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Yesterday afternoon I drove from Bridgewater to the Fauxburg Trail/Bay to =
Bay where I took a walk and then out along Mader's Cove=2C Prince's Inlet D=
rive and then out to Second Peninsula. Birding was slow and by the time I =
was three quarters out to the end of Second Peninsula=2C I only had recorde=
d seven species of birds. After covering the last section of Second Peninsu=
la I was over 20. I actually saw my first two pileated woodpeckers for all=
the years that I've birded out there=2C so that was exciting. There were =
two pectoral sandpipers=2C which gave me great looks behind the cow barn on=
the Rhodenizer property. In the weed patch=2C left by Glenn every year fo=
r the birds=2C there was lots of sparrow activity. So many that it actuall=
y was very hard to count or get accurate figures. I had 19 Savannah sparro=
ws=2C 11 song sparrows=2C one juvenile white-crowned sparrow=2C one house s=
parrow and an American goldfinch. Forty-six mourning doves also flew out. =
I did not get chance to count what was in the area to the upper left=2C bu=
t lots of sparrows were moving around there as well. They were too far awa=
y for an id as were the sparrows behind the Stevens barn. =20
=20
Glenn Rhodenizer told me that on the back beach there had been a flycatcher=
a week ago. He thought that it was a flicker first=2C so of that size=2C =
but when the tail was fanned out there was a large white band. It went up =
in the air and acted like a flycatcher. Glenn knows the Eastern kingbird=
=2C so it was not this species. In the spring 10 had been along Bachman's =
Beach. This would have been in May. It was something he had not seen befo=
re. =20
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In September=2C close to the third week=2C Glenn's cat brought a bird home=
=2C which at the time was still alive. It expired shortly after being picke=
d up. It was running across the yard after being released by the cat=2C bu=
t definitely not healthy by its movements. It was collected and put into =
a box. Photos had been taken of the bird and a phone call was made to me. =
I had asked that the photos be forwarded as Glenn knew it was rail like=2C=
but did not know of which species. At the time I could not go to view the=
bird itself. I finally got to see the photos on Saturday. It was a Virgi=
nia Rail. =20
=20
James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater
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were two pectoral sandpipers=2C which gave me great looks behind the cow ba=
rn on the Rhodenizer property. =3B In the weed patch=2C left by Glenn e=
very year for the birds=2C there was lots of sparrow activity. =3B So m=
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=3BIt expired shortly after being picked up. =3B It was running across =
the yard after being released by the cat=2C but definitely not healthy by i=
ts movements. =3B  =3BIt was collected and put into a box. =3B =
Photos had been taken of the bird and a phone call was made to me. =3B =
I had asked that the photos be forwarded as Glenn knew it was rail like=2C =
but did not know of which species. =3B At the time I could not go to vi=
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