hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: Weds Aug 30th, 2006 (9:40 pm)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Steve Barlow
Species mentioned:
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, EARED GREBE, MOTTLED DUCK (in the Piedmont!)
and other ducks, Herons and Egrets, White Ibis, POMARINE JAEGER,
LONG-TAILED JAEGER, BLACK-CAPPED PETREL, SABINE'S GULL, OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER, "LAWRENCE'S WARBLER", Lesser and Great Black-backed
Gulls, Least and other tern species, DICKCISSEL (coast), ROSEATE
SPOONBILL, Whimbrel, American Kestrel, GRAY KINGBIRD, Horned Lark,
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, Bank Swallow, Upland Sandpiper, and other
shorebirds, Common Nighthawk, WHITE-WINGED DOVE, Mississippi Kite,
Wilson's Snipe
Directions to sites can be generally be found in Giff Beaton's
"Birding Georgia" or at Ken Blankenship's www.wingsoverga.com
Interesting birds from E.L. Huie facility in Clayton Co. include an
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, first reported by Eric Boehm,
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26906
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=27810
and a continuing EARED GREBE.
A good variety of ducks have also been reported including BLUE-WINGED
TEAL (also reported from other locations round the state) and singles
of MOTTLED DUCK (usually restricted to the coast in GA, found by Eric
Boehm on 30 Aug), AMERICAN BLACK-DUCK, hybrid MALLARD X AMERICAN
BLACK DUCK, SHOVELER, GADWALL.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=28142
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=28926
There have also been various shorebirds and a variety of waders
including GREAT EGRET, GREAT BLUE HERON, GREEN HERON, SNOWY EGRET,
LITTLE BLUE HERON, WHITE IBIS.
The star birds from pelagic trips on 25 and 27 Aug included POMARINE
and LONG-TAILED JAEGER, BLACK-CAPPED PETREL, and SABINE'S GULL along
with more common pelagic species. For details see:
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=24639
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25203
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26183
Reports of OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER come from Amicalola Falls SP and
Chicopee Woods (Hall Co.).
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=21513
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=24757
LESSER and GREATER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were reported at N end of Tybee
IS on 27 Aug and at S end on 28 Aug. CASPIAN and LEAST TERNS were
reported from the S end on 27 and 28 Aug respectively.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26087
Also on 28 Aug, DICKCISSEL was reported from the Altamaha WMA, 8
ROSEATE SPOONBILLS and a WHIMBREL from Jekyll Is causeway, and 4 GRAY
KINGBIRDS from the Jekyll Is convention center.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26087
A rare inland report of LEAST TERN comes from Michael Boehm who found
one on Aug 29 along with 38 BLACK TERNS and 7 FORSTER'S TERNS.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=27620
Karen Theodoru reports a "LAWRENCE'S WARBLER" (GOLDEN-WINGED X
BLUE-WINGED hybrid) from her yard in Gwinnett Co 29 Aug
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=27304
An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was also reported from the Bostwick Sod
Farm (Morgan Co.) by Mark Freeman 27 Aug
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=24874
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=28443
and Eric Boehm found a WHITE-WINGED DOVE at that location 25 Aug,
subsequently seen again by Darlene Moore 27 aug and again on 30 Aug
by J and W Smith
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=23852
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25793
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=28443
HORNED LARK, AMERICAN KESTREL and shorebirds including PECTORAL
SANDPIPER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS have also been reported from this
location.
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS have been reported from the Perry Sod Farm
(see "Birding Georgia", also 20 BANK SWALLOW at this location)
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25664
from Brandon Farm Rd in Bartow Co.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26390
and from the sod field along 113 near the industrial park in Bartow
co. (along with other shorebirds including probable SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER)
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26655
and 5 from the Floyd Co. sod farm (see "Birding Georgia", remember to
ask for permission at the office to bird this sod farm)
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26802
UPLAND SANDPIPERS continue at the Marshallville Sod Farm with 52 on 28 Aug
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25664
Joshua Spence reports 11 MISSISSIPPI KITES (rare in mountain region
of GA) from Pine Chapel Rd in Gordon Co, along with WILSON'S SNIPE,
AMERICAN KESTREL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, BANK SWALLOW
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=27704
AMERICAN KESTREL was also seen at the E GA sod farm near Statesboro
in the coastal plain
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26087
Please report Kestrels from Piedmont or Mountain regions to the RBA
(lambertsewell@mindspring.com); it is unclear whether these summer
records refer to the SE race found in the coastal plain, or from more
northerly races, which are typically only winter visitors to GA.
Migrant COMMON NIGHTHAWKS continue to be seen at many locations, esp
in the Atlanta area.
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.
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number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: Weds Aug 30th, 2006 (9:40 pm)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Steve Barlow
Species mentioned:
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, EARED GREBE, MOTTLED DUCK (in the Piedmont!)
and other ducks, Herons and Egrets, White Ibis, POMARINE JAEGER,
LONG-TAILED JAEGER, BLACK-CAPPED PETREL, SABINE'S GULL, OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER, "LAWRENCE'S WARBLER", Lesser and Great Black-backed
Gulls, Least and other tern species, DICKCISSEL (coast), ROSEATE
SPOONBILL, Whimbrel, American Kestrel, GRAY KINGBIRD, Horned Lark,
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, Bank Swallow, Upland Sandpiper, and other
shorebirds, Common Nighthawk, WHITE-WINGED DOVE, Mississippi Kite,
Wilson's Snipe
Directions to sites can be generally be found in Giff Beaton's
"Birding Georgia" or at Ken Blankenship's www.wingsoverga.com
Interesting birds from E.L. Huie facility in Clayton Co. include an
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, first reported by Eric Boehm,
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26906
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=27810
and a continuing EARED GREBE.
A good variety of ducks have also been reported including BLUE-WINGED
TEAL (also reported from other locations round the state) and singles
of MOTTLED DUCK (usually restricted to the coast in GA, found by Eric
Boehm on 30 Aug), AMERICAN BLACK-DUCK, hybrid MALLARD X AMERICAN
BLACK DUCK, SHOVELER, GADWALL.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=28142
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=28926
There have also been various shorebirds and a variety of waders
including GREAT EGRET, GREAT BLUE HERON, GREEN HERON, SNOWY EGRET,
LITTLE BLUE HERON, WHITE IBIS.
The star birds from pelagic trips on 25 and 27 Aug included POMARINE
and LONG-TAILED JAEGER, BLACK-CAPPED PETREL, and SABINE'S GULL along
with more common pelagic species. For details see:
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=24639
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25203
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26183
Reports of OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER come from Amicalola Falls SP and
Chicopee Woods (Hall Co.).
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=21513
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=24757
LESSER and GREATER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were reported at N end of Tybee
IS on 27 Aug and at S end on 28 Aug. CASPIAN and LEAST TERNS were
reported from the S end on 27 and 28 Aug respectively.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26087
Also on 28 Aug, DICKCISSEL was reported from the Altamaha WMA, 8
ROSEATE SPOONBILLS and a WHIMBREL from Jekyll Is causeway, and 4 GRAY
KINGBIRDS from the Jekyll Is convention center.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26087
A rare inland report of LEAST TERN comes from Michael Boehm who found
one on Aug 29 along with 38 BLACK TERNS and 7 FORSTER'S TERNS.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=27620
Karen Theodoru reports a "LAWRENCE'S WARBLER" (GOLDEN-WINGED X
BLUE-WINGED hybrid) from her yard in Gwinnett Co 29 Aug
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=27304
An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was also reported from the Bostwick Sod
Farm (Morgan Co.) by Mark Freeman 27 Aug
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=24874
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=28443
and Eric Boehm found a WHITE-WINGED DOVE at that location 25 Aug,
subsequently seen again by Darlene Moore 27 aug and again on 30 Aug
by J and W Smith
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=23852
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25793
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=28443
HORNED LARK, AMERICAN KESTREL and shorebirds including PECTORAL
SANDPIPER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS have also been reported from this
location.
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS have been reported from the Perry Sod Farm
(see "Birding Georgia", also 20 BANK SWALLOW at this location)
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25664
from Brandon Farm Rd in Bartow Co.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26390
and from the sod field along 113 near the industrial park in Bartow
co. (along with other shorebirds including probable SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER)
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26655
and 5 from the Floyd Co. sod farm (see "Birding Georgia", remember to
ask for permission at the office to bird this sod farm)
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26802
UPLAND SANDPIPERS continue at the Marshallville Sod Farm with 52 on 28 Aug
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25664
Joshua Spence reports 11 MISSISSIPPI KITES (rare in mountain region
of GA) from Pine Chapel Rd in Gordon Co, along with WILSON'S SNIPE,
AMERICAN KESTREL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, BANK SWALLOW
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=27704
AMERICAN KESTREL was also seen at the E GA sod farm near Statesboro
in the coastal plain
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0608&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26087
Please report Kestrels from Piedmont or Mountain regions to the RBA
(lambertsewell@mindspring.com); it is unclear whether these summer
records refer to the SE race found in the coastal plain, or from more
northerly races, which are typically only winter visitors to GA.
Migrant COMMON NIGHTHAWKS continue to be seen at many locations, esp
in the Atlanta area.
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.
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