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Northern Waterthrush ( Seiurus noveboracensis ): 9 August 1984, 30 
August 1985. 1 September 1979, 10 September 1979. 
Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus): 1 September 1985 (SC). 
Mourning Warbler (Oporornis Philadelphia): 1 September 1979. 
Common Yellowthroat ( Geothlypis trichas ): 1 September 1979, 1 
September 1984. 7 September 1979, 8 September 1979, 7 
October 1985 (2, SC), 15 October 1979. 
Yellow-breasted Chat ( Icteria virens ): 7 September 1979. 
Indigo Bunting ( Passerina cyanea ): 8 May 1980, 18 May 1977 
(NCSM 6145). 
Dickcissel ( Spiza americana ): October, Scholander 1955. 
Rufous-sided Towhee ( Pipilo erythrophthalmus ): 23 October 1967, 
Jensen and Livingstone 1969. 
Chipping Sparrow ( Spizella passerina)-. 15 October 1979. 
Tree Sparrow ( Spizella arborea ): 26 April 1985 (SC), Chat 50: 
55-56. 
Field Sparrow ( Spizella pusilla ): 15 October, 1979. 
Savannah Sparrow {Passer cuius sandwichensis ): October, Scholander 
1955. 
Song Sparrow {Melospiza melodia ): 15 October 1979 (5), 4 
November 1979 (2). 
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana): 12 October 1985. 
White-throated Sparrow ( Zonotrichia albicollis ): 12 October 1985 
(3), 15 October 1979 (3). 
White-crowned Sparrow ( Zonotrichia leucophrys ): 12 October 1985, 
15 October 1979 (3), 16 October 1979. 
Dark-eyed Junco ( Junco hyemalis ): 12 October 1985 (5), 15 October 
1979 (3), 4 November 1979 (2). 
Lapland Longspur ( Calearius lapponicus ): 10 May 1978. Late date 
for species in North Carolina; previously 9 May 1981 (Chat 
45:1 10) was considered an extremely late date. 
Bobolink ( Dolichonyx oryzivorus ): 9 September 1979, 27 September 
1979. 
Eastern Meadowlark ( Sturnella magna ): 23 October 1967, Jensen 
and Livingston 1969. 
Boat-tailed Grackle ( Quiscalus major): 2 June 1984. 
Orchard Oriole ( Icterus spurius): 23 August 1979. 
Northern Oriole ( Icterus parisorum): 1 September 1979; 8 September 
1979; 9 September 1979; 10 September 1981, Chat 46:47; 23 
September 1985 (SC); 1 October 1979. 
DISCUSSION 
Approximately 400 birds belonging to 12 orders and 97 species 
(including 52 passerine species) were recorded. The absence from our 
