Kennesaw Mountain is often full of surprises during migration, though completely out of the blue were sightings of Common Merganser and Purple Gallinule. The total number of migrants reported for Kennesaw was much lower than normal, but this was largely due to a very poor year for Yellow-rumped Warbler. Giff Beaton noted that several warbler species, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Cape May, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Blackburnian, Blackpoll and American Redstart, had unusually late peaks, with good numbers being seen from roughly 5 to 15 May. Thrush numbers were once again disappointing, though there was a good flight of Swainson's recorded on a nocturnal count. Summer and Scarlet Tanager and Rose-breasted Grosbeak were found at the Mountain this spring in higher than normal numbers.

Abbreviations used include:
ACOGB - Annotated Checklist of Georgia Birds, 1986, Haney, J.C. et al., GOS Occ. Publ. No. 10
ELHLAF - E.L. Huie Land Application Facility in Clayton Co.
ENWR - the Bradley Unit of the Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge in Stewart Co.
Kennesaw Mt. - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Cobb Co.
m.ob. - many observers
NWR - National Wildlife Refuge
Oxbow Meadows - Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center in the Columbus area
S.P. - State Park
v.ob. - various observers
WMA - Wildlife Management Area

Note:  Species that appear in a bold-faced font represents those that were considered "review" species by the GOS Checklist and Records Committee during the year of the sighting.  This list changes from year to year.  The current review list may be view at the following link:

http://www.gos.org/checklists/reportables.html

Changes and updated information from the original published compilation are noted in a red font.

RED-THROATED LOON - Eighteen were counted at St. Catherines Island on 7 Mar. (Paul Sykes). Singles were found inland at Buford Dam on Lake Lanier on 6 Apr. (Earl Horn), and at Tribble Mill Park in Gwinnett Co. on 4 May (Russell Judd).

COMMON LOON - One was an unusual sighting at the ELHLAF on 4 Apr. (Carol Lambert).

BLACK-CAPPED PETREL - One was seen on a pelagic trip out of Savannah on 28 May (Giff Beaton et al.).

CORY'S SHEARWATER - Two were reported on the same pelagic trip on 28 May (Giff Beaton et al.).

AUDUBON'S SHEARWATER - Ten were counted on the pelagic trip on 28 May (Giff Beaton et al.).

WILSON'S STORM-PETREL - The pelagic trip on 28 May turned up three of this species (Giff Beaton et al.).

NORTHERN GANNET - The five birds recorded on the pelagic trip on 28 May were late (Giff Beaton).

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN - One was seen at Sapelo Island on 19 May (Carol McClelland).

MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD - A bird was well described by Bob Zumwalt, a self-confessed non-birder, at Lake Lanier in Hall Co. on 22 Mar. I am aware of only four previous records for the interior of the state.

AMERICAN BITTERN - Singles were seen at Birdsong Nature Center in Grady Co. on 5 Apr. (Kathleen Brady), at ENWR on 8 Apr. (Walt Chambers), and at the Big Creek Greenway in Fulton Co. from 14 Apr. (Stacy Zarpentine et al.) through 19 Apr. (Jim Flynn).

LEAST BITTERN - Three birds were found at three separate locations on Lake Seminole in Decatur and Seminole Cos. on 26 May (Michael Bell).

GREAT EGRET - A single at a marsh in Austell in Cobb Co. on 24 Mar. (Chris Loudermilk), and two birds seen in the north Atlanta area on 3 Apr.(Wally Drefoos) were unusual for so early in the season.

SNOWY EGRET - One found in Seminole Co. on 11 Mar. was somewhat unusual for the time of year (Michael Bell).

LITTLE BLUE HERON - An adult was observed at Warm Springs Fish Hatchery on 18 Mar. (Jim Flynn). Also noteworthy was a single at McIntosh Reserve in Carroll Co. on 6 Apr. (Chris Loudermilk).

TRICOLORED HERON - Inland reports were of two in Muscogee Co. on 6 Apr. (Walt Chambers) and one at Birdsong Nature Center in Grady Co. on 14 Apr. (Michael Bell).
REDDISH EGRET - A white phase bird was seen at Sapelo Island on 10 Apr. (Doris Cohrs), and a more common dark phase bird was at Gould's Inlet in Glynn Co. on 19 Apr. (Brad Winn).

CATTLE EGRET - Two were found in Forsyth Co. on 13 Apr. (Jim Flynn).

YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON - One was seen at Eagles Landing Parkway in Henry Co. on 6 May (Carol Lambert, Jeff Sewell). A pair at a nest were reported from the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the Atlanta area on 12 May (Malcolm Hodges et al.). Two adults were seen at Arrowhead Wildlife Education Center in Floyd Co. also on 12 May (Stephen Stewart et al.).

WHITE IBIS - Good counts were 500 at Jekyll Island on 13 Mar. (Carol Lambert, Jeff Sewell), and 250 in Atkinson Co. on 1 Apr. (Dot Freeman). An excellent count of 3,000 to 10,000 came from Cypress Lake in Dodge Co. during May (Ty Ivey).

SCARLET IBIS - One, presumably an escapee, was present in Coffee Co. during early March (Milton Hopkins Jr. fide Bob Humphries). What was possibly the same bird was sighted about 30 miles away at Cypress Lake in Dodge Co. on 20 May (fide Ty Ivey).

GLOSSY IBIS - The best count from the coast was five at Jekyll Island on 14 Mar. (Carol Lambert, Jeff Sewell). Two adults were observed in Houston Co. on 11 Apr. (Dan Guynn, Pam Guynn), and one to two adults were present in Baker Co. from 18 Apr. through 18 May (Michael Bell).

ROSEATE SPOONBILL - The best count was nine at Andrews Island on 13 May (Mike Chapman). This species is usually only reported from Glynn Co., so noteworthy was one seen near the Satilla River in Camden Co. on 27 May (Robert Smith).

WOOD STORK - About 50 birds were observed tending nests at Skidaway Island on 15 May (Carol McClelland).

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - One was seen near Eatonton in Putnam Co. on 9 Apr. (Jim Flynn) and 10 Apr. (Mark Freeman).

ROSS'S GOOSE - The bird that has been in Madison Co. for the last two years was still present on 10 Mar. (Michael Bender).

GADWALL - One hundred was the high count for the ELHLAF on 4 Mar. (Tom Striker).

NORTHERN SHOVELER - Also a high count for the season at the ELHLAF was 55 on 18 Mar. (Jeff Sewell).

CANVASBACK - Eleven were at Fairchilds Park in Seminole Co. on 11 Mar. (Michael Bell).

REDHEAD - Notable counts were 65 at Commerce Waterworks on 4 Mar. (Eugenia Thompson) and 33 at Lake Acworth in Cobb Co. on 5 Mar. (Giff Beaton, Tom Egan).
RING-NECKED DUCK - A pair were still present at the ELHLAF at the end of May (Carol Lambert et al.).

GREATER SCAUP - A staggering count for an inland location was 40 to 50 at Lake Acworth in Cobb Co. on 3 Mar. (Chuck Saleeby). The only other inland report was of a single bird at Paradise Public Fishing Area in Berrien Co. on 4 Mar. (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn).

SURF SCOTER - A female was found at Fairchilds Park on Lake Seminole in Seminole Co. on 11 Mar. (Michael Bell). Four was an excellent count at Sweetwater Creek S.P. on 31 Mar. (Chris Loudermilk).

LONG-TAILED DUCK - One was seen at West Point Dam in Troup Co. on the late date of 11 Apr. (Earl Horn). This ties the late date listed in the ACOGB.

COMMON GOLDENEYE - Singles were seen at Lake Acworth in Cobb Co. on 3 Mar. (Chuck Saleeby), at Paradise Public Fishing Area in Berrien Co. on 4 Mar. (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn), and at Reed Bingham S.P. in Colquitt Co. on 9 Mar. (Brad Bergstrom).

COMMON MERGANSER - A first record for Kennesaw Mt. was a flyover seen on 4 May (Tim Keyes).

OSPREY - A good count of 42 was made at Sealy Point on Lake Seminole in Seminole Co. on 11 Mar. (Michael Bell). A pair were observed tending a nest at Lake Blalock in Henry Co. during the month of May (Carol Lambert).

SWALLOW-TAILED KITE - One seen near Eulonia on 6 Mar. was very early (Brad Winn).

MISSISSIPPI KITE - The first report was of a single bird at Oxbow Meadows on 22 Apr. (Walt Chambers). Unusual for the Atlanta area were two seen in Henry Co. on 6 May (Dale Hardy).

BROAD-WINGED HAWK - Two seen in Montgomery Co. on 14 Mar. were early (Giff Beaton, Tom Egan).

NORTHERN GOSHAWK - This accidental visitor was reported from the South Peachtree Creek Nature Preserve in DeKalb Co. on 25 Mar. (Jerry Brunner, David Butler, Jeff Sewell). Details of this sighting have been submitted to the GOS Checklist and Records Committee.

MERLIN - One was a nice find in the Rome area on 11 Mar. (Stephen Stewart).

PEREGRINE FALCON - Inland reports were of singles in Polk Co. on 9 Apr. (Marion Dobbs), in Bartow Co. on 23 Apr. (David Brown), and at Kennesaw Mt. on both 29 Apr. (Giff Beaton et al.) and 5 May (Mike Chapman). Two fledglings were banded in downtown Atlanta on 3 May (Jim Ozier).

BLACK RAIL - Paul Sykes reported hearing one on 6 May and two on 13 May in northern Greene Co. None of these birds were in the main large marsh that has been reliable for this and other rail species for many years. Unfortunately, due to land management practices, the marsh has been degraded, making it much less suitable for the four species of rail that have regularly occurred there. Some species are currently absent or the numbers occurring are greatly reduced.

KING RAIL - One was reported in Wheeler Co. on 13 Mar. (Giff Beaton, Tom Egan), and three were counted at ENWR on 8 Apr. (Walt Chambers).

VIRGINIA RAIL - One was found at ENWR on 8 Apr. (Walt Chambers).

SORA - One was observed near the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Atlanta on 3 and 4 May (Chuck Saleeby).

PURPLE GALLINULE - One was an amazing sighting at Kennesaw Mt. on 20 Apr. (Roy Hester). Needless to say, this was a first record for the mountain. One was also reported from Dawson Forest WMA on 3 May (fide Joel Hitt).

LIMPKIN - One was seen and well photographed at Harris Neck NWR in McIntosh Co. on 29 Apr. (Ann Phillips, Mary Ann Teal, Sam Teal).

SANDHILL CRANE - Several flocks were still being seen headed north during March, with the last report from the Atlanta area being of a single bird on 5 Apr. (Jim Pappas, Eran Tomer).

AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER - Five was a good count in Stewart Co. on 20 Mar. (Walt Chambers).

SEMIPALMATED PLOVER - About 150 were reported from Sapelo Island on 24 Apr. (Doris Cohrs). The best count from the ELHLAF was seven on 14 May (Carol Lambert).

SOLITARY SANDPIPER - Nineteen was a good count at a reservoir in Forsyth Co. on 7 May (JIm Flynn).

WILLET - Rare inland reports were of eight at Lake Lanier on 27 Apr. (Jeff Petit) and seven at Garden Lakes in the Rome area on 1 May (Gladys Edmondson fide Stephen Stewart).

SPOTTED SANDPIPER - Two seen at McIntosh Reserve in Carroll Co. on 17 Mar. were early, or perhaps even wintering birds (Chris Loudermilk).

LONG-BILLED CURLEW - The only reports were from St. Catherines Island, with two on 7 Mar. (Paul Sykes) and one on 22 Mar. (Clay George, Brad Winn).

MARBLED GODWIT - Sixty were observed at St. Catherines Island on 7 Mar. (Paul Sykes).

RED KNOT - The high count received was 300+ from Sapelo Island on 24 Apr. (Doris Cohrs).

SANDERLING - One was found inland at Oxbow Meadows on 6 Apr. (Walt Chambers).

WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER - Seven was a good count in Houston Co. on 13 May (Dan Guynn, Pam Guynn). This species was well reported from the ELHLAF, beginning with six on 24 May (Bruce Hallett) and peaking at 22 on 27 May (Giff Beaton, Tom Egan).

PURPLE SANDPIPER - One was seen at Gould's Inlet in Glynn Co. on 15 Mar. (Carol Lambert, Jeff Sewell).

DUNLIN - High counts were 730 at St. Catherines Island on 7 Mar. (Paul Sykes) and about 200 at Sapelo Island on 24 Apr. (Doris Cohrs).

STILT SANDPIPER - The only inland report was of one in Miller Co. on 23 Apr. (Michael Bell).

BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER - One was found at the ELHLAF from 24 May (Bruce Hallett) through 28 May (Carol Lambert).

SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER - One was a nice find in Houston Co. on 13 May (Dan Guynn, Pam Guynn).

COMMON SNIPE - A count of 108 was made in Greene Co. on 17 Mar. (Cam Kepler, Paul Sykes).

LAUGHING GULL - Two adults were found inland at West Point Dam in Troup Co. on 12 Apr. (Bob Zaremba, Deb Zaremba).

BONAPARTE'S GULL - Good inland counts were 50+ at Lake Lanier on 21 Mar. (Bill Elrick), and 50 at West Point Dam on 22 Mar. (Walt Chambers).

BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE - Amazingly this species was found once again at West Point Dam in Troup Co. on 11 Apr. (Walt Chambers). The same observer found one at this location the previous November. The bird, an immature, was last reported on 15 Apr. (Shelley Ducharme).

CASPIAN TERN - One was seen at West Point Dam on 11 Apr. (Walt Chambers, Earl Horn), and an excellent count of six was made the following day at the same location (Bob Zaremba, Deb Zaremba).

SANDWICH TERN - An early bird was seen at St. Simons Island on 15 Mar. (Carol Lambert, Jeff Sewell).

FORSTER'S TERN - One was seen at Buford Dam on Lake Lanier on 28 Apr. (Jim Flynn).

BRIDLED TERN - The pelagic trip out of Savannah on 28 May recorded 48 (Giff Beaton et al.).

SOOTY TERN - Six were seen on the pelagic trip on 28 May (Giff Beaton et al.).

BLACK TERN - Sixty-six was a good count on the pelagic trip on 28 May (Giff Beaton et al.).

WHITE-WINGED DOVE - One was a rare find at Oxbow Meadows on 8 and 10 Mar. (Walt Chambers).

BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO - This increasingly hard to find species was seen at Kennesaw Mt. on 14 Apr. (Bob Zaremba et al.).

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD - Early reports were of singles at Birdsong Nature Center in Grady Co. on 4 Mar. (Lynn Desautal) and in Coffee Co. on the same day (Annette Bittaker).

YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER - Good counts from Kennesaw Mt. were 16 on 2 Apr. and 12 on 6 Apr. (Giff Beaton et al.).

NORTHERN FLICKER - The "Red-shafted" bird that wintered at Birdsong Nature Center in Grady Co. was last reported on 23 Mar. (Kathleen Brady).

WILLOW FLYCATCHER - Two birds had returned to the breeding site at the Ingles parking lot in Blairsville in Union Co. by 5 May (Dot Freeman). Two were found in Forsyth Co. on 16 May (Fred Casteel), one was seen in DeKalb Co. from 22 through 26 May (Georgann Schmalz), and one was reported from Ft. Oglethorpe in Catoosa Co. beginning on 28 May (Johnny Parks).

LEAST FLYCATCHER - At least two birds were present in the Suches area in Union Co. from 9 May (Betty Belanger, Dot Freeman) through the end of the period (v.ob.).

VERMILION FLYCATCHER - A male was seen at Reed Bingham S.P. on 4 Mar. (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn) and 6 Mar. (Giff Beaton, Tom Egan).

SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER - One was seen at the site near McDonough in Henry Co., where a pair nested successfully last year, on 29 Apr. (Bob Zaremba). By the end of May a pair were building a nest on the same power pole that was used last summer (m.ob.).

YELLOW-THROATED VIREO - One reported from Reed Bingham S.P. 9 Mar. was very early (Brad Bergstrom).

PHILADELPHIA VIREO - Singles were found at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Catoosa Co. on 27 Apr. (Johnny Parks) and at Kennesaw Mt. on 11 May (Giff Beaton et al.).

RED-EYED VIREO - One seen at ENWR on 20 Mar. was early (Walt Chambers).

COMMON RAVEN - This species is extremely rare away from the mountains, so one seen in northern Greene Co. on 17 Mar. was most unusual (Cam Kepler, Paul Sykes). Singles were also reported from near Stonepile Gap in Lumpkin Co. on 16 May (Jim Flynn), near Woody Gap also in Lumpkin Co. on 24 May (Betty Belanger, Dot Freeman), and at Hogpen Gap on the Union/White Cos. line on 26 May (Jerry Amerson, Marie Amerson, Dot Freeman).

HORNED LARK - A fledgling was observed in Wilcox Co. on 24 Apr. (Dan Guynn).

TREE SWALLOW - A pair was observed building a nest in an old woodpecker cavity in northern Greene Co. on 13 May (Paul Sykes).

CLIFF SWALLOW - One seen at Oxbow Meadows on 26 Mar. was early (Walt Chambers). This species was again found nesting in Sumter Co. during May (Dan Guynn). This is the southernmost nesting site in the state to date.

BARN SWALLOW - One seen at Lake Acworth in Cobb Co. on 6 Mar. was early for the Atlanta area (Jim Flynn).

MARSH WREN - Singles were seen in Clayton Co. on 4 Apr. (Carol Lambert), at Kennesaw Marsh on 18 Apr. (Giff Beaton, Chuck Saleeby), and at Big Creek Greenway in Fulton Co. on 7 May (Jim Flynn).

VEERY - Eleven were counted on a pre-dawn thrush count at Kennesaw Mt. on 10 May (Giff Beaton et al.).

GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH - Singles were seen at Fernbank Forest in DeKalb Co. on 21 Apr. (fide Georgann Schmalz) and at Kennesaw Mt. on 5 May (Giff Beaton et al.). Seven were recorded on the pre-dawn thrush count at Kennesaw Mt. on 10 May (Giff Beaton et al.).

SWAINSON'S THRUSH - An excellent count of 375 was made on the pre-dawn thrush count at Kennesaw Mt. on 10 May (Giff Beaton et al.).

"BREWSTER'S" WARBLER - A Blue-winged x Golden-winged Warbler hybrid of this form was reported from ENWR on 8 Apr. (Walt Chambers).

ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER - One was seen at Brasstown Bald on 5 May (Barbara Brigham, Dot Freeman, Anne Mursch). This ties the late date listed in the ACOGB.

NASHVILLE WARBLER - A total of 17 were seen at Kennesaw Mt. for the season, including a late bird on 15 May (fide Giff Beaton). Singles were also observed in Gainesville on 1 May (Karen Theodorou), and along Ivy Gap Road on 6 May (Barbara Brigham, Dot Freeman, Anne Mursch).

MAGNOLIA WARBLER - A rare spring sighting from the coast was one seen at Tybee Island on 16 May (Diana Churchill).

CAPE MAY WARBLER - Seventy was a good total for the season at Kennesaw Mt. (fide Giff Beaton).

BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER - This species was also well reported from Kennesaw Mt., with a total of 94 for the period (fide Giff Beaton). Twenty-nine was a good one-day count from along Corbin Creek Rd. in Towns Co. on 29 Apr. (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn).

BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER - Two seen at Kennesaw Mt. on 24 Mar. were fairly early (Bob Zaremba, Deb Zaremba).

BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER - This species is rare along the coast in spring, so noteworthy were singles seen at Tybee Island on both 16 and 24 May (Diana Churchill).

PRAIRIE WARBLER - One was singing at Jekyll Island on the early date on 13 Mar. (Carol Lambert, Jeff Sewell).

CERULEAN WARBLER - A total of 56 were seen at Kennesaw Mt. during April, which is a considerably below the five year average of 94 (fide Giff Beaton). One seen near Woody Gap in Lumpkin Co. on 18 May (Dot Freeman), and two birds found along Ivy Gap Rd. in Union Co. on 27 May (Dot Freeman et al.) are further evidence of possible breeding in the state.

SWAINSON'S WARBLER - Very encouraging was the report of 75 territories found in the Bond Swamp by wildlife biologists during May (fide Nathan Klaus).

OVENBIRD - Early, or perhaps wintering, birds were reported from Cook Co. on 4 Mar. (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn) and Camden Co. on 13 Mar. (Carol Lambert, Jeff Sewell).

LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH - One found in Tift Co. on 4 Mar. was very early (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn).

CONNECTICUT WARBLER - Singles were reported from Reynolds Nature Preserve in Clayton Co. on 7 May (Paul Raney) and Kennesaw Mt. from 26 through 29 May (Tom Egan, Bob Zaremba).

HOODED WARBLER - Amazing counts of 66 on 18 Apr. (Giff Beaton et al.), 53 on 19 Apr. (Deb Zaremba et al.) and 41 on 20 Apr. (Giff Beaton et al.) were recorded at Kennesaw Mt.

WILSON'S WARBLER - A single was noted at Kennesaw Mt. from 14 Apr. (Vicki DeLoach) through 16 Apr. (Bob Zaremba et al.).

CANADA WARBLER - Early reports were of one at Kennesaw Mt. beginning on 15 Apr. (Walt Chambers), and one at Callaway Gardens on 19 Apr. (Bill Birkhead, Walt Chambers).

BACHMAN'S SPARROW - One found in Elbert Co. on 6 May was apparently unusual for that area (Marion Dobbs).

CLAY-COLORED SPARROW - Following an incredible winter for this species in southwest Georgia, two were seen in Worth Co. 4 Mar. (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn), and one was found at Ichauway Plantation in Baker Co. on 30 Mar. (Michael Bell). One was also observed in Greene Co. on 6 May (Paul Sykes).

GRASSHOPPER SPARROW - Good counts were 25 in Walker Co. on 11 Apr. (Marion Dobbs) and also 25 in Dade Co. on 6 May (Giff Beaton, Jim Flynn).

LE CONTE'S SPARROW - Two were observed at Ichauway Plantation in Baker Co. on 1 Apr. (Michael Bell).

LINCOLN'S SPARROW - Singles were reported from Wheeler Co. on 13 Mar. (Giff Beaton, Tom Egan), Ichauway Plantation in Baker Co. on 1 Apr. (Michael Bell), Oxbow Meadows on 17 Apr. (Walt Chambers) and the Macon area on 3 May (Nathan Klaus et al.).

DARK-EYED JUNCO - One found at Bullard Creek WMA on 26 Apr. was quite late for the Coastal Plain (Jim Flynn).

ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK - Twenty-eight was a good count at Kennesaw Mt. on 27 Apr. (Giff Beaton et al.).

PAINTED BUNTING - A male that was reported at a residence in Damascus in Early Co. during March, had apparently been visiting a feeder there since 22 Feb. (Robert Smith). Another inland sighting was of an adult male at a feeder in Houston Co. on 13 Apr. (Dan Guynn, Pam Guynn). An early migrant was seen at Sapelo Island 13 Mar. (Doris Cohrs).

DICKCISSEL - One was found in Henry Co. on 7 May (Jim Flynn), and two were seen in Bartow Co. on 19 and 24 May (Bruce Dralle).

BOBOLINK - The best counts were about 130 seen in Decatur Co. on 22 Apr. (Michael Bell, Jim Flynn, Earl Horn), about 50 in Monroe Co. on 3 May (Nathan Klaus), and a flock of several hundred observed in Cook Co. on 13 May (Brad Bergstrom).

RUSTY BLACKBIRD - A good count of 100 was made at Oxbow Meadows on 20 Mar. (Walt Chambers).

BREWER'S BLACKBIRD - A large flock, containing at least 500 birds, was seen in Decatur Co. on 23 Mar. (Michael Bell).

BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE - One was seen in Brooks Co. on 6 Mar. (Giff Beaton, Tom Egan). Several were also noted at Reed Bingham S.P. on 9 Mar. (Brad Bergstrom).

BALTIMORE ORIOLE - Two were seen in the Conyers area on the early date of 29 Mar. (Georgann Schmalz).

RED CROSSBILL - A pair were observed coming to a feeder in Blue Ridge from early April through the end of the period (Jan Douglas).

PINE SISKIN - The only report received was of two birds at Kennesaw Mt. on 24 Mar. (Roy Harper).

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