RBA
*Alabama
*Statewide
*February 15, 2006
*ALST0602.15
====================================--- Species added since last report ---
====================================
CACKLING GOOSE
HARRIS’S HAWK (gone?)
====================================--- Species previously reported ---
Glaucous Gull
COSTA’S HUMMINGBIRD
Calliope Hummingbird
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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/)
- Transcript
Hotline: Alabama Ornithological Society Rare Bird Alert
Date: February 15, 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 – Wednesday, February 15, 2006.
An adult HARRIS’S HAWK, origin unknown, was discovered late on the afternoon
of 2/10 at the Dauphin Island airport. It was seen later behind the former
Seafood Galley Restaurant on Cadillac Avenue and at dusk along Bienville Blvd.
near Omega Street. It has not been seen since despite several searches.
[DeAL 64-B3][BGtA p. 11]
Alabama’s 1st COSTA’S HUMMINGBIRD continued to seen through at least 2/10.
This male’s gorget and helmet are now filled-out! 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. [DeAL 45-E8]
An adult female CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD was seen again 2/5 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 CACKLING GOOSE was found 2/4 with Canada Geese at Brush Creek Park a few
miles east of Waterloo in Lauderdale County. The location is on the south side
of County 14 at the small town of Wright. [DeAL 16-B4][BGtA p. 225]
A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen 2/4 on the rocks below Wilson Dam. [DeAL 17-C7][BGtA
p. 213]
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
*February 15, 2006
*ALST0602.15
====================================--- Species added since last report ---
====================================
CACKLING GOOSE
HARRIS’S HAWK (gone?)
====================================--- Species previously reported ---
Glaucous Gull
COSTA’S HUMMINGBIRD
Calliope Hummingbird
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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: February 15, 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 – Wednesday, February 15, 2006.
An adult HARRIS’S HAWK, origin unknown, was discovered late on the afternoon
of 2/10 at the Dauphin Island airport. It was seen later behind the former
Seafood Galley Restaurant on Cadillac Avenue and at dusk along Bienville Blvd.
near Omega Street. It has not been seen since despite several searches.
[DeAL 64-B3][BGtA p. 11]
Alabama’s 1st COSTA’S HUMMINGBIRD continued to seen through at least 2/10.
This male’s gorget and helmet are now filled-out! 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. [DeAL 45-E8]
An adult female CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD was seen again 2/5 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 CACKLING GOOSE was found 2/4 with Canada Geese at Brush Creek Park a few
miles east of Waterloo in Lauderdale County. The location is on the south side
of County 14 at the small town of Wright. [DeAL 16-B4][BGtA p. 225]
A GLAUCOUS GULL was seen 2/4 on the rocks below Wilson Dam. [DeAL 17-C7][BGtA
p. 213]
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