Georgia
Rare
Bird
Alert
(A
service
of
The
Georgia
Ornithological
Society).
Number: 770 493-8862
To report: 770 493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
Date compiled: Friday, July 21, 2006 ( 7:44 p.m.)
Compiler: Jeff Sewell
Transcriber: Michael Beohm
Species mentioned:
Anhinga
Wood Stork
Osprey
Purple Gallinule
Common Moorhen
LIMPKIN* (not seen)
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Common Raven
Black-and-White Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
American Redstart
Scarlet Tanager
( * is considered a Review List Species by the Records Committee)
Highlights:
It has been a slow week with not too much to report. The LIMPKINS around the
state seem to have departed. The LIMPKIN at Lake Blalock has not been seen since
July 11. Two birders could not find the LIMPKINS at Chickasawhatchee WMA. A
report from E.L. Huie. ANHINGA, COMMON MOORHEN and SCARLET TANAGER in Rockdale
County. Migrating terns at Lake Walter F. George. PURPLE GALLINULES and WOOD
STORKS at the Bradley Unit. CERULEAN WARBLER and AMERICAN REDSTART from Kennesaw
Mountain.
On Sunday, July 16, Walt Chambers reported 3 WOOD STORKS and 3 PURPLE GALLINULES
at the Bradley Unit of Eufala N.W.R. The gallinules were on the north end of the
two big impoundments. At the Sandy Branch Point of Lake Walter F. George he
reported 20 COMMON TERNS, 4 FORSTER'S TERNS, and many OSPREYS.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0607&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=9506
On July 19, Eric Beohm reported an ANHINGA, COMMON MOORHEN, and a SCARLET TANAGER
at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers. The birds were at the Big
Creek Nature Preserve portion of the park. Take I-20 east out of Atlanta to
Conyers to the second or third exit and turn left. There is a sign that will
direct you to the park. There have been some good sightings there over the last
several months since the place was pretty much discovered by Eric Beohm and
contains a good variety of habitat, including marsh, ponds, and a nature trail.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0607&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=11310
Denny McClure did not locate any LIMPKINS at the Chickasawhatchee W.M.A. near
Albany in Dougherty on July 17. Several birds were present there earlier this
month on Pine Island Road. Many of the ponds have since dried up.
Today, Carol Lambert found 3 LEAST SANDPIPERS, a SPOTTED SANDPIPER, and a SOLITARY
SANDPIPER at the E. L. Huie ponds in Clayton County. Ten LEAST SANDPIPERS were
seen there last Saturday.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0607&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=12506
Bob Zaremba reported the first CERULEAN WARBLER and the first AMERICAN REDSTART
migrants at Kennesaw Mountain for this season. BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS were also
seen.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0607&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=11735
Towns and Union Counties are good areas to bird during the summer. Brasstown Bald
and Ivy Gap Road are areas where one can find nesting warblers, VEERIES, RUFFED
GROUSE, and COMMON RAVENS. It had been a pretty good season for COMMON RAVEN
sightings, but several people did not see them recently. This species is a very
rare breeder in the mountains. A couple of weeks ago several were found in
downtown Blairsville feeding on garbage on the side of the road. A hike up Rabun
Bald offers an excellent 360-degree view in which to look for them. While there,
look for CANADA WARBLERS, BLACK-THROATED GREENS, BLACK-THROATED BLUES, and
VEERIES. Rabun Bald is located in Rabun County near Clayton in the extreme
northeastern part of the state.
Michael Beohm
Thomaston, Upson County
Rare
Bird
Alert
(A
service
of
The
Georgia
Ornithological
Society).
Number: 770 493-8862
To report: 770 493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
Date compiled: Friday, July 21, 2006 ( 7:44 p.m.)
Compiler: Jeff Sewell
Transcriber: Michael Beohm
Species mentioned:
Anhinga
Wood Stork
Osprey
Purple Gallinule
Common Moorhen
LIMPKIN* (not seen)
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Common Raven
Black-and-White Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
American Redstart
Scarlet Tanager
( * is considered a Review List Species by the Records Committee)
Highlights:
It has been a slow week with not too much to report. The LIMPKINS around the
state seem to have departed. The LIMPKIN at Lake Blalock has not been seen since
July 11. Two birders could not find the LIMPKINS at Chickasawhatchee WMA. A
report from E.L. Huie. ANHINGA, COMMON MOORHEN and SCARLET TANAGER in Rockdale
County. Migrating terns at Lake Walter F. George. PURPLE GALLINULES and WOOD
STORKS at the Bradley Unit. CERULEAN WARBLER and AMERICAN REDSTART from Kennesaw
Mountain.
On Sunday, July 16, Walt Chambers reported 3 WOOD STORKS and 3 PURPLE GALLINULES
at the Bradley Unit of Eufala N.W.R. The gallinules were on the north end of the
two big impoundments. At the Sandy Branch Point of Lake Walter F. George he
reported 20 COMMON TERNS, 4 FORSTER'S TERNS, and many OSPREYS.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0607&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=9506
On July 19, Eric Beohm reported an ANHINGA, COMMON MOORHEN, and a SCARLET TANAGER
at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers. The birds were at the Big
Creek Nature Preserve portion of the park. Take I-20 east out of Atlanta to
Conyers to the second or third exit and turn left. There is a sign that will
direct you to the park. There have been some good sightings there over the last
several months since the place was pretty much discovered by Eric Beohm and
contains a good variety of habitat, including marsh, ponds, and a nature trail.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0607&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=11310
Denny McClure did not locate any LIMPKINS at the Chickasawhatchee W.M.A. near
Albany in Dougherty on July 17. Several birds were present there earlier this
month on Pine Island Road. Many of the ponds have since dried up.
Today, Carol Lambert found 3 LEAST SANDPIPERS, a SPOTTED SANDPIPER, and a SOLITARY
SANDPIPER at the E. L. Huie ponds in Clayton County. Ten LEAST SANDPIPERS were
seen there last Saturday.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0607&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=12506
Bob Zaremba reported the first CERULEAN WARBLER and the first AMERICAN REDSTART
migrants at Kennesaw Mountain for this season. BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS were also
seen.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0607&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=11735
Towns and Union Counties are good areas to bird during the summer. Brasstown Bald
and Ivy Gap Road are areas where one can find nesting warblers, VEERIES, RUFFED
GROUSE, and COMMON RAVENS. It had been a pretty good season for COMMON RAVEN
sightings, but several people did not see them recently. This species is a very
rare breeder in the mountains. A couple of weeks ago several were found in
downtown Blairsville feeding on garbage on the side of the road. A hike up Rabun
Bald offers an excellent 360-degree view in which to look for them. While there,
look for CANADA WARBLERS, BLACK-THROATED GREENS, BLACK-THROATED BLUES, and
VEERIES. Rabun Bald is located in Rabun County near Clayton in the extreme
northeastern part of the state.
Michael Beohm
Thomaston, Upson County