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18 Mar Carter's Lake -Murray County North Georgia Mountains [Steve Slayton ] 18 Mar Re: Eared Grebe [Sheila Willis ] 18 Mar Correction [Hugh Garrett ] 18 Mar Eared Grebe @ Carter's Lake [Joshua Spence ] 18 Mar Le Conte's Sparrow continues, Albany Nursery WMA, Dougherty Co., Photographs [Roy Brown ] 18 Mar Georgia RBA 3/15/10 [Lois Stacey ] 18 Mar shorebird mapping - seeking help [Sara Schweitzer ] 18 Mar Yard Wood Duck pair - Fannin County 3-18-2010 ["Nedra J. Sekera" ] 18 Mar FOTS cattle egret, ruby-throated hummingbird [bittaker ] 17 Mar Canvasback, Redheads, 42 H. Grebes @ Bear Creek R. (Jackson Co.): 17Mar09 [Joel McNeal ] 17 Mar Photo exhibit - one of our own [Marion Dobbs ] 17 Mar 14 SACR and a late Fox Sparrow : ) Lithia Springs,GA (Douglas county) [Dan Furbish ] 17 Mar Horned Grebes (1-partial breeding plumage) Lake Loretta, Albany / Dougherty County, Photos [Roy Brown ] 17 Mar Horned Grebes (1-partial breeding plumage) Lake Loretta (Albany, Dougherty County) [Wayne Schaffner ] 17 Mar Atlanta Audubon Walk Cochran Shoals 03-17-10 [Hugh Garrett ] 17 Mar Le Conte's Sparrow [Alan Ashley ] 17 Mar Cardinal lake (Gwinnett County [Rebecca Deitsch ] 17 Mar Little Mulberry Park 3/16 & others [Brandon Best ] 17 Mar Yellow-breasted Chat on Jekyll [artworksbylydia ] 16 Mar Henderson Park , DeKalb County, Cooper's Hawk, 3/16/10 [Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell ] 16 Mar Bachman's Sparrow and breeding Barred Owls (photos) Old Thompson Road (Dougherty)þ [Wayne Schaffner ] 16 Mar Bachman's Sparrow and breeding Barred Owls (photos) Old Thompson Road (Dougherty) [Wayne Schaffner ] 16 Mar Le Conte's Sparrow spelling and correct banding code [Wayne Schaffner ] 16 Mar Cooper Creek Park - Muscogee County [Don L Williams ] 16 Mar LeConte's Sparrow Albany Nursery WMA-Swamp of Toa IBA (Dougherty) [Wayne Schaffner ] 16 Mar Redheads continue in Chatsworth [Joshua Spence ] 16 Mar Tod Lanier FOTS Green Heron Lake Loretta (Albany, Dougherty County) [Wayne Schaffner ] 16 Mar Re: best way to locate birding trips scheduled for early May? [Steve Holzman ] 15 Mar best way to locate birding trips scheduled for early May? ["Victoria S." ] 15 Mar Re: American White Pelican, Great Cormorant, Walter F. George Dam [Julius Ariail ] 15 Mar leConte's Sparrow [Alan Ashley ] 15 Mar American White Pelican, Great Cormorant, Walter F. George Dam [Roy Brown ] 15 Mar Re: Nesting Osprey in Cobb County [Rachel Cass ] 15 Mar Indigo and Painted Buntings--Glennville, Tattnall Co. [Gene Wilkinson ] 15 Mar Nesting Osprey in Cobb County [Tom Crews ] 15 Mar FOTY Yellow-throated Warbler and Ruby-throated Hummingbird [Bob Churi ] 15 Mar Lake Varner, Newton/Walton counties, 3/15/10 [Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell ] 15 Mar 14 Mar 10 Lithia Springs, GA (Douglas county) [Dan Furbish ] 15 Mar Swallow-tailed Kites in Long Co. [Beth Willis-Stevenson ] 15 Mar Four Atlanta Audubon Society bird walks in next 7 days [] 15 Mar Fwd: eBird Report - Johnson Square (Marietta) , 3/15/10, Louisiana Waterthrush, Winter Wren [Allison & Johnnie Greene ] 15 Mar Savannah NWR--Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive--Jasper, SC [] 15 Mar Savannah NWR--Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive--Jasper, SC [Sandy Beasley ] 15 Mar Swallow-tailed Kite Observations needed. [Steve Holzman ] 15 Mar Virginia's Warbler update [john swiderski ] 15 Mar Purple finches (Crawford County) [Hal Massie ] 15 Mar Tattnall County-Glennville Waste Water Treatment Plant [Sandy Beasley ] 15 Mar Redheads at Chicopee Lake March 13 & 14 [Peter Gordon ] 15 Mar Wood Storks Lee County [Wayne Schaffner ] 15 Mar FW: eBird Report - Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA (Calhoun and Dougherty), 3/14/10 [Wayne Schaffner ] 15 Mar Lake Varner (Newton County) White-winged Scoters, Eared Grebe, many ducks and Morgan and Oconee County Highlights [James Neves ] 14 Mar Atlanta Audubon Field Trip to Charlie Elliott WC [Eddie Hatchett ] 15 Mar Yellow-headed Blackbird--Not seen ["Eugene P. Keferl" ] 14 Mar Swallow-tailed Kites are back! [Tim Keyes ] 14 Mar Stilt Sandpiper, Am. Avocet, et al, 3/13 and 3/14/10, Glynn and McIntosh counties [Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell ] 14 Mar White-winged Scoter continues at Piedmont NWR [Jim Gilreath ] 14 Mar Clayton County Water Authority areas and Nash Farms - long [Allison & Johnnie Greene ] 14 Mar Georgia International Horse Park (Rockdale County) 3-14-10 [Nathan Farnau ] 14 Mar Athens area, Pec Sandpipers [Daniel Kraushaar ] 14 Mar Re: ADMIN: plain text [Steve Holzman ] 14 Mar ADMIN: plain text [Steve ] 14 Mar Highlights from West Point Dam, Walter F George, Albany Nursery, and Cobb Owl Fields 3/13 [Darlene Moore ] 14 Mar thrush songs [Brandon Best ] 13 Mar Laurens Co. Loop/OAS Field Trip [James Fleullan ] 13 Mar Clyde Shepherd NP/ De Kalb County [Art Hurt ] 13 Mar Newton/Jasper/Jones Cos., 3/13/2010 ["James F. Flynn Jr." ] 13 Mar FOTS Northern Parula and Barn Swallow-Reed Bingham State Park (Cook and Colquitt) [Wayne Schaffner ] 13 Mar Rivoli Lakes 3/13/10 [Trey Mccuen ] 13 Mar North Georgia Arrivals - 3/13/10 [Joshua Spence ] 13 Mar Scaup, Jekyll Island, 3/13/10 [Jeff Sewell and Carol Lambert ] 13 Mar Rusty Blackbirds. Cochran Shoals. Cobb/Fulton County. [Gene Koziara ] 13 Mar Loggerhead Shrike date change [Melissa Martin ] 13 Mar Orange-crowned Warbler [Melissa Martin ] 13 Mar Loggerhead Shrike [Melissa Martin ] 13 Mar Le Conte's Sparrow continues, Albany Nursery WMA, Dougherty County, Photographs [Roy Brown ] 13 Mar County names [Patty & Peter Jenkins ] Subject: Carter's Lake -Murray County North Georgia Mountains From: Steve Slayton <slaytons AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:05:32 -0700 Sometimes I have the same problem that Shelia has mentioned. I know a lot of
Birders have GPS. But I'm one of the unfortunate ones who does not. If most
birders have a Georgia Delorme Map, They could just use the Page number and
Coordinates. For instance Carter's, Lake is page 13- F-10. Of course, this is
taking for granted that most Birders use the Georgia Delorme. Good Birding and
have a Blessed day.
Steve Slayton
Lawrenceville
Gwinnett County
USA
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Subject: Re: Eared GrebeFrom: Sheila Willis <swillis AT WAYXCABLE.COM> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:42:44 -0400 Where is Carter's Reregulation dam? I've never been there & don't have a
chance to spend time trying to look this up. It would be nice if people
listed the county at least for their sightings. This also helps for people
doing research as they can search for county records that way. Thanks.
Sheila Willis
Waycross, Ware Co., GA
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Subject: CorrectionFrom: Hugh Garrett <hughgarrett AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:31:59 +0000 Greetings,
 My posting of yesterday regarding birds seen on the Atlanta Audubon walk at
Cochran Shoals should have read
 White-throated sparrow 6. No White-crowned sparrows were seen during the
walk.
Hugh Garrett
Tucker
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Subject: Eared Grebe @ Carter's LakeFrom: Joshua Spence <spencejoshua AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:10:04 -0400 Max Medley just called to report an EARED GREBE from the Carter's Reregulation dam. Also, present
are at least 31 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 5 HORNED GREBES, a COMMON LOON, and about 100
RING-BILLED GULLS.
Joshua Spence,
Murray County
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Subject: Le Conte's Sparrow continues, Albany Nursery WMA,
Dougherty Co.,
PhotographsFrom: Roy Brown <roybrownphotography AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:35:47 -0400 Melissa Martin and I observed Alan Ashley’s Le Conte’s Sparrow this morning
in the usual area at the Albany Nursery. I obtained a fairly clear photo (1 of
2) of the Le Conte’s Sparrow on the ground. Photo 2 of 2 depicts the Le
Conte’s escaping into a clump of grass, and shows undertail, undertail
coverts, and vent area.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4442775725/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4443550890/
Roy Brown
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Subject: Georgia RBA 3/15/10From: Lois Stacey <croakie AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:18:44 -0400 Hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
Number: 770-493-8862
To Report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT att.net
Coverage: Statewide
Compiled: 3/15/2010 (7:30pm)
Compiler: Jeff Sewell
Transcriber: Lois Stacey
Birds reported:
Virginia's Warbler
Great Cormorant
White-winged Scoter
Canvasback
Yellow-headed Blackbird
5 White-winged Scoters were seen at Lake Varner along with 3 Canvasback.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1003&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26337
http://www.wingsoverga.com/NewtonCoBirdingSites.html#LakeVarner
The Virginia's Warbler continues in Valdosta.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1003&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=27140
A Yellow-headed Blackbird was seen briefly at a feeder in Brunswick but was
not relocated later in the day.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1003&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=23018
A Great Cormorant continues at Lake Walter F. George.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1003&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=28640
http://www.wingsoverga.com/ClayCoBirdingSites.html#LakeWalterFGeorge
Swallows are beginning to show up in Georgia.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1003&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=7755
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1003&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=24359
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1003&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=14151
A few Louisiana Waterthrushes have been reported as well.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1003&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=22885
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1003&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=12096
The first Swallow-tailed Kites have been seen.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1003&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=27791
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1003&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25990
A Stilt Sandpiper was seen on Champney Island at the Altamaha WMA.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1003&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25817
http://www.wingsoverga.com/McIntoshCoBirdingSites.html#AltamahaWMA
A White-winged Scoter remains at the Piedmont NWR on pond 2A.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1003&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25698
http://www.wingsoverga.com/JonesCoBirdingSites.html#PiedmontNWR
A Cliff Swallow was seen at the Georgia International Horse Park.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1003&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25410
http://www.wingsoverga.com/RockdaleCoBirdingSites.html#GeorgiaInternationalHorsePark
A Le Conte's Sparrow was seen at the Albany Nursery WMA.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1003&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=15822
60 Brewer's Blackbirds were seen in Jackson's Pasture near Dublin.
A Scarlet Tanager was seen in Dalton on Mar 13.
Short-eared Owls were seen at the Cobb Owl Fields.
http://www.wingsoverga.com/SumterCoBirdingSites.html#CobbOwlFields
This concludes the current edition of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert.
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Lois Stacey
North Augusta, SC (Aiken Cnty)
www.augustaaikenaudubon.org
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Subject: shorebird mapping - seeking helpFrom: Sara Schweitzer <SCHWEITZ AT WARNELL.UGA.EDU> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:49:13 -0400 If you are interested, please help by providing data for this site. Sara Schweitzer Carlton, GA Oglethorpe Co. >>> Gyorgy SzimulySubject: Yard Wood Duck pair - Fannin County 3-18-2010 From: "Nedra J. Sekera" <njs1500 AT TDS.NET> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:12:54 -0400 Just a short while ago I had the pleasure of seeing a female
wood duck land in a tree off the back driveway. It was joined
by a male wood duck in magnificent attire. After the female
preened copulation took place. They stayed for about three
more minutes and flew further into the woods. I have no idea
where the nest hole may be but there are literally hundreds of
dead trees with hundreds more holes that would accomodate
wood ducks.
I shall keep looking, however.
This is the fourth year we have had a wood duck in our woods/yard.
Nedra Sekera
Epworth GA
Fannin County
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Subject: FOTS cattle egret, ruby-throated hummingbirdFrom: bittaker <bittaker AT WINDSTREAM.NET> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:37:32 -0400 Yesterday produced two first of the season in Coffee Co. Cattle egrets were
among, of all things, the cattle and a lone female ruby-throated hummingbird
appeared at the feeder. The large group of ibis regularly seen in the
pastures/fields has disappeared. Yielded to new arrivals, I guess.
Annette Bittaker
Douglas, Coffee Co.
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Subject: Canvasback, Redheads,
42 H. Grebes @ Bear Creek R. (Jackson Co.): 17Mar09From: Joel McNeal <j.mcneal AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:05:44 -0700 Being on the right side of town and having a convenient break in the rain, I
headed out to Bear Creek Reservoir this evening where I met up with Mark
McShane. Waterfowl diversity was good, with highlights being a CANVASBACK,
REDHEADs, and a nice fallout of HORNED GREBEs in various states of dress
ranging from full basic to almost completely alternate plumage. Best viewing
was from the public fishing area off of rt. 330. While scoping a particularly
odd-looking grebe, I also finally lucked into my first PURPLE MARTIN of the
year streaking through the field of view. Mark and I also enjoyed close study
of 2 first year male Buffleheads in interesting transitional plumage, with
heads patterned like females plopped onto bright white male bodies.
Water-related birds present included:
Canada Goose 4
Canvasback 1 hen
Redhead 6 3 drakes, 3 hens
Ring-necked Duck 9
Lesser Scaup 29
Bufflehead 12
Hooded Merganser 2 1 drake, 1 hen
Ruddy Duck 8 1 drake was fully ruddy for spring
Pied-billed Grebe 8
Horned Grebe 42 ranging from basic to nearly alternate
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
American Coot 40
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Good birding,
Joel McNeal
Winterville, GA
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Subject: Photo exhibit - one of our ownFrom: Marion Dobbs <catbird500 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:07:13 -0400 Many of you know Giff Beaton - birder extraordinaire, naturalist, and
photographer. He is the author of "Birding Georgia" and "Dragonflies and
Damselflies of Georgia and the Southeast," the photographic field guide for
this region. Giff also co-authored "Annotated Checklist of Georgia Birds"
and "The Breeding Bird Atlas of Georgia."
Blue Heron Nature Preserve ( http://www.bhnp.org/portal/index.html ) will
feature an exhibit of his nature photographs from Georgia and from his
travels around the world. The opening reception will be March 27, 6 - 8 PM.
Everyone is invited, and I encourage all who have benefitted from Giff's
skills as birding trip leader and guide at Kennesaw Mt. NBP and across the
state, his readiness to help anyone at any time with identifications and
other bird and bug related questions, and his wonderfully helpful web site
to take this opportunity to enjoy his photos as well.
Marion Dobbs
Rome (Floyd Co.) GA
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Subject: 14 SACR and a late Fox Sparrow : ) Lithia Springs,GA
(Douglas
county)From: Dan Furbish <peterbilt.birder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:13:30 -0700 Early this morning, 3/17/10..
14 Sandhill cranes. (SACR) high flying NNW (heard them first)
dropped out of the sky looking to land in the Sweetwater river basin.
1 Fox Sparrow, this afternoon 6:06 pm EDT ! FOY and probably late : )
off Lynch Road, Lithia Springs, GA. : )
Dan Furbish
Lithia Springs, GA. every weekend
Truckin' thru 5 southern states in a big rig.
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Subject: Horned Grebes (1-partial breeding plumage) Lake Loretta,
Albany / Dougherty County, PhotosFrom: Roy Brown <roybrownphotography AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:23:38 -0400 I re-located the three Horned Grebes, located earlier by Tod Lanier and Wayne
Schaffner.
The Ring-Necked Duck joined the Grebes for the photo shoot.
I posted four photos at my PhotoStream link below (upload date 17 March 2010.)
Roy Brown
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Subject: Horned Grebes (1-partial breeding plumage) Lake Loretta
(Albany,
Dougherty County)From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:56:08 -0400 Location: Lake Loretta (Albany, Dougherty County)
Observation date: 3/17/10
Notes: I went to Lake Loretta during my lunch break to follow up
on 2-Horned Grebe reported by Tod Lanier this morning.
I found a third Horned Grebe which was in partial breeding plumage.
The patch on the side of the head was yellowish and the sides of the bird were
rufous.
The neck and breast were still white. The whitish tip on the bill was evident
in direct
observation through the scope though only barely clear in photographs.
Tod arrived before I left and also observed the bird.
Photos at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44510955 AT N05/sets/72157623515135533/
Number of species: 2
Ring-necked Duck 1
Horned Grebe 3
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Wayne Schaffner
Tifton, Georgia
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Subject: Atlanta Audubon Walk Cochran Shoals 03-17-10From: Hugh Garrett <hughgarrett AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:42:26 +0000 Greetings,
 Six birders met for the walk at Cochran Shoals this morning. The following
were seen:
Canada Goose   24
Mallard   8
Hooded Merganser   4
Double-crested Cormorant   32
Great Blue Heron   8
Turkey Vulture   1
Red-tailed Hawk   1
Ring-billed Gull   14
Mourning Dove   2
Belted Kingfisher   1
Red-headed Woodpecker   1
Red-bellied Woodpecker   2
Downy Woodpecker   9
Hairy Woodpecker   1
Northern Flicker   2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) Â Â 2
Pileated Woodpecker   2
Eastern Phoebe   5
Blue Jay   16
American Crow   11
Northern Rough-winged Swallow   12
Carolina Chickadee   28
Tufted Titmouse   20
White-breasted Nuthatch   3
Brown-headed Nuthatch   2
Brown Creeper   1
Carolina Wren   6
Winter Wren   2
Golden-crowned Kinglet   2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet   7
Eastern Bluebird   1
American Robin   14
Brown Thrasher   3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) Â Â 13
Pine Warbler   7
Eastern Towhee   7
Song Sparrow   5
Swamp Sparrow   2
White-crowned Sparrow   6
Northern Cardinal   28
Red-winged Blackbird   10
Rusty Blackbird   1
Common Grackle   6
American Goldfinch   12
44 species. A year ago on this date, same location, we saw 54 species including
Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Barn Swallow and Louisiana Waterthrush. We're off
to a slow start for this series of walks, but things will pick up.
These walks continue each Wednesday morning at 0800 through May 19th.
Hugh Garrett
Tucker
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Subject: Le Conte's SparrowFrom: Alan Ashley <alanashley42 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:27:24 -0700 Sterling Blanchard, Bill Lotz and I relocated the Le Conte's Sparrow at the
Albany Nursery this morning. There was a light rain and the bird was a little
more elusive than usual. However we all finally had a good look.
Alan Ashley
Leesburg Ga.
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Subject: Cardinal lake (Gwinnett CountyFrom: Rebecca Deitsch <rdeitsch AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:00:05 -0400 Cardinal Lake highlights.
Canada Goose 12
Wood Duck 4
Blue-Winged Teal 3
Mallard 8
Pie-Billed Grebe 1
Great-Blue Heron 2
Coopers Hawk 1
Northern Rough-Winged Swallow 6
John Deitsch
Gwinnett County
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Subject: Little Mulberry Park 3/16 & othersFrom: Brandon Best <sandfalcon AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:37:57 -0400 Greetings all,
I spent a few hours at Little Mulberry Park (Gwinnett Co) on 3/16. The only
newcomers were swallows- 35 Tree (high over Miller Lk), 1 Northern
Rough-winged, and 3 Purple Martins (at the south colony). It was nice to
hear a Ruby-crowned Kinglet doing a little singing, the first I've heard
this year.
At home, I was paid a visit by the first-spring Purple Finch who also
brought with him a full adult Purple Finch, the first I have seen at my
feeders this winter. The visit was overall odd because the weather was
nice, most all my previous visits by PUFI this winter have been when the
weather was nasty.
Also, the Hermit Thrush came by to get some suet crumbs yesterday as well,
so its still hanging around.
Brandon Best
Lawrenceville, GA
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Subject: Yellow-breasted Chat on JekyllFrom: artworksbylydia <artworksbylydia AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:07:14 -0400 Hello Folks,
There is a Yellow-breasted Chat on Jekyll Island. It is being seen at
Northeast end of the island at the condos Villas by the Sea. This bird has been
popping in and out of the vine tangles since the first of February.
Fascinating. Good Birding.
Lydia
Lydia C. Thompson
St. Simons & Jekyll Island
coastal Glynn County
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Subject: Henderson Park , DeKalb County, Cooper's Hawk, 3/16/10From: Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell <lambertsewell AT ATT.NET> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:15:41 -0400 It was great to see that the female Cooper's Hawk has arrived. I'll try to monitor their nesting progress. Jeff Jeff Sewell Georgia Rare Bird Alert Georgia Ornithological Society 770-493-8862 Tucker, DeKalb Co., GA lambertsewell AT att.net ----- Original Message ----- From:Subject: Bachman's Sparrow and breeding Barred Owls (photos) Old Thompson Road (Dougherty)þ From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:41:20 -0400 Hopefully, this message doesn't have all the Windows Word gibberish up front.
Location: Old Thompson Road (Dougherty)
Observation date: 3/16/10
6:30 PM till 8:00 PM
3 miles starting at Gillionville Road
Notes: Highlights:
-Bachman's Sparrows
-breeding Barred Owl in, at and around nesting tree
-Wood Ducks
-Hermit Thrush
-And unexpectedly meeting Tod at the Bobolink field at past dusk.
Bachman's Sparrow locations
(mile 0.0 at Gillionville Road):
0.0 Right (1)
0.2 R (3)
1.7 R (1)
2.6 L (2)
2.8 R (1)
3.0 R (1)
Photos of Barred Owls
at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/44510955 AT N05/sets/72157623635865174/
Number of species: 22
Wood Duck 6
Killdeer 3
Mourning Dove 6
Barred Owl 3
Red-headed Woodpecker 6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 4
Brown Thrasher 1
Pine Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat 2
Eastern Towhee 13
Bachman's Sparrow 9
Chipping Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 16
Red-winged Blackbird 3
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Subject: Bachman's Sparrow and breeding Barred Owls (photos) Old
Thompson
Road (Dougherty)From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:37:36 -0400
Location: Old Thompson Road (Dougherty)
Observation date: 3/16/10
6:30 PM till 8:00 PM
3 miles starting at Gillionville Road
Notes: Highlights:
-Bachman's Sparrows
-breeding Barred Owl in, at and around nesting tree
-Wood Ducks
-Hermit Thrush
-And unexpectedly meeting Tod at the Bobolink field at past dusk.
Bachman's Sparrow locations
(mile 0.0 at Gillionville Road):
0.0 Right (1)
0.2 R (3)
1.7 R (1)
2.6 L (2)
2.8 R (1)
3.0 R (1)
Photos of Barred Owls
at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/44510955 AT N05/sets/72157623635865174/
Number of species: 22
Wood Duck 6
Killdeer 3
Mourning Dove 6
Barred Owl 3
Red-headed Woodpecker 6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 2
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 4
Brown Thrasher 1
Pine Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat 2
Eastern Towhee 13
Bachman's Sparrow 9
Chipping Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 16
Red-winged Blackbird 3
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Subject: Le Conte's Sparrow spelling and correct banding codeFrom: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:52:38 -0400 Thanks to Jim Flynn for advising me of correct spelling of Le Conte's (two
words) Sparrow and the associated correct banding code (LCSP). Will try to do
better in the future.
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Subject: Cooper Creek Park - Muscogee CountyFrom: Don L Williams <don AT DLWILLIAMS.NET> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:42:43 -0400 Had just a bit of time to hit Cooper Creek Park today for about an
hour after work. Nothing really unusual, although we did see a nice
gathering of Cedar Waxwings. The pair of Northern Shovelers from
last time were not sighted though.
Location: Cooper Creek Park (Columbus)
Observation date: 3/16/10
Number of species: 25
Canada Goose X
Mallard X
Ring-necked Duck X
Ruddy Duck X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Black Vulture X
Turkey Vulture X
American Coot X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Belted Kingfisher X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Blue Jay X
Carolina Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
Carolina Wren X
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird X
Brown Thrasher X
Cedar Waxwing X
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
House Sparrow X
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Subject: LeConte's Sparrow Albany Nursery WMA-Swamp of Toa IBA
(Dougherty)From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:21:55 -0400 Tod Lanier and I relocated the LESP during lunch break. Same general location.
I had my handheld GPS and recorded coordinates...just to
check my visual Google Earth placemark. The bird was located on the
east edge of the field road today and a few yards south of my first LESP
encounter with Bruce Horn (03-06-2010).
Today's location:
(31.59299, -84.34180)
Coordinates for Nursery Gate (31.592326, -84.346688)
Today's LESP location:(31.59299, -84.34180)
Many thanks Alan!
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Subject: Redheads continue in ChatsworthFrom: Joshua Spence <spencejoshua AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:47:18 -0400 There's been REDHEADS present at a Chatsworth pond(Murray County) since 2/4/10. This is the
pond near the talc mill. It is located just east of the Hwy 411 and Hwy 52 intersection, about a mile
on the south-side of Hwy 52. There were nine individuals but the number has decreased to two
drakes. I also checked some of the CLIFF SWALLOW nesting sites around Chatsworth but did not find
any early birds. Some should start showing up any day.
Joshua Spence,
Murray County
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Subject: Tod Lanier FOTS Green Heron Lake Loretta (Albany,
Dougherty County)From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:44:19 -0400 Tod Lanier reported a Green Heron at Lake Loretta this morning. It was flying
towards the rookery island.
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Subject: Re: best way to locate birding trips scheduled for early
May?From: Steve Holzman <steve.holzman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:49:51 -0400 There's a couple websites to check for statewide information on trips: http://www.wingsspirit.com/2010/01/georgia-bird-watchers-field-trips.html and http://www.tinyurl.com/gabirdingcalendar Locally I would check the Oconee Rivers Audubon Site http://www.oconeeriversaudubon.org/ Steve Holzman, North High Shoals, GA On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 10:02 PM, Victoria S.Subject: best way to locate birding trips scheduled for early May? From: "Victoria S." <smithvictoria AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:02:43 -0400 I am on the search for something I can be involved in that will
develop my knowledge of birds beyond my backyard. I don't get out of
the home turf very much and I have the 3rd to the 5th of May
available. Any ideas about groups/outings that may be taking place
around that time period...in Georgia or neighboring states?
Victoria
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Subject: Re: American White Pelican, Great Cormorant,
Walter F. George DamFrom: Julius Ariail <julius.ariail AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:51:38 -0400 Roy's comment about the Great Blue Heron floating on a body of water reminded me that my wife and I saw a Bald Eagle do the same thing on Long Pond in southern Lowndes County on March 10. The eagle hit the water to catch a fish, then just sat there floating and looking very much like a very large seagull for about a minute, then flew away with the fish in its claws. We see eagles over Long Pond almost every day, but have never seen this floating behavior before. Julius Ariail Lake Park, GA Lowndes County On Mar 15, 2010, at 9:15 PM, Roy BrownSubject: leConte's Sparrow From: Alan Ashley <alanashley42 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:34:24 -0700 Melvin Dees and I relocated the LeConte's Sparrow at the Albany Nursery. The
bird has been seen since Feb. 27th.
Alan Ashley
Leesburg Ga.
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Subject: American White Pelican, Great Cormorant,
Walter F. George DamFrom: Roy Brown <roybrownphotography AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:15:23 -0400 I spent a couple of hours at Walter F. George Dam (Clay County) this afternoon.
Highlights were the Great Cormorant and an American White Pelican. I also
observed and photographed a Great Blue Heron floating duck-like in the water
for several minutes. I have heard they do this occasionally, but this was my
first time seeing it.
The Great Cormorant was up on the wall below the dam until he flew down to the
water. The white throat and hip-patch were quite evident. I last saw him diving
repeatedly and heading in an easterly direction.
I first saw the American White Pelican in the water close to the Georgia side.
It later took off and flew west. I spoke to some fishermen, who claimed they
see the White Pelican from time to time in the area.
I will upload some photos to the Photostream link below over the next several
days.
Roy Brown
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Subject: Re: Nesting Osprey in Cobb CountyFrom: Rachel Cass <r_cass AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:23:16 -0400 Tom and all, This is very cool to hear about. I recall a few years back when I first got into birding that Ospreys were nesting there and had heard it was an established nesting site. It's nice to know they are still there. I wonder sometimes if they were there back in my pre-birding days when I used to frequent that Waffle House! Other birding notes, I enjoyed the sound of Cedar Waxwings today both leaving my office in Buckhead for a meeting and upon my return. They must have good spot. We also have a resident Red-tailed Hawk at the office complex that I've gotten a few folks keyed in on noticing when it's zooming through the trees. Rachel Cass Marietta, GA Tom CrewsSubject: Indigo and Painted Buntings--Glennville, Tattnall Co. From: Gene Wilkinson <glwfishing AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:20:34 -0700 I had a f.o.t.y male Indigo Bunting feeding with a male Painted Bunting at my
white millet feeder this afternoon.
Gene Wilkinson
Glennville, Ga.
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Subject: Nesting Osprey in Cobb CountyFrom: Tom Crews <tmc155 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:29:18 -0400 I saw an osprey land atop a cell phone tower located on Johnson Ferry Road
just south of the Lower Roswell Road intersection. There appears to be
nesting material already assembled there. The tower is the taller of two
(the one with the flat platform on top) and is on the West side of JFerry
behind the Waffle House and pine straw distributor. It's across the street
from Ted's Montana Grill.
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Fulton County
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Subject: FOTY Yellow-throated Warbler and Ruby-throated
HummingbirdFrom: Bob Churi <rchuri AT DARIENTEL.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:41:55 -0400 Had two first of the year birds today;
-a singing Yellow-throated Warbler
-male Ruby-throated Hummingbird
We have had a female Ruby-throated Hummer coming to our feeders since
Jan 15.
Bob & Carol Churi
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Subject: Lake Varner, Newton/Walton counties, 3/15/10From: Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell <lambertsewell AT ATT.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:52:48 -0400 We got good looks from the boatramp. You will need a scope and don't forget that there is a $5.00 fee for non-residents. Jeff Sewell Georgia Rare Bird Alert Georgia Ornithological Society 770-493-8862 Tucker, DeKalb Co., GA lambertsewell AT att.net ----- Original Message ----- From:Subject: 14 Mar 10 Lithia Springs, GA (Douglas county) From: Dan Furbish <peterbilt.birder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:29:59 -0700 24 Double crested cormorant , flock . migrating high.. NNE.
2 Red shoulders hawk, pr.
2 Great horned owls, resident pair. hooting at night.
6 Eastern Towhee
3 Brown Thrasher
6 Eastern bluebirds
4 Field sparrows
1 White throated sparrow-visual.
5 Northern mockingbirds
1 House wren
2 Carolina wren
Dan Furbish
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Subject: Swallow-tailed Kites in Long Co.From: Beth Willis-Stevenson <bstevenson65 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:08:34 -0700 Today David Jones, Dirk Stevenson, and I observed 4 Swallow-tailed
Kites soaring over the northern tract of Townsend WMA in Long Co. This part of
the WMA can be accessed from Old Barrington Rd, DeLorme Pg 54, G5 & H5. Be
aware that accessibility is a challenge due to road conditions and locked
gates.
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Subject: Four Atlanta Audubon Society bird walks in next 7 daysFrom: stancha AT AOL.COM Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:35:14 -0400 Greetings birders,
The Atlanta Audubon Society is hosting four walks during the next 7
days, for which the public is invited. Bring binoculars and footwear
suitable for walking on muddy and/or slippery surfaces.
Hugh Garrett generously has once again agreed to lead a series of
Wednesday walks at Cochran Shoals Unit of Chattahoochee National
Recreation Area this spring, the first one (of 10) starting on March
17. This series of walks will allow those who participate successively
to see primarily winter birds (and permanent residents), then migrants,
and finally birds of the summer. Walks on March 17, 24 and 31 will
meet at 8 AM at the pay station of Cochran Shoals off of Interstate
North Parkway on the Cobb County side of the river. Note that there is
a fee of $3 per vehicle for parking, unless you have an annual pass.
Birds to be expected Wednesday may include several species of hawks,
sparrows, and wrens, just-arrived swallows along the river, perhaps
some ducks and cormorants (including wood duck), great blue herons, and
likely cedar waxwings and kinglets. If you fail to see many
yellow-rumped warblers, I will be very surprised. Last year's walk on
the same date included hairy and pileated woodpeckers, a yellow-crowned
night-heron, and an osprey, among 54 species of birds!
Saturday's (March 20) walk along similar habitat will meet at the
Chattahoochee Nature Center on 9135 Willeo Road in Roswell at 8 AM, and
will be led by Stacy Zarpentine, who is a Master Birder and former
President of Atlanta Audubon Society. Stacy is a veteran of leading
bird walks here, and great birding is likely. The nature center is
located along the Chattahoochee River.
Sunday (March 21) features a choice of two locations. Ornithologist
and long-time Atlanta birder and walk leader Georgann Schmalz, who was
instrumental in establishing the Master Birder program (among many
other programs) through Atlanta Audubon Society, is leading a walk at
Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area (Atlanta tract) in Dawsonville,
GA. Dawson Forest also has a habitat attractive to diverse birds
(fields, woods, ponds, and creeks), which also should hold many species
of woodpeckers, hawks and sparrows. Last year's March walk there
featured a Louisiana waterthrush and common yellowthroat. Meeting time
is 8 AM just inside the gate on Dawson Forest Road.
Atlanta Audubon Society Board members Jay Davis and Joy Carter also
will lead a walk on Sunday, March 21, starting at 8:30 AM at
Constitution Lakes in south DeKalb County, just east of the Atlanta
city limit. Confederate Lakes has a boardwalk along large ponds
(attractive to many waterfowl), woodland trails, and some more open
birding along a railroad track. It is a beautifully preserved open
area that is amazingly close to the city. The February 21 Atlanta
Audubon walk here had highlights including wood ducks, hooded
mergansers, black vultures, red-headed and hairy woodpeckers,
brown-headed nuthatches and cedar waxwings.
Precise directions and details of these walks and others upcoming can
be found on the Atlanta Audubon Society website, atlantaaudubon.org.
Stan Chapman, DeKalb County
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Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Johnson Square (Marietta) , 3/15/10,
Louisiana Waterthrush, Winter WrenFrom: Allison & Johnnie Greene <johnniegreene AT ROADRUNNER.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:13:31 -0400 I got my FOS LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH at lunch today walking around behind the
office. This is near the junction of Roswell Rd and Johnson Ferry Rd in
Marietta.
Location: Johnson Square (Marietta)
Observation date: 3/15/10
Notes: Walked around behind the office building and Target from 12:25 -
12:55 since the birds were singing. Got my first of the season Louisiana
Waterthrush and saw a Winter Wren in the same area down by the retention pond.
Partly cloudy, 51 degrees, winds NNW 10 - 15 gusting to 23 MPH.
Number of species: 27
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 4
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
Winter Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Pine Warbler 2
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 6
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 1
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Subject: Savannah NWR--Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive--Jasper, SCFrom: SavBirder AT aol.com Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:41:38 EDT Carroll Richard and I spent much of Sunday at the Savannah NWR. We didn't get as many songbirds/migrants as we hoped for and the ducks are on the decline. Two highlights were a SORA seen at the northeast part of the Cistern Trail, casually walking along the edge of the water/rushes close to the brick walking trail. Apparently the earlier,recent influx of visitors to the trail didn't spook the bird. Or, it was hungry and used to trail traffic! Later we saw some Purple Martins flying some of the impoundments. In spite of the windy, overcast day we enjoyed being out birding. eBird list follows. Sandy Beasley Savannah, GA Chatham County USA Location: Savannah NWR--Laurel Hill Dr Observation date: 3/14/10 Notes: observers-Carroll Richard, Sandy Beasley; 51 dF with winds gusting up to 10-15 mph. Overcast at times. Sora was found at the Cistern Trail along the marsh edge. Most birds were found along Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive, but we also birded the area X SC 170 at the entrance to the Maintenance area.The Great Horned Owl adult had a nestling, sticking its fuzzy head up and eyeing visitors. Number of species: 50 Mallard 16 Blue-winged Teal 60 Northern Shoveler 15 Ring-necked Duck 50 Pied-billed Grebe 8 Double-crested Cormorant 22 Anhinga 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 9 Snowy Egret 1 Little Blue Heron 6 Cattle Egret 1 White Ibis 66 Glossy Ibis 3 Turkey Vulture 7 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Clapper Rail 1 Sora 1 Common Moorhen 8 American Coot 500 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Mourning Dove 9 Great Horned Owl 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 1 Purple Martin 7 Tree Swallow 80 Carolina Wren 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6 American Robin 40 Gray Catbird 5 Northern Mockingbird 4 Brown Thrasher 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 100 Yellow-throated Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee 5 Savannah Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 8 Swamp Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 5 Red-winged Blackbird 110 Boat-tailed Grackle 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)Subject: Savannah NWR--Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive--Jasper, SC From: Sandy Beasley <SavBirder AT AOL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:41:38 EDT Carroll Richard and I spent much of Sunday at the Savannah NWR. We didn't
get as many songbirds/migrants as we hoped for and the ducks are on the
decline. Two highlights were a SORA seen at the northeast part of the Cistern
Trail, casually walking along the edge of the water/rushes close to the
brick walking trail. Apparently the earlier,recent influx of visitors to the
trail didn't spook the bird. Or, it was hungry and used to trail traffic!
Later we saw some Purple Martins flying some of the impoundments. In spite
of the windy, overcast day we enjoyed being out birding. eBird list follows.
Sandy Beasley
Savannah, GA
Chatham County
USA
Location: Savannah NWR--Laurel Hill Dr
Observation date: 3/14/10
Notes: observers-Carroll Richard, Sandy Beasley; 51 dF with winds
gusting up to 10-15 mph. Overcast at times. Sora was found at the Cistern Trail
along the marsh edge. Most birds were found along Laurel Hill Wildlife
Drive, but we also birded the area X SC 170 at the entrance to the Maintenance
area.The Great Horned Owl adult had a nestling, sticking its fuzzy head up
and eyeing visitors.
Number of species: 50
Mallard 16
Blue-winged Teal 60
Northern Shoveler 15
Ring-necked Duck 50
Pied-billed Grebe 8
Double-crested Cormorant 22
Anhinga 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 9
Snowy Egret 1
Little Blue Heron 6
Cattle Egret 1
White Ibis 66
Glossy Ibis 3
Turkey Vulture 7
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Clapper Rail 1
Sora 1
Common Moorhen 8
American Coot 500
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Mourning Dove 9
Great Horned Owl 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Purple Martin 7
Tree Swallow 80
Carolina Wren 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
American Robin 40
Gray Catbird 5
Northern Mockingbird 4
Brown Thrasher 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 100
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 5
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 110
Boat-tailed Grackle 2
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Subject: Swallow-tailed Kite Observations needed.From: Steve Holzman <steve_holzman AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:38:42 -0700 The Avian Conservation Center, Center for Birds of Prey in Charleston, South
Carolina is collecting data on Swallow-tailed Kites.
From their website:
If you see a Swallow-tailed Kite, you can help us determine
their distibution, monitor population trends, and locate important
nesting and foraging sites by reporting the following information.....
See the website for the sightings form
http://www.thecenterforbirdsofprey.org/swallowtail-kite.php
Thanks,
Steve Holzman
North High Shoals, GA
Oconee County,
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Subject: Virginia's Warbler updateFrom: john swiderski <swiderskij AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:12:22 -0400 Hello all,
Well today marks an anniversary of sorts - for two months now we have
continued to enjoy the Virginia's Warbler in and around our yard.
It is spending more time working on the insect population now, but still
coming to the hummer feeder often.
Several visitors in the past few days saw the bird well. I believe we have
hosted 120 visitors so far.
If you are thinking of coming this way, call or email first. I probably
won't post again til near the weekend unless the status changes.
cu - John and Kate Swiderski, Valdosta, Lowndes County, 229-242-8382
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Subject: Purple finches (Crawford County)From: Hal Massie <Swallowtailfarms AT AOL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:15:44 EDT Greetings, y'all,
I looked out the front window at
one of my hanging feeders a few minutes
ago and thought something seemed odd.
So I grabbed the binoculars in time to see
1 male and 3 female purple finches on
the feeder. On the ground below the feeder
was another male and female, along with
a male house finch for a nice contrast.
That's 6 purple finches at one time...
easily a new record for my yard! I usually
see 2, maybe 3 purple finches at one time...
if I get them at all.
Hal Massie
Musella, Georgia
This Finch appears at first sight to be destructive, for it devours buds
and the blossoms of apple, cherry, peach, and plum trees, feeding on the
stamens and pistils. . . . They feed also upon the blossoms of the red maple,
the seeds of such trees as the white ash, and the berries of the red cedar,
mountain ash, and other trees. But, as with the Grosbeak, the pruning or
cutting of buds, blossoms, and seeds of trees is not ordinarily excessive. On
the other hand, this bird eats many of the seeds of the most destructive
weeds, ragweed being a favorite. The Purple Finch also destroys many orchard
and woodland caterpillars. It is particularly destructive to plant lice
and cankerworms. Its quest of weed seeds is sometimes rewarded by some
insects which it finds on the ground, among them ground beetles and perhaps a
few
cutworms.
Edward H. Forbush (1913)
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Subject: Tattnall County-Glennville Waste Water Treatment PlantFrom: Sandy Beasley <SavBirder AT AOL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:41:04 EDT The Ogeechee Audubon Society's field trip Saturday, Mar. 13 to the
Glennville Waste Water Treatment Plant was attended by 10 birders and was led
by
Gene Wilkinson, the site's promoter and de facto ambassador. See the eBird
list below. After the trip several people were treated to a visit to the
nearby Griffin farm, courtesy of Gene and the Griffins, to see Baltimore
Orioles and anything else that knows where the Tattnall county buffet (i.e.
Griffin Farm) is.
Gene provided the following list from the Giffin farm:
Mourning Dove, Pine Siskin, American Kestrel, Eastern Meadowlark,
Yellow-throated Warbler, Eurasian Collared Dove, Chipping Sparrow, Baltimore
Oriole, House Finch.
Location: Glennville Wastewater Treatment
Observation date: 3/13/10
Notes: observers: Gene Wilkinson, Daine Bazemore, Lynwood Eason, John
Galvani, Ken Ferm, Jaynne Reichert, Jacob Warren, Nicole Janke, Glenda
Smith, Brenda Brannen, Sandy Beasley. Absent were Eastern Meadow Larks
Number of species: 43
Canada Goose 8
Mallard 2
Blue-winged Teal 2
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Anhinga 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 2
King Rail 1
Common Moorhen 3
American Coot 18
Killdeer 2
Wilson's Snipe 1
Mourning Dove 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
White-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 8
Purple Martin 1
Tree Swallow 100
Carolina Chickadee 1
Carolina Wren 1
House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Eastern Bluebird 6
American Robin 2
Brown Thrasher 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 30
Palm Warbler (Western) 7
Common Yellowthroat 1
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 2
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Sandy Beasley
Savannah, GA
Chatham County
USA
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Subject: Redheads at Chicopee Lake March 13 & 14From: Peter Gordon <peter AT ELACHEE.ORG> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:10:48 -0400 Elachee Nature Center staff members Janice Jones, Cynthia Taylor,
Melissa Reid and volunteers Ryan Reid and Rick Taylor spotted two male
Red-headed Ducks at Chicopee Lake today (Saturday) in the company of a
lone juvenile Hooded Merganser, two Pied-billed Grebes and three
Mallards. A large group of dedicated folks were at the lake to remove
the sludge and debris deposited on the dock and walkway by too much
winter weather.
A single swallow bulleted past me as I walked over the pond's dam but I
couldn't make a clear identification. Too busy enjoying the ducks, I
guess.
Janice checked the pond on Sunday and the Redheads were still present.
A complete list of Saturday's birds follows:
Chicopee Lake is located at the southeast entrance to the Chicopee Woods
Nature Preserve off Calvary Church Road in south central Hall County.
Location: Chicopee Lake
Observation date: 3/13/10
Notes: RedHeads were at the pond on Sunday, March 14, 2010
Number of species: 26
Mallard 3
Redhead 2
Hooded Merganser 1
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 2
swallow sp. 1
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 5
Carolina Wren 4
Eastern Bluebird 2
Pine Warbler 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 4
American Goldfinch 3
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Peter Gordon
Education Director
Elachee Nature Science Center
2125 Elachee Drive
Gainesville, GA 30504
(770) 535-1976
www.elachee.org
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Subject: Wood Storks Lee CountyFrom: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:55:30 -0400 My friend Gene Webb photographed 4 Wood Stork in Lee County per following:
"Northwest side of hwy 195 about 1/2 - 3/4 mile northeast of Leesburg, Sat.
(3/13) about 6:00 p.m."
Wayne Schaffner
Tifton, Georgia
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Subject: FW: eBird Report - Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA
(Calhoun and Dougherty), 3/14/10From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:18:43 -0400 Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:07:30 -0400
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Subject: eBird Report - Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA (Calhoun and
Dougherty),3/14/10
Location: Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA
Observation date: 3/14/10
Notes: Route: Entered Chickasawhatchee Road Gate and proceeded to Spring Creek
and then proceeded to Limpkin Bridge crossing at Kiokee Creek. Back-tracked to
Dunn Lot Gate and finished at Mud Creek Road Gate by way of Flat Hole Bridge.
Mud Creek Road Gate temporarily closed due to road repair. Limpkin Bridge gated
off due to road and bridge repair. Pine Island Gate only open as far as
shooting range. 48 Black Vulture found roosting at church on Chickasawhatchee
Road. 120 White Ibis seen in swamp on south side of Leary Highway between Mud
Creek Road and Pine Island Road and flyover at same location. 100 White Ibis
seen in Wilderness Pond roost. 30 Great Egret seen in Wilderness Pond
rookery...likely more. 4 Great Blue Heron in Wilderness Pond flying near the
Great Egrets. Bald Eagle was an adult seen soaring over Wilderness Pond.
Bachman's Sparrow heard on the east side of road 1-mile south of Mud Creek Road
Gate.
Number of species: 54
Wood Duck 9
Wild Turkey 6
Great Blue Heron 7
Great Egret 43
Little Blue Heron 1
White Ibis 320
Black Vulture 64
Turkey Vulture 16
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 7
American Kestrel 1
Mourning Dove 11
Great Horned Owl 1
Barred Owl 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 18
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 14
Downy Woodpecker 13
Northern Flicker 7
Pileated Woodpecker 9
Eastern Phoebe 6
White-eyed Vireo 12
Blue-headed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 14
American Crow 18
Carolina Chickadee 31
Tufted Titmouse 27
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
Brown-headed Nuthatch 8
Carolina Wren 19
House Wren 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 18
Northern Mockingbird 2
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Northern Parula 9
Yellow-rumped Warbler 12
Pine Warbler 23
Palm Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 12
Eastern Towhee 38
Bachman's Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 18
White-throated Sparrow 11
Northern Cardinal 46
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
House Finch 20
American Goldfinch 4
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Tifton, Georgia
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Subject: Lake Varner (Newton County) White-winged Scoters,
Eared Grebe,
many ducks and Morgan and Oconee County HighlightsFrom: James Neves <jamesneves AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:44:08 -0400 Hi folks,
On Saturday, I also was able to see the 5 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS at Lake
Varner, where there was a huge number of waterfowl. It was a real treat to
see so many ducks! My counts are very similar to Jim Flynn's for the most
part. From the picnic area of the park, I did add 15 REDHEAD and one EARED
GREBE, which was keeping company with one of the HORNED GREBE. I first
noticed the big, abrupt forehead of the EARED GREBE contrasting with the
less prominent forehead of the HORNED GREBE. During a break in the clouds,
I could more clearly see the dark cheek and neck of the EARED GREBE. Along
Gregory Rd., I enjoyed really nice looks at a GREATER YELLOWLEGS in a
flooded bit of field on the uphill side of the road and an OSPREY on a nest
on a distant telephone pole. I did a quick check of some other areas of the
lake where I found more of some common species (coots, Bufflehead, Ruddy
Duck, cormorants, geese) and less ideal views, so I went back to the park
and got better views of the scoters from the boat ramp. They seem to really
like the area directly across the lake from the ramp and just before the
lake turns to the NW.
I checked a number of other places between Lake Varner and Athens on my
return trip. Highlights were 3 AMERICAN WIDGEON (2 drake, 1 hen), 1 RING-
NECKED DUCK (hen), 1 WOOD DUCK (drake), 1 RING-BILLED GULL, and 1 swallow
sp. (Barn/Cliff/....) on Lake Rutdledge at Hard Labor Creek State Park in
Morgan County, 1 LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE at the Bostwick Sod Farm in also in
Morgan County, and 5 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 1 PURPLE MARTIN, 32 AMERICAN
PIPIT, and a WILSON'S SNIPE at the pond on Astondale Rd. in Oconee County.
I also saw the most amazing full double rainbows I've ever seen when I
stopped on Astondale Rd.
Happy birding!
James Neves
Athens - Clarke County, GA
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Subject: Atlanta Audubon Field Trip to Charlie Elliott WCFrom: Eddie Hatchett <ehatchett1 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:16:59 -0400 Location: Charlie Elliot Wildlife Center
Observation date: 3/13/10
Notes: Weather was in the 50's and alternated between sunny and
overcast. This was the make-up field trip for the Atlanta Audubon trip from
January. There were five adults and one child attending. We began with 4
adults and started birding around the Visitor's Center and along the trail
to the Discovery Building. Our fifth caught up with us at the Discovery
Building. We walked the trail back to our cars and drove to the Information
Booth on Marben Farm Road and birded the field and scrub area around the
booth. We ended up at the dove fields next to Teal Pond.
The highlights of the trip were at the Teal Pond dove fields. A Northern
Harrier gave us several good looks by flying low across the fields. Also, a
break in the clouds gave us enough light to make the field marks on the
Vespers pop out at us. It was a great trip.
Number of species: 46
Wood Duck 4
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Great Blue Heron 1
Black Vulture 4
Turkey Vulture 14
Northern Harrier 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 4
Mourning Dove 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 10
Loggerhead Shrike 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 12
Fish Crow 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 10
Brown-headed Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Eastern Bluebird 8
American Robin 15
Northern Mockingbird 6
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 5
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 15
Field Sparrow 4
Vesper Sparrow 8
Savannah Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 7
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Eastern Meadowlark 5
Common Grackle 25
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 10
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Jackson, Ga
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Subject: Yellow-headed Blackbird--Not seenFrom: "Eugene P. Keferl" <epkeferl AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:43:06 +0000 Dear GABbers,
I am sorry I did not post this earlier. I did go to the The Laws home and try
and locate the Yellow-headed Blackbird. I did not see it.
I did observe the following species while I was there.
Location: Â Â Pine Island
Observation date: Â Â 3/13/10
Notes: Â Â Yellow-headed Blackbird reported here an hour earlier.
Number of species: Â Â 27
Canada Goose   15
Wood Duck   2
Mallard   2
Hooded Merganser   8
Anhinga   2
Great Blue Heron   3
Great Egret   1
Snowy Egret   4
Little Blue Heron   1
Tricolored Heron   4
Black-crowned Night-Heron   8
White Ibis   35
Wood Stork   7
Clapper Rail   3
Mourning Dove   8
Belted Kingfisher   1
Fish Crow   1
Tree Swallow   40
Tufted Titmouse   1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet   1
Eastern Bluebird   1
Northern Mockingbird   1
Cedar Waxwing   2
Yellow-rumped Warbler   43
Northern Cardinal   4
Red-winged Blackbird   4
American Goldfinch   2
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Eugene P. Keferl
5280 East Glynn Ave.
Brunswick, Georgia 31523
Glynn Co.
(912) 265-0143
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Subject: Swallow-tailed Kites are back!From: Tim Keyes <Tim.Keyes AT DNR.STATE.GA.US> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:19:23 -0400 GABO,
Swallow-tailed Kites were observed by a private land owner in the Ludowici area
yesterday near where Kites (3-13) nested last year.
Keep your eyes up.
Tim
Brunswick GA
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Subject: Stilt Sandpiper, Am. Avocet, et al, 3/13 and 3/14/10,
Glynn and McIntosh countiesFrom: Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell <lambertsewell AT ATT.NET> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:55:32 -0400 From the base of the bridge over the Jekyll River/ Intercoastal Waterway, on
the Jekyll Island Causeway, Glynn County on 3/13/10, we saw about 95 American
Avocets in flight headed south. This is the largest number of this species we
have seen in Georgia.
We had at least two adult Bald Eagles on Jekyll Is. over the weekend.
Today, 3/14/10, at the Ansley/Hodges Memorial Marsh Project tower, Champney
Island, Altamaha WMA, McIntosh County, we saw a Stilt Sandpiper with four
Lesser Yellowlegs. If this bird is a migrant, it may be a record early date.
However, it is possible that it spent the winter in the area as a few have over
the years. Also, we saw two Mottled Ducks here and 12 Blue-winged Teal, but no
other ducks. By the way, the road out to the tower has been improved. Low areas
have been fiiled in with gravel although there were still a few wet areas, but
these were passable, but muddy, in our Honda CRV.
There were not many ducks on Butler Island: 18 Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks,
10 Blue-winged Teal and a pair of Northern Shovelers. There were no shorebirds
here this morning.
Jeff Sewell and Carol Lambert
Jeff Sewell
Georgia Rare Bird Alert
Georgia Ornithological Society
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Tucker, DeKalb Co., GA
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Subject: White-winged Scoter continues at Piedmont NWRFrom: Jim Gilreath <jsgilreath AT COX.NET> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:25:43 -0400 After visiting Macon, this afternoon, I managed to get up to Piedmont NWR
around 3:00 PM, to Pond 2A to look for the White-winged Scoter female that
had previously been reported by Darlene Moore and Jerry & Marie Amerson. The
bird was near the dam when I arrived but flew to the far end of the pond
along with three Ring-necked ducks. Over the next 15 minutes, the Scoter
left the Ring-necks and worked its way back to the middle of the pond, which
provided good views through the scope. This was a life bird for me, and one
of those birds that everyone seems to see but you have not, so I was glad to
get some great looks through the scope. Despite strong winds, cool temps,
and threatening skies, the refuge was full of birds calling, including Pine
warblers, Eastern bluebirds, and Bachmans sparrows. Pond 2A was also alive
with Tree swallows, perching on snags in the lake and providing good photo ops.
Jim Gilreath
Bonaire, Georgia
Houston County
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Subject: Clayton County Water Authority areas and Nash Farms -
longFrom: Allison & Johnnie Greene <johnniegreene AT ROADRUNNER.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:35:29 -0400 Made several stops today looking for ducks, raptors and swallows. Did pretty
good; finished with 63 species for the day. Notes are listed for each section
below.
Patty, it was good birding with you today. I found a male NORTHERN HARRIER were
I told you would be a good location right after you had to leave.
Location: Clayton County Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds
Observation date: 3/14/10
Notes: This was my first stop for the day; it was actually a pretty good
sunrise this morning. I was primarily looking for ducks, pipits and swallows;
did good on all but the pipits. I finished with 45 species for this
location.
The weather was variable; for the most part it was cloudy with
breaks of sun every once in a while. Light sprinkles for about 15 minutes
around
8:45. The temperature when I started was 48.9 and dropped to 44.3 by the time I
left. West winds 5 - 10 MPH. 7:45 - 9:55 AM.
Number of species: 45
Canada Goose 32
Gadwall 94
Mallard 22
Blue-winged Teal 11
Northern Shoveler 71
Green-winged Teal (American) 23
Ring-necked Duck 18
Lesser Scaup 33
Bufflehead 4
Hooded Merganser 2
Pied-billed Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
American Coot 52
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 20
Purple Martin 1
Tree Swallow 123
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 3
Eastern Bluebird 8
American Robin 2
Northern Mockingbird 6
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling 28
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 47
Pine Warbler 2
Eastern Towhee 5
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 259
Eastern Meadowlark 10
House Finch 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Location: Clayton County Water Authority
Observation date: 3/14/10
Notes: Second stop for the day was a quick drive-thru at Shamrock and
Blalock Lakes. It was cloudy at this location from 10:00 - 10:15. The male WOOD
DUCK was nice.
Number of species: 15
Canada Goose 7
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 4
Bufflehead 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 21
Killdeer 2
Mourning Dove 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 14
Eastern Bluebird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 7
Song Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 11
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Location: Newman Wetlands Ctr/E.L. Huie Ponds
Observation date: 3/14/10
Notes: Met up with Patty Mclean at this location; she caught up to me when I
was about halfway around the path. We continued together for the rest of the
trail
When I first arrived it was mostly sunny but changed to cloudy
with in about 20 minutes. 10:20 - 11:40
Number of species: 30
Canada Goose 9
Mallard 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 5
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 9
Carolina Chickadee 11
Tufted Titmouse 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 7
House Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Brown Thrasher 1
Pine Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 11
White-throated Sparrow 8
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 11
American Goldfinch 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Location: Nash Farm (Henry Co.)
Observation date: 3/14/10
Notes: Patty showed me this location; it was the first time for me at this
spot. I told Patty that it should be a good location for a NORTHERN HARRIER and
right after she left I saw a male gliding about 4 feet above the ground. Then
the CHIPPING SPARROWS she had seen earlier I relocated.
Number of species: 16
Canada Goose 4
Bufflehead 4
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 17
Blue Jay 1
Purple Martin 4
Tree Swallow 10
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 15
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 3
Chipping Sparrow 12
Savannah Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 5
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: Georgia International Horse Park (Rockdale County)
3-14-10From: Nathan Farnau <natwan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:06:15 -0400 I checked the Georgia International Horse Park (Rockdale County) today with Ken Blankenship.
The most interesting find was a CLIFF SWALLOW, which may represent a new state early-date for
the species. It was found foraging in a mixed swallow flock over the flooded wetland surrounding
Big Haynes Creek. The previous early date for CLSW was March 15 (a bird found by Josh Spence in
Murray County in 2006).
Wetlands in the area held decent waterfowl diversity; and a 1st winter HERRING GULL surprised us
with a brief fly-over. The eBird list is as follows:
Canada Goose 15
Wood Duck 10
Gadwall 8
Mallard 1
Blue-winged Teal 2
Green-winged Teal 1
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Great Blue Heron 9
Black Vulture 1
Turkey Vulture 5
OSPREY 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
HERRING GULL 1
Mourning Dove 7
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 11
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 9
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 13, many foraging on the ground
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 16
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 2
Tree Swallow 10
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5 fots
CLIFF SWALLOW 1 fots
Carolina Chickadee 16
Tufted Titmouse 13
Brown-headed Nuthatch 6
Carolina Wren 9
Winter Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 9
Eastern Bluebird 8
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 60
Northern Mockingbird 1
Brown Thrasher 4
European Starling X
American Pipit 1 fly-over
Yellow-rumped Warbler 47
Pine Warbler 9
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 40
Field Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 5
Northern Cardinal 17
Red-winged Blackbird 11
Common Grackle 3
House Finch 8
American Goldfinch 5
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Nathan Farnau
East Atlanta (DeKalb County)
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Subject: Athens area, Pec SandpipersFrom: Daniel Kraushaar <dkraus AT UGA.EDU> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:19:21 -0400 I made some quick stops at several locations in the Athens area mainly
to look for shorebirds which I found very few of. Birds of note:
Saturday, Bear Creek Reservoir, Jackson County (most of of what I saw
here has already been reported by Joel earlier this week):
Redhead -1
Ruddy Duck - 8
Horned Grebe - 9
Pied-billed Grebe -1
Ring-necked Duck -4
Bufflehead - 2
Sunday, Astondale Road Cattle Pond
Pectoral Sandpiper -4
Bostwick Sod Farm did not hold any shorebirds
Cheers
Daniel Kraushaar
Athens, GA
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Subject: Re: ADMIN: plain textFrom: Steve Holzman <steve.holzman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:06:46 -0400 And sign your posts with full name and location. ;-) Steve Holzman North high shoals, ga On Mar 14, 2010, at 1:56 PM, SteveSubject: ADMIN: plain text From: Steve <steve_holzman AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:56:28 -0700 Please remember to use Plain Text when sending your messages. It really garbles
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Subject: Highlights from West Point Dam, Walter F George,
Albany Nursery,
and Cobb Owl Fields 3/13From: Darlene Moore <djmoore67 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:00:21 -0400 GABOers,
It was great to get out and do some bird photography with friends and to
see some of Alan Ashley's (Albany Nursery) great sparrows (LeConte's and
Henslow), the handsome breeding plumage Great Cormorant (Walter F George),
and end the day with 4 Short-earred Owls at dusk at the Cobb Owl Fields.
Dan Vickers, Luke Theodorou and I started the morning delvering a special
package to West Point Dam, and didn't have much there but it was nice to
see some Bonaparte's Gulls.
We then made the short drive down to Walter F George, where we met up with
Krista Gridley. At first the Great Cormorant was swimming in the water,
but later perched nicely on the wall for photo-ops.
Alan Ashley was kind enough to show all of us (including Krista) the
Sparrow spot at Albany Nursery. At first the sparrows were a no show, but
after birding around a bit, we were able to get Luke his Georgia Life
LeConte's. I had some trouble getting a photo and refused to leave (even
despite threats of being left behind) while trying to get the image, Luke
found (and photographed) the Henslow's (which we all got great looks at,
and Krista got her lifer look at).
It was then off to Americus to meet up with Phil and Myra Hardy and Roy
Brown for the Owl watch. We were able to see and photograph 2 Barn Owls
and at Roy Brown finally got to see 4 Short-eared Owls (a lifer) at dusk
at the Cobb Owl Fields.
Great day, Great photos (mine are not edited yet), Great friends
Thanks to all the birders we spent time with, it was lots of fun
Link to images
Roy Brown
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/
Dan Vickers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfvickers/
Luke Theordorou
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukethrush/
Darlene Moore (only posted photo is the one Phil Hardy took of the Motley
Owl Photography Crew)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djmoore1657/
Darlene Moore
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Subject: thrush songsFrom: Brandon Best <sandfalcon AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:31:07 -0400 Greetings all,
This website was posted to another state list and I found it to be pretty
cool, others might as well. In short there are several recording of
thrushes (Veery, Hermit, Swainson's) from New York state, all presented in
full speed and then presented in either half-speed or quarter-speed. I
found quarter-speed to be a little too slow to get the gist of the song, but
half-speed is fast enough to appreciate the song itself and to also realize
there is so much more going on in a thrush's song than we humans can discern
in the field. At half-speed my girlfriend says it sounds like clarinets
being played.
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~tony/birds/music/intro.html
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Lawrenceville, GA
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Subject: Laurens Co. Loop/OAS Field TripFrom: James Fleullan <jrfleullan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:10:37 -0400 10 members of the Ocmulgee Audubon Society drove the entire Laurens Co. Loop
today. The group was led by Cliff Gibbons and was joined by Patty McLean. Thank
you for accompanying us today.
The group tallied an impressive number of 88 species with numerous highlights.
Stops were made at Hugh Gillis PFA, Rawls Rd, Jackson Pasture, Cullens Rd,
Buckeye Rd, and Thundering Springs Lake.
Hugh Gillis PFA yielded a Brown Creeper , Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Northern
Bobwhite. Purple Martins, Tree Swallows, and Northern Rough-winged Swallows
were seen over the lake. An Osprey flew over at one point. Brown-headed
Nuthatches could be heard in the pines nearest the fish cleaning station and
the group enjoyed looks at a Fox Squirrel near the bathrooms closest to the
boat ramp.
American Pipits, Loggerhead Shrikes, Eastern Meadowlarks, American Kestrels,
and a Cooper's Hawk were seen along Lovett Rd and Rawls Rd. The group also had
White-eyed Vireo, Eastern Screech-Owl, Brown Creeper, Anhinga, and Fox Sparrow
off of Rawls Rd.
A 2nd year Bald Eagle was perched in a dead tree across from Jackson Pasture.
The pasture itself held many Brewer's Blackbird. A large flock of nearly 60
birds flew over the group. We were able to discern that the flock held nothing
more than Brewer's Blackbird. The watery depression/pond had several ducks and
shorebirds. Blue-winged, Green-winged Teal, and Northern Shoveler were there.
Least Sandpipers, Wilson's Snipe, and Greater Yellowlegs could be found there
as well. The surrounding fields had Horned Lark, 25 Wild Turkey, and a lone
Northern Harrier.
Off of Cullens Rd near the farm equipment across the sheep/lamb field our
members stumbled across a nice sparrow flock containing an incredible number of
30 White-crowned Sparrows, Song, and Savannah Sparrows. Most of the WCSP were
juvenile with a few adults sprinkled in. Also present was Eurasian-collared,
Common Ground-Dove, and Rock Pigeon.
A stop on Buckeye Rd gave us Great Egret, a rather vocal Red-shouldered Hawk,
another vocal Barred Owl, 4 Golden-crowned Kinglets, and a "stunning" female
Black-and-white Warbler.
To finish out the day our group stopped in Dublin at the Jackson's family
home/feeders to add to our list. We gained House Sparrow and Baltimore Oriole
as a subadult male showed up as expected.
Below is an entire list of birds seen throughout today's trip. I did indeed
post our numbers to ebird in separate submissions but opted not to copy and
paste to this post.
Location: Laurens Co. Loop
Date: 03/13/10
Turkey Vulture 18
Black Vulture 4
Fish Crow 3
American Crow 8
American Pipit 3
Loggerhead Shrike 7
Northern Mockingbird 5
Brown Thrasher 1
Carolina Wren 6
American Kestrel 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 4
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 2
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 2
Osprey 2
Tufted Titmouse 4
Carolina Chickadee 5
Brown Creeper 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 1
Brown-headed Nuthatch 5
Common Yellowthroat 1
Pine Warbler 8
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 20
Downy Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Anhinga 2
Double-crested Cormorant 75
Blue Jay 4
White-eyed Vireo 1
Barred Owl 1
Eastern Screech-Owl 1
Pied-billed Grebe 10
American Robin 53
Eastern Bluebird 5
Cedar Waxwing 10
Northern Cardinal 16
Eastern Phoebe 4
Tree Swallow 17
Purple Martin 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5
Eastern Towhee 3
Canada Goose 11
Mallard 7
Ring-necked Duck 8
Green-winged Teal 10
Blue-winged Teal 1
Northern Shoveler 2
Wood Duck 4
Dark-eyed Junco 40
Fox Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 9
Chipping Sparrow 22
White-throated Sparrow 5
White-crowned Sparrow 30
Northern Bobwhite 4
Wild Turkey 27
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Killdeer 23
Wilson's Snipe 7
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Least Sandpiper 9
Belted Kingfisher 2
Eastern Meadowlark 15
European Starling 4
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 21
Horned Lark 6
Mourning Dove 6
Eurasian Collared-Dove 4
Rock Pigeon 5
Common Ground-Dove 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Brewer's Blackbird 60
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 4
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Sparrow 8
Great day of birding!!
James Fleullan
Vice President
Ocmulgee Audubon Society
Warner Robins, Ga
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Subject: Clyde Shepherd NP/ De Kalb CountyFrom: Art Hurt <artlisahurt AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:20:14 -0500 Had a nice Atlanta Audubon Society birdwalk this morning at the preserve. We
got the regular residents and winter residents that included an Orange-crowned
Warbler, three raptors: Sharp-shinned, Red-shouldered, and Red-tailed Hawks for
a total of 34 species. The only harbinger of spring: a single No. Rough-winged
Swallow.
Lisa Hurt
Atlanta
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Subject: Newton/Jasper/Jones Cos., 3/13/2010From: "James F. Flynn Jr." <jim.flynn AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:13:11 -0500 Hi, folks, I spent the morning birding around Lake Varner, Newton Co., and
Piedmont NWR, Jones & Jasper Cos., before the rain & wind finally proved to
be too much to dodge (about noon). I was most interested in chasing the
White-winged Scoters that have been stationed at Lake Varner since mid
February as reported by Mark McShane, and the one discovered at Piedmont NWR
at Pond 2A in Jasper Co. earlier this week by Darlene Moore. All of the
scoters were present and accounted for today.
Most of the duck species that Mark reported on Thursday were still present
at Lake Varner, with a slight different count of some species.
Although it was rainy & windy at Piedmont, the Red-cockaded Woodpeckers were
quite active & vocal and were seen at 4 different locations, all at marked
colonies, including one pair that was busy working a cavity in an unmarked
tree in Jasper Co. Here is a recap of the morning:
Lake Varner:
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Gadwall: 2
Mallard: 2
Canvasback: 3 males, 1 female
Ring-necked Duck: 5
Greater Scaup: 1 female (seen with a pair of Lesser Scaup close to the boat
ramp)
Lesser Scaup: 150
White-winged Scoter: 5
Bufflehead: 12
Hooded Merganser: 2
Ruddy Duck: 210
Pied-billed Grebe: 7
Horned Grebe: 12
Double-crested Cormorant: 112
American Coot: 150
Barred Owl: 1
Purple Martin: 9
Tree Swallow: 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow: 1
American Pipit: 30 (Gregory Rd., just east of Lake Varner)
Savannah Sparrow: 8
Piedmont NWR:
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Wood Duck: 1, Pond 2A, Jasper Co.
Ring-necked Duck: 11, Pond 2A
White-winged Scoter: 1, Pond 2A
Pied-billed Grebe: 1, Pond 2A
Double-crested Cormorant: 4, Pond 2A; 4 flyovers (possibly the same birds),
Baron Russell Rd., Jones Co.
Red-cockaded Woodpecker: 2, Jasper Co., 5, Jones Co.
Tree Swallow: 4, Pond 2A
Northern Rough-winged Swallow: 1, Pond 2A
Golden-crowned Kinglet: 2, Baron Russell Rd.
Pond 2A is noted in the DeLorme as "2352" next to the fish symbol, p34 B-4.
It may appear that you can approach the area from the north off of GA 83
southwest of Monticello, but I believe that the road through the NWR is
gated at some point before you get to Pond 2A. Instead, follow Round
Oak-Juliette Rd. east out of Juliette, GA, to Baron Russell Rd. (Baron
Russell Rd. is the 2nd left after crossing the Ocmulgee; River Rd. is the
first left); turn left (east/north) on Baron Russell Rd. (gravel road) all
the way to just *before/west of* the small concrete bridge over Little
Falling Creek (the bridge is just above the "-" in "Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Tr" in grid C-4. Take a left here (there is an NWR sign for Pond 2A) and
head north until you see the sign for Pond 2A on the right.
Take care.
Jim Flynn
Forsyth Co., GA
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Subject: FOTS Northern Parula and Barn Swallow-Reed Bingham State
Park
(Cook and Colquitt)From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:55:47 -0500 Location: Reed Bingham State Park (Cook and Colquitt)
Observation date: 3/13/10
Notes:
FOTS Northern Parula (3)
FOTS Barn Swallow (1)
Bald Eagle- 1 adult and 1 nestling...I think there are still 2 nestlings but I
never saw them up at the same time.
Red-shouldered Hawk on a nest on the Birdwalk Trail boardwalk. Same location as
two years ago but different tree. East side of the boardwalk at the shelter.
I birded the Little River Trail, the Birdwalk Trail and the Turkey Oak Trail. I
also birded the lake area and the west side of the park which is unimproved and
includes the dredge pond and the fire break along the west property line.
Number of species: 54
Canada Goose 15
Wild Turkey 1
Pied-billed Grebe 7
Great Blue Heron 2
Great Egret 3
Black Vulture 2
Turkey Vulture 18
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Common Moorhen 6
American Coot 5
Mourning Dove 3
Barred Owl 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 9
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 8
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 6
Pileated Woodpecker 5
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 15
Fish Crow 1
Purple Martin 8
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 13
Tufted Titmouse 11
Brown-headed Nuthatch 8
Carolina Wren 9
House Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 16
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 9
Hermit Thrush 3
American Robin 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
Cedar Waxwing 22
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Northern Parula 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 61
Pine Warbler 13
Palm Warbler 11
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Common Yellowthroat 8
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 7
Red-winged Blackbird 7
American Goldfinch 1
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Wayne Schaffner
Tifton, Georgia
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Subject: Rivoli Lakes 3/13/10From: Trey Mccuen <trey.mccuen AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:30:46 -0500 I stopped by Rivoli Lakes on the way home from the Audubon trip this
evening. All the ducks have left already from the lakes.
Double crested Cormorant
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
Northern rough winged Swallow
Canada Goose
Belted Kingfisher
Great blue Heron
Trey Mccuen
Macon, GA
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Subject: North Georgia Arrivals - 3/13/10From: Joshua Spence <spencejoshua AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:26:09 -0500 I spent several hours birding a few locations hoping that the rains had brought something down. I
checked the Carter's Lake reservoir from Woodring Branch and the Dam Park. After this I made a
quick stop to check the reregulation pool. Then in Gordon County I stopped by the North GA Turf
sod farm on Hwy 156 and lastly Pine Chapel Rd. I didn't bird long at most sites due to on-and-off
rainfall. I didn't find anything spectacular but had a few north GA first-of-the-year species.
Gadwall - 7 - PC
Red-breasted Merganser - 2 drakes - REREG
Common Loon - 9 - RESER
Pied-billed Grebe - 7 - REREG
Horned Grebe - 5 - RESER
Sandhill Crane - NGT
Greater Yellowlegs - NGT(FOTY)
Lesser Yellowlegs - NGT(FOTY)
Least Sandpiper - 3 - NGT
Pectoral Sandpiper - 14 - NGT(FOTY)
Wilson's Snipe - 4 - NGT ; 3 - PC
Fish Crow - 2 - RESER
Tree Swallow - 9 - RESER ; 70 - PC
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2 - PC(FOTY)
Barn Swallow - 2 - PC(FOTY)
Joshua Spence,
Murray County
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Subject: Scaup, Jekyll Island, 3/13/10From: Jeff Sewell and Carol Lambert <lambertsewell AT ATT.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:07:56 +0000 Huge flock of scaup off central Jekyll late this afternoon. I estimate at least
20,000. It was awesome. The flock all got up at one point and filled the sky in
a ninety degree arc from my viewpopint. They were fairly far out so my only ID
mark was the extent of white in the wings on flying birds. All I saw were
Lessers, but of course I only saw a very few of them. No other species were
seen with them.
Jeff Sewell
Tucker GA
DeKalb County
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Subject: Rusty Blackbirds. Cochran Shoals. Cobb/Fulton County.From: Gene Koziara <gene.koziara AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:32:06 -0800 Spent about 2 hours at the Shoals this AM hoping to see an early migrant. Not
very birdy this AM.
Notables included Rusty Blackbirds (a lifer for me), and FOTS Northern
Rough-Winged Swallows (my early migrant).
link to photos of Rusty Blackbirds below.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/genekdr/4429055517/
My complete list:
Location: Cochran Shoals Unit (Chattahoochee NRA)
Observation date: 3/13/10
Notes: I split my time birding alone and being with the group from an Audobon
walk about half the time led by Emily.
Number of species: 21
Canada Goose 9
Mallard 4
Hooded Merganser 4
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
American Crow 1
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW 2
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
American Robin 2
Pine Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 8
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 7
RUSTY BLACKBIRD 7
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Kennesaw
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Subject: Loggerhead Shrike date changeFrom: Melissa Martin <melmar312 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:04:46 +0000 The date on the Loggerhead Shrike observations were Wednesday, March 10th and
not Feb. 10th.
Melissa Martin
Albany/Dougherty Co., GA
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Subject: Orange-crowned WarblerFrom: Melissa Martin <melmar312 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:45:33 +0000 Observed an Orange-crowned Warbler briefly yesterday around 2:30pm feeding on
branches. Not much else, but others observed out in the rain for ½ hour:
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1 Northern Flicker
1 Eastern Phoebe
1 Carolina Chickadee
1 Tufted Titmouse
1 Carolina Wren
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Black-and-white Warbler
6 Northern Cardinals
1 White-throated Sparrow
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Albany/Dougherty Co., GA
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Subject: Loggerhead ShrikeFrom: Melissa Martin <melmar312 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:43:57 +0000 2 sightings of Loggerhead Shrike (probably same bird) on Wednesday, Feb. 10th
at the Riverfront Trail in Albany, GA once at 1:30pm and then again at 2:15 pm.
Both times it lit on top of a hardwood tree at the ditch behind the Flint
RiverQuarium. I was able to get good looks both times. This was nice to see one
down there. I have not seen one there in some time.
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Subject: Le Conte's Sparrow continues, Albany Nursery WMA,
Dougherty County, PhotographsFrom: Roy Brown <roybrownphotography AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:57:49 -0500 Today I was part of a group of approximately 10 birders led by Alan Ashley at
the Albany Nursery WMA in Dougherty County. While the Henslow’s Sparrow was
not relocated, all got good looks at numerous species, including the Le
Conte’s.
5 Photos of the Le Conte’s Sparrow, Albany Nursery, 13 March 2010:
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4429884038/]
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4429119791/]
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4429120225/]
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4429885350/]
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4429121035/]
1 Photo of the Henslow's Sparrow, Albany Nursery, 12 March 2010:
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4427799173/]
Roy Brown
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Subject: County namesFrom: Patty & Peter Jenkins <pschwar AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:56:46 -0500 Please remember to put county names in the subject line of your postings. It
really helps alot.
Thanks.
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