Hotline: Georgia Rare bird Alert
Number: 770-493-8862
To report: 770-493-8862
Coverage: Statewide
Compiled: September 1, 2005 (9:55 pm)
Compiler: Jeff Sewell
Transcribed: September 3, 2005 (9:00 pm)
Transcriber: Lois Stacey
Species mentioned:
Black-headed Gull
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Black-necked Stilt
Black Terns
Verry
Swainson's Thrush
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Swallow-tailed Kite
Magnificent Frigatebird
Sooty Tern
Bridled Tern
Baird's Sandpiper
The Black-headed Gull continues on Tybee Island through 8/31. This is only
Georgia's 3rd record for this species. The bird is on the south end of
Tybee Island. Take Hwy 80 through Tybee to the dead end, continue to the
parking area and turn left into the parking lot. Make sure to pay the
meter, this is closely watched on the island. You'll see a gazebo ahead of
you, go through the gazebo and onto the beach. The most reliable time to
see the bird seems to the be on the rising tide.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0508&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=16710
An Olive-sided Flycatcher has been seen as late as 8/31 at the Cochran
Shoals National Recreation Area north of I285. This is the Power's Ferry
side of the recreation area. From the parking lot walk north along the
Chatahootchee River. There will be a large swamp on the left with a
boardwalk and a trail that leads to the other side of the area. The bird
has been seen in the area bordered by the boardwalk, the trail along the
river and the trail leading to the other side.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0508&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=17840
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0508&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=20306
Deb Zaremba reports from Kennesaw Mountain, north of Marietta, the first two
Veerys of the year, the first Swainson's Thrush, 10 Baltimore Orioles, 8
warblers, 15 Summer Tanagers and 7 Scarlet Tanagers. Remember when birding
Kennesaw that these totals are from all the birders on the mountain. No one
birder is likely to see all of them. The best time is from early morning
until about 9am and then totals tend to drop off.
A Swallow-tailed Kite was spotted by Beth Parker on 8/31 at 5:30 on
McDonough Rd. in E. Fayette County.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0508&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=20545
John Cole reports a Black-necked Stilt from the Lake Oliver Marina north of
Columbus on 8/30.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0508&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=20437
Black Terns are moving around. Jackie Hayda reports 4 from the E. L. Huie
Land Application Facility south of Jonesboro in Clayton County on 8/31.
There are reports from other areas as well.
Steve Wagner reports a Buff-breasted Sandpiper from the Titan Turf Farm in
Bulloch County, this used to be known as the East Georgia Turf Farm. This
is a good place to find grass pipers, sandpipers that favor short grass
areas. It is an easy stop going toward the coast along I-16.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0509&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=473
Marion Dobbs reports a birder was turned away from Turfgrass America sod
farm in Floyd County and was told that birders are no longer welcome there.
This has been a very good place to find grass pipers in the past.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0509&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=53
An amazing report, Eric, Michael and Richard Beohm report from Lake Seminole
on 8/31 they had 1 Magnificent Frigatebird, 3 Sandwich Terns, 1 Bridled
Tern, 1 Sooty Tern, 4 Caspian Terns, 82 Laughing Gulls, 10 Sanderlings,
Common Terns, Forster's Terns, 150 Black Terns and 9 Boattailed Grackles.
Most of these birds are storm birds from Hurricane Katrina.
Checking out Baker County they discovered a Baird's Sandpiper, 50
Woodstorks, 50 Black Terns and a Barn Owl.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0509&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=347
This concludes the current edition of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. For
information about the Georgia Ornithological Society, see www.gos.org, or
email us at information@gos.org. To join GOS, send a check for $20 to
GOS, P.O. Box 181, High Shoals, GA 30645.
Number: 770-493-8862
To report: 770-493-8862
Coverage: Statewide
Compiled: September 1, 2005 (9:55 pm)
Compiler: Jeff Sewell
Transcribed: September 3, 2005 (9:00 pm)
Transcriber: Lois Stacey
Species mentioned:
Black-headed Gull
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Black-necked Stilt
Black Terns
Verry
Swainson's Thrush
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Swallow-tailed Kite
Magnificent Frigatebird
Sooty Tern
Bridled Tern
Baird's Sandpiper
The Black-headed Gull continues on Tybee Island through 8/31. This is only
Georgia's 3rd record for this species. The bird is on the south end of
Tybee Island. Take Hwy 80 through Tybee to the dead end, continue to the
parking area and turn left into the parking lot. Make sure to pay the
meter, this is closely watched on the island. You'll see a gazebo ahead of
you, go through the gazebo and onto the beach. The most reliable time to
see the bird seems to the be on the rising tide.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0508&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=16710
An Olive-sided Flycatcher has been seen as late as 8/31 at the Cochran
Shoals National Recreation Area north of I285. This is the Power's Ferry
side of the recreation area. From the parking lot walk north along the
Chatahootchee River. There will be a large swamp on the left with a
boardwalk and a trail that leads to the other side of the area. The bird
has been seen in the area bordered by the boardwalk, the trail along the
river and the trail leading to the other side.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0508&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=17840
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0508&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=20306
Deb Zaremba reports from Kennesaw Mountain, north of Marietta, the first two
Veerys of the year, the first Swainson's Thrush, 10 Baltimore Orioles, 8
warblers, 15 Summer Tanagers and 7 Scarlet Tanagers. Remember when birding
Kennesaw that these totals are from all the birders on the mountain. No one
birder is likely to see all of them. The best time is from early morning
until about 9am and then totals tend to drop off.
A Swallow-tailed Kite was spotted by Beth Parker on 8/31 at 5:30 on
McDonough Rd. in E. Fayette County.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0508&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=20545
John Cole reports a Black-necked Stilt from the Lake Oliver Marina north of
Columbus on 8/30.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0508&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=20437
Black Terns are moving around. Jackie Hayda reports 4 from the E. L. Huie
Land Application Facility south of Jonesboro in Clayton County on 8/31.
There are reports from other areas as well.
Steve Wagner reports a Buff-breasted Sandpiper from the Titan Turf Farm in
Bulloch County, this used to be known as the East Georgia Turf Farm. This
is a good place to find grass pipers, sandpipers that favor short grass
areas. It is an easy stop going toward the coast along I-16.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0509&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=473
Marion Dobbs reports a birder was turned away from Turfgrass America sod
farm in Floyd County and was told that birders are no longer welcome there.
This has been a very good place to find grass pipers in the past.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0509&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=53
An amazing report, Eric, Michael and Richard Beohm report from Lake Seminole
on 8/31 they had 1 Magnificent Frigatebird, 3 Sandwich Terns, 1 Bridled
Tern, 1 Sooty Tern, 4 Caspian Terns, 82 Laughing Gulls, 10 Sanderlings,
Common Terns, Forster's Terns, 150 Black Terns and 9 Boattailed Grackles.
Most of these birds are storm birds from Hurricane Katrina.
Checking out Baker County they discovered a Baird's Sandpiper, 50
Woodstorks, 50 Black Terns and a Barn Owl.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0509&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=347
This concludes the current edition of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. For
information about the Georgia Ornithological Society, see www.gos.org, or
email us at information@gos.org. To join GOS, send a check for $20 to
GOS, P.O. Box 181, High Shoals, GA 30645.