Date: 7/31/25 3:23 am From: Brian Pendergraft (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: 2025 Gray-cheeked Thrush Program - One More Time
Good morning everyone.
I've received a good number of requests again this year for the program, but there is still room for additional folks, especially during the weekdays.
Please let me know if you are interested. I included some of the original email invite, plus the 2024 Ebird Trip Report.
The program highlights the three "brown" thrushes (Gray-cheeked, Swainson's, and Wood Thrush,) and the last date will probably have a Hermit Thrush here. We only had one day with the Gray-cheeked last year, but I'm hoping for better results this year with the increased food supply. We typically have more than one, and many years we have them on multiple days.
We also look for Scarlet Tanagers, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, and multiple warbler species which have included Bay-breasted, Cape May, BT Green and Blue, Ovenbird, Redstarts, Magnolia, Blackpoll, Blackburnian, etc.
We will be birding about an acre of the total property, and we don't need to do a lot of walking. We actually sit in chairs for a lot of this program. I have coffee and a light breakfast, andI only ask a small fee for the breakfast expenses.
I have numerous deer around including "Oatmeal" the piebald one who is now 5-years old, so we may enjoy her as well.
I've included the Trip Report for the 2024 program so that you can see what we had during the program. This list does include afternoon "sky birds" that Ryan, Tony and I see later in the program days.
If you are interested in joining this fun event that has seen hundreds of folks over the years, please reach to me off-line, and if you have any questions, please ask me here.
