RBA
*Alabama
*Statewide
*January 16, 2006
*ALST0601.16
====================================--- Species added since last report ---
====================================
Golden Eagle
Franklin’s Gull
Calliope Hummingbird
====================================--- Species previously reported ---
Red-necked Grebe
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull (new location)
COSTA’S HUMMINGBIRD
Vermilion Flycatcher
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Please note: Species CAPITALIZED above are on the Alabama Bird Records
Committee review list.
Check the AOS website (address below - look in Alabama Bird Record Committee
section) for forms and suggestions on how to submit your sightings of these
species to the state database. Please send observations with appropriate details
to:
Greg D. Jackson
2220 Baneberry Drive, Birmingham, AL 35244
g_d_jackson@bellsouth.net
Fax: 205/987-5167
Alabama Ornithological Society website:
http://www.bham.net/aos/
Alabama RBA archives:
http://www.tvas.org/rba.htm
NABT = North Alabama Birding Trail (http://www.northalabamabirdingtrail.com/)
ACBT = Alabama Coastal Birding Trail
(http://www.alabamacoastalbirdingtrail.com/)
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Hotline: Alabama Ornithological Society Rare Bird Alert
Date: January 16, 2006
Number: 256/751-4788
Compiler: Steve W. McConnell
Email: swmavocet@aol.com
NOTE: Where possible, DeLorme Alabama Atlas coordinates [DeAL xx-xx]are
provided following each site description. Page references to the AOS Birder's
Guide to Alabama [BGtA p. xx] will also be included for birding locations sites
described therein.
Alabama Rare Bird Report – Monday, January 16, 2006.
Alabama’s 1st COSTA’S HUMMINGBIRD, banded 1/1 in Montgomery, continued to
please through at least 1/14. Birders are welcome to come and view this bird
but MUST NOT ENTER THE BACKYARD OR BOTHER THE HOSTS! The feeder can easily be
seen from the alley behind the home. Directions: from I-85 in Montgomery,
take exit #6 and turn south on East Blvd (aka US 80). In about 2.0 miles turn
east (left) onto Calmar Drive. Igor's Restaurant is on that corner. In a short
distance turn right onto Gas Light Curve at the Liberty service station. In
a bit turn left onto Lazy Brook Lane and then take an immediate right into an
unmarked alley. There is a large mail box at the entrance to the alley. Go
the fifth backyard on the right. It is the only backyard that does not have a
fence fronting the alley. The backyard also has a metal shed. The feeder is
on the wooden fence on the right side of the yard. You can easily see the
feeder from your vehicle. The bird seems to come to the feeder more frequently
in late morning and afternoon although it has been seen in early morning as
well. [DeAL 45-E8]
An adult female CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD was banded 1/12 at a home in East
Birmingham. Birders are welcome to go look for this bird and you do not need to
call beforehand. Park on the street or in the host’s driveway but be prepared to
move if they need access. Directions: from the intersection of US 11 and
Edwards Lake Road (near the I-59/459 interchange) follow Edwards Lake Road
northwest past I-59 and the turn for Medical
Center East. In another 0.25 mile you will pass Pine Tree Road on the right.
Turn right at the next street which is Littlebrook Lane and drive to the top
of the hill. The home is #1216 on the left and has a martin house in the
front yard. The main hummer feeder location is about 30 feet or so up their
driveway on the left side. [DeAL 31-D7]
A RED-NECKED GREBE continued through at least 1/10 on Limestone Bay at
Wheeler NWR. To reach a good viewing location follow the gravel Arrowhead Landing
road to the boat ramp and scan the bay. This is NABT stop #23. If you have no
luck here, continue another 0.5 mile or so on past the boat ramp and look
over the very south end of the bay from where the road makes a sharp right turn
in front of a metal refuge gate. [DeAL 18-F5][BGtA p. 244]
A male VERMILION FLYCATCHER continued through 1/10 on White Springs Dike road
at Wheeler NWR. The location has been in the general area of an osprey
platform about 1.0-1.5 mile southeast of the gate on US Alt 72 just past its split
from US 31. The entrance gate is signed North Alabama Birding Trail stop #20.
The last reported sighting was about 0.25 mile east of the platform.
[DeAL 18-F4][BGtA p. 244]
An immature GOLDEN EAGLE was seen 1/8 just north of the Gulf Breeze Motel on
Dauphin Island. The bird was first seen in a dead pine out in the marsh but
then flew into trees on the island before moving farther east along Cadillac
Avenue. [DeAL 64-B3]
Two LESSER BLACK-BACKED and a FRANKLIN’S GULL were seen 1/9 among several
thousand gulls at the Magnolia Springs landfill in Baldwin County. To enter the
landfill, park at the office on the left and walk right over to the scale
check-in building to ask permission and receive latest information. DO NOT PARK
ON OR DRIVE OVER THE SCALES AND DO NOT BLOCK LANDFILL TRAFFIC IN ANY WAY!
After checking-in, drive around the scales and straight ahead to the
T-intersection. The new viewing location is located on top of the embankment – a
wooden
platform should be visible. There is currently a gravel road to the top you are
welcome to drive up and a parking area is provided next to the platform.
IMPORTANT: once you have arrived on top, BIRD ONLY FROM INSIDE THE VIEWING
PLATFORM – DO NOT WANDER AROUND! [DeAL 63-G7][BGtA p. 37]
A GLAUCOUS GULL was found 1/7 at Town Creek Marsh southwest of Wheeler Dam.
On 1/9 presumably the same bird was found on the rocks below Wilson Dam just
downriver. A field trip 1/14 did not relocate this bird. [DeAL 17-D9][BGtA p.
209]
The following may be called for information:
Birding in Alabama: Greg Jackson (205/987-2855)
Alabama Ornithological Society: Stan Hamilton (205/951-5630)
Alabama Breeding Bird Atlas project: Rick West (800/707-4382 or 334/324-6477)
Alabama Wildlife Rehabilitation Center hotline: (205/621-3333)
Please leave messages about new birds and feedback on reported species after
the tone. Sighting information, and requests for regular email transcripts,
can be submitted by email to:
swmavocet@aol.com
Thank you.
-End Transcript
*Alabama
*Statewide
*January 16, 2006
*ALST0601.16
====================================--- Species added since last report ---
====================================
Golden Eagle
Franklin’s Gull
Calliope Hummingbird
====================================--- Species previously reported ---
Red-necked Grebe
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull (new location)
COSTA’S HUMMINGBIRD
Vermilion Flycatcher
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please note: Species CAPITALIZED above are on the Alabama Bird Records
Committee review list.
Check the AOS website (address below - look in Alabama Bird Record Committee
section) for forms and suggestions on how to submit your sightings of these
species to the state database. Please send observations with appropriate details
to:
Greg D. Jackson
2220 Baneberry Drive, Birmingham, AL 35244
g_d_jackson@bellsouth.net
Fax: 205/987-5167
Alabama Ornithological Society website:
http://www.bham.net/aos/
Alabama RBA archives:
http://www.tvas.org/rba.htm
NABT = North Alabama Birding Trail (http://www.northalabamabirdingtrail.com/)
ACBT = Alabama Coastal Birding Trail
(http://www.alabamacoastalbirdingtrail.com/)
- Transcript
Hotline: Alabama Ornithological Society Rare Bird Alert
Date: January 16, 2006
Number: 256/751-4788
Compiler: Steve W. McConnell
Email: swmavocet@aol.com
NOTE: Where possible, DeLorme Alabama Atlas coordinates [DeAL xx-xx]are
provided following each site description. Page references to the AOS Birder's
Guide to Alabama [BGtA p. xx] will also be included for birding locations sites
described therein.
Alabama Rare Bird Report – Monday, January 16, 2006.
Alabama’s 1st COSTA’S HUMMINGBIRD, banded 1/1 in Montgomery, continued to
please through at least 1/14. Birders are welcome to come and view this bird
but MUST NOT ENTER THE BACKYARD OR BOTHER THE HOSTS! The feeder can easily be
seen from the alley behind the home. Directions: from I-85 in Montgomery,
take exit #6 and turn south on East Blvd (aka US 80). In about 2.0 miles turn
east (left) onto Calmar Drive. Igor's Restaurant is on that corner. In a short
distance turn right onto Gas Light Curve at the Liberty service station. In
a bit turn left onto Lazy Brook Lane and then take an immediate right into an
unmarked alley. There is a large mail box at the entrance to the alley. Go
the fifth backyard on the right. It is the only backyard that does not have a
fence fronting the alley. The backyard also has a metal shed. The feeder is
on the wooden fence on the right side of the yard. You can easily see the
feeder from your vehicle. The bird seems to come to the feeder more frequently
in late morning and afternoon although it has been seen in early morning as
well. [DeAL 45-E8]
An adult female CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD was banded 1/12 at a home in East
Birmingham. Birders are welcome to go look for this bird and you do not need to
call beforehand. Park on the street or in the host’s driveway but be prepared to
move if they need access. Directions: from the intersection of US 11 and
Edwards Lake Road (near the I-59/459 interchange) follow Edwards Lake Road
northwest past I-59 and the turn for Medical
Center East. In another 0.25 mile you will pass Pine Tree Road on the right.
Turn right at the next street which is Littlebrook Lane and drive to the top
of the hill. The home is #1216 on the left and has a martin house in the
front yard. The main hummer feeder location is about 30 feet or so up their
driveway on the left side. [DeAL 31-D7]
A RED-NECKED GREBE continued through at least 1/10 on Limestone Bay at
Wheeler NWR. To reach a good viewing location follow the gravel Arrowhead Landing
road to the boat ramp and scan the bay. This is NABT stop #23. If you have no
luck here, continue another 0.5 mile or so on past the boat ramp and look
over the very south end of the bay from where the road makes a sharp right turn
in front of a metal refuge gate. [DeAL 18-F5][BGtA p. 244]
A male VERMILION FLYCATCHER continued through 1/10 on White Springs Dike road
at Wheeler NWR. The location has been in the general area of an osprey
platform about 1.0-1.5 mile southeast of the gate on US Alt 72 just past its split
from US 31. The entrance gate is signed North Alabama Birding Trail stop #20.
The last reported sighting was about 0.25 mile east of the platform.
[DeAL 18-F4][BGtA p. 244]
An immature GOLDEN EAGLE was seen 1/8 just north of the Gulf Breeze Motel on
Dauphin Island. The bird was first seen in a dead pine out in the marsh but
then flew into trees on the island before moving farther east along Cadillac
Avenue. [DeAL 64-B3]
Two LESSER BLACK-BACKED and a FRANKLIN’S GULL were seen 1/9 among several
thousand gulls at the Magnolia Springs landfill in Baldwin County. To enter the
landfill, park at the office on the left and walk right over to the scale
check-in building to ask permission and receive latest information. DO NOT PARK
ON OR DRIVE OVER THE SCALES AND DO NOT BLOCK LANDFILL TRAFFIC IN ANY WAY!
After checking-in, drive around the scales and straight ahead to the
T-intersection. The new viewing location is located on top of the embankment – a
wooden
platform should be visible. There is currently a gravel road to the top you are
welcome to drive up and a parking area is provided next to the platform.
IMPORTANT: once you have arrived on top, BIRD ONLY FROM INSIDE THE VIEWING
PLATFORM – DO NOT WANDER AROUND! [DeAL 63-G7][BGtA p. 37]
A GLAUCOUS GULL was found 1/7 at Town Creek Marsh southwest of Wheeler Dam.
On 1/9 presumably the same bird was found on the rocks below Wilson Dam just
downriver. A field trip 1/14 did not relocate this bird. [DeAL 17-D9][BGtA p.
209]
The following may be called for information:
Birding in Alabama: Greg Jackson (205/987-2855)
Alabama Ornithological Society: Stan Hamilton (205/951-5630)
Alabama Breeding Bird Atlas project: Rick West (800/707-4382 or 334/324-6477)
Alabama Wildlife Rehabilitation Center hotline: (205/621-3333)
Please leave messages about new birds and feedback on reported species after
the tone. Sighting information, and requests for regular email transcripts,
can be submitted by email to:
swmavocet@aol.com
Thank you.
-End Transcript