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20 Nov Joe Kurz WMA banding still great [Charlie ] 20 Nov 11/19/09 - Redheads - Columbus [Annie Lindsay Crary ] 20 Nov Centennial Olympic Park, 11-20-09 [Nathan Farnau ] 20 Nov Johnson Ferry Unit [Chris Lambrecht ] 20 Nov Yellow-throated Warbler at Carter's Lake 11/19/09 (Max Medley) [Ken Blankenship ] 19 Nov Lake Loretta (Albany) [Wayne Schaffner ] 19 Nov Night Lights and bird-friendly cities [Nate Dias ] 19 Nov LeConte's Sparrow, Nash Farm, Henry Co., 11/19/09 [Jeff Sewell and Carol Lambert ] 19 Nov Centennial Olympic Park, 11-19-09 [Nathan Farnau ] 19 Nov City lights [Robert Sattelmeyer ] 19 Nov COP and Night Lights [Ted Theus ] 19 Nov Theatre in the 'Hood [Mark Davis ] 19 Nov gray catbird.....19 Nov 09, Lithia Springs, GA [Dan Furbish ] 19 Nov Re: COP and Night Lights [Liz Horsey ] 19 Nov Re: COP and Night Lights [Tim Keyes ] 19 Nov that is, LEUCISTIC [Adam Smith ] 19 Nov leucisitic junco [Adam Smith ] 19 Nov Cedar Waxwings in Cherokee Co [Parrie Pinyan ] 19 Nov Re: COP and Night Lights [Robert McDonough ] 19 Nov Southeastern Birding Lists [Steve Holzman ] 19 Nov Atlanta Audubon meeting Thursday Nov 19 ( corrected date ) [Vicki Williams ] 19 Nov Atlanta Audubon meeting Thursday Nov 18 [Vicki Williams ] 19 Nov Re: COP and Night Lights [Helen Fosgate ] 18 Nov COP and Night Lights [Patty McLean ] 18 Nov Cedar Waxwings in Cherokee Co [Parrie Pinyan ] 18 Nov cranes [Vicki DeLoach ] 18 Nov Centennial Olympic Park, 11-18-09 [Nathan Farnau ] 18 Nov Lake Loretta (Albany) ducks [Wayne Schaffner ] 18 Nov Athens waterbirds amendment [Richard Hall ] 18 Nov waterbirds around Athens [Richard Hall ] 17 Nov Waxwings in the 'Hood [Mark Davis ] 17 Nov Behavior ID help [Nancy Powella ] 17 Nov Albany Riverfront Greenway Trail [Wayne Schaffner ] 17 Nov Fw: eBird Report - Clayton County Water Authority , 11/17/09 [Carol Lambert ] 17 Nov COP [Gene Koziara ] 17 Nov Plan to attend December field trips offered by the Atlanta Audubon Society [] 17 Nov Centennial Olympic Park, 11-17-09 [Nathan Farnau ] 17 Nov Atlanta Audubon Society walk Saturday at Cochran Shoals [] 17 Nov Coast Report 11-16-09 [Nathan Farnau ] 16 Nov Reed Bingham Sate Park - lots of Hermit Thrushes [Wayne Schaffner ] 16 Nov Revised Ruby-throated Hummingbird Post [William Strickland ] 16 Nov Re: Altamaha WMA [Tim Keyes ] 16 Nov ebird hotspots [Joel McNeal ] 16 Nov A Pumpkin-Head Slam and Other Coastal Highlights - Nov 12-15 [Patty McLean ] 16 Nov Sweetwater Ck St Pk lake [Vicki Williams ] 16 Nov Re: Dwindling warblers at COP [Robert McDonough ] 16 Nov Weekend Birding 11.14-11.15 [Rachel Cass ] 16 Nov COP warblers Rose-breasted grosbeak etc [Leslie Curran ] 16 Nov Dwindling warblers at COP [Liz Horsey ] 16 Nov RFI-whippoorwill today? [Liz Horsey ] 16 Nov AAS Dawson Forest Field Trip [Georgann Schmalz ] 16 Nov Caveats Re: Altamaha WMA management [Nate Dias ] 15 Nov Georgia RBA 11/14/09 [Lois Stacey ] 15 Nov Coast Report 11-15-09 [Nathan Farnau ] 15 Nov Re: COP on Sunday, November 15 [David Kuechenmeister ] 15 Nov COP birds and photos [Richard Williams ] 15 Nov COP, 15 Nov [Stephen Barlow ] 15 Nov COP Whip [Gus Kaufman ] 15 Nov Tybee North Beach 11/15/09 [Diana Churchill ] 15 Nov Juncos [Clifford Gibbons ] 15 Nov Altamaha WMA [Mike Chapman ] 15 Nov COP on Sunday, November 15 [Bill & Condit Lotz ] 15 Nov Re: FOTS - backyard YBS [Janelle Kovner ] 15 Nov Arkansas Vacation [Steve Slayton ] 15 Nov FOTS - backyard YBS [Janelle Kovner ] 15 Nov Loggerhead Shrike-Bartow Co [Pam Potter ] 15 Nov nightjar, Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta, 11/15/09 [Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell ] 15 Nov Re: Fwd: eBird Report - Centennial Olympic Park , 11/14/09 Whip-poor-will [Darlene Moore ] 14 Nov Centennial Olympic Park, 11-14-09 [Nathan Farnau ] 14 Nov Re: More detail in directions and images of Chucks-will-widow in Centennial Olympic Park, 11/14 [Robert McDonough ] 14 Nov Common Goldeneye, Carrollton ["James F. Flynn Jr." ] 14 Nov Fwd: eBird Report - Centennial Olympic Park , 11/14/09 Whip-poor-will [Allison & Johnnie Greene ] 14 Nov RFI banded Great Egrets [Charlie ] 14 Nov backyard birds [Ilene Schroeder ] 14 Nov Chattahoochee Nature Center birds ["nuthatch3 AT aol.com" ] 14 Nov Re: More detail in directions and images of Chucks-will-widow in Centennial Olympic Park, 11/14 [Allison & Johnnie Greene ] Subject: Joe Kurz WMA banding still great From: Charlie <cmmbirds AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:50:14 -0800 Hi folks,
We very nearly had another 100-birds-banded day at Joe Kurz. In addition to
banding 4 more Vesper Sparrows, we crushed our previous record for Savannah
Sparrows at this site.
Location: Joe Kurz WMA, Meriwether County
Observation date: 11/20/09
Notes: We are catching so many more birds than last year - particularly
Savannah Sparrows - that I can't help but think the hard work we've put into
habitat management is already paying off.
Joe Kurz WMA is a Georgia Important Bird Area (IBA). For more information on
IBAs please see:
http://www.atlantaaudubon.org/iba/index.htm
Neither site is funded - we are volunteers who work on donations, with help
from some small grants.
Funding is assisted by a grant from Georgia Ornithological Society. An
additional GOS grant is helping to restore native plants to the area.
Cheers,
Charlie Muise
Georgia IBA Coordinator
Number of species: 38
Wild Turkey 1
Great Blue Heron 2 At Flat Shoals.
Black Vulture 10
Turkey Vulture 10
Bald Eagle 1 At Flat Shoals
Northern Harrier 1 "brown" bird, either female or immature.
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
American Kestrel 1
Common Ground-Dove 4 Great to see these guys here. But nor Mourning?
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 4
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Banded one
Eastern Bluebird 5
American Robin 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Pine Warbler 4 Banded one, Recaptured another.
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 300 Banded 50 and recaptured 2 from previous days. This is the
most I've ever seen here.
Field Sparrow 30 Badned 3 and recaptured 2. They actually seem to be down from
previous days.
Vesper Sparrow 5 Banded 4 more. I have only seen one in the field, yet banded
8. Not sure how many there are...
Savannah Sparrow 100 Banded 23, which is a record at this site.
Song Sparrow 60 Banded 10.
White-throated Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
American Goldfinch 4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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Subject: 11/19/09 - Redheads - ColumbusFrom: Annie Lindsay Crary <andrealindsay AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:25:37 -0500 I took my dogs for a walk at COOPER CREEK PARK in Columbus yesterday. There
were 2 Redheads (a male and a female) among some Ring-necked Ducks. There might
have been more, but two non-birdwatching dogs were tugging me in opposite
directions and it was impossible to hold my binoculars still!
No other noteworthy birds, but there were almost 40 Great Egrets, which seemed
like a pretty high count.
Annie Crary
Columbus, GA/Phenix City, AL
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Subject: Centennial Olympic Park, 11-20-09From: Nathan Farnau <natwan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:35:38 -0500 The leaves are coming off of the trees quickly near the "Billy" Payne
statue. Coniciding with this change, it seems the birds are spending less
time in that zone. Most of the birds I've been seeing in the last few
days are near the "Quilt of Origins" area, and down in the last set of
hedges and maples before you reach Baker Street. Didn't see any Yellow-
rumped Warblers today (after yesterday's COP fall debut for that species).
Here's today's list:
Eastern Phoebe 1
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
Tennessee Warbler 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2 juv
American Redstart 2f
Common Yellowthroat 1f
Hooded Warbler 1m
Northern Cardinal 2
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Nathan Farnau
East Atlanta (DeKalb County)
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Subject: Johnson Ferry UnitFrom: Chris Lambrecht <chrisl AT INTELLMKT.COM> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:24:09 -0500 Birded for an hour+ in the late afternoon yesterday at the recently reopened
Johnson Ferry Unit. All of the usual species, plus one treat: heard both
Great Horned and Barred Owls calling from deep within the unit upriver.
It's the first time I've heard both species of owl at the same time here
after thirteen years of visiting regularly.
If you go, wear your mud boots.
Chris Lambrecht
Sandy Springs
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Subject: Yellow-throated Warbler at Carter's Lake 11/19/09 (Max
Medley)From: Ken Blankenship <kenhblankenship AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:10:21 -0500 I got a call from Max Medley last night. Yesterday 11/19/09 he observed a
very late YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER at the Carter's Lake Re-regulation Lake
area, off Powerhouse Rd. He said it was much lower than most encounters
with this species, and that he could clearly discern that there was no
yellow in the lores. This led him to feel confident that it was
an "albilora" type individual.
Ken Blankenship
Marietta, GA (Cobb County)
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Subject: Lake Loretta (Albany)From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:06:33 -0500 Location: Lake Loretta (Albany)
Observation date: 11/19/09
7:45 AM
Number of species: 7
Ring-necked Duck 19
Ruddy Duck 2
Pied-billed Grebe 8
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Anhinga 1
Osprey 1
American Coot 40
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Wayne Schaffner
Tifton, Georgia
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Subject: Night Lights and bird-friendly citiesFrom: Nate Dias <offshorebirder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:37:21 -0800 In addition to the Int. Dark Sky Association, which Robert was good enough to mention, another OUTSTANDING organization that works on the issue of light pollution is the Fatal Light Awareness Program. http://www.flap.org/flap_home.htm They work the issue on behalf of birds, but light pollution can harm all sorts of wildlife - moths, other insects, bats, sea turtles, salamanders, tree frogs, and more. I urge people to check out their website (and donate to them if you can). I cannot say enough good things about FLAP. If Atlanta Audubon or GOS were to get in touch with folks at FLAP, I bet they would be a big help in efforts at reducing light pollution in the Atlanta. If folks want to work to reduce light pollution, please also consider the following tools: - down-pointing light designs (especially street lights) that are shielded or hooded to not let light escape skyward. Here in South Carolina, residents or businesses can call SCE&G to get hoods installed on their street lights for free. Not sure if Georgia Power will do this, but it's worth inquiring about. - LED lights. LED-based lights use much less power, last longer and are more durable, and disperse far less light than incandescents/halogen/etc. The up-front cost is higher, but they eventually pay for themselves from energy savings. With LED lights, you can still light the ground or sidewalks with the directional beam, but observers standing to the side of the beam's angle mostly cannot see the light. This lets migrating birds avoid the "light cone" (as opposed to omnidirectional lights that also blaze skywards) to move on and not get trapped in a light field... - Color of light matters. Studies have found that blue decorative lighting on tall objects confuse migrating birds less than red, yellow or white lights. - lighting policies that reduce outdoor lighting during bird+bat+moth migration season. - using motion-sensors to temporarily activate security lights, instead of bright lights blazing all night long like "Fort Knox." - most importantly: a general reduction in outdoor lighting. Maybe one day Atlanta can be as 'enlightened' as Toronto, which passed an ordinance on "Prevention of Needless Deaths of Thousands of Migratory Birds". Part of the ordinance calls for all new buildings in the City of Toronto to incorporate bird-friendly designs. The design guidelines address light pollution, glass-caused bird collisions, policy changes like cleaning buildings by day versus at night, and more. http://www.toronto.ca/lightsout/pdf/development_guidelines.pdf Nathan Dias - Charleston, SC Subject: Re: COP and Night Lights From: Robert McDonoughSubject: LeConte's Sparrow, Nash Farm, Henry Co., 11/19/09 From: Jeff Sewell and Carol Lambert <lambertsewell AT ATT.NET> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:33:07 +0000 Saw 2 and heard one this morning in the little drained pond on the main road
thru the property.
More later.
Jeff Sewell
Hugh Garrett
DeKalb County
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Subject: Centennial Olympic Park, 11-19-09From: Nathan Farnau <natwan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:57:48 -0500 Today's list from COP:
Eastern Phoebe 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER 2, finally they make an appearance
Bay-breasted Warbler 1, seen a ways NW of normal haunt, along Baker.
Black-and-white Warbler 2 juv
Ovenbird 1
American Redstart 2f
Hooded Warbler 1f
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 6
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Nathan Farnau
East Atlanta (DeKalb County)
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Subject: City lightsFrom: Robert Sattelmeyer <ENGRDS AT LANGATE.GSU.EDU> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:52:57 -0500 As one who birds downtown (esp. Woodruff Park) and who was a volunteer on the
bird strike study that Tim Keyes mentioned earlier, I would be happy to be
involved in efforts to mitigate the light problem. I work at GSU and could
certainly serve as liaison for getting the university's participation. We have
a number of problematic buildings.
Bob Sattelmeyer
Atlanta
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Georgia State University
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Subject: COP and Night LightsFrom: Ted Theus <VTT AT PSSTF.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:37:45 -0500 As a member of GOS, I would very much like to see our organization get
behind this issue-----some great suggestions have been posted today.
Since other large cities have made changes to curb night lighting, there
is no reason why it cannot be promoted in Atlanta as well. It appears
as though changes at even a few key buildings could dramatically reduce
the number of bird kills.
Ted Theus
Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker, & Ford, P.C.
Synovus Centre
1111 Bay Avenue, 3rd Floor
Columbus, GA 31901
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Subject: Theatre in the 'HoodFrom: Mark Davis <msdavismd AT AOL.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:08:17 -0500 Hi All,
November 19, 2009 10:00 am 45 degrees F Sunny
It seemed unusually quiet on my first pass down Swathmore this
morning. The reason became apparent when the Cooper's hawk sailed over
my head. Several hundred Grackles suddenly erupted out of the crown of
a nearby tall Tulip poplar. The percussive sound of their collective
wings was the only sound, quickly fading as the Coop chased them
around the corner and out of sight. Then unexpectedly, after a ten
second delay, a wall of seeds from where the Grackles had been perched
descended to the ground in front of me, twirling like miniature
helicopters, a shimmering golden curtain to end the show.
Good birding in your 'hood,
Mark Davis
Atlanta, Fulton County
Georgia
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Subject: gray catbird.....19 Nov 09, Lithia Springs, GAFrom: Dan Furbish <peterbilt.birder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:57:47 -0800 A mixed flock of 9 Dark eyed Junco (slate-colored), 5 Brown-headed
Nuthatch (!), 4 Carolina chickadees, 7 White-throated sparrows, 4 Northern
mockingbirds, 2 Carolina wren and a GRAY CATBIRD were all squacking
at the Kudzu thicket in Lithia Springs, GA...I wondered if it was a snake ?
41+Turkey vultures streaming south, no SACR yet : (
I'll post these to eBird soon.
What a gorgeous day 70 deg f, clear skies, full sun......nice.
Dan Furbish
Truckin' thru 5 southern states in a big rig.
peterbilt.birder AT yahoo.com
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Subject: Re: COP and Night LightsFrom: Liz Horsey <erhorsey AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:19:40 +0000 I'm not so impressed with some of the state leadership on conservation issues. (That does NOT include wildlife biologists and their cohorts.) It might be a better strategy in Atlanta to connect with mayoral candidates who think they just might get conservation votes in the upcoming election. Just to make this a bird post, I have a post-strike bird in my freezer (woodcock) which is overdue for removal but is going out this weekend. I picked it up on a Sunday morning in February of this year. Liz Horsey erhorsey AT comcast.net NW Atlanta, Fulton Co. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Keyes"Subject: Re: COP and Night Lights From: Tim Keyes <Tim.Keyes AT DNR.STATE.GA.US> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:56:34 -0500 GABO - I am about to submit a manuscript from a study I helped Lee Sexton run several years back. We monitored 50 buildings in Atlanta from August through October for bird collisions (thanks all the Atlanta birder volunteers who helped!!), finding close to 500 dead birds. Our conclusions are that a lights out program would decrease, though not eliminate bird strikes in ATL. We had evidence of both day and night strikes. (We had a huge number of hummingbirds, which are diurnal migrants, and haven't been found in many other cities). Every building had some bird mortality associated with it, though a few buildings had the lions share. My initial thoughts were to target those buildings with characteristics making them most dangerous, characteristics (highly reflective glass, vegetation within 10 meters of base, significant lighting at night, interior facing glass corners) and pursuing that way. I had discussed this option with a new group out of UGA and NWF (Atlanta Flyway Cities Coalition - specifically working on urban bird conservation issues http://nwfaffiliates.org/ht/display/ArticleDetails/i/25878/pid/176 ) trying to work on urban bird conservation in the metro area, but since moving to the coast I have dropped out of those discussions. This group may still be a good focal group to take on a project like this, especially with NWF focus on addressing global warming. If some form of "Lights Out" program occurs it would be great to set up a careful before/after study as most evidence from other lights out programs is pretty haphazard. Tim Keyes Brunswick GA >>> Robert McDonoughSubject: that is, LEUCISTIC From: Adam Smith <asmith AT PERPETUALMACHINE.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:36:33 -0500 SORRY for the typo...
19 Nov'09
Whitfield Co., Ga
This morning, a partial LEUCISTIC DARK-EYED JUNCO was present along the Pinhoti
Trial at Dug Gap. The bird had extensive white on head, back and wings. It
really stood out amongst the numerous other juncos in the flock. I may go back
and attempt to photograph, as it was fairly easy to follow and re-locate along
the edge of the road/trail.
Also, a gray catbird (seems late?) was present yesterday at the Harris Rd area
at the base of the ridge.
Adam Smith
Dalton
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Subject: leucisitic juncoFrom: Adam Smith <asmith AT PERPETUALMACHINE.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:30:28 -0500 19 Nov'09
Whitfield Co., Ga
This morning, a partial leucistic dark-eyed junco was present along the Pinhoti
Trial at Dug Gap. The bird had extensive white on head, back and wings. It
really stood out amongst the numerous other juncos in the flock. I may go back
and attempt to photograph, as it was fairly easy to follow and re-locate along
the edge of the road/trail.
Also, a gray catbird (seems late?) was present yesterday at the Harris Rd area
at the base of the ridge.
Adam Smith
Dalton
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Subject: Cedar Waxwings in Cherokee CoFrom: Parrie Pinyan <parriejpinyan AT WINDSTREAM.NET> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:47:51 -0500 As expected the 30 + Cedar Waxwings were chowing down on the privet berries
this morning and staging in the large oak trees beside the road.
An aside, apparently the invasives provide food for the adult birds, but
when nesting times come, the birds have trouble finding insect food for the
hatched babies, food which the hatchling need to survive. Apparently the
hatchlings cannot eat seeds; and the food they require, plant eating
insects, cannot survive on invasives.
The book, Bring Nature Home, by Douglas W. Tallamy, is a fascinating read,
especially for those who love birds and butterflies.
Parrie Pinyan
Cherokee County
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Subject: Re: COP and Night LightsFrom: Robert McDonough <mcdonough_rob AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:39:39 -0500 For anyone interested in pursuing a reduced lighting campaign to preserve
energy, the night sky, and a more wholesome and natural environment for
birds and man there is an organization to which I belong called the
International Dark Sky Association (www.darksky.org). They are the group
that started the first truly successful campaign in Arizona years ago and
are pretty much the go-to people for this kind of effort.
Rob McDonough
Mcdonough_rob AT yahoo.com
Midtown Atlanta
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From: Georgia Birders Online [mailto:GABO-L AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Helen Fosgate
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:19 AM
To: GABO-L AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: [GABO-L] COP and Night Lights
Perhaps a "Lights Off Atlanta" pr campaign would bring attention to this
issue -- and save energy. It could be a cooperative campaign with buy-in
from UGA, Georgia DNR and the Gov's office.
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From: Georgia Birders Online [mailto:GABO-L AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Patty McLean
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:22 PM
To: GABO-L AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: [GABO-L] COP and Night Lights
Dear GABOers,
I don't know if folks read my previous email about this but I have a new
experience to share. I'm curious if anyone has been to Centennial Olympic
Park in downtown Atlanta at night recently. I went there Sunday evening
about an hour or so after sunset to look for the Whip, which was not to be
found! The park is quite lovely at night with lights strung on every tree,
busy streets, musical sounds, and a beautiful and well-lit skyline. I
noticed that, even with the large open sky overhead, it was difficult to
see the stars because of the light pollution. In fact, I could only clearly
see one star (which looked like a planet) and found the city and building
lights to be distracting and disorienting as I looked toward the sky. I can
only imagine what it's like for our feathered friends, and I encourage you
to try it too. While I was only there for about 30 minutes, this
experience further persuaded me that light pollution is probably linked to
their delayed departure, which would explain why we're still seeing some of
them so far past their 'normal' departure dates. I would encourage folks to
go there and witness what it's like to see lights of all sizes and
brightness from every direction except above. It's an odd and unsettling
feeling if you're looking for certain star combinations to guide your way.
Perhaps GOS or others could study this phenomenon further. If light
pollution is indeed creating a problem, there's a reasonably simple
solution: a LIGHTS OUT program during migration. Other cities that have
taken this action include Chicago, Toronto, Houston, Minneapolis/St. Paul,
Indianapolis and Boston. Arizona took action as early as 1989 and Minnesota
has taken similar action. Why not Atlanta? It could be a win-win for the
birds and the electric bill, with all non-essential lights out or
significantly dimmed at night during spring and fall migration. Because we
all find such delight in our feathered friends, I know we all want to
ensure their safe passage.
Thanks for listening.
Patty McLean
Tucker GA
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Subject: Southeastern Birding ListsFrom: Steve Holzman <steve.holzman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:39:18 -0500 I was asked to forward a message about a Florida pelagic trip, but
instead I'll take this time to plug a website that compiles all the
southeastern birding listservs (except TN - no permission from the
listowners yet).
http://www.sialia.com/s/selists.pl
If Jump to yesterday you can read the post about the Florida pelagic trip.
If you look at today's posts you'll see that there's a Say's Phoebe in
Minneola, FL
It's a great way to see what's happening bird-wise in the Southeast.
BTW, Duck Stamps make GREAT stocking stuffers. Delivery before the
holidays is GUARANTEED! (unless of course you order your stamp on
12/24)
http://www.gos.org/duckstamp/duckstamp.htm
Once again, thanks for your indulgence
Steve Holzman, North High Shoals, GA (Oconee county)
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Subject: Atlanta Audubon meeting Thursday Nov 19 ( corrected date
)From: Vicki Williams <72064.1017 AT COMPUSERVE.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:11:20 -0500 Correction to date
The upcoming Atlanta Audubon meeting is Thursday Nov 19
bird content
We had a pair of crows yesterday that were sitting on a limb and each
took turns preening each other.
Very social behavior. I don't recall seeing that before.
Victor Williams
Marietta ( Due West )
Cobb County
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Subject: Atlanta Audubon meeting Thursday Nov 18From: Vicki Williams <72064.1017 AT COMPUSERVE.COM> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:29 -0500
Atlanta Audubon Society's Speaker Series are open to the public and
visitors are cordially welcomed. The meetings feature special guest
speakers on a range of birding, nature, and environmental topics, often
including slide presentations. Please join us!
New Take Policies for Bald Eagles and Peregrine Falcons
Where do we go from here?
Both the Bald Eagle and the Peregrine Falcon have stared directly into
the face of possible extinction.
Please join Jim Ozier, a wildlife biologist and program manager with
the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Nongame Conservation
Section for an explanation of how Georgia wildlife will be affected by
the two new policies recently published by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service regarding the taking of these two species.
Thursday, November 19, 7:30 to 9:00 PM
AAS Offices at Blue Heron Nature Preserve
4055 Roswell Road, Atlanta, GA 30342
(across the street from Pike Family Nurseries)
details here
http://atlantaaudubon.org/aaswww/programs/programs.htm
Victor Williams
Marietta ( Due West) Ga
Cobb County
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Subject: Re: COP and Night LightsFrom: Helen Fosgate <hfosgate AT UGA.EDU> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:19:22 -0500 Perhaps a "Lights Off Atlanta" pr campaign would bring attention to this issue
-- and save energy. It could be a cooperative campaign with buy-in from UGA,
Georgia DNR and the Gov's office.
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Subject: [GABO-L] COP and Night Lights
Dear GABOers,
I don't know if folks read my previous email about this but I have a new
experience to share. I'm curious if anyone has been to Centennial Olympic
Park in downtown Atlanta at night recently. I went there Sunday evening
about an hour or so after sunset to look for the Whip, which was not to be
found! The park is quite lovely at night with lights strung on every tree,
busy streets, musical sounds, and a beautiful and well-lit skyline. I
noticed that, even with the large open sky overhead, it was difficult to
see the stars because of the light pollution. In fact, I could only clearly
see one star (which looked like a planet) and found the city and building
lights to be distracting and disorienting as I looked toward the sky. I can
only imagine what it's like for our feathered friends, and I encourage you
to try it too. While I was only there for about 30 minutes, this
experience further persuaded me that light pollution is probably linked to
their delayed departure, which would explain why we're still seeing some of
them so far past their 'normal' departure dates. I would encourage folks to
go there and witness what it's like to see lights of all sizes and
brightness from every direction except above. It's an odd and unsettling
feeling if you're looking for certain star combinations to guide your way.
Perhaps GOS or others could study this phenomenon further. If light
pollution is indeed creating a problem, there's a reasonably simple
solution: a LIGHTS OUT program during migration. Other cities that have
taken this action include Chicago, Toronto, Houston, Minneapolis/St. Paul,
Indianapolis and Boston. Arizona took action as early as 1989 and Minnesota
has taken similar action. Why not Atlanta? It could be a win-win for the
birds and the electric bill, with all non-essential lights out or
significantly dimmed at night during spring and fall migration. Because we
all find such delight in our feathered friends, I know we all want to
ensure their safe passage.
Thanks for listening.
Patty McLean
Tucker GA
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Subject: COP and Night LightsFrom: Patty McLean <plm108 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:21:55 -0500 Dear GABOers,
I don't know if folks read my previous email about this but I have a new
experience to share. I'm curious if anyone has been to Centennial Olympic
Park in downtown Atlanta at night recently. I went there Sunday evening
about an hour or so after sunset to look for the Whip, which was not to be
found! The park is quite lovely at night with lights strung on every tree,
busy streets, musical sounds, and a beautiful and well-lit skyline. I
noticed that, even with the large open sky overhead, it was difficult to
see the stars because of the light pollution. In fact, I could only clearly
see one star (which looked like a planet) and found the city and building
lights to be distracting and disorienting as I looked toward the sky. I can
only imagine what it's like for our feathered friends, and I encourage you
to try it too. While I was only there for about 30 minutes, this
experience further persuaded me that light pollution is probably linked to
their delayed departure, which would explain why we're still seeing some of
them so far past their 'normal' departure dates. I would encourage folks to
go there and witness what it's like to see lights of all sizes and
brightness from every direction except above. It's an odd and unsettling
feeling if you're looking for certain star combinations to guide your way.
Perhaps GOS or others could study this phenomenon further. If light
pollution is indeed creating a problem, there's a reasonably simple
solution: a LIGHTS OUT program during migration. Other cities that have
taken this action include Chicago, Toronto, Houston, Minneapolis/St. Paul,
Indianapolis and Boston. Arizona took action as early as 1989 and Minnesota
has taken similar action. Why not Atlanta? It could be a win-win for the
birds and the electric bill, with all non-essential lights out or
significantly dimmed at night during spring and fall migration. Because we
all find such delight in our feathered friends, I know we all want to
ensure their safe passage.
Thanks for listening.
Patty McLean
Tucker GA
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Subject: Cedar Waxwings in Cherokee CoFrom: Parrie Pinyan <parriejpinyan AT WINDSTREAM.NET> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:48:31 -0600 There were 30+ Cedar Waxwings in some large oaks near Pinyan Lane. I could not
get an accurate count because of the constant movement and the leaves still
dangling from the trees.
The "masked bandits" were probably scarfing (from the hopefully soon to be
eradicated invasive massive shrubs) privet berries.
Good birding Y'all.
Parrie Pinyan
SE of Canton
Cherokee County
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Subject: cranesFrom: Vicki DeLoach <VLDELOACH AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:43:23 EST Harry saw about 100 Sandhill Cranes over I-575 / Bells Ferry AT 2:20pm
today.
Vicki & Harry DeLoach
Cherokee Co.
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Subject: Centennial Olympic Park, 11-18-09From: Nathan Farnau <natwan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:41:06 -0500 Gray and cool today at COP. Luckily, it was dry, which made finding birds
at little easier.
Everybody was active today. . . lots of tree to tree movement,
vocalization, frenetic. . . All this lead to a pretty good list:
Eastern Phoebe 1
Gray Catbird 2, together near Baker & COP Drive
Northern Mockingbird 2
Tennessee Warbler 3, a solid three
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 2, together in the same tree
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2 juv
American Redstart 2f
Common Yellowthroat 1f
Hooded Warbler 1m, 1f
Northern Cardinal 2
Eastern Towhee 1m
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco 2
House Finch 2
Nathan Farnau
East Atlanta (DeKalb County)
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Subject: Lake Loretta (Albany) ducksFrom: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:01:28 -0500 Location: Lake Loretta (Albany)
Observation date: 11/18/09
Notes: Just a quick look-see for ducks this morning on the way to work.
Number of species: 2
Lesser Scaup 2
Ruddy Duck 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Wayne Schaffner
Tifton, Georgia
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Subject: Athens waterbirds amendmentFrom: Richard Hall <dr.richard.hall AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:38:34 -0500 The eBird report in the previous message was from Bear Creek Reservoir, not
Lake Herrick.
Richard Hall
Athens GA
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Subject: waterbirds around AthensFrom: Richard Hall <dr.richard.hall AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:34:44 -0500 This morning, Mitchell Jarrett and I hit Lake Herrick at dawn to find a
splendid drake HOODED MERGANSER at Lake Herrick. Next up was Lake Herrick
where we had a good variety of ducks - see eBird report below. Finally, we
zipped through Lake Chapman. No sign of yesterday's wigeon but a raft of 44
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS and a single RING-BILLED GULL were noteworthy.
Richard Hall
Athens GA
Location: Bear Creek Reservoir
Observation date: 11/18/09
Number of species: 19
Mallard 5
Ring-necked Duck 1
Lesser Scaup 5
Bufflehead 1
Hooded Merganser 1
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Ruddy Duck 2
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Double-crested Cormorant 15
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 5
Turkey Vulture 2
American Coot 20
gull sp. 2
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 4
Common Grackle 30
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Subject: Waxwings in the 'HoodFrom: Mark Davis <msdavismd AT AOL.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:27:25 -0500 Hi All,
Cedar waxwings arrived this week. You're just not playing with a full
deck of common winter birds without the Waxwings! They were a
beautiful sight today from 15 feet away, lit by the morning sun.
Swarms of Waxwings and American Robins were inhaling Dogwood fruit.
Counterintuitively, Waxwings are able to swallow the fruit more easily
than the larger robins. A Yellow bellied sapsucker, apparently not
wanting to miss anything, came in and teetering precariously and
comically on a thin branch, eventually captured a single fruit. Now
what??? It flew to a tree trunk where it could place the prize in a
crevice and attack it. It did not return for seconds; too much trouble
and not enough reward, I guess.
Good birding in your 'hood!
Mark Davis
Atlanta, Fulton County
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Subject: Behavior ID helpFrom: Nancy Powella <npowella AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:08:11 -0500 Last night at about 1:00 AM I was lying in my driveway to watch the meteor
shower. I was startled to hear a large bird approach, swoop over about 5
feet above me and fly away. It gave me quite a scare and then I was left to
ponder what it was. It was the size of a hawk, so I assumed it must be an
owl, but two things made me wonder if it could have been anything else.
First of all, I HEARD its wings beating and thought owls were much quieter
than that. I also never heard any owls calling at all. Don't suggest a
bat - bats I know and this bird was much larger than any bat. Any thoughts?
Nancy Powella
Lilburn, Gwinnett County
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Subject: Albany Riverfront Greenway TrailFrom: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:55:13 -0500 Location: Albany Riverfront Greenway Trail
Observation date: 11/17/09
Observers: Wayne Schaffner and Tod Lanier
Notes:
We birded the north end of the Greenway Trail for less than
half an hour in the early afternoon. We birded in the vicinity
of the sinkhole overlook at the parking area and some sparrow habitat
near the power transmission line cut near the parking area.
The trail is showing some nice southwest Georgia fall color.
I thought I heard a Blue-headed Vireo scolding but I was only
able to locate a White-eyed Vireo.
Number of species: 13
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
White-eyed Vireo 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 3
House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Hermit Thrush 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 7
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Wayne Schaffner
Tifton, Georgia
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Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Clayton County Water Authority ,
11/17/09From: Carol Lambert <CLambert AT CCWA1.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:04:14 -0500 Carol Lambert
Newman Wetlands Center, Clayton County Water Authority
2755 Freeman Road, Hampton, GA 30228
770-603-5603 office
clambert AT ccwa.us
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Date:
11/17/2009 03:58 PM
Subject:
eBird Report - Clayton County Water Authority , 11/17/09
Location: Clayton County Water Authority
Observation date: 11/17/09
Notes: Sites: Wetlands Center, Huie ponds, Blalock/Shamrock
reservoirs, treatment wetlands sites (3). Water levels at Huie still very
high.
Number of species: 61
Canada Goose 50
Wood Duck 2
Gadwall 187
Mallard 50
Northern Shoveler 21
Green-winged Teal (American) 26
Ring-necked Duck 127
Hooded Merganser 13
Ruddy Duck 7
Pied-billed Grebe 33
Double-crested Cormorant 85
Great Blue Heron 11
Great Egret 3
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern) 4
American Kestrel 2
Sora 1
Common Moorhen 47
American Coot 134
Killdeer 8
Mourning Dove 15
Belted Kingfisher 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 5
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 10
Carolina Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 10
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 6
Northern Mockingbird 6
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 40
American Pipit 1
Pine Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 3
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 33
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 12
White-throated Sparrow 8
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 250
Eastern Meadowlark 7
Common Grackle 11
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 2
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Subject: COPFrom: Gene Koziara <gene.koziara AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:42:53 -0800 Hi all,
Herb Wollner and I met up early this AM at COP and birded for about 3 hours
until 1100. It was much more difficult then my experience Saturday but we
managed 6 warblers;some differences from what Nathan later found. We also
stumbled upon a confusing raptor. Merlin? See photo link. Today was not a good
day for photos so the quality is not the best. Posted only suspected
orange-crowned and suspected Merlin photos to flickr.
magnolia
female common yellowthroat
redstart-immature
black-and-white- female
orange-crowned
palm (western)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/genekdr/4112083347/
Gene Koziara
Kennesaw
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Subject: Plan to attend December field trips offered by the
Atlanta
Audubon SocietyFrom: stancha AT AOL.COM Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:37:13 -0500 Greetings birders,
The Atlanta Audubon Society will be hosting several more weekend field
trips in December. Saturday, December 5 provides a choice of trips:
one is the monthly walk at Piedmont Park in midtown Atlanta, meeting at
8 AM and led by Matt Ward. Matt has led many trips at the park and is
very familiar with its birds. Supervised children, families, and
beginners are welcome at all Atlanta Audubon Society field trips, but
might find this one to be particularly good, as extra binoculars are
available for those without them, and the walk is fairly short in
duration and is not generally strenuous.
For those who wish to venture away from the city, Saturday, December 5
also will include a walking and driving field trip in the Carter's Lake
area in Murray County, meeting at 8 AM. Several areas will be visited.
Target birds will include the red-breasted merganser, bald eagle,
common loon, winter wren, and many sparrows, raptors and waterfowl.
The leaders are veteran birders Sandy Pangle and Joshua Spence, both of
whom have posted excellent finds from this area over the years.
Master birder Stacy Zarpentine will lead a walk from the Chattahoochee
Nature Center in Roswell on Saturday, December 12, also starting at 8
AM. This walk along the Chattahoochee River might include kingishers,
herons and waterfowl along the river, as well as raptors, kinglets,
waxwings, sparrows and wrens, among other species.
On Sunday, December 13, veteran birders Owen Kinney and Marion Dobbs
are teaming up to lead a walk in the Rome area, including Berry College
and Garden Lakes, starting also at 8 AM. Target birds include harriers
and kestrels, many types of waterfowl (Garden Lakes is quite a hotspot
for these!), bald eagles, and winter songbirds.
No December walks are scheduled through AAS after the 13th, as birders
are encouraged to participate in the many Christmas Bird Counts
throughout the state. For those on the southside, the Peachtree City
CBC will be Saturday Dec. 19, while the Atlanta-Marietta count will be
Dec. 20. The AAS website (atlantaaudubon.org) has information for
those who wish to participate.
Information about all these AAS field trips, including detailed
directions to the meeting places, also is available on this Atlanta
Audubon website. Note also that there are carpooling opportunities for
the Carter's Lake (Dec. 5) and Rome area (Dec. 13) walks if you live in
the Atlanta area and can accept riders or if you wish to ride with
others and can share expenses. If so, notify me with your name,
location, phone number and e-mail addresses at stancha AT aol.com prior to
8 PM on Dec. 2 for Carter's Lake and Dec. 10 for Rome. Let me know
also if you have an interest in leading bird walks in 2010 or have any
feedback or suggestions about AAS field trips. We are in the midst of
planning trips for 2010, including several in the southside of the
metropolitan area.
Stan Chapman, DeKalb Co.
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Subject: Centennial Olympic Park, 11-17-09From: Nathan Farnau <natwan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:19:01 -0500 Only had time for a quick hit. Windy / Rainy. Still some birds hanging
out.
Winter Wren 1
Tennessee Warbler 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2 juv
Hooded Warbler 1m, 1f
Eastern Towhee 1
White-throated Sparrow 4
Nathan Farnau
East Atlanta (DeKalb County)
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Subject: Atlanta Audubon Society walk Saturday at Cochran ShoalsFrom: stancha AT AOL.COM Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:07:17 -0500 Hi, birders,
The Atlanta Audubon Society is hosting another walk this Saturday,
November 21 at Cochran Shoals on the northside of Atlanta. It will be
led by Herb Wollner, with a 7:30 AM starting time, meeting at the pay
station at the Interstate North Parkway entrance. AAS has hosted many
walks at Cochran Shoals during the last several months because it is
one of the best fall and winter bird sites in the Atlanta area, with
good chances this time of year of seeing several species of sparrows,
woodpeckers, and raptors. It has hosted many interesting species over
the years. The walk in October co-led by Herb and Al Mercer featured a
bald eagle posing for all to see. Sturdy waterproof footwear is
recommended, and remember that there is a $3.00 fee per vehicle. As
always, the public is invited and beginners are welcome. For
directions, go to the Audubon Society's webpage at atlantaaudubon.org.
Stan Chapman, Field trip coordinator
Atlanta Audubon Society
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Subject: Coast Report 11-16-09From: Nathan Farnau <natwan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:36:15 -0500 I was able to hit a few more spots on the coast on 11-16-09, including Sea Island (SI), Andrew's
Island Causeway (AI), Harris Neck NWR (HN), and Paulk's Pasture WMA (PP).
The giant raft of sea ducks that dazzled us the day before was not present in its earlier form, but
remnant flocks were scattered around Sea & St. Simons Islands. The day's largest raft was seen
from the south beach of Sea Island, about one mile north of Gould's Inlet. It was much closer to
shore, so I was able to get more detailed looks at the birds.
BLACK SCOTER 900,
SURF SCOTER 5 juveniles
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER 2 juveniles
GREATER SCAUP 160
LESSER SCAUP 30+ tough to get a good count. But in flight, it was clear that several birds were
smaller than the BLSC they were flying alongside (GRSC averages heavier than BLSC). Also, birds
were actively preening/flapping and a number showed mostly dark primaries.
COMMON EIDER 2f, still present near jetty on SI, separate from scoter flock.
Other highlights:
Blue-winged Teal 2 HN, in Woody Pond
Green-winged Teal 16 HN, in Goose Pond
Ring-necked Duck 2m HN, in Goose Pond
Red-breasted Merganser 1f, Andrew's Island Causeway
RED KNOT 215, north beach of Sea Island
American Oystercatcher 8 SI, also on the north end
Sedge Wren 7, first powerline cut at Paulk's Pasture, vocal and curious
HENSLOW'S SPARROW 1, also at Paulk's Pasture
Nathan Farnau
East Atlanta (DeKalb County)
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Subject: Reed Bingham Sate Park - lots of Hermit ThrushesFrom: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:03:18 -0500
Location: Reed Bingham State Park
Observation date: 11/15/09
Notes: Observers: Bruce Horn and Wayne Schaffner
Hermit Thrushes were very active this day. Much calling, a few songs even.
Highlight of the day was 2 juvenile Red-tailed Hawks slowly circling the azure
sky for about ten minutes. Striking birds.
Number of species: 36
Wood Duck 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Black Vulture 6
Turkey Vulture 30
Bald Eagle 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern) 2
Killdeer 3
Eurasian Collared-Dove 5
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 9
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker 5
Pileated Woodpecker 4
Eastern Phoebe 7
White-eyed Vireo 4
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 14
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 5
House Wren 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Eastern Bluebird 6
Hermit Thrush 9
Yellow-rumped Warbler 18
Pine Warbler 6
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Eastern Towhee 4
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 12
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Footnote: 1-Boat-tailed Grackle at Cedar River Seafood Restaurant in Moultrie.
Wayne Schaffner
Tifton, Georgia
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Subject: Revised Ruby-throated Hummingbird PostFrom: William Strickland <dub.strickland AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:26:04 -0500 I was a little excited and did not properly post my information about
the ruby-throated hummingbird. I think this is more nearly correct.
About 3:30 I had a ruby-throated hummingbird at one of my feeders. It
appears to be a healthy mature female. It returned about 3:45 but has
not come again.
We are about half way between Helen and Clarkesville.
Back to watching,
Dub Strickland
Aerial, GA
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Subject: Re: Altamaha WMAFrom: Tim Keyes <Tim.Keyes AT DNR.STATE.GA.US> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:28:38 -0500 GABO: Please see comments from David Mixon, Game Management regional supervisor for the coast re: Altamaha WMA. "Altamaha WMA consists of over 3,000 acres of waterfowl impoundments, of which 2,800 acres are currently flooded. These impoundments are located on Rhetts, Champney and Butler islands. The impoundments on Butler and Champney are managed using moist soil management. The impoundments on Rhetts are permanently flooded. The only impoundments that still need to be flooded are those on Butler Island immediately adjacent to HWY 17. As soon as they are burned, they will be flooded. These impoundments are small, and will take less than a week to flood. Under moist soil management, impoundments are drawn down during the spring to allow natural vegetation to grow. The soil is managed in a moist condition to encourage the production of natural grasses. The impoundments are then dried out and mowed in mid to late October and where possible, they are burned before being flooded again in November. The major challenge with burning the impoundments is keeping the smoke off of I-95 and HWY 17. The appropriate wind is essential. If you remember a few years ago a multi-fatality wreck occurred in Florida due to smoke on an interstate from a prescribed fire. Until these impoundments are flooded, I encourage those who want to view waterfowl to go to the observation tower on Champney Island and walk the dikes around the Ansley-Hodges MARSH project and the Old and New Snipe Pools. These areas have been flooded and are holding birds. If you have further questions or comments please call the Brunswick Game Management office at 912-262-3173." Good Birding - Tim Keyes Brunswick GA >>> Mike ChapmanSubject: ebird hotspots From: Joel McNeal <j.mcneal AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:23:05 -0800 Hi folks,
It's been a while since I updated y'all on ebird hotspots, so here are new
hotspots added since my last message:
Centennial Olympic Park (definitely a hotspot of late!)
Nash Farm (Henry Co.)
Milton "Buddy" Hopkins Nature Preserve
Lake Loretta (Albany)
Bartow Co. Loop
A few sublocations already existed in ebird for the Bartow Co. Loop (Taff Rd.
Ponds, etc.), and this hotspot constitutes the entire area as a whole. Using
the more specific sublocations is encouraged, but if you have historic data and
didn't keep track of the more specific locations for each bird on the circuit,
or if you just kept a cumulative list, this is the place to put it. If you want
to look at all the data for the Bartow Co. loop, you can create a bar chart
(through View and Explore Data for hotspots in GA), then select Bartow Co. Loop
AND all it's associated sublocations (which all start with "Bartow Co.
Loop--").
Another change to the hotspots involves the Clayton Co. Water Authority sites.
Previously, there were multiple, overlapping hotspots that made data entry a
bit confusing. The hotspot "Clayton Co. Water Authority" remains the same. The
former "Clayton County Water Treatment Plant" hotspot has been changed to
"Clayton Co. Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds," and the former Newman
Wetlands/E.L. Huie hotspot has been changed to "Clayton Co. Water
Authority--Newman Wetlands Center." If you've reported data from any of the
older hotspots, feel free to change the location of past reports to better
reflect where you birded that day (go to 'My Observations,' 'View or Edit,' and
there will be a 'Change Location' option available to you).
As always, if you have any sightings for these or any other of the over 200
hotspots in GA that you entered as a personal location, your data becomes much
more valuable if you merge your personal location with the hotspot (an option
under 'My Ebird,' 'Manage my Locations,' 'Edit'). If you have any questions or
corrections about anything you see in ebird, don't hesitate to contact me.
Thanks to everyone who is now entering lists in ebird; Georgia currently has
565 lists already entered for the first two weeks of November, which amounts to
almost 40 lists per day!
Good ebirding,
Joel McNeal
Winterville, GA
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Subject: A Pumpkin-Head Slam and Other Coastal Highlights - Nov
12-15From: Patty McLean <plm108 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:43:10 -0500 With last Wednesday being a federal holiday and with some wonderful hosts
extending an invitation, Kathy Miller and I took a few days off work and
headed to the GA coast for a long birding weekend with friends. The high
winds and waves impacted the birding experience for the first two days,
but then clear skies and nice high tides made for some interesting
birding. In all, we had 130+ species. Here are the highlights (except for
the details of all the FUN we had and the good places we went to eat like
Sapelo Station Crossing in Eulonia - yum!!).
**ST SIMON'S ISLAND--GOULD'S INLET** (Nov 12)
Black Scoter
Black-bellied Plover
American Oystercatcher
Red Knot
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL
Reddish Egret
**SEA ISLAND** (Nov 12-13)
Bufflehead (1)
COMMON EIDER (2f) - staying close to the jetty
SURF SCOTER (2m, 1f)
White-winged Scoter (1m, 1f)
Black Scoter (2000+) - a large and growing raft of these fascinating sea
ducks. This is the same group that could also be seen from Gould's Inlet.
Mixed in were SUSC, WWSC, REDH, and scaup. Interesting to note that when
one BLSC would dive, all the others in a surrounding group would dive and
resurface together.
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (14) - the group was seen soaring over the island,
heading west, on Nov 13.
Redhead (4)
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bald Eagle (3)
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
PIPING PLOVER (2) - one with a band
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER (4) - three with bands (reported)
Ruddy Turnstone
RED KNOT (~100)
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Black Skimmer (~200)
Tree Swallow (huge swarms) - at least 10,000 seen feeding over Little St
Simon's Island on Nov 13.
**JEKYLL ISLAND VISITOR CENTER** (Nov 12)
Wood Stork
Clapper Rail
WHIMBREL
MARBLED GODWIT
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher
Marsh Wren
**ST ANDREWS ISLAND CAUSEWAY** (Nov 13)
American White Pelican (15) - feeding in the bend in the channel near the
mudflats at the end of the road.
Northern Harrier
Marsh Wren
SALTMARSH SPARROW - Pumpkin-head #1
**JEKYLL ISLAND CAUSEWAY** (Nov 13)
Marsh Wren
NELSON'S SPARROW (2 at our feet!) - Pumpkin-head #2
**ALTAMAHA NWR--CHAMPNEY ROAD** (Nov 14)
Glossy Ibis
SORA
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Stilt Sandpiper
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS
Wilson's Snipe
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
Common Yellowthroat
Painted Bunting (actually on Massman Rd)
RUSTY BLACKBIRD (2m)
**ALTAMAHA NWR--BUTLER ROAD** (Nov 14)
Hooded Merganser (5m, 1f)
Osprey
Bald Eagle (2a, 1imm)
Loggerhead Shrike
LeCONTE'S SPARROW - in the field between the dirt road and the Osprey
nest - Pumpkin-head #3.
Common Grackle
**HARRIS NECK** (Nov 15)
Blue-Winged Teal
Green-Winged Teal
Green Heron
Wood Stork
Black-crowned Night Heron (2a, 6imm)
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (1)
Northern Harrier
Blue-headed Vireo
SEDGE WREN - Snipe Pond
Hermit Thrush
Orange-crowned Warbler
Pine Warbler (silent)
Palm Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Summer Tanager
**EVERYWHERE or MOST PLACES**
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
**TRAVELING TO AND FRO**
Wild Turkey (5)
A possible BLACK RAIL was heard on private property at high tide on Nov 15.
Can't wait to go back~
Patty McLean
Tucker GA
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Subject: Sweetwater Ck St Pk lakeFrom: Vicki Williams <72064.1017 AT COMPUSERVE.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:41:55 -0500 I stopped by the lake at Sweetwater Creek State Park around 2:00 pm for
a quick look.
There was not much activity on the water.
25 coots
3 double-crested comorants
6 canada geese
6 mallards
Victor Williams
Due West
Marietta, Ga
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Subject: Re: Dwindling warblers at COPFrom: Robert McDonough <mcdonough_rob AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:01:38 -0500 Confirming Liz's info - I stayed at COP until about 1:30 and saw a Brown
Thrasher in addition to the birds she listed.
Rob McDonough
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Midtown Atlanta, Fulton County
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From: Georgia Birders Online [mailto:GABO-L AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Liz
Horsey
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 2:01 PM
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Subject: [GABO-L] Dwindling warblers at COP
I saw one male hooded, and Rob saw a redstart and two palms. Neither of us saw
the whippoorwill.
Liz Horsey
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NW Atlanta, Fulton Co.
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Subject: Weekend Birding 11.14-11.15From: Rachel Cass <r_cass AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:54:02 -0500 On Saturday, I got out for a little birding on my own but didn't scrounge
up many highlights before deciding to go see the Whip at COP. The best
bird of the day (prior to the Whip, of course) was a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
at Arrowhead Environmental Education Center in Floyd County, either a late
migrant for the area or one that's decided to stay. Elsewhere, at a few
Cobb County ponds/lakes including Lake Acworth the ducks were slow to non-
existant.
On Sunday, Ken and I went out to the following locations: Pine Log WMA,
Carter's Lake, Garden Lakes, and a bit of the Bartow County Loop.
Hihlights included another late bird, a GREEN HERON along Stamp Creek at
Pine Log WMA, a group of Thanksgiving TURKEYS on Mashburn Road near
Carter's Lake, a good number of ducks out at Garden Lakes, and a few
BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS on Taff Road on the Bartow County Loop along with a
group of LEAST SANDPIPERS in the pond there as well. We also had a nice
flock of WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS just off Taff Road. Ebird lists below...
Take care,
Rachel Cass
Marietta, GA
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotbleu1/
Location: Pine Log WMA
Observation date: 11/15/09
Notes: Green Heron flushed on Stamp Creek Rd, at the bridge over its
namesake stream. Seen well and photographed. Could be very late migrant,
or a rare upper Piedmont/Ridge and Valley winter record.
Number of species: 24
Green Heron 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 6
American Crow 6
Carolina Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 7
Brown-headed Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 3
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 11
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Pine Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 7
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Northern Cardinal 2
American Goldfinch 10
Location: Carter's Lake--Powerhouse Rd.
Observation date: 11/15/09
Notes: AMKE reported by Max Medley. Re-regulation Lake completely
devoid of waterfowl of any kind.
Number of species: 37
Black Vulture 11
Turkey Vulture 19
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 1
Rock Pigeon 21
Mourning Dove 5
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 3
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Eastern Bluebird 8
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 1
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Pine Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 3
Field Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 15
Swamp Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 2
Eastern Meadowlark 3
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 8
Location: Garden Lakes
Observation date: 11/15/09
Number of species: 20
Canada Goose 97
Gadwall 44
American Wigeon 123
Mallard 23
Ring-necked Duck 227
Ruddy Duck 2
Pied-billed Grebe 5
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 4
American Coot 420
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Location: Bartow Co. Loop--Taff Rd. Ponds
Observation date: 11/15/09
Notes: A group of Least Sandpipers flushed from far corner of Taff Rd
cattle watering pond, circled, then came down. Viewed at 52X by both
observers; yellow legs apparent on several individuals. Many blackbirds
are roaming the cattle ranch at this time, feasting around (and inside)
the troughs. Brewer's Blackbirds were first identified by unique calls,
then a group of 6 birds flew by calling, close overhead, moving from one
area of the farm to another; at least 2 males were seen well through
binoculars: black and glossy in warm afternoon light, obvious yellow eye,
and short bill and tail (vs. grackles, several of which were also present
amidst the large flocks of feeding blackbirds).
Number of species: 20
Northern Shoveler 7
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Least Sandpiper 10
Eurasian Collared-Dove 3
Blue Jay 1
American Robin 2
European Starling 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Palm Warbler 1
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 4
White-crowned Sparrow (Eastern) 7
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Eastern Meadowlark 5
Brewer's Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 50
House Sparrow 5
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Subject: COP warblers Rose-breasted grosbeak etcFrom: Leslie Curran <tlcurran AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:37:35 +0000 Hello fellow gaboers ,
I got to COP mid morning and found Herb Wollner hunting for warblers already.
Kathy Andregg joined us later.
We did not see the Whipporwill .
We did see a female Rose-breasted grosbeak in the maples close to "Billy". Herb
found it perched calmly for a while.
The warblers seen were over a period of about three hours.
Black and White
Palm 3
American Redstart female
Common Yellowthroat
Pine
Orange-crowned
Black-throated Blue female
Bay-breasted
We also had Song sparrow and White-throated sparrow
Eastern Phoebe
House Wren also found in the maples close to "Billy"
Ruby-crowned kinglet 3
Things were slow till close to noon then the Palm got agitated by something and
started chipping and got a lot of other birds to come in to check out the
action.
The park is really beautiful with all the fall color.
Leslie Curran
Sandy Springs
Fulton co.
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Subject: Dwindling warblers at COPFrom: Liz Horsey <erhorsey AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:01:12 +0000 I saw one male hooded, and Rob saw a redstart and two palms. Neither of us saw
the whippoorwill.
Liz Horsey
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NW Atlanta, Fulton Co.
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Subject: RFI-whippoorwill today?From: Liz Horsey <erhorsey AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:36:47 +0000 Liz Horsey
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Subject: AAS Dawson Forest Field TripFrom: Georgann Schmalz <georgannschmalz AT WINDSTREAM.NET> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:24:04 -0500 We had beautiful weather and 15 people showing up at Dawson Forest WMA,
Atlanta Tract, Dawson County, Sunday 15 November.
Undoubtedly, the best birds were the male and female HOODED MERGANSERS at
the duck pond. Other birds of interest, although nothing unusual, included
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, GREAT BLUE HERON, RED-BELLIED, DOWNY,
HAIRY and PILEATED WOODPECKERS, NORTHERN FLICKER, EASTERN PHOEBE,
BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES (a flock of 15 or more), BROWN CREEPER,
GOLDEN-CROWNED and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS (dozens of them), HERMIT THRUSH,
and sparrows-FIELD, SONG, SWAMP, WHITE-THROATED. We had DARK-EYED JUNCOS
the day before with the upcoming graduating class of AAS Master Birders.
As winter continues, we expect Red-breasted Nuthatches, possible Red
Crossbills, more ducks including Green-winged Teal, and more sparrows
including Vesper, Savannah, Fox, White-crowned.
Check the Atlanta Audubon website or my website for upcoming field trips at
Dawson Forest and other areas of the WMA and Dawson County.
Later,
Georgann
Georgann Schmalz
Ornithologist
Dawson County, GA
Birding Adventures, Inc.
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Subject: Caveats Re: Altamaha WMA managementFrom: Nate Dias <offshorebirder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:03:53 -0800 Mike, Are you suggesting that Altamaha WMA management should have mowed the reeds/cattails when Least Bitterns, King Rails, Marsh Wrens, Red-winged Blackbirds, etc. were nesting? Because that is what was happening "several months ago". If they had done the clearing from late March through roughly early September, it would have been a violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. I suggest that before folks go complaining, that they do some homework. They will find that managers of places like Altamaha have to "thread a lot of needles" in terms of laws, regulations, bird breeding and migrating schedules, plant species life cycles, rainfall patterns and estuarine salinity levels, etc. etc. etc. And besides - there is still adequate time for the impoundments to reflood and attract waterfowl for this fall/winter. Believe me - if the strategy is ill-considered and unproductive for waterfowl, the Altamaha managers will hear it from their direct (paying) constituents: DUCK HUNTERS. They might even hear it from GA DNR board members. The bottom line is this: sometimes you have to accept temporarily degraded conditions at such places, for the greater long-term good. Clearing the impoundments of the choking vegetation will benefit waterfowl, wading birds and most of all shorebirds. I have a lot of experience as a birder (and in the distant past as a hunter) in places very much like Altamaha. If birders do not want to be viewed as pests, and if they want to get better consideration in management decisions, then making under-informed complaints and infeasible counter-suggestions is not the way to go about it. Nathan Dias - Charleston, SC ----------------------------------- Subject: Altamaha WMA From: Mike ChapmanSubject: Georgia RBA 11/14/09 From: Lois Stacey <croakie AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:35:36 -0500 Hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
Number: 770-493-8862
To Report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT att.net
Coverage: Statewide
Compiled: 11/14/09 (9:10 pm)
Compiler: Jeff Sewell
Transcriber: Lois Stacey
Birds reported:
Whip-poor-will
Wilson's Warbler
American White Pelican
Common Eider
Black Scoter
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Jaeger sp. (not seen)
American Avocet
LeConte's Sparrow
A bird originally thought to be a Chuck-will's-widow but that was later
identified as a Whip-poor-will was reported from Centennial Olympic Park in
Atlanta.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0911&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=23401
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0911&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=23973
A Wilson's Warbler as well as up to 10 other species of warbler are still
being seen at Centennial Olympic Park.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0911&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25798
20 White Pelicans were seen near St. Simon's Island on 11/14.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0911&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=24735
2 Common Eiders are still being seen off Sea Island, a private island on the
coast.
2 female Black Scoters were seen at Lake Oliver in Columbus on 11/12.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0911&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=20867
The Black-throated Gray Warbler reported from Ellijay was last reported on
11/12.
The Jaeger species seen at Lake Hartwell was not relocated.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0911&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=19152
An American Avocet was reported from the Oxbow Meadows on 11/11.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0911&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=18799
http://www.wingsoverga.com/MuscogeeCoBirdingSites.html#OxbowMeadows
A LeConte's Sparrow was reported from Butler Rd. at the Altamaha WMA on
11/14.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0911&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=23555
http://www.wingsoverga.com/McIntoshCoBirdingSites.html#AltamahaWMA
This concludes the current edition of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. For
information about the Georgia Ornithological Society, see www.gos.org, or
email us at information AT gos.org. To join GOS, send a check for $20 to
GOS, P.O. Box 181, High Shoals, GA 30645
Lois Stacey
North Augusta, SC (Aiken Cnty)
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Subject: Coast Report 11-15-09From: Nathan Farnau <natwan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:22:41 -0500 I hit some coastal spots today with Steve Fox and Doug Thigpen, including:
Altamaha WMA (A), Andrew's Island Causeway (AI), Marshes of Glynn (MG), and
several spots on St. Simons Island.
Highlights:
Horned Grebe 2 AI, 2 GI
Green-winged Teal 55 A, these were the only ducks we saw on the property.
Greater Scaup 600, viewed from the St. Simons Island side of Gould's Inlet.
Some were mixed with the scoters, some in separate rafts.
BLACK SCOTER 7500+, also viewed from SSI side of Gould's Inlet. This raft
of ducks was truly immense - certainly unprecedented in my time in Georgia.
The raft was 200ft thick in some parts, and the mass stretched for 1/4 of a
mile, at least. The flock took flight in sections and stretched across the
horizon - multiple thousands in flight, while additional thousands remained
at rest on the water. ACOGB lists 6000 as a high count. This raft was, in
my view, significantly larger.
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER 2, scoured the enormous raft for an hour and found at
least two female WWSC
Hooded Merganser 10 AI
Northern Harrier 1 AI, 1 A
Cooper's Hawk 2 A
Osprey 1 A
MERLIN 1 AI, pushed up hundreds of shorebirds.
King Rail 1 A, along the back of Butler Road, in cattails.
Sora 1, A
Black-bellied Plover 33 AI, 20 Gould's Inlet(GI)
Semipalmated Plover 120 AI, 45 GI
American Oystercatcher 2 GI
Greater Yellowlegs 3 A, 4 at Bloody Marsh
Lesser Yellowlegs 9 A
Willet 1 AI, 14 GI
Marbled Godwit 2 GI
Ruddy Turnstone 2 AI, 8 GI
Sanderling 36, East Beach on SSI
Dunlin 1 at A (Champney Road overlook w/ LESA), 65 AI, 80 GI
Western Sandpiper AI 130, 45 GI
Least Sandpiper 18 A (Champney Island Overlook)
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 22, A; good count at Champney Island Overlook
Short-billed Dowitcher 14 at Marshes of Glynn, 10 GI
Wilson's Snipe 7 A
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 GI
Great Black-backed Gull 1, GI
Caspian Tern 1, A; fly-over along Champney Road
Black Skimmer 1100 GI, one of the biggest groups I've seen; rising tide.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 A; Butler Road
Loggerhead Shrike 1 AI
INDIGO BUNTING 2 A; along Butler Road - retaining blue, ACOGB late date for
coast region is NOV 7.
Nathan Farnau
East Atlanta (DeKalb County)
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Subject: Re: COP on Sunday, November 15From: David Kuechenmeister <drkz AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:17:16 -0500 Just one addition to the list of species observed at COP this weekend... a
Dark-eyed Junco, observed both Saturday morning and Sunday morning on the
ground in the hedge row in the vicinity of the Billy Payne statue.
David Kuechenmeister
Atlanta (Fulton Co.)
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Subject: [GABO-L] COP on Sunday, November 15
GABOers,
Several birders were at Centennial Olympic Park this morning. The
Whip-poor-will was refound and well photographed. The list of warblers is
about the same. I did not see the Ovenbird or Wilson's Warbler this
morning, but I know some people did see the Ovenbird. Here is a list of the
birds I saw:
Rock Pigeon - dozens
Whip-poor-will
Eastern Phoebe
Winter Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - at least 2
Northern Mockingbird - several
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler - 2
Magnolia Warbler
Palm Warbler (Western)
Bay-breasted Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart - 2 f/im
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler Warbler - 2, 1m, 1f/im
Summer Tanager - 1f
Eastern Towhee - 1m
Song Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - many
If anyone saw the Wislon's, the Black-throated Blue, Pine or any other
warbler species today, please post so we can add to the day list.
Yesterday, November 14, Dan Vickers and I ventured up to Chattooga and
Walker Counties to try to find Golden Eagle and/or Rough-legged Hawk. No
success with those two elusive (at least in Georgia) species; however, we
did have two Brewer's Blackbirds (1m,1f) as well as a Loggerhead Shrike, all
in Chattooga County near the Summerville Fish Hatchery (which is closed to
visitors on Saturday and Sunday). We also observed at least 3 Northern
Harriers (one a male) and a 4th-year Bald Eagle in Walker County near the
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church on GA 157 (see Giff Beaton's "Birding Georgia"
page 25).
Bill Lotz
Atlanta (Fulton County)
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Subject: COP birds and photosFrom: Richard Williams <cre8foru AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:52:50 EST I was back at COP from about 8:30-12:00. Got some really good photos of the
Orange-Crowned Warbler, which I did not see yesterday, as well as photos of
the Whip-Poor-WIll, Black and White, and Common Yellowthroat. I did not see
the Black-Throated Blue or Bay Breasted. As far as I know no one saw the
Wilsons today either. I got some more nice close ups of these very
photogenic birds.
Here are the photos if you wanna see them.
http://www.pbase.com/cre8foru/recent_nikon_d300_gallery_
Rich WIlliams
Atlanta Ga
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Subject: COP, 15 NovFrom: Stephen Barlow <stephen.barlow AT CHEMISTRY.GATECH.EDU> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:30:18 -0500 I was at Centennial Olympic Park from 1:20 pm for about an hour. The
Whip-poor-will was still present in the first tree (an elm, not a maple) on the
left of the gate directly opposite Harris Street. Despite the human activity
and non-optimal birding hour, managed 8 spp of warbler in the maples N and S of
the Whip's location. The only species I saw not previously reported by Bill
Lotz were DOWNY WOODPECKER and at least one SLATE-COLORED JUNCO.
Cheers
Steve
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Atlanta, GA
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Subject: COP WhipFrom: Gus Kaufman <gkaufmanjr AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:20:29 -0500 Presumably it will move tonight, but the tree was a Chinese elm, not a maple...
Gus Kaufman, Jr., Ph.D.
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Subject: Tybee North Beach 11/15/09From: Diana Churchill <dichurch AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:10:13 -0500 Greetings all,
It was a lovely morning on Tybee with a very high new moon tide
(8.3 ft)
The beach was crowded with the usual suspects.
Finally, I saw my first 2 Purple Sandpipers of the season. I saw none
on Nov. 5 and was happy to see the post from Nan Lloyd that the
Hilton Head group had found one on Nov. 11th.
Also on the beach were: (numbers for the abundant species are
approximate)
Ruddy Turnstones - 200
Sanderlings - 150
Willets - 4
Black-bellied Plovers - 25
Semi-palmated Plovers - 35
Dunlin - 30
Western Sandpipers - 4
American Oystercatchers - 45+ one banded Yellow N4 - a
Massachusetts bird
Laughing Gulls
Herring Gulls
Ring-billed Gulls
Great Black-backed Gulls - 3
Lesser Black-backed Gulls - 6
Royal Terns - 200
Black Skimmers - 700 to 1000
Sandwich Tern - 10
I saw no Caspian Terns today. Last week there were a dozen or so
with one banded -Yellow RO - probably in Canada on Lake Ontario. (I
sent details to a researcher in Oregon who got some info for me)
Sandwich Tern numbers are dwindling as well.
Cheers,
Diana Churchill
Diana Churchill
Tybee Island, GA
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Subject: JuncosFrom: Clifford Gibbons <gib3ce_67 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:43:16 -0800 The Juncos have arrived in Dublin. I had 3 on the ground below my feeders this
afternoon. Winter, or at least cooler weather, cannot be far behind!
Cliff Gibbons
Dublin, GA
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Subject: Altamaha WMAFrom: Mike Chapman <mikelchap AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:33:12 -0500 Who can we complain to about the management of the AWMA. They have recently
drained all of the water from the impoundments on Butler Island and are
mowing them down. While the mowing is a good idea, it should have been done
several months ago to allow refilling the ponds. Their management plan calls
for having the ponds full through the winter. If they are managing for
waterfowl the ponds should be full when the waterfowl are down here and work
on the ponds should be done during the rest of the year.
Mike Chapman
Brunswick, GA
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Subject: COP on Sunday, November 15From: Bill & Condit Lotz <blotz AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:18:23 -0500 GABOers,
Several birders were at Centennial Olympic Park this morning. The
Whip-poor-will was refound and well photographed. The list of warblers is
about the same. I did not see the Ovenbird or Wilson's Warbler this
morning, but I know some people did see the Ovenbird. Here is a list of the
birds I saw:
Rock Pigeon - dozens
Whip-poor-will
Eastern Phoebe
Winter Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - at least 2
Northern Mockingbird - several
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler - 2
Magnolia Warbler
Palm Warbler (Western)
Bay-breasted Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart - 2 f/im
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler Warbler - 2, 1m, 1f/im
Summer Tanager - 1f
Eastern Towhee - 1m
Song Sparrow - 2
White-throated Sparrow - many
If anyone saw the Wislon's, the Black-throated Blue, Pine or any other
warbler species today, please post so we can add to the day list.
Yesterday, November 14, Dan Vickers and I ventured up to Chattooga and
Walker Counties to try to find Golden Eagle and/or Rough-legged Hawk. No
success with those two elusive (at least in Georgia) species; however, we
did have two Brewer's Blackbirds (1m,1f) as well as a Loggerhead Shrike, all
in Chattooga County near the Summerville Fish Hatchery (which is closed to
visitors on Saturday and Sunday). We also observed at least 3 Northern
Harriers (one a male) and a 4th-year Bald Eagle in Walker County near the
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church on GA 157 (see Giff Beaton's "Birding Georgia"
page 25).
Bill Lotz
Atlanta (Fulton County)
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Subject: Re: FOTS - backyard YBSFrom: Janelle Kovner <birdsareus AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:45:44 -0500 Roy, what a gorgeous photo of your YBS! Thanks for sharing. My 2 YBS's are
immature; their red coloring is very pale and their feathers are not vibrant
yet.
Janelle Kovner
Roswell, GA
Fulton County
From: Roy Brown
Subject: Arkansas VacationFrom: Steve Slayton <slaytons AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:39:32 -0800 I returned from Arkansas about 2 weeks ago. I had some great birds including
one late Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. Adult Bald Eagles. It was suppose to be a
Fall Foliage trip but all the leaves were gone. But I had no idea what was to
come. I was looking forward to finding some great Georgia Birds. But I got a
Virus that kept me down for 3 or 4 days. I noticed a bad place on my left foot.
I had to go to my Podiatrist and he had to cut a lot of infection out of my
left foot. So, now I can only sit at home and enjoy the great postings. Dar's
Whipporwillis beautiful. And all the late Warblers are great. All the postings
and pictures make me appreciate GABO even more. Good Birding and may you have a
blessed day.
Steve Slayton
Lawrenceville
Gwinnett County
USA.
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Subject: FOTS - backyard YBSFrom: Janelle Kovner <birdsareus AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:38:47 -0500 To my delight, I had a pair of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers in the backyard
this morning. They attempted to dine on Yaupon Holly berries and were
continually bullied away by a pair of Mockingbirds. The YBS's were enjoying
PB&J suet cakes instead - 6' from my patio chair. Must get a good camera for
Christmas!
Janelle Kovner
Roswell, GA
Fulton County
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Subject: Loggerhead Shrike-Bartow CoFrom: Pam Potter <ppotter AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:45:36 -0500 Subject: nightjar, Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta, 11/15/09 From: Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell <lambertsewell AT ATT.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:12:50 -0500 The nightjar seen yesterday was seen again this morning. It has moved a short
way from yesterday.
From the intersection of Harris Street and Centennial Park Drive enter the park
at the gate and look in the first maple on the left. The bird is about 12 feet
above the ground on the street side.
While it was first thought that this was a Chuck-will's-widow, photos indicate
that it is a Whip-poor-will, but some on the scene this morning were still
studying the bird.
Jeff Sewell
Georgia Rare Bird Alert
Georgia Ornithological Society
770-493-8862
Tucker, DeKalb Co., GA
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Subject: Re: Fwd: eBird Report - Centennial Olympic Park ,
11/14/09 Whip-poor-willFrom: Darlene Moore <djmoore67 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:56:07 -0500 GABOers,
Hate it when I don't check my images carefully enough..
Well, to be fair, I have never seen a Whip-poor-will perched either, and
according to the Annotated Checklist (Unless its been bested) this bird
beats the late date as well (Oct 23rd).
Asked some folks smarter than I (Jim Flynn) on how to tell the difference
between the 2 species. One of his comments to me was to look at the amount
and shape of the white on the tail feathers. The pattern on this bird is
more like a Whip, than a Chuck.
I posted a better tail shot on my flickr page.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djmoore1657/
Best
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Subject: Centennial Olympic Park, 11-14-09From: Nathan Farnau <natwan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:28:57 -0500 It was another fun day at COP. Many birders were in the park today because
of a fantastic (and very late) nightjar found by Johnnie Greene.
In regards to our warbler flock, I thought it would be worthwhile to compile
reports from the folks I spoke with during my lunch break.
As far as I have heard, 11 species of warblers were found today. This was
essentially the same assemblage from recent days. The only species not seen
today from the park's recent list are Orange-crowned and Pine Warblers. The
list is as follows:
Tennessee Warbler 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1m
Palm Warbler 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 1, seen a ways NW of normal haunt, along Baker.
Black-and-white Warbler 2 juv
Ovenbird 1
American Redstart 2f
Common Yellowthroat 1m
Hooded Warbler 1m
Wilson's Warbler 1m
Nathan Farnau
East Atlanta (DeKalb County)
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Subject: Re: More detail in directions and images of
Chucks-will-widow in
Centennial Olympic Park, 11/14From: Robert McDonough <mcdonough_rob AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:21:46 -0500 I haven't seen the bird being discussed, but I do know that there have been both WPWI and CWWI sighted inside and around the dome of the Georgia State Capitol building just southeast of COP - a naturalist that works in the museum there told me he used to have to clean out the dead bodies of both birds fairly frequently. So I suppose it wouldn't be a huge stretch to see either bird at COP. Rob McDonough Mcdonough_rob AT yahoo.com. -----Original Message----- From: Georgia Birders Online [mailto:GABO-L AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Allison & Johnnie Greene Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 7:39 PM To: GABO-L AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: [GABO-L] More detail in directions and images of Chucks-will-widow in Centennial Olympic Park, 11/14 After reviewing everyone's pictures with better lighting this appears to be a Whip-Poor-Will. When we first saw it looked mostly brown however if you view Darlene's link below and compare the overall color, it closely matches the color of bark on the tree. It is more gray with some brown. The CWWI is mostly a buffy brown. Notice the top of the head is more rounded as opposed to flatter as with the Chuck-Will's Widow. The beak is black versus the rufous color of the CWWI. The body is more rounded in appearance for the WPWI. Another big tell is how they react to people when approached in daylight hours. WPWI will more than likely allow people to approach; CWWI's have a tendency to fly away. Sorry if this got people going but I do believe my initial call based on lighting at the time was wrong. After reviewing the photos from Gene and Darlene I recant the initial call and would call this a Whip-poor-will. ---- Darlene MooreSubject: Common Goldeneye, Carrollton From: "James F. Flynn Jr." <jim.flynn AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:21:01 -0500 Hi, folks, I birded this morning with Walt Chambers in the Columbus area and
stopped at a few lakes on the way home. Not a whole lot to report; most of
the more uncommon stuff seen this past week in the Columbus area has
apparently moved on.
At the Southwire Lake (Richards Lake in DeLorme, p. 25 E6) in Carrollton, a
female Common Goldeneye was actively diving near the dam of the largest
lake. Other species of waterfowl here:
Ring-necked Duck: about 600
American Wigeon: 7
Gadwall: 1
Ruddy Duck: 4
Lesser Scaup: 1
At Sweetwater Creek SCP (Douglas Co.):
Wood Duck: 1
Hooded Merganser: 1
Lesser Scaup: 1
Herring Gull: 1 juvenile
West Point Dam was also fairly slow, with 3 Bufflehead and an immature Bald
Eagle being the most notable species.
Take care,
Jim Flynn
Forsyth Co., GA
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Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Centennial Olympic Park ,
11/14/09 Whip-poor-willFrom: Allison & Johnnie Greene <johnniegreene AT ROADRUNNER.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:10:35 -0500 Location: Centennial Olympic Park
Observation date: 11/14/09
Notes: Went to see if I could find any of the warblers being reported all
week and was not disappointed. I personally saw 7 species but others also saw
Wilson's and Tennessee's as well. I met Al Mercer and Gene Koziara there. Gene
took Photos of the WPWI and posted them on Flickr. The highlight was the
Whip-poor-will. Mostly sunny, 65.3 - 73.4 degrees, 11:00 - 1:00.
Number of species: 17
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon 40
Whip-poor-will 1 This was seen on the NE corner of the park around 11:15
- 5:00. About 15 - 20 other birder's saw the bird and many took photos. The
following link is one of those photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotbleu1/4103819033/
Eastern Phoebe 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1 Rare sightings have been recorded all week in the park.
Winter Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
European Starling 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 All of the warblers seen today have been
seen by many in the park this week with many photos being taken and posted to
Flickr.
Palm Warbler 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 2
Ovenbird 1
Hooded Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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Johnnie Greene
Canton, Cherokee County, GA
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Subject: RFI banded Great EgretsFrom: Charlie <cmmbirds AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:33:36 -0800 Hi folks, Here is yet another way you can help researchers to help birds, while you're afield. The email below was lifted off a bird bander's listerv. Please note that one of these birds was recently found in South Carolina! Chip Weseloh of the Canadian Wildlife Service asked someone to post the following info. Please send questions or comments directly to Chip. "The Canadian Wildlife Service has colour-banded more than 1,200 young-of-the-year Great Egrets on four colonies in the Great Lakes Basin since 2000. All birds have been fitted with at least one red leg band with white alpha numerics. Reports of these birds have come from the southeastern United States and Cuba, with one report from the Azores Islands. PLEASE check all Great Egrets seen during the winter; our winter reports have been very few for the number of birds banded. Sightings should be reported to the federal Bird Banding Laboratory and to Chip Weseloh atSubject: backyard birds From: Ilene Schroeder <drilene AT IX.NETCOM.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:50:53 -0500 Hi,
Today was a wonderful Cedar Waxwing day. All day long, I watched Robins
circling in to drink from the pond. As they settled in, calling with that high
pitched song the Waxwings would follow, flitting from the trees and shrubs.
Well, that sounded more poetic than I intended, but I am always so happy to see
those elegant birds. I couldn't count the numbers as they would swirl down,
drink, then swirl off, in batches of 40 or 50. And this went on all day long,
the Robins first, followed within minutes by the Waxwings.
Also, there were a pair of Rufous-sided Towhees, m. and f. And a Ruby Crested
Kinglet landed a few feet from me on the steps, looked at me, then picked up
something tasty and flew off.
Ilene Schroeder
Lake Claire
Atlanta in Dekalb
Ilene Schroeder, Ph.D.
675 Seminole Ave NE ste 107
Atlanta, GA 30307
404-873-6840 x 1
drilene AT ix.netcom.com
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Subject: Chattahoochee Nature Center birdsFrom: "nuthatch3 AT aol.com" <nuthatch3@AOL.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:50:11 -0500 We had some pretty good birds today. We had a late afternoon push of
Turkey Vultures that added up to be 206. We also had 7 Sandhill Cranes fly
over. No sound from them at all...very weird. FOTS Hermit Thrush down in
the wetlands. Many Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Cedarwax Wings, Yellow-
rumped Warblers, and both Kinglets. A nice assortment of sparrows from
Song, Chipping, Field, White-throated, and Swamp. We also had Coopers Hawk,
Red-tailed Hawks, and 1 Osprey. The best though was the adult male AMERICAN
KESTREL. What a gorgeous little falcon!
Have a great Sunday.....
Stacy Zarpentine
Roswell GA
North Fulton Cty
USA
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Subject: Re: More detail in directions and images of
Chucks-will-widow in
Centennial Olympic Park, 11/14From: Allison & Johnnie Greene <johnniegreene AT ROADRUNNER.COM> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:39:26 -0500 After reviewing everyone's pictures with better lighting this appears to be a Whip-Poor-Will. When we first saw it looked mostly brown however if you view Darlene's link below and compare the overall color, it closely matches the color of bark on the tree. It is more gray with some brown. The CWWI is mostly a buffy brown. Notice the top of the head is more rounded as opposed to flatter as with the Chuck-Will's Widow. The beak is black versus the rufous color of the CWWI. The body is more rounded in appearance for the WPWI. Another big tell is how they react to people when approached in daylight hours. WPWI will more than likely allow people to approach; CWWI's have a tendency to fly away. Sorry if this got people going but I do believe my initial call based on lighting at the time was wrong. After reviewing the photos from Gene and Darlene I recant the initial call and would call this a Whip-poor-will. ---- Darlene Moore |