RBA
* Georgia
* Georgia statewide
* April 6, 2007
- Birds Reported
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
Calliope Hummingbird
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Bachman's Sparrow
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
date: April 6, 2007 (2021)
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: April 6, 2007 (2021)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Larry Russell
The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Friday
evening telephone report, April 6, 2007. The RBA is a service of the
Georgia Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA.
Sixteen BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS were reported from the Altamaha
Waterfowl Management Area in McIntosh Co. on Thursday, April 5th. The ducks
were reported in some trees around the pond behind the white house on the
west side of US17. Check the pond there and also the impoundment ponds on
the east side of US17 near the observation tower. Directions: Follow US17
south out of Darien, crossing two bridges over the Altamaha River. The
white house is on the right or west side of US17 just past the second
bridge; the impoundment ponds and observation tower are on the left or east
side of US17. Additional directions can be found in the GABO archives or in
Giff Beaton's Birding Georgia.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0704&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=4967
An immature male CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD continues in Decatur in Dekalb Co. at
the residence of Patricia White. This might be the same bird seen
off-and-on there since December. If you'd like to see this bird, call the
RBA Hotline and leave your name and contact number and Jeff Sewell will call
you back with directions.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0704&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=4763
In Bartow Co. at the Pine Log WMA, a private area licensed to the GA DNR,
off of GA411 near Stamp Creek Rd.: 8 species of WARBLERS, including Pine
Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, Prairie Warbler, Black-throated Green
Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Black and White
Warbler, & Yellow-throated Warbler. Additional directions can be found in
the GABO archives or in Giff Beaton's Birding Georgia.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0704&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3756
A report from the Taft Rd./Brandon Farm Rd. area in Bartow Co.: The first
pond once you enter Legacy from the east had 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL & 5 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS. The field across from the office had 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPERs. The
first pond at the Taff/Brandon Farm Rd intersection had 11 BLUE-WINGED TEAL,
2 WILSON'S SNIPE, 3 SOLITARY SANDPIPERs, and 2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWs. This
area is also good for Dickcissils as well.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0704&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=4001
The warblers are beginning to trickle in now at Kennesaw Mountain National
Battlefield Park in Cobb Co. Seven species of warblers were reported one
day last week.
Bachman's Sparrows and Red-cockaded Woodpeckers are possible at the Piedmont
NWR in Jones Co. this time of year. If you go for the Bachman's Sparrows it
is helpful to be familiar with their song, which can be found on any number
of audio CDs. Directions: From I-75, 30 miles north of Macon, take exit
186 Juliette Road. Drive 18 miles east from the interstate to the refuge.
From Hwy 11 between Gray and Monticello, take Juliette Road west 3 miles to
the refuge office and visitor center. The Red-cockaded Woodpecker colonies
can be found by looking for the "Nature Trail" sign before the HQ on the
left (from I-75) and following that trail.
From the E.L. Huie Land Application Facility this week: 3 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, 4 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 17 NORTHERN SHOVELERs, and 1 BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, a few RING-NECKED DUCKS as well as one WILSON'S SNIPE. Shamrock
Reservoir had 4 RUDDY DUCKs and 1 BUFFLEHEAD.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0704&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=5806
Another good place to bird is the Coosawatee WMA at Carter's Lake in Murray
Co. in NW Georgia. COMMON LOONs have been seen recently at Carter's Lake,
but they are thought to be mostly gone by now. Coosawatee NWR should be
good for Warblers, Owls, and Whipporrwills.
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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Good Birding!
Larry Russell, Roswell GA, USA
* Georgia
* Georgia statewide
* April 6, 2007
- Birds Reported
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
Calliope Hummingbird
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Bachman's Sparrow
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
date: April 6, 2007 (2021)
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: April 6, 2007 (2021)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Larry Russell
The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Friday
evening telephone report, April 6, 2007. The RBA is a service of the
Georgia Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA.
Sixteen BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS were reported from the Altamaha
Waterfowl Management Area in McIntosh Co. on Thursday, April 5th. The ducks
were reported in some trees around the pond behind the white house on the
west side of US17. Check the pond there and also the impoundment ponds on
the east side of US17 near the observation tower. Directions: Follow US17
south out of Darien, crossing two bridges over the Altamaha River. The
white house is on the right or west side of US17 just past the second
bridge; the impoundment ponds and observation tower are on the left or east
side of US17. Additional directions can be found in the GABO archives or in
Giff Beaton's Birding Georgia.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0704&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=4967
An immature male CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD continues in Decatur in Dekalb Co. at
the residence of Patricia White. This might be the same bird seen
off-and-on there since December. If you'd like to see this bird, call the
RBA Hotline and leave your name and contact number and Jeff Sewell will call
you back with directions.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0704&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=4763
In Bartow Co. at the Pine Log WMA, a private area licensed to the GA DNR,
off of GA411 near Stamp Creek Rd.: 8 species of WARBLERS, including Pine
Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, Prairie Warbler, Black-throated Green
Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Black and White
Warbler, & Yellow-throated Warbler. Additional directions can be found in
the GABO archives or in Giff Beaton's Birding Georgia.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0704&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3756
A report from the Taft Rd./Brandon Farm Rd. area in Bartow Co.: The first
pond once you enter Legacy from the east had 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL & 5 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS. The field across from the office had 4 PECTORAL SANDPIPERs. The
first pond at the Taff/Brandon Farm Rd intersection had 11 BLUE-WINGED TEAL,
2 WILSON'S SNIPE, 3 SOLITARY SANDPIPERs, and 2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWs. This
area is also good for Dickcissils as well.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0704&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=4001
The warblers are beginning to trickle in now at Kennesaw Mountain National
Battlefield Park in Cobb Co. Seven species of warblers were reported one
day last week.
Bachman's Sparrows and Red-cockaded Woodpeckers are possible at the Piedmont
NWR in Jones Co. this time of year. If you go for the Bachman's Sparrows it
is helpful to be familiar with their song, which can be found on any number
of audio CDs. Directions: From I-75, 30 miles north of Macon, take exit
186 Juliette Road. Drive 18 miles east from the interstate to the refuge.
From Hwy 11 between Gray and Monticello, take Juliette Road west 3 miles to
the refuge office and visitor center. The Red-cockaded Woodpecker colonies
can be found by looking for the "Nature Trail" sign before the HQ on the
left (from I-75) and following that trail.
From the E.L. Huie Land Application Facility this week: 3 GREATER
YELLOWLEGS, 4 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 17 NORTHERN SHOVELERs, and 1 BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, a few RING-NECKED DUCKS as well as one WILSON'S SNIPE. Shamrock
Reservoir had 4 RUDDY DUCKs and 1 BUFFLEHEAD.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0704&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=5806
Another good place to bird is the Coosawatee WMA at Carter's Lake in Murray
Co. in NW Georgia. COMMON LOONs have been seen recently at Carter's Lake,
but they are thought to be mostly gone by now. Coosawatee NWR should be
good for Warblers, Owls, and Whipporrwills.
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.
- End transcript
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Good Birding!
Larry Russell, Roswell GA, USA