hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: Aug 5th, 2006 (8:42 pm)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Steve Barlow
Species mentioned:
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, MISSISSIPPI KITE, BANK SWALLOW, PAINTED BUNTING,
TRICOLORED HERON, LEAST BITTERN, BACHMAN'S SPARROW, WHITE IBIS,
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, WOOD STORK, AMERICAN COOT, PECTORAL
SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, ROSEATE SPOONBILL
SWALLOW-TAILED and MISSISSIPPI KITES continue to be seen feeding on
insects over recently mown hay field in Oconee Co near Watkinsville.
See Delorme p28, A3; go E from Hwy 431 in Bishop (A2) on Astondale
Rd. Up to 30-40 Mississippi Kite and 2 Swallow-tailed Kites have been
seen arond the intersections with Colham Ferry and Old Farmington Rds.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=440
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=767
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=1296
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=1598
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3663
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3435
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3290
Chris Feeney reports BANK, BARN, NORTHERN-ROUGH-WINGED and CLIFF
SWALLOWS from Phinizy Swamp (Richmond Co) on 2 Aug, along with
PAINTED BUNTING, TRICOLORED HERON, and LEAST BITTERN. Also in
Richmond Co, Chris reports 6 singing BACHMAN'S SPARROWS on Ft Gordon.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=1096
From Lake Horton (Fayette County, $10 fee for non-Fayette Co
residents), WHITE IBIS, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 1 WOOD STORK, 2
AMERICAN COOTS and PECTORAL SANDPIPERS have been reported.
A ROSEATE SPOONBILL was seen at a small creek off the Buffalo River
in Glynn Co, an unusual location for this species.
6 LEAST and SPOTTED SANDPIPERS were reported from the E.L. Huie
facility in Clayton Co.
(Fayette County, $10 fee for non-Fayette Co residents)
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3093
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 AT gos.org. To join GOS, send a check for $20 to
GOS, P.O. Box 181, High Shoals, GA 30645.
--
Dr Stephen Barlow,
Senior Research Scientist
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta, GA 30332-0400, USA
Phone: 404-385-6053
Fax: 404-894-5909
Email: stephen.barlow@chemistry.gatech.edu
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: Aug 5th, 2006 (8:42 pm)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Steve Barlow
Species mentioned:
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, MISSISSIPPI KITE, BANK SWALLOW, PAINTED BUNTING,
TRICOLORED HERON, LEAST BITTERN, BACHMAN'S SPARROW, WHITE IBIS,
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, WOOD STORK, AMERICAN COOT, PECTORAL
SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, ROSEATE SPOONBILL
SWALLOW-TAILED and MISSISSIPPI KITES continue to be seen feeding on
insects over recently mown hay field in Oconee Co near Watkinsville.
See Delorme p28, A3; go E from Hwy 431 in Bishop (A2) on Astondale
Rd. Up to 30-40 Mississippi Kite and 2 Swallow-tailed Kites have been
seen arond the intersections with Colham Ferry and Old Farmington Rds.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=440
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=767
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=1296
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=1598
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3663
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3435
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3290
Chris Feeney reports BANK, BARN, NORTHERN-ROUGH-WINGED and CLIFF
SWALLOWS from Phinizy Swamp (Richmond Co) on 2 Aug, along with
PAINTED BUNTING, TRICOLORED HERON, and LEAST BITTERN. Also in
Richmond Co, Chris reports 6 singing BACHMAN'S SPARROWS on Ft Gordon.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=1096
From Lake Horton (Fayette County, $10 fee for non-Fayette Co
residents), WHITE IBIS, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, 1 WOOD STORK, 2
AMERICAN COOTS and PECTORAL SANDPIPERS have been reported.
A ROSEATE SPOONBILL was seen at a small creek off the Buffalo River
in Glynn Co, an unusual location for this species.
6 LEAST and SPOTTED SANDPIPERS were reported from the E.L. Huie
facility in Clayton Co.
(Fayette County, $10 fee for non-Fayette Co residents)
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3093
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 AT gos.org. To join GOS, send a check for $20 to
GOS, P.O. Box 181, High Shoals, GA 30645.
--
Dr Stephen Barlow,
Senior Research Scientist
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta, GA 30332-0400, USA
Phone: 404-385-6053
Fax: 404-894-5909
Email: stephen.barlow@chemistry.gatech.edu