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| Mecklenburg Audubon field trips are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Please remember to contact the Field Trip Leader to let him/her know you are coming. This will insure that you are notified of any changes in meeting locations/times and/or cancellations. Plus it is less likely they will leave without you. Please read this Bird Walk guidelines. |
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| June Field Trips |
| Saturday/Sunday, June 7-8, 2008: Mountain Birding |
| Weekend - Moderate |
Leader: Taylor Piephoff |
Least Flycatcher |
| To culminate our MAS birding season, we have added a special mountain birding trip to our agenda. Led by Taylor Piephoff, this trip is sure to provide not only good birding but also to add some great memories to cherish in the future. The "GOAL" is to locate all four EMPID flycatchers that nest here in the mountains of NC along with any other high elevation nesters we encounter. |
| Plans call for starting at 8 AM at Fletcher Park north of Hendersonville seeking Willow flycatchers. From there it is up Wagon Gap Road to the Parkway in search of Acadian Flycatcher. In Shining Rock Wilderness, we search for Willow and Alder Flycatchers to bag our foursome. Black-capped Chickadees could be a bonus. Saturday evening Taylor will conduct an 8:30 PM owl prowl for Saw-whet Owls along the Parkway for those interested. |
| PS - It would be well to "bone-up" on your flycatcher calls for this trip, as they all look quite alike! |
Bring a lunch for Saturday and plenty of water and snacks. Best bet for lodging would be a motel in Hendersonville on Friday night and accommodations in Brevard on Saturday evening. Contact Taylor for more information.
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