Hotline: Georgia Rare bird Alert
Number: 770-493-8862
To report: 770-493-8862
Coverage: Statewide
Compiled: September 5, 2005 (8:14pm)
Compiler: Jeff Sewell
Transcribed: September 5, 2005 (9:30pm)
Transcriber: Lois Stacey
Birds reported:
Long-tailed Jaeger
MacGillivray's Warbler (not seen)
Mourning Warbler (not seen)
Wilson's Warbler
At Kennesaw Mountain in Cobb County yesterday Giff Beaton and Mark Davis
found a female MacGillivray's Warbler (only the 3rd Georgia record) at the
saddle where the trail between Big Kennesaw and Little Kennesaw crosses the
road, near the bench. The bird was seen off and on all day yesterday but
was not seen today. Also, a Mourning Warbler was seen yesterday morning but
has not been seen since. However, a female Wilson's Warbler was seen
yesterday and has not been seen but a male Wilson's Warbler was seen today.
It's unlikely that these birds will be seen in the same locations up and
down the mountain.
The Long-tailed Jaeger (only Georgia's 3rd record), found yesterday by Jim
Flynn and Earl Horn was seen by a number of birders today including Jeff and
Carol as late as 3:15pm. This bird is likely related to Hurricane Katrina
as it moved through the middle of the country. (There was also a Sooty Tern
reported from the lake yesterday but it was not seen today.)
To get to Lake Hartwell got east on US 29 out of Hartwell, GA. Before
getting totally out of Hartwell you'll approach a light where there is a BP
station. There is a sign, partially concealed by vegetation, that says Long
Point Recreation Area. Make a left there and follow the Lake Access signs
and go to the Long Point Recreation Area. Drive all the way to the end to a
little turn around area. Start birding there. Look back toward the dam,
this is where the bird has been seen. It may take some patience and much
scanning to find the bird.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0509&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=4484
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0509&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3396
If you go after any of these birds tomorrow please call the Rare Bird Alert
with your results.
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 5, 2005 (8:14pm)
Compiler: Jeff Sewell
Transcribed: September 5, 2005 (9:30pm)
Transcriber: Lois Stacey
Birds reported:
Long-tailed Jaeger
MacGillivray's Warbler (not seen)
Mourning Warbler (not seen)
Wilson's Warbler
At Kennesaw Mountain in Cobb County yesterday Giff Beaton and Mark Davis
found a female MacGillivray's Warbler (only the 3rd Georgia record) at the
saddle where the trail between Big Kennesaw and Little Kennesaw crosses the
road, near the bench. The bird was seen off and on all day yesterday but
was not seen today. Also, a Mourning Warbler was seen yesterday morning but
has not been seen since. However, a female Wilson's Warbler was seen
yesterday and has not been seen but a male Wilson's Warbler was seen today.
It's unlikely that these birds will be seen in the same locations up and
down the mountain.
The Long-tailed Jaeger (only Georgia's 3rd record), found yesterday by Jim
Flynn and Earl Horn was seen by a number of birders today including Jeff and
Carol as late as 3:15pm. This bird is likely related to Hurricane Katrina
as it moved through the middle of the country. (There was also a Sooty Tern
reported from the lake yesterday but it was not seen today.)
To get to Lake Hartwell got east on US 29 out of Hartwell, GA. Before
getting totally out of Hartwell you'll approach a light where there is a BP
station. There is a sign, partially concealed by vegetation, that says Long
Point Recreation Area. Make a left there and follow the Lake Access signs
and go to the Long Point Recreation Area. Drive all the way to the end to a
little turn around area. Start birding there. Look back toward the dam,
this is where the bird has been seen. It may take some patience and much
scanning to find the bird.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0509&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=4484
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0509&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3396
If you go after any of these birds tomorrow please call the Rare Bird Alert
with your results.
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.