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Sandhill Cranes rare pleasures in Carolinas

Sandhill Cranes are magnificent birds. Standing over 4 feet tall with a 7-foot wing span, they are one of the largest birds in North America. ... Read more

by Simon Thompson, Monday, December 3, 2012 9:10 am

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Hummingbird questions and answers

Over the last couple of years of writing this bird column, I have had many people write to tell me their bird stories, ask for ... Read more

by Simon Thompson, Monday, October 8, 2012 5:39 pm

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Summer and Scarlet Tanagers

Those other “red birds” here Most of us are familiar with the “red-bird” – the local name for the Northern Cardinal, but cardinals are not ... Read more

by Simon Thompson, Monday, September 10, 2012 4:23 pm

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English or house sparrows in Carolinas

In an earlier column we talked about our native sparrows here in Western North Carolina. Normally when you mention the word “sparrow,” most people think ... Read more

by Simon Thompson, Friday, August 10, 2012 6:17 pm

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Indigo buntings in Western North Carolina

Here in the southern foothills of western North Carolina we have three species of “blue” birds to contend with. These are the indigo bunting, blue ... Read more

by Simon Thompson, Friday, July 13, 2012 5:51 pm

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A spring day birding in Polk County

It was a chilly start to the day at Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE) as we started our annual spring Polk County Birding trip. The ... Read more

by Simon Thompson, Friday, May 11, 2012 6:00 pm

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Phantom of southern Appalachian mountain forests, saw-whet owls

Here in the southern Appalachians we have 5 species of owls that regularly occur and nest in our region. Most of these are familiar to ... Read more

by Simon Thompson, Monday, April 9, 2012 10:40 am

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A weekend visit to Huntington Beach, S.C.

It always seems to take ages to drive from the N.C. Mountains down to Murrell’s Inlet, S.C., but all of our group attendees managed to ... Read more

by Simon Thompson, Monday, March 12, 2012 4:02 pm

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Rufous hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are not the usual birding fare during the winter months, but with more people leaving their feeders up and with greater observer knowledge, it ... Read more

by Simon Thompson, Monday, January 9, 2012 10:25 am

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Experience continued bird watching in winter

When the first threat of frost starts to creep down the mountains and your breath clouds on a cold morning, many people start to think ... Read more