Stromboli's Rolling Log

Friday, April 15, 2016

Day 12 April 14, 2016, At Shallot NC

Again we were hosted by our friends at Oak Island, and spent the afternoon searching out bird sites. They knew the local areas so we let them take the lead. These stops included the Oak Island Lighthouse and companying beaches, spits along the Ocean that had many shore birds as Black Skimmers, Forsters terns, Common terns, Caspian Terns and others. Lunch was seafood (of course) at a small restaurant on 221 owned by two transplanted Michiganders. We all had some kind of seafood including my huge Whitefish sandwich. The afternoon continued with seeking see hot spots in the hinters. Of course the roads (two of them) were being worked on , and after a long 6-7 mile drive saw the highway at the other side of a a very deep morass of mud and very deep ruts. So, returning the way we came was the only option. This happened twice as those road constructions are not “on the map” that we had. Birding in the woods was minimal but by one of the rivers we did see a female Rose Breasted Grosbeak, and a Yellow Throated Warbler which is a sign that the Warblers are on their way. Ruth noted on the internet that Orioles have been seen in Wilmington (NC) and as far north as Michigan, so there is hope . The hime with our friends ended with a dinner at a local seafood diner named “Jones”. The food and service was excellent. lots of seafood choices and I had a combination of three preparations of shrimp in a combo and slaw. More than I could eat so some LO’s for the days ahead. MIke had a pound of steamed shrimp and the others had the senior plate which I should have had! (HA!). On Friday we head for the Coastal Carolinas at Newport and a site near the Ocean.

Here are a few photos from the day.