Date: 10/27/25 5:24 am From: Debbie shetterly (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: [HCAS] Ashe Co. gains 12 documented birds this year
thanks so much , Guy- so interesting and helpful!!
On Sun, Oct 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM <badgerboy...> wrote:
> Just completed the annual updates to the lists of bird reports for the
> counties in NW NC. You can find, read, and download them here
> <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GcacgAIoDy2mKcNTQ840cHktUYVEFPtx?usp=drive_link> > (My private google drive). They now include color codes for report status,
> nesting and wintering checks, high counts, and extreme dates. Pink color
> means we need documentation! I put these pdf's on my phone for quick check
> in the field, especially where there is no cell reception.
>
> Leading the way in gains of documented birds was Ashe Co., with 12 new
> ones up to 199 total: Northern Shoveler, Sandhill Crane, Greater
> Yellowlegs, Wood Stork(2021), Common Loon, Saw-whet Owl, Fish Crow,
> Gray-cheeked Thrush, White-winged Crossbill(2002), Prairie Warbler,
> Wilson's Warbler, and Summer Tanager.
>
> Watauga had 5 new: Purple Gallinule, Wood Stork, Scissor-tailed
> Flycatcher, Lapland Longspur, and Lark Sparrow. Watauga moves ahead of
> Wilkes for most species documented (of the 5 NW NC counties) with 250.
>
> Avery gets 2 new: Bonaparte's Gull and Caspian Tern. Now with 217.
>
> Alleghany gets 1 new: American Coot. Now with 196.
>
> Wilkes gets 1 new: Brewer's Blackbird. Now with 249.
>
> New for the entire region were 3 species: Purple Gallinule, Lapland
> Longspur, and Lark Sparrow. Up to 316.
>
> Its great fun birding in NW NC! Guy (McGrane, Boone NC)
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