hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: Aug 7th, 2006 (9:45 pm)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Steve Barlow
Species mentioned:
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, MISSISSIPPI KITE, UPLAND SANDPIPER,
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK, LIMPKIN
SWALLOW-TAILED and MISSISSIPPI KITES continue to be seen feeding on
insects over recently mown hay field in Oconee Co near Watkinsville
as of today. See Delorme p28, A3; go E from Hwy 431 in Bishop (A2) on
Astondale Rd. Up to 15-30 Mississippi Kite and 2-3 Swallow-tailed
Kites are being seen around 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
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=4638
Kites are also being reported from other sites round the state,
although it is not clear if any of these other sites is as reliable
as the Oconee Co state.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=1855
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=5387
38 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were reported from the Marshallville Super Sod
Fm in Macon Co today.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=5873
Up to 10 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS have been seen at Pond in
Brooks Co close to the FL line.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3007
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3904
Apparently the Cook Co / Colquitt Co LIMPKIN on the Little River at
Reed Bingham SP may be two birds and LIMPKINS may have been present
here "for years".
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3904
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 7th, 2006 (9:45 pm)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Steve Barlow
Species mentioned:
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE, MISSISSIPPI KITE, UPLAND SANDPIPER,
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK, LIMPKIN
SWALLOW-TAILED and MISSISSIPPI KITES continue to be seen feeding on
insects over recently mown hay field in Oconee Co near Watkinsville
as of today. See Delorme p28, A3; go E from Hwy 431 in Bishop (A2) on
Astondale Rd. Up to 15-30 Mississippi Kite and 2-3 Swallow-tailed
Kites are being seen around 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
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=4638
Kites are also being reported from other sites round the state,
although it is not clear if any of these other sites is as reliable
as the Oconee Co state.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=1855
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=5387
38 UPLAND SANDPIPERS were reported from the Marshallville Super Sod
Fm in Macon Co today.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=5873
Up to 10 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS have been seen at Pond in
Brooks Co close to the FL line.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3007
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3904
Apparently the Cook Co / Colquitt Co LIMPKIN on the Little River at
Reed Bingham SP may be two birds and LIMPKINS may have been present
here "for years".
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3904
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