cypress at the gardens. The Cape May was having one of those high speed Warbler chases (like you see with Yellow Rumps) with a second bird. We could not get confirmation that it was a second Cape May. I am not sure if different species chase each other in that manner or not. If not, there were two Cape Mays. Heard near the Cape May was a Black Throated Green and a possible Cerulean. The Cerulean would have been a lifer for me - but eluded me again. We also got good looks at a Scarlet Tanager in the Poplers in front of the house. David spotted Phil's nest - the green material is Easter grass. Some of us saw the female adding to the nest. We also spotted a second complete nest a bit beyond Phil's but did not see any activity around it. One other sighting of a Warblering Vireo along the lake. BMX - at the very top of the drive, we saw the Hooded that was singing a "different" rendition of the standard song. We were not sure of the ID until we spotted it. There was also a Black Throated Blue with the Hooded and heard a Prothonotary on the river side of the drive. Further down along the golf course we saw the resident Yellow Throated. No Prothonotarys along the river or the oxbow but we did see Common Yellowthroats in several areas. As we walked back from the Oxbow along the tree/brush line opposite the river side, we heard a Chat as we neared the wetland. Try as we might, we were unable to coax it into the open so we had to settle for the audio. So, despite the rather dreary day, we had some fairly good birding.


Rob Rogers

I counted 51 species at Tanglewood this morning. I heard Nathan's
Black-billed Cuckoo in the same general area of Mallard Lake, although I was
at the walnut grove and heard it slightly south of the lake toward the golf
course. I also had a good look at a Yellow-throated Warbler at the gate to
the BMX road, and some chittering sounds suggested a possible nest in that
area. I heard Yellow-billed Cuckoo near Mallard Lake, Prothonotary Warbler
at the river access near the wetland, Louisiana Waterthrush at the far end
of the oxbow wetland, and Yellow Warbler along the BMX road.. I also saw
Great Crested Flycatcher and 2 Eastern Kingbird. Possible Black-and-white
along the BMX road, but not sure enough to count it.

Tanglewood County Park, Forsyth, US-NC
Jun 18, 2012 8:55 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
51 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose 18
Mallard (Domestic type) 10
Great Blue Heron 3
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 8
Mourning Dove 8
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 10
Fish Crow 1
Purple Martin 2
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 2
Cliff Swallow 36
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 19
Eastern Bluebird 11
American Robin 20
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 13
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 8
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 8

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We had a huge turnout at our Tanglewood birdwalk and split into 3 groups. I will post a consolidated list later. Meanwhile, I want to report that my group saw a Pine Siskin in with goldfinches at the wetland (I had a very good look at this bird), and a flyover Osprey at the Manor House.

With the irruption of Pine Siskins last year, we had reports through the end of April. We have had only a couple of reports of these birds all this winter.

Phil Dickinson I did a little birding at Tanglewood Park this morning and got some to
die for looks at a Barred Owl. It was along the gravel road that goes
to the wildlife viewing area. It was sleeping in a tree about 20 feet
from the road, facing the road, and below eye level. It was not far
down the road. There is a large, fresh stump on the right side of the
road. Go down the road between the gate and the stump, but a little
closer to the stump than the gate. It was on the right in a small
tree in the valley next to a wet area about 15 feet up in the tree at
about the level of the road bed. It was basking in the sun with its
eyes closed or sometime just open a slit. My presence didn't seem to
bother it a bit, but I was being very quiet. I think that was the
best view I have ever had of a Barred Owl other than a tamed bird. I
continued down the road and did some more birding, but the owl was
still there in the same spot when I got back and was still
undisturbed. The gate was closed, so you have to walk.
Otherwise nothing unusual. Had some nice looks at a couple of Winter
Wrens and a couple of small flocks of Rusty Blackbirds. Otherwise
just the usual winter birds. I was hoping to hear a Pine Warbler
singing, but did not. I did hear a bluebird and a junco singing,
though, so that was a nice sign of spring coming.
Marilyn

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Posted on the Forsythbirds mailing list. Go to http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/forsythbirds to subscribe. Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
bit on one side.
Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
Marilyn

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They do a controlled burn of the marsh every year, although last year's
pretty much fizzled out before much was burned. Blackberries canes are the
main target. We also are working on a project with them to restore
long-grass habitat to part of the nearby meadow/field. A burn is planned for
that restoration area as well.

Phil Dickinson
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Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


> Mark and I went to Tanglewood this morning and found that they had
> burned over the marsh area along the BMX road. They must have done it
> yesterday afternoon because I was there in the morning and it was not
> burned then. Do they do this every year to keep down the vegetation
> or was it for some other reason? It was certainly a controlled burn
> although they did seem to accidently burn down one of the wood duck
> boxes and it looks like the fire jumped over into the field a little
> bit on one side.
> Nice to hear a lot more birds singing now.
> Marilyn
>
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St. Patrick's Day count at Tanglewood by Susan and Warren Jones and me. What a beautiful day! Celebrated the day with traditional Thai "green" curry.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/17/11
Number of species: 37

Canada Goose 29
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 7
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 4
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 20
European Starling 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Pine Warbler 4
Eastern Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Rusty Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 5

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Phil Dickinson Tanglewood this morning turned out to be a wonderful way to celebrate the
first day of spring. Family Picidae was all out with Downy, Hairy,
Red-Bellied, Pileated, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Northern Flicker and at
least four Red-headed Woodpeckers, including one on a sycamore snag across
the Yadkin not far from where we park our cars for the BMX road. And, with
a tip from Marilyn Westphal and a couple of Hiddenite whose name I just
can't remember right now!), I was able to locate one of the two Barred Owls
seen there this morning.



Bloodroot blooming along the road in. No migrants but I know we can almost
feel them coming our way.



Happy Spring!



Susan Jones Went to Tanglewood while the sun was shining and saw some cool birds. Seven Blue-winged Teal at the wetland and the drakes were absolutely gorgeous in breeding plumage (see photo). Blue-headed Vireo and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers (see photo). Barred Owl was in last year's nest cavity at the SW end of the park. Chipping Sparrows were singing along with the Pine Warblers. At least 8 Rough-winged Swallows at Mallard Lake, and a couple of Tree Swallows at both the lake and the wetland. Came up empty on Yellow-throated Warbler, though.

Location: Tanglewood County Park
Observation date: 3/29/11
Number of species: 40

Canada Goose 38
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 10
Blue-winged Teal 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
Tree Swallow 4
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 21
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 15
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 125
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Pine Warbler 5
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 17
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
Northern Cardinal 25
Red-winged Blackbird 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 20

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Phil Dickinson Jim Martin and I followed Marilyn and Mark along the bmx trail this
morning. We noted 57 species, pretty good for a dreary morning. Notables in
addition to Marilyn's report included FOTY Swainson's thrush (along the trail)
and warbling vireo (at Mallard Lake); an osprey, and a solitary sandpiper
and hen hooded merganser in the marsh at the overlook. We talked to a couple
walking the trail who asked if we had seen the three large and noisy
wading birds in the field. They id'd them as sandhill cranes and said they had
been seen on several occasions. They seemed knowledgable and the description
could fit. This is worth looking out for in the next little while.
Royce Hough


Last year, I had a report of Sandhills in the pasture south of the park. There also was a report of 5 seen at Miller Park. I do not know the details, but the person also ID'd 2 Yellow-crowned Night Herons, so I don't think he confused them. They may have been flyovers.

Phil Dickinson
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Subject: [Forsythbirds] Tanglewood


Jim Martin and I followed Marilyn and Mark along the bmx trail this morning. We noted 57 species, pretty good for a dreary morning. Notables in addition to Marilyn's report included FOTY Swainson's thrush (along the trail) and warbling vireo (at Mallard Lake); an osprey, and a solitary sandpiper and hen hooded merganser in the marsh at the overlook. We talked to a couple walking the trail who asked if we had seen the three large and noisy wading birds in the field. They id'd them as sandhill cranes and said they had been seen on several occasions. They seemed knowledgable and the description could fit. This is worth looking out for in the next little while.
Royce Hough


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I observed 45 bird species at Tanglewood, even though I had some common species missing like Song Sparrow and White-breasted Nuthatch. Most interesting to me were Blue Grosbeak, Yellow-billed Cuckoo (seen as a flyover), Purple Martin (11), Prothonotary Warbler, Cliff Swallow. Six Eastern Kingbirds was a good number

Canada Goose 62
Mallard (Domestic type) 50
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 9
Mourning Dove 11
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Phoebe 4
Eastern Kingbird 6
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 5
Purple Martin 11
Barn Swallow 7
Cliff Swallow 8
Carolina Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 17
Carolina Wren 21
Eastern Bluebird 20
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 10
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 3
European Starling 3
Pine Warbler 1
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Eastern Towhee 4
Chipping Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 22
Blue Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 21
American Goldfinch 10

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Phil Dickinson

At least two yellow-throated warblers were singing along the BMX road this morning. Not much else of note and no rails yet? in the wetland
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Great photo!
On Apr 3, 2012, at 5:34 PM, David and Susan Disher wrote:

> Hop Hopkins and I went birding at Tanglewood today. We ran into Royce Hough and Phil Dickinson and made the loop from Skilpot Lake. Nothing really unusual that has not been reported yet this year but it was nice to be out birding on such a beautiful day! I thought I would share a photo of a Barred Owl that was down the road from the Skilpot Lake parking area that Hop and I saw before running into Royce and Phil. Most of the time he was asleep but every now and then an eye would pop open!
>
> David Disher
> Winston-Salem, NC
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Thls morning along the BMX trail was beautiful and somewhat more migrant friendly. In addition to a red-eyed vireo I had a FOY yellow-billed cuckoo. I found seven warblers: redstart, parula, pine, yellowthroat, yellow-throated and many yellow-rumps. The highlight was three singing prothonatarys; 2 along the river and one singing loudly and diligently near the nest box at the north end of the back pond. That is the first time I have heard more than two in this area,
Royce Hough


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We joined forces with David Shuford today as we linked up about an hour into the walk. Before we linked, the class got excellent looks at a Cape May Warbler in a Cypress at the gardens. The Cape May was having one of those high speed Warbler chases (like you see with Yellow Rumps) with a second bird. We could not get confirmation that it was a second Cape May. I am not sure if different species chase each other in that manner or not. If not, there were two Cape Mays. Heard near the Cape May was a Black Throated Green and a possible Cerulean. The Cerulean would have been a lifer for me - but eluded me again. We also got good looks at a Scarlet Tanager in the Poplers in front of the house. David spotted Phil's nest - the green material is Easter grass. Some of us saw the female adding to the nest. We also spotted a second complete nest a bit beyond Phil's but did not see any activity around it. One other sighting of a Warblering Vireo along the lake. BMX - at the very top of the drive, we saw the Hooded that was singing a "different" rendition of the standard song. We were not sure of the ID until we spotted it. There was also a Black Throated Blue with the Hooded and heard a Prothonotary on the river side of the drive. Further down along the golf course we saw the resident Yellow Throated. No Prothonotarys along the river or the oxbow but we did see Common Yellowthroats in several areas. As we walked back from the Oxbow along the tree/brush line opposite the river side, we heard a Chat as we neared the wetland. Try as we might, we were unable to coax it into the open so we had to settle for the audio. So, despite the rather dreary day, we had some fairly good birding.


Rob Rogers

I counted 51 species at Tanglewood this morning. I heard Nathan's
Black-billed Cuckoo in the same general area of Mallard Lake, although I was
at the walnut grove and heard it slightly south of the lake toward the golf
course. I also had a good look at a Yellow-throated Warbler at the gate to
the BMX road, and some chittering sounds suggested a possible nest in that
area. I heard Yellow-billed Cuckoo near Mallard Lake, Prothonotary Warbler
at the river access near the wetland, Louisiana Waterthrush at the far end
of the oxbow wetland, and Yellow Warbler along the BMX road.. I also saw
Great Crested Flycatcher and 2 Eastern Kingbird. Possible Black-and-white
along the BMX road, but not sure enough to count it.

Tanglewood County Park, Forsyth, US-NC
Jun 18, 2012 8:55 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
51 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose 18
Mallard (Domestic type) 10
Great Blue Heron 3
Green Heron 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Killdeer 8
Mourning Dove 8
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 8
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Acadian Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 10
Fish Crow 1
Purple Martin 2
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 2
Cliff Swallow 36
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 19
Eastern Bluebird 11
American Robin 20
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 13
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 8
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 8

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I was out at Tanglewood this morning, although I got started a little late
around 9 a.m. There were lots of birds in the tree line by the river behind
the steeplechase, but a Pine Warbler was the only warbler seen or heard. It
was surprising not to find any given the other activity, including Scarlet
Tanagers, Red-eyed Vireos, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Cedar Waxwings, Eastern
Bluebirds, House Finches, Chipping Sparrows, Chickadees, Titmice, Robins,
Cardinals, Blue Jays, Starlings and 3 Woodpecker species.

Did you know that the holiday season has begun? I could not gain access to
the BMX area, because it was closed due to holiday display setup work.

Phil Dickinson