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13 Mar Laurens Co. Loop/OAS Field Trip [James Fleullan ] 13 Mar Clyde Shepherd NP/ De Kalb County [Art Hurt ] 13 Mar Newton/Jasper/Jones Cos., 3/13/2010 ["James F. Flynn Jr." ] 13 Mar FOTS Northern Parula and Barn Swallow-Reed Bingham State Park (Cook and Colquitt) [Wayne Schaffner ] 13 Mar Rivoli Lakes 3/13/10 [Trey Mccuen ] 13 Mar North Georgia Arrivals - 3/13/10 [Joshua Spence ] 13 Mar Scaup, Jekyll Island, 3/13/10 [Jeff Sewell and Carol Lambert ] 13 Mar Rusty Blackbirds. Cochran Shoals. Cobb/Fulton County. [Gene Koziara ] 13 Mar Loggerhead Shrike date change [Melissa Martin ] 13 Mar Orange-crowned Warbler [Melissa Martin ] 13 Mar Loggerhead Shrike [Melissa Martin ] 13 Mar Le Conte's Sparrow continues, Albany Nursery WMA, Dougherty County, Photographs [Roy Brown ] 13 Mar County names [Patty & Peter Jenkins ] 13 Mar Scarlet Tanager Dalton area [SPANGLE ] 13 Mar Re: Yellow-headed Blackbird [Dan Furbish ] 13 Mar Yellow-headed Blackbird ["Eugene P. Keferl" ] 12 Mar Louisiana Waterthrush and Fox Sparrows at Hitchiti [Jim Ferrari ] 12 Mar Re: Fw: [GABO-L] Hog Island, ME ( young birder opportunity) deadline approaches! [eroberthom ] 12 Mar Henslow's Sparrow, Albany Nursery WMA, Photograph [Roy Brown ] 12 Mar FOTS Louisiana Waterthrush Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA (Calhoun County) (Re-located), Photographs [Roy Brown ] 12 Mar Cedar Waxwings [Lisa Hodges ] 12 Mar Cedar Waxwings [Lisa Hodges ] 12 Mar Henslow's and LeConte's Sparrow [Alan Ashley ] 12 Mar Fw: [GABO-L] Hog Island, ME ( young birder opportunity) deadline approaches! [Steve Holzman ] 12 Mar Joe Kurz WMA Meriwether County [Charlie ] 12 Mar LeConte's Update [Alan Ashley ] 12 Mar Virginia's Warbler update [john swiderski ] 12 Mar Save the State Botanical Garden - GA IBA [Parrie Pinyan ] 11 Mar White-winged Scoters Continue - Lake Varner, Newton County - 3/11/10 [Mark McShane ] 11 Mar FOTS Louisiana Waterthrush Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA (Calhoun County) [Wayne Schaffner ] 11 Mar G. Scaup, Redhead: Bear Creek Rsrvr. (Jackson Co.), Rusty Blackbirds (Clarke Co.) [Joel McNeal ] 11 Mar Northern Rough Winged Swallow and Bird Haiku [SPANGLE ] 11 Mar Re: RFI--Arrival and departure dates [Joel McNeal ] 11 Mar Re: RFI--Arrival and departure dates [Steve Holzman ] 11 Mar Re: RFI Arrival and depature dates & suggestion [Sheila Willis ] 11 Mar Re: RFI--Arrival and departure dates [Joel McNeal ] 11 Mar Fwd: [GABO-L] RFI--Arrival and departure dates [Steve Holzman ] 11 Mar Re: RFI--Arrival and departure dates [Steve Holzman ] 11 Mar RFI--Arrival and departure dates [Patty & Peter Jenkins ] 10 Mar Newton County--Alcovy Conservation Center Birding [Sandy Beasley ] 11 Mar Piedmont NWR - White-winged Scoter [James Fleullan ] 10 Mar Ring-necked ducks - Tucker pond [JJ Jones ] 10 Mar Cardinal Lake Swallows, (Gwinnett County) [Rebecca Deitsch ] 10 Mar Beat me! [Charlie ] 10 Mar Messages [Mike Chapman ] 10 Mar Fwd: eBird Report - 1129 Adams St Decatur GA 30030 , 3/10/10 [Simone Pier Heymann ] 10 Mar cedar waxwings ["mimbrava AT mindspring.com" ] 10 Mar Stone Mtn. Park surpise [djshearer ] 10 Mar Hermit Thrush & Purple Finch 3/10 [Brandon Best ] 10 Mar Tagged Ring-billed Gull, Lake Lanier ["James F. Flynn Jr." ] 9 Mar A few coastal highlights [eroberthom ] 10 Mar Hofwyl-Broadfield Birding ["Eugene P. Keferl" ] 9 Mar nesting birds South GA & other records [Sheila Willis ] 9 Mar White-winged Scoter, Piedmont NWR, Jasper County, 3/9 [Darlene Moore ] 9 Mar Atlanta Audubon Society field trip this Saturday to Charlie Elliott Wildlife Management Area [] 9 Mar Birding Powerpoints [Steve Holzman ] 9 Mar Purple Finch 3/9/10 [Trey Mccuen ] 9 Mar Spring GOS meeting in Athens! [Steve Holzman ] 9 Mar Vultures migrating, Henderson Park, Dekalb County, 3/9/10 [Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell ] 9 Mar Re: LeConte's Sparrow [Wayne Schaffner ] 9 Mar Sandhills in Cherokee Co [Parrie Pinyan ] 9 Mar LeConte's Sparrow [Alan Ashley ] 9 Mar Virginia's Warbler update [john swiderski ] 9 Mar Cobb Owl Fields - 3/7/10 [JOSHUA SPENCE ] 9 Mar South Georgia, 7 & 8 March 2010 [Nathan Farnau ] 8 Mar Fwd: [GABO-L] Cherokee Co [Steve Holzman ] 8 Mar Sandhill cranes, Purple Finch, Juncos - Lilburn, Gwinnett [Rick & Sandy ] 8 Mar Cherokee Co [Parrie Pinyan ] 8 Mar Bachman's Sparrow, Northern Harriers, Wood Ducks Old Thompson Road (Dougherty) 03-06-2010 [Wayne Schaffner ] 8 Mar Penholoway WMA Rusty Blackbirds [Tim Keyes ] 8 Mar FOTS Little Blue Heron FW: eBird Report - Swamp of Toa IBA--Albany Nursery WMA , 3/7/10 [Wayne Schaffner ] 8 Mar Bachman's Sparrow Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA (Dougherty, Calhoun) [Wayne Schaffner ] 8 Mar Merlin in SE Cherokee Co. [Parrie Pinyan ] 8 Mar South Georgia birding and hospitality [krista gridley ] 8 Mar Muscogee County [Don L Williams ] 8 Mar LeConte's Sparrow relocated Albany Nursery WMA-Swamp of Toa IBA (Dougherty) [Wayne Schaffner ] Subject: Laurens Co. Loop/OAS Field Trip From: James Fleullan <jrfleullan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:10:37 -0400 10 members of the Ocmulgee Audubon Society drove the entire Laurens Co. Loop
today. The group was led by Cliff Gibbons and was joined by Patty McLean. Thank
you for accompanying us today.
The group tallied an impressive number of 88 species with numerous highlights.
Stops were made at Hugh Gillis PFA, Rawls Rd, Jackson Pasture, Cullens Rd,
Buckeye Rd, and Thundering Springs Lake.
Hugh Gillis PFA yielded a Brown Creeper , Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Northern
Bobwhite. Purple Martins, Tree Swallows, and Northern Rough-winged Swallows
were seen over the lake. An Osprey flew over at one point. Brown-headed
Nuthatches could be heard in the pines nearest the fish cleaning station and
the group enjoyed looks at a Fox Squirrel near the bathrooms closest to the
boat ramp.
American Pipits, Loggerhead Shrikes, Eastern Meadowlarks, American Kestrels,
and a Cooper's Hawk were seen along Lovett Rd and Rawls Rd. The group also had
White-eyed Vireo, Eastern Screech-Owl, Brown Creeper, Anhinga, and Fox Sparrow
off of Rawls Rd.
A 2nd year Bald Eagle was perched in a dead tree across from Jackson Pasture.
The pasture itself held many Brewer's Blackbird. A large flock of nearly 60
birds flew over the group. We were able to discern that the flock held nothing
more than Brewer's Blackbird. The watery depression/pond had several ducks and
shorebirds. Blue-winged, Green-winged Teal, and Northern Shoveler were there.
Least Sandpipers, Wilson's Snipe, and Greater Yellowlegs could be found there
as well. The surrounding fields had Horned Lark, 25 Wild Turkey, and a lone
Northern Harrier.
Off of Cullens Rd near the farm equipment across the sheep/lamb field our
members stumbled across a nice sparrow flock containing an incredible number of
30 White-crowned Sparrows, Song, and Savannah Sparrows. Most of the WCSP were
juvenile with a few adults sprinkled in. Also present was Eurasian-collared,
Common Ground-Dove, and Rock Pigeon.
A stop on Buckeye Rd gave us Great Egret, a rather vocal Red-shouldered Hawk,
another vocal Barred Owl, 4 Golden-crowned Kinglets, and a "stunning" female
Black-and-white Warbler.
To finish out the day our group stopped in Dublin at the Jackson's family
home/feeders to add to our list. We gained House Sparrow and Baltimore Oriole
as a subadult male showed up as expected.
Below is an entire list of birds seen throughout today's trip. I did indeed
post our numbers to ebird in separate submissions but opted not to copy and
paste to this post.
Location: Laurens Co. Loop
Date: 03/13/10
Turkey Vulture 18
Black Vulture 4
Fish Crow 3
American Crow 8
American Pipit 3
Loggerhead Shrike 7
Northern Mockingbird 5
Brown Thrasher 1
Carolina Wren 6
American Kestrel 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 4
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 2
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 2
Osprey 2
Tufted Titmouse 4
Carolina Chickadee 5
Brown Creeper 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 5
Common Yellowthroat 1
Pine Warbler 8
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 20
Downy Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Anhinga 2
Double-crested Cormorant 75
Blue Jay 4
White-eyed Vireo 1
Barred Owl 1
Eastern Screech-Owl 1
Pied-billed Grebe 10
American Robin 53
Eastern Bluebird 5
Cedar Waxwing 10
Northern Cardinal 16
Eastern Phoebe 4
Tree Swallow 17
Purple Martin 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5
Eastern Towhee 3
Canada Goose 11
Mallard 7
Ring-necked Duck 8
Green-winged Teal 10
Blue-winged Teal 1
Northern Shoveler 2
Wood Duck 4
Dark-eyed Junco 40
Fox Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 9
Chipping Sparrow 22
White-throated Sparrow 5
White-crowned Sparrow 30
Northern Bobwhite 4
Wild Turkey 27
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Killdeer 23
Wilson's Snipe 7
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Least Sandpiper 9
Belted Kingfisher 2
Eastern Meadowlark 15
European Starling 4
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 21
Horned Lark 6
Mourning Dove 6
Eurasian Collared-Dove 4
Rock Pigeon 5
Common Ground-Dove 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Brewer's Blackbird 60
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 4
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Sparrow 8
Great day of birding!!
James Fleullan
Vice President
Ocmulgee Audubon Society
Warner Robins, Ga
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Subject: Clyde Shepherd NP/ De Kalb CountyFrom: Art Hurt <artlisahurt AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:20:14 -0500 Had a nice Atlanta Audubon Society birdwalk this morning at the preserve. We
got the regular residents and winter residents that included an Orange-crowned
Warbler, three raptors: Sharp-shinned, Red-shouldered, and Red-tailed Hawks for
a total of 34 species. The only harbinger of spring: a single No. Rough-winged
Swallow.
Lisa Hurt
Atlanta
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Subject: Newton/Jasper/Jones Cos., 3/13/2010From: "James F. Flynn Jr." <jim.flynn AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:13:11 -0500 Hi, folks, I spent the morning birding around Lake Varner, Newton Co., and
Piedmont NWR, Jones & Jasper Cos., before the rain & wind finally proved to
be too much to dodge (about noon). I was most interested in chasing the
White-winged Scoters that have been stationed at Lake Varner since mid
February as reported by Mark McShane, and the one discovered at Piedmont NWR
at Pond 2A in Jasper Co. earlier this week by Darlene Moore. All of the
scoters were present and accounted for today.
Most of the duck species that Mark reported on Thursday were still present
at Lake Varner, with a slight different count of some species.
Although it was rainy & windy at Piedmont, the Red-cockaded Woodpeckers were
quite active & vocal and were seen at 4 different locations, all at marked
colonies, including one pair that was busy working a cavity in an unmarked
tree in Jasper Co. Here is a recap of the morning:
Lake Varner:
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Gadwall: 2
Mallard: 2
Canvasback: 3 males, 1 female
Ring-necked Duck: 5
Greater Scaup: 1 female (seen with a pair of Lesser Scaup close to the boat
ramp)
Lesser Scaup: 150
White-winged Scoter: 5
Bufflehead: 12
Hooded Merganser: 2
Ruddy Duck: 210
Pied-billed Grebe: 7
Horned Grebe: 12
Double-crested Cormorant: 112
American Coot: 150
Barred Owl: 1
Purple Martin: 9
Tree Swallow: 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow: 1
American Pipit: 30 (Gregory Rd., just east of Lake Varner)
Savannah Sparrow: 8
Piedmont NWR:
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Wood Duck: 1, Pond 2A, Jasper Co.
Ring-necked Duck: 11, Pond 2A
White-winged Scoter: 1, Pond 2A
Pied-billed Grebe: 1, Pond 2A
Double-crested Cormorant: 4, Pond 2A; 4 flyovers (possibly the same birds),
Baron Russell Rd., Jones Co.
Red-cockaded Woodpecker: 2, Jasper Co., 5, Jones Co.
Tree Swallow: 4, Pond 2A
Northern Rough-winged Swallow: 1, Pond 2A
Golden-crowned Kinglet: 2, Baron Russell Rd.
Pond 2A is noted in the DeLorme as "2352" next to the fish symbol, p34 B-4.
It may appear that you can approach the area from the north off of GA 83
southwest of Monticello, but I believe that the road through the NWR is
gated at some point before you get to Pond 2A. Instead, follow Round
Oak-Juliette Rd. east out of Juliette, GA, to Baron Russell Rd. (Baron
Russell Rd. is the 2nd left after crossing the Ocmulgee; River Rd. is the
first left); turn left (east/north) on Baron Russell Rd. (gravel road) all
the way to just *before/west of* the small concrete bridge over Little
Falling Creek (the bridge is just above the "-" in "Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Tr" in grid C-4. Take a left here (there is an NWR sign for Pond 2A) and
head north until you see the sign for Pond 2A on the right.
Take care.
Jim Flynn
Forsyth Co., GA
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Subject: FOTS Northern Parula and Barn Swallow-Reed Bingham State
Park
(Cook and Colquitt)From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:55:47 -0500 Location: Reed Bingham State Park (Cook and Colquitt)
Observation date: 3/13/10
Notes:
FOTS Northern Parula (3)
FOTS Barn Swallow (1)
Bald Eagle- 1 adult and 1 nestling...I think there are still 2 nestlings but I
never saw them up at the same time.
Red-shouldered Hawk on a nest on the Birdwalk Trail boardwalk. Same location as
two years ago but different tree. East side of the boardwalk at the shelter.
I birded the Little River Trail, the Birdwalk Trail and the Turkey Oak Trail. I
also birded the lake area and the west side of the park which is unimproved and
includes the dredge pond and the fire break along the west property line.
Number of species: 54
Canada Goose 15
Wild Turkey 1
Pied-billed Grebe 7
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 3
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 18
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Common Moorhen 6
American Coot 5
Mourning Dove 3
Barred Owl 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 9
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 8
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 6
Pileated Woodpecker 5
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 15
Fish Crow 1
Purple Martin 8
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 13
Tufted Titmouse 11
Brown-headed Nuthatch 8
Carolina Wren 9
House Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 16
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 9
Hermit Thrush 3
American Robin 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
Cedar Waxwing 22
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Northern Parula 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 61
Pine Warbler 13
Palm Warbler 11
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Common Yellowthroat 8
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 7
Red-winged Blackbird 7
American Goldfinch 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Wayne Schaffner
Tifton, Georgia
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Subject: Rivoli Lakes 3/13/10From: Trey Mccuen <trey.mccuen AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:30:46 -0500 I stopped by Rivoli Lakes on the way home from the Audubon trip this
evening. All the ducks have left already from the lakes.
Double crested Cormorant
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
Northern rough winged Swallow
Canada Goose
Belted Kingfisher
Great blue Heron
Trey Mccuen
Macon, GA
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Subject: North Georgia Arrivals - 3/13/10From: Joshua Spence <spencejoshua AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:26:09 -0500 I spent several hours birding a few locations hoping that the rains had brought something down. I
checked the Carter's Lake reservoir from Woodring Branch and the Dam Park. After this I made a
quick stop to check the reregulation pool. Then in Gordon County I stopped by the North GA Turf
sod farm on Hwy 156 and lastly Pine Chapel Rd. I didn't bird long at most sites due to on-and-off
rainfall. I didn't find anything spectacular but had a few north GA first-of-the-year species.
Gadwall - 7 - PC
Red-breasted Merganser - 2 drakes - REREG
Common Loon - 9 - RESER
Pied-billed Grebe - 7 - REREG
Horned Grebe - 5 - RESER
Sandhill Crane - NGT
Greater Yellowlegs - NGT(FOTY)
Lesser Yellowlegs - NGT(FOTY)
Least Sandpiper - 3 - NGT
Pectoral Sandpiper - 14 - NGT(FOTY)
Wilson's Snipe - 4 - NGT ; 3 - PC
Fish Crow - 2 - RESER
Tree Swallow - 9 - RESER ; 70 - PC
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2 - PC(FOTY)
Barn Swallow - 2 - PC(FOTY)
Joshua Spence,
Murray County
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Subject: Scaup, Jekyll Island, 3/13/10From: Jeff Sewell and Carol Lambert <lambertsewell AT ATT.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:07:56 +0000 Huge flock of scaup off central Jekyll late this afternoon. I estimate at least
20,000. It was awesome. The flock all got up at one point and filled the sky in
a ninety degree arc from my viewpopint. They were fairly far out so my only ID
mark was the extent of white in the wings on flying birds. All I saw were
Lessers, but of course I only saw a very few of them. No other species were
seen with them.
Jeff Sewell
Tucker GA
DeKalb County
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Subject: Rusty Blackbirds. Cochran Shoals. Cobb/Fulton County.From: Gene Koziara <gene.koziara AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:32:06 -0800 Spent about 2 hours at the Shoals this AM hoping to see an early migrant. Not
very birdy this AM.
Notables included Rusty Blackbirds (a lifer for me), and FOTS Northern
Rough-Winged Swallows (my early migrant).
link to photos of Rusty Blackbirds below.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/genekdr/4429055517/
My complete list:
Location: Cochran Shoals Unit (Chattahoochee NRA)
Observation date: 3/13/10
Notes: I split my time birding alone and being with the group from an Audobon
walk about half the time led by Emily.
Number of species: 21
Canada Goose 9
Mallard 4
Hooded Merganser 4
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
American Crow 1
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW 2
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
American Robin 2
Pine Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 8
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 7
RUSTY BLACKBIRD 7
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Gene Koziara
Kennesaw
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Subject: Loggerhead Shrike date changeFrom: Melissa Martin <melmar312 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:04:46 +0000 The date on the Loggerhead Shrike observations were Wednesday, March 10th and
not Feb. 10th.
Melissa Martin
Albany/Dougherty Co., GA
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Subject: Orange-crowned WarblerFrom: Melissa Martin <melmar312 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:45:33 +0000 Observed an Orange-crowned Warbler briefly yesterday around 2:30pm feeding on
branches. Not much else, but others observed out in the rain for hour:
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1 Northern Flicker
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Carolina Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
1 Carolina Wren
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Black-and-white Warbler
6 Northern Cardinals
1 White-throated Sparrow
Melissa Martin
Albany/Dougherty Co., GA
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Subject: Loggerhead ShrikeFrom: Melissa Martin <melmar312 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:43:57 +0000 2 sightings of Loggerhead Shrike (probably same bird) on Wednesday, Feb. 10th
at the Riverfront Trail in Albany, GA once at 1:30pm and then again at 2:15 pm.
Both times it lit on top of a hardwood tree at the ditch behind the Flint
RiverQuarium. I was able to get good looks both times. This was nice to see one
down there. I have not seen one there in some time.
Melissa Martin
Albany/Dougherty Co., GA
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Subject: Le Conte's Sparrow continues, Albany Nursery WMA,
Dougherty County, PhotographsFrom: Roy Brown <roybrownphotography AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:57:49 -0500 Today I was part of a group of approximately 10 birders led by Alan Ashley at
the Albany Nursery WMA in Dougherty County. While the Henslow’s Sparrow was
not relocated, all got good looks at numerous species, including the Le
Conte’s.
5 Photos of the Le Conte’s Sparrow, Albany Nursery, 13 March 2010:
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4429884038/]
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4429119791/]
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4429120225/]
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4429885350/]
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4429121035/]
1 Photo of the Henslow's Sparrow, Albany Nursery, 12 March 2010:
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4427799173/]
Roy Brown
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Subject: County namesFrom: Patty & Peter Jenkins <pschwar AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:56:46 -0500 Please remember to put county names in the subject line of your postings. It
really helps alot.
Thanks.
Patty Jenkins
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Subject: Scarlet Tanager Dalton areaFrom: SPANGLE <SPANGLE AT AMERICOMFG.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:39:51 -0500 My sister who knows the bird well just called to report a Scarlet Tanager
inspecting her feeder in north Whitfield County. She will try and snap a photo.
Sandy Pangle
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Subject: Re: Yellow-headed BlackbirdFrom: Dan Furbish <peterbilt.birder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:09:29 +0000 Great report Eugene. 1 question; is it a full adult male ? Dan Furbish. Lithia
Springs,GA. Weekends. Peterbilt.birder AT yahoo.com
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Subject: [GABO-L] Yellow-headed Blackbird
Sent: Mar 13, 2010 9:02 AM
Dear GABbers,
I am reporting this for Dr. Bill Laws. Dr Laws just called me and reported that
he and his wife saw a Yellow-headed Blackbird on their platform feeder at their
home on Pine Island. Dr. Laws said that birders were welcome to come and look
for the bird. Remember the entire area beyond the gated driveway is private
land and other people live there as well. The platform feeder is on the south
side of the first home you come to at the left turn in the driveway (Pine
Island Drive). The entrance to the driveway is off US 17 just north of
Brunswick (31 12'05.72N, 81 28'03.19 W). The driveway is the first left hand
turn (East) north of Emanual Farm Road on the left side (west) and Cedar Point
Road East side) on the right. If you look on DeLorme Page 63, 7E the drive way
is just above the "C" on Cypress Mills (unmarked on the map).
Gene
Eugene P. Keferl
5280 East Glynn Ave.
Brunswick, Georgia 31523
Glynn Co.
(912) 265-0143
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Subject: Yellow-headed BlackbirdFrom: "Eugene P. Keferl" <epkeferl AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:02:00 +0000 Dear GABbers,
I am reporting this for Dr. Bill Laws. Dr Laws just called me and reported
that he and his wife saw a Yellow-headed Blackbird on their platform feeder at
their home on Pine Island. Dr. Laws said that birders were welcome to come
and look for the bird. Remember the entire area beyond the gated driveway is
private land and other people live there as well. The platform feeder is on
the south side of the first home you come to at the left turn in the driveway
(Pine Island Drive). The entrance to the driveway is off US 17 just north
of Brunswick (31 12'05.72N, 81 28'03.19 W). The driveway is the first left
hand turn (East) north of Emanual Farm Road on the left side (west) and
Cedar Point Road East side) on the right. If you look on DeLorme Page 63,
7E the drive way is just above the "C" on Cypress Mills (unmarked on the
map).
Gene
Eugene P. Keferl
5280 East Glynn Ave.
Brunswick, Georgia 31523
Glynn Co.
(912) 265-0143
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Subject: Louisiana Waterthrush and Fox Sparrows at HitchitiFrom: Jim Ferrari <JFerrari AT WESLEYANCOLLEGE.EDU> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:23:45 -0500 This morning I got out for a few hours before the rain and hiked the trails at
the Hitchiti Natural Area of Piedmont NWR. I ended up with 32 species, the
highlights being:
- 2 separate flocks of Fox Sparrows (one group of 3 about 1/2 mile in, then a
second group of 4 birds down along the Ocmulgee just below where Falling Creek
enters the river).
- singing Yellow-throated Wabler and singing Lousiana Waterthrush. The
Waterthrush was in a flooded area near the Ocmulgee
- my first N. Rough-winged Swallow of the year (a lone flyover)
- lots of singing Pine Warblers!
The full species list is below.
Jim Ferrari, Macon (Bibb Co.)
2 Wood Duck
6 Turkey Vulture
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
4 Mourning Dove
5 Red-bellied Woodpecker
3 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4 Downy Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker
2 Pileated Woodpecker
2 Eastern Phoebe
1 Blue-headed Vireo
7 American Crow
1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow
11 Carolina Chickadee
13 Tufted Titmouse
9 Brown-headed Nuthatch
5 Carolina Wren
4 Golden-crowned Kinglet
4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Eastern Bluebird
2 Hermit Thrush
7 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Yellow-throated Warbler
20 Pine Warbler
1 Louisiana Waterthrush
13 Eastern Towhee
7 Fox Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
3 White-throated Sparrow
8 Northern Cardinal
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
2 American Goldfinch
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Subject: Re: Fw: [GABO-L] Hog Island,
ME ( young birder opportunity) deadline approaches!From: eroberthom <eroberthom AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:43:08 -0800 And Common Eider w/ young and Razorbills and Black Guillemots and Harbor Seals.......and a bay full of islands and lobster buoys. Alas, my grandchildren are too young and I am too old! Eugenia Thompson Athens GA ________________________________ From: Steve HolzmanSubject: Henslow's Sparrow, Albany Nursery WMA, Photograph From: Roy Brown <roybrownphotography AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:15:04 -0500 I birded with Ruth Marley and my original birding-mentor Alan Ashley this
afternoon in a light rain at the Albany Nursery. We re-located the Le
Conte’s, and also located a Henslow’s Sparrow. Henslow’s Photo at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4427799173/
Palm Warbler photos from the same location earlier in the week:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4423047109/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4423046983/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4423046805/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4423046657/
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Subject: FOTS Louisiana Waterthrush Swamp of Toa
IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA
(Calhoun County) (Re-located), PhotographsFrom: Roy Brown <roybrownphotography AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:56:57 -0500 I relocated Wayne Schaffner’s Louisiana Waterthrush this dark rainy morning.
It was singing exactly where Wayne described in his online post yesterday.
3 photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4428538240/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4428538036/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4428537924/
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Subject: Cedar WaxwingsFrom: Lisa Hodges <tweety2 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:37:01 -0500 The "hood" was filled with a very large flock of Cedar Waxwings this
afternoon. They wanted the holly berries but our "resident" mockingbird
was not into sharing. They must have found some elsewhere because our
drive-way and vehicles were covered in bird droppings !! It was coming
down as heavy as the rain !!! Don't really care, as it is always a thrill
to see these beautiful birds and all of this rain will wash it away.
Lisa Hodges
Kennesaw, GA
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Subject: Cedar WaxwingsFrom: Lisa Hodges <tweety2 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:34:50 -0500 The "hood" was filled with a very large flock of Cedar Waxwings this
afternoon. They wanted the holly berries but our "resident" mockingbird
was not into sharing. They must have found some elsewhere because our
drive-way and vehicles were covered in bird droppings !! It was coming
down as heavy as the rain !!! Don't really care as it is always a thrill
to see these beautiful birds !
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Subject: Henslow's and LeConte's SparrowFrom: Alan Ashley <alanashley42 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:20:20 -0800 This afternoon Ruth Marley, Roy Brown and I relocated the LeConte's Sparrow at
the Albany Nursery WMA in Dougherty County. While looking for the LeConte's,
Roy flushed a Henslow's Sparrow. We all had a good look at it and Roy got a
great photo.
Alan Ashley
Leesburg, GA
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Subject: Fw: [GABO-L] Hog Island,
ME ( young birder opportunity) deadline approaches!From: Steve Holzman <steve_holzman AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:09:07 -0800 Really? None of you young birders (13-18) want a free trip? Puffins? PUFFINS!!
Get with it and send in an application.
-Steve Holzman, North High Shoals, GA
Forwarding this for Bob S.
Birders,
Just a reminder about this, because the deadline for
registering is just one week away:
SUMMER OPPORTUNITY FOR
TEENS! The Georgia Ornithological Society (GOS) will send two teens to
Maine to take part in a special camp session June 20 - 25, 2010. Learn
about seabird conservation from top ornithologists and add puffins,
murres, and other coastal birds to your life list. GOS will cover
registration fees and up to $550 in travel expenses. Food and lodging
is included in the registration. For more information and a
downloadable application form, visit
http://www.gos.org/grants/parks.html .
Thank you,
Bob Sargent
Macon, Bibb County
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Subject: Joe Kurz WMA Meriwether CountyFrom: Charlie <cmmbirds AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:06:13 -0800 Hi folks,
Slow day due to wind, then rain. Bye bye sparrows. See you in October. Now we
await the migrants. Not sure why we missed Woodcock. Lots of bird song, and
even more frog/toad song. I think I heard American Toad among all the Chorus
Frogs and Peepers. Only banded 4 birds and had 2 recaptures.
Location: Joe Kurz WMA
Observation date: 3/12/10
Number of species: 33
Canada Goose 3
Wood Duck 2
Wild Turkey 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 6
American Robin 30
Cedar Waxwing X
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Pine Warbler 3
Eastern Towhee 6
Chipping Sparrow 15
Field Sparrow 20
Savannah Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 35
Common Grackle 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
American Goldfinch 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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Subject: LeConte's UpdateFrom: Alan Ashley <alanashley42 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:04:58 -0800 Bill Flatau, Christine Gibson, Glenda Merrill and I relocated the LeConte's
Sparrow at the Albany Nursery WMA inDougherty Countythis morning. We saw the
bird several times and all had some good looks at the bird.
Bill got some photos of the LeConte's and a Grasshopper Sparrow.
Alan Ashley Leesburg Ga.
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Subject: Virginia's Warbler updateFrom: john swiderski <swiderskij AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:23:23 -0500 Hi all,
If there any of you contemplating a weekend try for the warbler, it is still
here. In spite of the persistent rain yesterday, it put on a good show for two
visitors even it was wet looking.
cu - John Swiderski, Valdosta, GA, Lowndes County 229-242-8382
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Subject: Save the State Botanical Garden - GA IBAFrom: Parrie Pinyan <parriejpinyan AT WINDSTREAM.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:16:06 -0500 Dear Georgia Birders, Members of the GA Botanical Society and the GA Native Plant Society have been very concerned about the Gardens. I have legislators' (budget committee members) and Board of Regents' (who apparently have the final say) contact information. If you would like for me to send it to you, I will. Please contact me off-list. Here's a partial message from Shirley BerrySubject: White-winged Scoters Continue - Lake Varner, Newton County - 3/11/10 From: Mark McShane <eagleeyed AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:17:43 -0500 Hi All,
I was able to stop by Lake Varner around lunchtime today, the eBird report:
Location: Lake Varner
Observation date: 3/11/10
Notes: Highlights today were relocating the 1 adult male and 4 female
White-winged Scoters, seen distantly but very well from the boat ramp with
the scope, and the 1 adult male Red-breasted Merganser near the gazebo
across the lake.
Number of species: 15
Canada Goose 23
Gadwall 2
Mallard 2
Ring-necked Duck 63
Lesser Scaup 19
Greater/Lesser Scaup 32
White-winged Scoter 5
Bufflehead 27
Hooded Merganser 2
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Ruddy Duck 129
Pied-billed Grebe 12
Double-crested Cormorant 32
Great Blue Heron 1
American Coot 159
American Crow 2
crow sp. 3
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Good Birding All!
Mark
Mark McShane
Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia
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Subject: FOTS Louisiana Waterthrush Swamp of Toa
IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA
(Calhoun County)From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:19:00 -0500 Location: Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA (Calhoun County)
Spring Creek
Observation date: 3/11/10 5:57 PM to 6:45 PM
Notes:FOTS Louisiana Waterthrush.
At 6:32 I heard the first call followed immediately by the full song.
It took another 10 minutes to locate the first bird.
These birds were located at the Spring Creek crossing on Chickasawhatchee Road
in Calhoun County.
This is typically where I locate FOTS LOWA.
I have typically found this species to be very active and vocalizing at dusk
and particularly at this location.
I looked carefully for this bird last Saturday and Sunday at the same location
but mid-afternoon with no success.
Photos (blurry but diagnostic) at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44510955 AT N05/sets/72157623478280003/
Number of species: 22
Wood Duck 2
Northern Bobwhite 13
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Carolina Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
American Robin 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Pine Warbler 2
Louisiana Waterthrush 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Wayne Schaffner
Tifton, Georgia
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Subject: G. Scaup, Redhead: Bear Creek Rsrvr. (Jackson Co.),
Rusty Blackbirds (Clarke Co.)From: Joel McNeal <j.mcneal AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:26:40 -0800 A quick stop by Bear Creek Reservoir this afternoon yielded low numbers but
decent waterbird diversity including a drake Greater Scaup and drake Redhead
(plus 3 seriously annoying/aggressive dogs at the 330 overview pulloff):
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 1 drake
Redhead 1 drake
Ring-necked Duck 11
Greater Scaup 1 drake
Lesser Scaup 56
Bufflehead 7
Hooded Merganser 1 hen
Ruddy Duck 1 hen
Pied-billed Grebe 4
American Coot 18
Ring-billed Gull 5
I decided to try Lake Chapman at Sandy Creek Park (Clarke Co.), which was
totally devoid of waterfowl as has been too often the case this winter. The
ballfields there, however, had hundreds of robins with 68 Killdeer and 5 RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS (3 male, 2 female in full breeding plumage) mixed in, along with
handfuls of female Red-wings and cowbirds.
Joel McNeal
Winterville, GA
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Subject: Northern Rough Winged Swallow and Bird HaikuFrom: SPANGLE <SPANGLE AT AMERICOMFG.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:55:23 -0500 We had two birds circling our factory just now. We are located just north of
Lake Acworth. I also heard a Common Yellowthroat at the golf course end of Lake
Acworth at lunch today. With that said... Here's my best shot at Bird Haiku...
Winter has been long
Summer birds are returning
This is sweet relief
Why don't everybody give this Bird Haiku a try?
Sandy Pangle
Whitfield County
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Subject: Re: RFI--Arrival and departure datesFrom: Joel McNeal <j.mcneal AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:39:50 -0800 > p.s....Joel and I are friends, and this is in no way meant
> to give him
> a hard time or insult him in any way, shape, or form.
Used to be friends, Steve. Used to be (sniffle sniffle)...
To plug both eBird AND the GOS meeting, here's a barchart of what has been
reported to eBird for Clarke, Oconee, Greene, Morgan, and Walton Counties. As
it turns out, our part of the state is one of the most heavily eBirded, so the
barcharts are pretty nicely filled out.
http://tinyurl.com/yzpt6u6
You can check out mid-April and see what we have to offer. As Steve mentioned,
many of the state's best birders will be concentrated here during that time, so
there's a good chance of turning up something unexpected in addition to the
expected things you see here. And, as you can also see, there IS a good chance
that a Swainson's Warbler will show up on at least one of the field trips, even
if not in Clarke Co...
Joel McNeal
Winterville, GA
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Subject: Re: RFI--Arrival and departure datesFrom: Steve Holzman <steve.holzman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:15:00 -0500 What Joel failed to mention, while discounting the possibility of Swainsons, was that eBird also tells him that the GOS weekend should be the peak time for Ceruleans here, and an average of 15 warbler species are seen at the State Botanical Garden per day during that time. Steve Holzman, North High Shoals, GA p.s....Joel and I are friends, and this is in no way meant to give him a hard time or insult him in any way, shape, or form. p.p.s. My affiliation with GOS required me to challenge any discounting of the the birdi-ness of Athens/Clarke at this time of year. So register for the meeting! TODAY! p.p.p.s. I have my own version of e-bird called steve-bird and IT says that GOS weekend coincides with peak abundance of good birders, great presentations, old and new friends, and great camaraderie. On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Joel McNealSubject: Re: RFI Arrival and depature dates & suggestion From: Sheila Willis <swillis AT WAYXCABLE.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:19:33 -0500 Hey folks,
I hope you are fine. It's raining again here in South GA but that makes the
green vegetation stand out so well.
Steve Holzman is so right about the "Annotated Checklist of Georgia Birds"
being such a valuable resource!! Great thanks go to all those who had a hand
in it including Giff Beaton, Paul Sykes, John Parrish, Bruce Hallett, &
William Blakeslee whose names were on the title page as well as contributors
from around the state. This publication has made birding in our state a bit
easier, both in our individual planning to find certain species and the aid
it gives in the elimination process in bird identification.
Speaking of being modern, I wonder if G.O.S. would consider putting a page
on its website that has the state's generic arrival/departure dates from
that 2003 publication (not by region, just overall to simplify things)? And
also, perhaps, when a bird happens to show up at a different time, list that
new date along side the old date or have it indicated in some way that this
is a revised time since 2003. Obviously, the reason is that with the
increased use of GABO to record bird sightings on a regular basis, many of
those 2003 early/late dates no longer "fit the bill".
I would assume that someone at G.O.S. is keeping track of these changes for
the next edition so they could just transpose their notes to the page along
w/ the older dates that haven't changed. However, it would be great to have
a simple way to check these dates quickly in comparison to what you have
found on your trips & thus highlight that fact in your GABO post (making it
easier for the G.O.S. record-keepers), or to be able to print them off to
take into the field so you could be more alert to early or late birds. It
does bear mentioning that some dates will differ between the various
geographic regions & perhaps with that of the state, but there is a
"generic" time frame overall for the species.
Personally, I attempt to record any new dates for any species wherever they
are by jotting them down in my Annotated Checklist when I run across them,
but it's certain that I've missed several. So many birds are popping up
early/staying late, showing up in new areas, etc. that it keeps you on your
toes. Also, I've made a simple spreadsheet of them too. I'll bet others have
other unique or faster ways of keeping track as well, both for in-the-field
and at home.
Note that it would still be highly advantageous for people to buy the
current "ACGB" & the future editions as there is so much more great info
listed there than just dates, which are really just one of the starting
points in learning about & enjoying birds.
Take care.
Sincerely,
Sheila Willis
Native American-Naturalist Talks & Tours
Waycross, Ware Co., GA
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Subject: Re: RFI--Arrival and departure datesFrom: Joel McNeal <j.mcneal AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:12:52 -0800 I also know this cool website called eBird that lets you track arrival and
departure dates on the state or county level, as well as on the level of a
local hotspot like Cochran Shoals, etc. It's only limited by the amount of data
entered by folks for whatever given area you're interested in looking at.
Here are arrival dates for Athens-Clarke Co.:
http://tinyurl.com/y9a9a57
For those of you coming to town for the spring GOS meeting, don't get too
excited by the Swainson's Warbler arrival date- aside from that anomalous April
8th early date, the normal arrivals have been between April 17 and May 3 the
past few years, so we'll be cutting it pretty close...
Joel McNeal
Winterville, GA
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Subject: Fwd: [GABO-L] RFI--Arrival and departure datesFrom: Steve Holzman <steve.holzman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:16:00 -0500 Of course, if you want to be all modern and such, you CAN check out Georgann's website: http://www.birdingadventuresinc.com/site/arrival-departures-dates-2003.html -Steve Holzman north high shoals, GA ---------- Forwarded message ---------- The best thing to do is order a copy of the Annotated Checklist of Georgia Birds. At $8, it's a steal. http://www.gos.org/publications/orderform.html Steve Holzman, North High Shoals, GA On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Patty & Peter JenkinsSubject: Re: RFI--Arrival and departure dates From: Steve Holzman <steve.holzman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:51:44 -0500 The best thing to do is order a copy of the Annotated Checklist of Georgia Birds. At $8, it's a steal. http://www.gos.org/publications/orderform.html Steve Holzman, North High Shoals, GA On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Patty & Peter JenkinsSubject: RFI--Arrival and departure dates From: Patty & Peter Jenkins <pschwar AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:40:44 -0500 Would someone kindly re-post the resource for finding out the record dates
for arrivals and departures in the Atlanta area. I had 3 juncos in my yard
yesterday...just checking.
Thanks.
Patty Jenkins
DeKalb County/Toco Hills area
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Subject: Newton County--Alcovy Conservation Center BirdingFrom: Sandy Beasley <SavBirder AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:05:25 EST
GA Listers,
Kevin Tarner of the Alcovy Conservation Center provided an old list of the
birds found along the Alcovy River in Newton County. He gave his
permission to forward the list to GABO in the hopes that other birders might be
interested in checking out the area and then sharing your lists with the
center. "Our operating hours are 8 AM-5 PM all weekdays. We are closed on
weekends. We have a front gate that is closed promptly at 5 PM. All visitors
need
to sign in at the front office."
See the list below for possibilities.
Sandy Beasley
Savannah, GA
Chatham County
USA
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Sandy,
Thanks so much for your visit and the excellent bird list. After some
digging in my files, I found a list we compiled from the early 1990s of the
avian life here along the Alcovy River. Birders should expect to see the
following at the Alcovy Conservation Center and trails, and probably more.
These are all that have been documented, however:
Great Blue and Green-backed Herons
Wood Duck, Mallard, American Black Duck
Black and Turkey Vulture
Hawks: Sharp-Shinned, Cooper’s, Red-Shouldered, Red-tailed
American Kestrel
Wild Turkey
American Woodcock
Mourning Dove
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Owls: Eastern Screech, Barred, Great Horned
Common Nighthawk, Chuck-will’s-widow
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers: Red-Bellied, Downy, Hairy, Pileated, Northern Flicker,
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Flycatchers: Eastern Wood-Pewee, Acadian Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, Great
Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird
Blue Jay
American Crow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Brown-Headed Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Carolina Wren
Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Blue-gray gnatcatcher, Eastern
Bluebird, Veery, Wood Thrush, American Robin
Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher
Cedar Waxwing
White-eyed and Red-eyed Vireos
Warblers: Tennessee, Northern Parula, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia,
Cape May, Black-throated Blue, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green,
Yellow-throated, Pine, Prairie, Black Poll, Cerulean, Black-and-white, American
Redstart, Prothonotary, Louisiana, Kentucky, Common Yellowthroat, Hooded
Summer and Scarlet Tanagers
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Eastern Towhee
Sparrows: American Tree, Chipping, Field, White-throated
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch
Whew! Like I said, this is an outdated and likely incomplete list. It
should, however, be enough to get birders salivating and walking the trails. 88
species from my count. We would welcome the efforts of anyone willing to
add to this list.
Kevin Tarner
Conservation Programs Assistant
Georgia Wildlife Federation
11600 Hazelbrand Road
Covington, GA 30014
Phone: 770-787-7887 Ext. 19
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Subject: Piedmont NWR - White-winged ScoterFrom: James Fleullan <jrfleullan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:03:33 +0000 After work I drove up to Piedmont NWR in search of the White-winged Scoter
Darlene Moore found yesterday. I discovered it again in the company of 4 male
and 1 female Ring-necked Ducks on pond 2A. They were reasonably close to the
diked road. The Scoter offered excellent looks through both my binoculars and
scope in spite of the weather. Because of the weather the roads were dicey in
places but I managed to pull my little Saturn Ion through. I didn't stay long
but did manage to find other birds of interest. A not so complete list follows.
White-winged Scoter - 1
Ring-Necked Duck - 5
Belted Kingfisher - 1
American Crow - 1
Pine Warbler - 1
Dark-eyed Junco - 2
Wild Turkey - 8
Northern Flicker - 1
Mourning Dove - 2
Good birding.
James R. Fleullan
Warner Robins, Ga
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Subject: Ring-necked ducks - Tucker pondFrom: JJ Jones <jjj2718 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:05 -0500 Two new (for me) visitors to the pond tonight - a pair of Ring-necked
ducks; the male is in full plumage.
Cheers,
Jodi Jones
Tucker (Dekalb, north of Henderson Park)
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Subject: Cardinal Lake Swallows, (Gwinnett County)From: Rebecca Deitsch <rdeitsch AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:19:33 -0500 Today at Cardinal Lake Dam I saw the first swallows of the year. There were
2 Tree Swallows, and 6 Northern Rough-Winged Swallows. Below is the full
eBird report.
Location: Cardinal Lake
Observation Type: Area Count
Observation date: 3/10/10
Start Time: 9:15 am
Duration: 0 hour(s) 45 minute(s)
Area covered: 1.0 acre(s)
Notes: Cold rainy day. That is probably the reason why so few birds were
out. The Swallows were the first of the year.
Number of species: 16
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 5
Great Blue Heron 3
Mourning Dove 4
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 4
Tree Swallow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 8
Northern Mockingbird 7
Brown Thrasher 4
European Starling 2
Eastern Towhee 3
Northern Cardinal 3
House Finch 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)d
report.
John Deitsch
Gwinnett County, GA
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Subject: Beat me!From: Charlie <cmmbirds AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:06 -0800 Hi folks,
I love it when I see that one of Georgia's serious birders surpasses me on
ebird. I see that Dan Vickers and Rachel Cass recently did.
I am currently #12 all time, and #5 for 2010. I don't for a second believe that
I rank that high on either of my Georgia lists, because I know there are a lot
of people who are more talented than I am, more active than I am, and a good
number of folks who fall into both categories. What I'd LOVE is for those folks
to prove it to me and start adding their lists on EBird.
Did you know that my 5 year old son is #7 all time for Lamar County? Come on,
folks. I know a lot of you have come though Lamar. My son is cute, but you need
to put him in his place. You don't want him pointing at you and whispering
something to me, do you?
Our family leaves for a week of kayaking and camping in Florida after I band on
Friday. It'll be a great opportunity for people to update their ebird lists. I
won't use real names, but some of them rhyme with Biff, Dill, Dierre, Dearl,
Daul, Daren and Beb. :-)
On a birdy note, today I saw 3 first of season birds for Lamar: Tree Swallow,
Lesser Scaup and Double-crrested Cormorant. I also had my first female Purple
Martins of the year, having seen males a handful of times in as many counties.
Cheers,
Charlie Muise
Georgia IBA Coordinator and instigator
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Subject: MessagesFrom: Mike Chapman <mikelchap AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:12:09 -0800 A reminder to send your messages to the list in plain text, not html or rich
text. If you don't, your message looks like this one from Gene Keferl:
Location: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Altamaha WMA--Champney Island=20
Observation date: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 3/7/10=20
Number of species: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 23=20
Blue-winged Teal =C2=A0 =C2=A0 2=20
Green-winged Teal (American) =C2=A0 =C2=A0 2=20
Pied-billed Grebe =C2=A0 =C2=A0 1=20
Black Vulture =C2=A0 =C2=A0 1=20
American Coot =C2=A0 =C2=A0 X=C2=A0 (Many)=20
Killdeer =C2=A0 =C2=A0 10=20
Lesser Yellowlegs =C2=A0 =C2=A0 5=20
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher =C2=A0 =C2=A0 10=C2=A0 Near got good vie=
ws as they flew around, did not land where we could see them, silent as usu=
al=20
Mike Chapman
Brunswick, GA
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Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - 1129 Adams St Decatur GA 30030 ,
3/10/10From: Simone Pier Heymann <simonepier AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:18:28 -0500 Dear GABO
I was passing by my dining room window and glanced out at the feeders
to see what might be outside and YEAH a BROWN THRASHER!!!!!!! My first
ever! I grabbed the binocs and had a nice look before it flew up in
the magnolia tree and was obscured by leaves and rain.
I feel like I am officially a Georgian now that I have seen the
Official (no chickens here) State Bird!
Thank you for all the encouragement and I hope to meet you on the way
to more life birds!
Simone Heymann
Decatur, Dekalb, GA
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> From: do-not-reply AT ebird.org
> Date: March 10, 2010 12:54:11 PM EST
> To: simonepier AT earthlink.net
> Subject: eBird Report - 1129 Adams St Decatur GA 30030 , 3/10/10
>
>
>
> Location: 1129 Adams St Decatur GA 30030
> Observation date: 3/10/10
> Number of species: 21
>
> Red-headed Woodpecker 1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
> Downy Woodpecker 1
> Blue Jay 3
> Carolina Chickadee 2
> Tufted Titmouse 3
> White-breasted Nuthatch 1
> Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
> Carolina Wren 1
> American Robin 4
> Brown Thrasher 1
> Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
> Pine Warbler 1
> Eastern Towhee 3
> Chipping Sparrow 10
> Song Sparrow 1
> White-throated Sparrow 5
> Dark-eyed Junco 8
> Northern Cardinal 5
> House Finch 2
> American Goldfinch 2
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird
v2(http://ebird.org/california/
> )
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Subject: cedar waxwingsFrom: "mimbrava AT mindspring.com" <mimbrava@MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:52:39 -0500 I finally had a flock momentarily stop by. Here's a photo of two of
them, taken from my home office window:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mimbrava/4422523044/
Mim Eisenberg
Roswell, GA
Fulton Co.
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Subject: Stone Mtn. Park surpiseFrom: djshearer <djshearer AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:30:33 -0500 Yesterday afternoon while birding at Stone Mountain Park, I lucked upon a flock
of very quiet cedar waxwings resting in a tree near the marina. Evidently they
had eaten their fill of nearby holly berries. Also saw two American coots and a
pair of wood ducks among the usual Canada geese and mallards.
Re: Charlie Elliott trip on Saturday....Anyone on the east side of Atlanta want
to carpool? I live just inside I-285 near Northlake Mall and am willing to
drive.
Diane Shearer
Tucker, DeKalb County
Location: Stone Mountain Park (from carillon area around lake edge to marina
and back)
Observation Date: 3/9/10
Number of species: 17
Canada geese: 30
Wood duck: 2
Mallard: 6
American coot: 2
Blue Jay: 6
American crow: 10
Carolina chickadee: 4
Tufted Titmouse: 3
Carolina wren: 1
American robin: 1
Northern mockingbird: 1
Cedar waxwing: 46
Pine warbler: 1
Eastern towhee: 1
Savannah sparrow: 1
Dark-eyed junco: 3
Northern cardinal: 1
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Subject: Hermit Thrush & Purple Finch 3/10From: Brandon Best <sandfalcon AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:44 -0500 Greetings all,
Reading Jeff's post about the Hermit Thrushes at Henderson Park gave me the
impetus to post a yard update.
I first noticed a Hermit Thrush at my suet feeders on Jan 4, 2010 and as of
this morning (3/10/10) it is still hanging around, visiting several times a
day. This is the second winter in a row that I've had a Hermit Thrush that
stayed for several weeks. I don't know if it is the same bird, but I like
to believe it is. It will often sit on the railing of my deck, about ten
feet from my kitchen window.
Also, the first-spring Purple Finch visited this morning as well. It only
comes around when the weather is wet or bad.
Brandon Best
Lawrenceville, GA
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Subject: Tagged Ring-billed Gull, Lake LanierFrom: "James F. Flynn Jr." <jim.flynn AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:41:07 -0500 Hi, folks, I stopped at Tidwell Park, Lake Lanier, after work on Tuesday
(3/9/2010). A Ring-billed Gull adorned with orange wing tags was among the
many gulls roosting on the exposed shoals just off the park shore. I
submitted the info to the Patuxent Bird Banding Lab. Both Massachusetts DCR
& Chicago are both studying the species.
Also present:
Green-winged Teal: 3
Lesser Scaup: 26
Ring-necked Duck: 2
Common Loon: 6
American Coot: 1
Herring Gull: 4
Ring-billed Gull ~300
Take care.
Jim Flynn
Forsyth Co., GA
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Subject: A few coastal highlightsFrom: eroberthom <eroberthom AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:21:39 -0800 Spending a week on the coast. A few highlights from today:
An adult BALD EAGLE sitting high atop a power pole on the causeway to St.
Simons and eating its lunch.
Flocks and flocks of WHITE IBIS flying high over Altamaha Wildlife Refuge; we
counted at least 600.
GREAT EGRETS in their nuptial plumage displaying at Woody Pond at Harris Neck
Wildlife Refuge.
WHITE-EYED VIREO (fots for me) calling for its beer, also at Woody Pond at
Harris Neck.
Eugenia Thompson
Athens GA is home but scoping the coast this week.
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Subject: Hofwyl-Broadfield BirdingFrom: "Eugene P. Keferl" <epkeferl AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:59:35 +0000 Location: Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation
Observation date: 3/9/10
Notes: I walked the Broadfield Trail on the west side of US 17 From 3
to 4:45. I walked the 3.0 mile trail. Not a lot of bird activity. Nothing
to get excited about.
Number of species: 17
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 3
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 7
Carolina Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 1 I heard at least one, but never saw it or a flock.
Yellow-rumped Warbler 11
Pine Warbler 3
Eastern Towhee 7
Northern Cardinal 7
American Goldfinch 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2( http://ebird.org )
Eugene P. Keferl
5280 East Glynn Ave.
Brunswick, Georgia 31523
Glynn Co.
(912) 265-0143
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Subject: nesting birds South GA & other recordsFrom: Sheila Willis <swillis AT WAYXCABLE.COM> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:27:02 -0500 Hey folks,
Hope you are fine. Here's an update on some birds from South Georgia since
my general notes of 2/6. All are by me at my home in Waycross (Ware Co.)
unless otherwise noted.
NESTING & COURTSHIP
BARRED OWL: 3/7 1 heard at 5:11 p.m. but none seen at nest at that time;
6:41 p.m. 2 called together; tail of 1 seen in nest hole; 3/9 not on nest at
~4:35 p.m.; 2 heard calling together at ~5:24 p.m. somewhat near nest area
CAROLINA WREN: 3/2 1 heard calling in garage at side window & then seen
flying out hole in garage door window; ~3/5 see new partially-built nest on
ledge of garage door in back (will leave this door down until season is
over)
BROWN THRASHER: 3/9 1 flew to group of trees in backyard w/ twig
NORTHERN CARDINAL: 2/23 they start singing a variety of songs from now on;
2/24 1 male flies repeatedly low across back yard in same route, very
noticeable but doesn't look like it is carrying anything
OTHER RECORDS
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: 3/1 1 e. of Homerville (Clinch Co.) on U.S. Hwy #84 on
wire looking down into ditch
RED-TAILED HAWK: 3/1 1 n. side Homerville (Clinch Co.) circling above
AMERICAN KESTREL: 3/1 1 Clinch Co. near w. border along U.S. #84; 3/1 1 just
e. of Manor (Ware Co.) along U.S. #84
COMMON SNIPE: 3/1 1 seen in ditch along U.S. #84 just e. of Valdosta
(Lowndes Co.)
MOURNING DOVE: 2/24 1 w/ shortish tail in my yard
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 2/12 gets corn kernel from birdseed on ground in
back yard, hides it in bark of adjacent pine & repeats several times; 2/16
gets corn kernel & hides in pine bark; 3/2 & 3/7 got 1 corn kernel from pine
bark storage to eat
BLUE JAY: 2/21 & 3/9 1 doing "dits" pattern in backyard; 2/12 3 seen
together; 2/23 3 heard calling together opposite front yard
CAROLINA CHICKADEE: 2/22 1 shows up again in my yard
TUFTED TITMOUSE: 2/22 2 show up again in my yard
AMERICAN ROBIN: 2/19 Robert Willis (Waycross) notes that flocks of them are
now eating berries of Cherry Laurel tree & dropping the pits onto his
Plexiglas porch roof which makes loud noises (traditional sign of getting
ready to migrate); 2/21 & 2/22 small flock shows up at my house
GRAY CATBIRD: 2/24 1 shows up in yard again
BROWN THRASHER: 2/12 1 shows up in my yard; 2/21 1 in my yard; 2/22 1 in my
yard; 2/24 1 in my yard
*Note: Although I can receive theirs, I am still unable to send e-mail to
anyone w/ a mindspring or earthlink e-mail address. I have at least learned
that the problem is w/ those companies wrongly blocking any e-mails from my
Waycross area server (myself & other accounts).
Take care.
Sincerely,
Sheila Willis
Native American-Naturalist Talks & Tours
Waycross, Ware Co., GA
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Subject: White-winged Scoter, Piedmont NWR, Jasper County, 3/9From: Darlene Moore <djmoore67 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:31:41 -0500 GABOers,
Actually went to the Piedmont NWR in search of butterflies, but no real
nectar sources were blooming.
Instead, I had Bachman's Sparrows singing on the Wildlife Dr (where the
childrens pond is) and a lone female/juvenile White-winged Scoter mixed in
with a number of Ring-necked ducks on Pond 2A near the second Red-cockaded
Colony off Baron Russel Rd.
GPS coordinates to the pond are N33.14581 W83.75198
Link to images of Scoter and Sparrow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djmoore1657/
The Scoter was relocated later in the afternoon by the Amersons. The bird
had flown back into the coner of the pond, and a scope was neededto view
the bird.
Promise will ebird later, Joel :-)
Darlene Moore
Waiting impatiently for Spring
Decatur, GA
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Subject: Atlanta Audubon Society field trip this Saturday to
Charlie
Elliott Wildlife Management AreaFrom: stancha AT AOL.COM Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:09:22 -0500 Greetings birders,
This Saturday, March 13, the Atlanta Audubon is hosting a field trip at
Charlie Elliott WMA, near Mansfield, GA. The leader is Eddie Hatchett,
who is a frequent and veteran birder of the area. Charlie Elliott is
one of the best spots around for finding sparrows and raptors. It is
not unusual to find vesper and white-crowned sparrows there, as well as
the more common species, such as song, savannah, white-throated, swamp
and field sparrows. Northern harriers, eastern bluebirds, and eastern
meadowlarks also are common. The area has several ponds and a few
marshy areas, which can be well worth exploring. The meeting time is 8
AM at the visitor's center. Directions can be found on the Atlanta
Audubon Society website, atlantaaudubon.org. The website has a
complete list of AAS walks for March. Note that some are not
advertised here, as the venue is not suitable for large numbers of
birders.
To give everyone some notice over a week in advance: Wednesday, March
17, begins a series of nine consecutive Wednesday spring migration
walks at Cochran Shoals, led by Hugh Garrett. The meeting time is at 8
AM at the pay station ($3.00 park fee) at the entrance off of
Interstate North Parkway on the Cobb County side of the river.
Bring your binoculars, sturdy, waterproof shoes and enjoy these walks
led by expert birders!
Stan Chapman, DeKalb County
Field trip coordinator, Atlanta Audubon Society
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Subject: Birding PowerpointsFrom: Steve Holzman <steve_holzman AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:54:13 -0800 I was just getting ready to put together a powerpoint on birds for my
daughter's fifth grade class and got to thinking that I bet someone on GABO-L
has done this before. I further got to thinking (since I was on a roll) that
GOS could put up some public domain power points on birds/birding on it's
website. We could divide them up by audience and make them freely accessible
for all to use/edit/etc.....assuming no one wants any royalties. If you do,
don't send them to me.
So, send me your powerpoints with a note as to what age it's geared for and
I'll work with Jim to get them uploaded to the GOS website.
Thanks!
(perhaps my inherent laziness is good for something)
Steve Holzman
North High Shoals, GA
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Subject: Purple Finch 3/9/10From: Trey Mccuen <trey.mccuen AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:22:59 -0500 I had a female Purple Finch at my feeders today.
Trey Mccuen
Macon, GA
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Subject: Spring GOS meeting in Athens!From: Steve Holzman <steve_holzman AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:52:20 -0800 Hi everyone,
Quick reminder of the Spring GOS meeting in Athens, GA on April 16-18th. We're
going to have a great speaker on Saturday. Please join naturalist and author,
Scott Weidensaul, as he traces the unpredictable history of bird study in
America, from frontier ornithologists (one of whom barely escaped pursuing
Apaches with a precious hawk egg hidden in his mouth) to society matrons who
organized the first effective conservation movement; from luminaries like
Alexander Wilson (a convicted blackmailer) and Audubon (an accomplished liar)
to modern geniuses like Roger Tory Peterson.
I've read a couple of his books and they very enjoyable reads.
We'll have field trips to some great habitats, and presentations on Friday
night by grad students doing bird work around the state.
You never know what we might raffle off on Saturday night....and everyone loves
a chance to win something!
Check out the page here:
http://www.gos.org/meetings/2010-spring-reservation.pdf
for registration info and a form to mail in. You can even join GOS at the
meeting, if you are not already a member. Come join us.
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Subject: Vultures migrating, Henderson Park, Dekalb County, 3/9/10From: Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell <lambertsewell AT ATT.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:27:49 -0500 Also, a male Cooper's Hawk has returned to his territory. I've not yet seen the female. The Sharp-shinned Hawk also appeared to be migrating as it took flight just after the vultures passed by and headed north. The Hermit Thrushes have moved on. I haven't seen one here since 2/15/10. Jeff Sewell Georgia Rare Bird Alert Georgia Ornithological Society 770-493-8862 Tucker, DeKalb Co., GA lambertsewell AT att.net ----- Original Message ----- From:Subject: Re: LeConte's Sparrow From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:41:55 -0500 Thanks for the news Alan.
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> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:53:48 -0800
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> Bill Bates and I relocated the LeConte's Sparrow at the Albany Nursery WMA
this morning.
> The bird moved about keeping close to the ground, but we had some very good
views.
> We also saw a Grasshopper Sparrow at the nursery along with Savannah,Vesper
and Field Sparrows.
> I have seen the LeConte's the last three times I have looked for it.
>
> Alan Ashley
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Subject: Sandhills in Cherokee CoFrom: Parrie Pinyan <parriejpinyan AT WINDSTREAM.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:11:43 -0600 About 75 Sandhill Cranes just crossed Hickory Ridge. They were at least twice
as high as those flying last evening. Perfect V--heading WSW--maybe to Hiwassee
Refuge.
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Subject: LeConte's SparrowFrom: Alan Ashley <alanashley42 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:53:48 -0800 Bill Bates and I relocated the LeConte's Sparrow at the Albany Nursery WMA this
morning.
The bird moved about keeping close to the ground, but we had some very good
views.
We also saw a Grasshopper Sparrow at the nursery along with Savannah,Vesper and
Field Sparrows.
I have seen the LeConte's the last three times I have looked for it.
Alan Ashley
Leesburg Ga.
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Subject: Virginia's Warbler updateFrom: john swiderski <swiderskij AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:19:25 -0500 Hi all,
Yes VIWA is still here. With the warmup and many of our trees and shrubs
starting to bud and leaf out there is - as the late Don Cohrs was fond of
saying "there is food up there for the insect eaters."
The warbler was still coming to the nectar feeder occasionally but was much
more active and visible foraging for insects. Fun to watch and to compare its
chip note to those of the Yellow-rumped warblers.
If anyone is thinking of coming this way Thursday, the weather forecast looks
quite stormy and wet that day.
c u - John Swiderski, Valdosta, Lowndes County
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Subject: Cobb Owl Fields - 3/7/10From: JOSHUA SPENCE <spencejoshua AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 01:55:46 -0800 ________________________________
Location: Cobb Owl Fields
Observation date: 3/7/10
Notes: Theresa Spence and I arrived about a quarter before 5pm. We birded about
an hour then met up with seven other birders: Phil Hardy, Myra Hardy, Clive
Rainey, Krista Gridley , Rachel Cass, Lisa Cass, & Mark Cohen. We successfully
viewed three SHORT-EARED OWLS that are now roosting in the tall stubble on the
north/east side of the road.
Number of species: 31
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Northern Harrier 8
Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern) 1
hawk sp. 1
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull 200
Mourning Dove 10
Common Ground-Dove 1
Short-eared Owl 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
American Crow X
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird X
Northern Mockingbird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Pine Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 1
Field Sparrow 10
Vesper Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 5
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 200
Eastern Meadowlark 1
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Subject: South Georgia, 7 & 8 March 2010From: Nathan Farnau <natwan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:24:15 -0500 This weekend, I headed south to check some public properties for early migrants. Areas checked
include the following:
Flint River WMA - Dooly County (FR)
Reed Bingham State Park - Cook and Colquitt Counties (RB)
River Creek WMA - Thomas County (RC)
Lake Seminole, mostly on the south shore - Decatur County (LS)
Elmodel WMA - Baker County (E)
By the way, I'd like to offer a big thanks to the Georgia DNR for providing maps on-line for all of
these Wildlife Management Areas (WMA). What a great resource!
(found at: http://www.georgiawildlife.com/maps/hunting). Keep up the good work.
Highlights:
Wood Duck 4, FR
Ring-necked Duck 1, RB
Lesser Scaup 30, LS (Lake Seminole had strikingly few waterfowl)
Bufflehead 4, LS
Hooded Merganser 5, FR
Double-crested Cormorant 260 LS
Bald Eagle 2 adults, 2 juveniles at LS
Osprey 1 RB, 2 at Lake Seminole were kiting over land + screaming
American Coot 325 LS
Common Moorhen 17 LS
Red-headed Woodpecker 2 FR
Hairy Woodpecker 1 FR
Blue Headed Vireo 2 FR, 1 LS
White-eyed Vireo 1 RB, 1 LS
Purple Martin 6 setting up shop in the boxes at Reed Bingham SP
Marsh Wren 2 LS in the wetland near the dam
Hermit Thrush 1 RC
Orange-crowned Warbler 1, FR
Yellow-throated Warbler, 1 LS
Yellow-rumped warbler 18 FR, 24 LS
Pine Warbler 18 FR, 10 LS
Palm Warbler (Western) 5 LC, 1 FR, 4 RB. I thought it noteworthy that I saw no Easterns anywhere
in the southwest part of the state except at Elmodel WMA.
Palm Warbler (Yellow/Eastern) 34, all at Elmodel
Common Yellowthroat 12 FR, 2 LS, 4 E lots of singing at all locations
Field Sparrow 18 singing constantly at Elmodel
Vesper Sparrow 1 E
White-crowned Sparrow 10 E
Nathan Farnau
East Atlanta (DeKalb County)
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Subject: Fwd: [GABO-L] Cherokee CoFrom: Steve Holzman <steve.holzman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 23:11:10 -0500 Marion and I would like to go on record to say that it wasn't us that sent the reminder. We do think it important to use the full and correct names in your post, but we are not the nit-picking ogres of list management. Well, most of the time anyway. While I have you, don't forget to sign those posts with your full name and location. (I just couldn't resist). Steve Holzman Begin forwarded message: >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Parrie Pinyan"Subject: Sandhill cranes, Purple Finch, Juncos - Lilburn, Gwinnett From: Rick & Sandy <ricknsandy AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:49:59 -0500 Had about 65-70 SANDHILL CRANES over the house today. Heard them first. They
were very high. They then kettled even higher, then formed a 'v', and headed
north. Also had 3 male and 3 female PURPLE FINCH; nothing unusual as we have
had them all season. Had a pair of JUNCOS too. CEDAR WAXWINGS are here too.
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH are much fewer in number today.
Rick & Sandy Krause
Hanarry Estates near Lilburn, Gwinnett County
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Subject: Cherokee CoFrom: Parrie Pinyan <parriejpinyan AT WINDSTREAM.NET> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 18:37:53 -0800 When I saw I had written Kestral instead of Kestrel, I almost sent a
correction; but I thought, Nah...
Then I got a reminder. So to not waste anyone else's time, please read Kestrel
for Kestral.
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Subject: Bachman's Sparrow, Northern Harriers,
Wood Ducks Old Thompson Road (Dougherty) 03-06-2010From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:30:15 -0500 Location: Old Thompson Road (Dougherty)
Observation date: 3/6/10
Observers: Bruce Horn and Wayne Schaffner
Notes: This was a quick drive up the road on the way to Albany Nursery WMA from
Chickasawhatchee WMA.
Highlights 2-Northern Harrier, 10-Wood Duck and 8-Red-headed Woodpecker.
Number of species: 13 (not a complete list)
Wood Duck 10
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Northern Harrier 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 11
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 3
Palm Warbler 25
Eastern Towhee 15
Bachman's Sparrow 1 (singing)
Vesper Sparrow 4
Savannah Sparrow 80
Song SParrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 11
White-throated Sparrow 8
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Tifton, Georgia
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Subject: Penholoway WMA Rusty BlackbirdsFrom: Tim Keyes <Tim.Keyes AT DNR.STATE.GA.US> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:15:54 -0500 GABO -
While working on Penholoway WMA along the Altamaha, I encountered 3 small
flocks of Rusty Blackbirds, totalling about 20 birds. They were mixed with
female Red-winged Blackbirds. Right now this area is only accessible by boat.
Other birds included:
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Barred Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Eastern Phoebe
Tree Swallow
Blue-headed Vireo
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Yellow-throated Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
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Brunswick GA
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Subject: FOTS Little Blue Heron FW: eBird Report - Swamp of Toa
IBA--Albany Nursery WMA , 3/7/10From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:04:15 -0500 Sunday evening just before sunset I ducked into the Nursery to try again for
the LeConte's Sparrow (not located).
I was pleased to observe a flyover Little Blue Heron (FOTS Dougherty County).
It was flying west.
Location: Swamp of Toa IBA--Albany Nursery WMA
Observation date: 3/7/10
Notes: LeConte's Sparrow not located.
Number of species: 1
Little Blue Heron 1
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Subject: Bachman's Sparrow Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA
(Dougherty, Calhoun)From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 20:57:54 -0500 Two lists follow below:
Bruce Horn, Tod Lanier and I birded together for an hour an a half in the
morning.
Bruce and I continued on into late afternoon.
Total species for the day: 48
Photos of BACS(31.475298, -84.361904)and Google Earth image at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44510955 AT N05/sets/72157623445016787/
Location: Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA
Observation date: 3/6/10
7:55 AM-9:30 AM
Observers: Wayne Schaffner, Bruce Horne, Tod Lanier. Bachman's Sparrow was
singing.
Number of species: 42
Wood Duck 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Mourning Dove 2
Common Ground-Dove 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 4
Eastern Phoebe 1
White-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch 7
Carolina Wren 7
House Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Eastern Bluebird 3
Hermit Thrush 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Pine Warbler 5
Palm Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 5
Eastern Towhee 10
Bachman's Sparrow 1
Chipping Sparrow 60
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 8
Northern Cardinal 9
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
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Location: Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA
Observers: Bruce Horn and Wayne Schaffner
Observation date: 3/6/10
9:30 AM-4:30 PM
Number of species: 35
Wood Duck 2
Great Egret 3
Turkey Vulture 7
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Mourning Dove 3
Common Ground-Dove 10
Barred Owl 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 7
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 4
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 14
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown-headed Nuthatch 5
Carolina Wren 10
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 9
Pine Warbler 15
Palm Warbler 15
Common Yellowthroat 5
Eastern Towhee 7
Chipping Sparrow 45
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 17
White-throated Sparrow 8
Northern Cardinal 20
Red-winged Blackbird 3
American Goldfinch 5
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Tifton, Georgia
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Subject: Merlin in SE Cherokee Co.From: Parrie Pinyan <parriejpinyan AT WINDSTREAM.NET> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:35:34 -0800 Pretty certain I saw the SE Cherokee Merlin around five this afternoon when I
went to feed my horse.
I have not seen the usual winter Kestral.
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Subject: South Georgia birding and hospitalityFrom: krista gridley <kgridley AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 20:22:37 -0500 All,
Drove to the Albany Nursery WMA yesterday, and with help from Alan Ashley,
Bruce Horn and Melissa Martin was able to get a couple of great looks at the Le
Conte's Sparrow, a lifer for me.
Then I met up with Phil and Myra Hardy and some others for some great owling -
saw 4 Barn Owls (Rachel, you need to post your photo...) in some abandoned
barns. Then we found 3 Short-eared Owls at the Cobb Owl Fields. Thanks guys for
hauling us around and getting permission to get into all those places!
Krista Gridley
Athens, GA
Clarke County
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Subject: Muscogee CountyFrom: Don L Williams <don AT DLWILLIAMS.NET> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 19:53:12 -0500 My wife and I combined some biking and birding this afternoon after
work at nearby Cooper Creek Park. The highlight of the day for us
was a pair of Northern Shovelers.
Location: Cooper Creek Park (Columbus)
Observation date: 3/8/10
Number of species: 25
Canada Goose X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Ring-necked Duck X
Ruddy Duck X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Great Blue Heron X
Great Egret X
American Coot X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Belted Kingfisher X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Tufted Titmouse X
Carolina Wren X
Eastern Bluebird X
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Pine Warbler X
Eastern Towhee X
Chipping Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Red-winged Blackbird X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Don L & Mary Williams
Muscogee County
Columbus, Ga area
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Subject: LeConte's Sparrow relocated Albany Nursery WMA-Swamp of
Toa IBA
(Dougherty)From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 19:56:57 -0500 Late Saturday afternoon after birding Chickasawhatchee WMA-Swamp of Toa IBA,
Bruce Horn and I stopped at Albany Nursery WMA-Swamp of Toa IBA to try to find
Alan Ashley's LeConte's Sparrow. Bruce spotted it at the first location
reported by Alan (N31.593220, W-84.341861). I posted a Google Earth image of
the location with the barely adequate photos I managed to get on my Flikr page.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44510955 AT N05/sets/72157623445031635/
Bruce returned yesterday morning and relocated a LeConte's Sparrow in the same
location.
Tod Lanier and I tried during lunch today and I tried again this evening with
no success.
Wayne Schaffner
Tifton, Georgia
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