Abbreviations used include:
ACOGB - Annotated Checklist of Georgia Birds, 1986, Haney, J.C. et al., GOS Occ. Publ. No. 10
AWMA - Altamaha Waterfowl Management Area in McIntosh Co.
CBC - Christmas Bird Count
ELHLAF - E.L. Huie Land Application in Clayton Co.
ENWR - the Bradley Unit of the Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge in Stewart Co.
m.ob. - many observers
MWS - Midwinter Waterbird Survey on 18 January, 2002
NWR - National Wildlife Refuge
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 - The best count from the coast was 103 on the St. Catherines Island CBC on 15 Dec (fide Emil Urban). One was found inland at Lake Juliette on 13 Jan (Michael Beohm).

COMMON LOON - Excellent counts were 500 at West Point Dam in Troup Co. on 13 Dec (Walt Chambers) and 656 on the Cumberland Island CBC on 15 Dec.

Common Loon - Lake Lanier - 31 Dec 2001

HORNED GREBE - Notable counts were 25 at Lake Acworth in Cobb Co. on 13 Dec (Bob Zaremba) and 75 at West Point Dam on 9 Jan (Tom Egan, Deb Zaremba).

RED-NECKED GREBE - One was reported from Walter F. George Lake on 30 Dec (Walt Chambers).

EARED GREBE - A good count of nine was made at the Rum Creek WMA on 2 Dec (Terry Johnson, Carol Lambert, Jeff Sewell et al.). One was also found at Lake Acworth in Cobb Co. on 13 Dec (Tom Egan, Bob Zaremba).

NORTHERN GANNET - The best count from along the coast was 200+ at Jekyll Island on 20 Dec (Gene Keferl).

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN - One was found inland at Lake Paradise Public Fishing Area in Berrien Co. from 23 Dec (Gene Keferl) through 25 Jan (Giff Beaton, Tom Egan). Along the coast one was seen at Sapelo Island on both 18 Dec (Doris Cohrs) and 30 Dec (Anne Waters et al.), and up to nine were reported from along the Andrews Island Causeway from 30 Jan through mid-February (m.ob.).

BROWN PELICAN - One was once again found well inland at Walter F. George Dam in Clay Co. on 26 Jan (Walt Chambers).

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT - Nine hundred were present at the Merry Bros. Ponds in Augusta during January (Anne Waters).

AMERICAN BITTERN - The best count from the Phinizy Swamp in Richmond Co. was four on 30 Jan (Giff Beaton, Tom Egan, Malcolm Hodges, Earl Horn). One was a good find in the Griffin area on 5 Feb (Eric Beohm).

GREAT EGRET - Singles were still in Gordon Co. on 8 Dec (John Gatchet), Gwinnett Co. on 13 Dec (Kathy Arnold) and at Lullwater Estate in Atlanta on 21 Dec (Eran Tomer).

SNOWY EGRET - One was an unusual winter find in Seminole Co. on 2 Dec (Michael Bell).

LITTLE BLUE HERON - One was recorded on the Macon CBC on 15 Dec (fide Marie Amerson).

TRICOLORED HERON - Six was a good inland count at Lake Seminole on 15 Dec (Michael Beohm). A very high count of 400 was made at Harris Neck NWR on 16 Jan (Eric Beohm).

REDDISH EGRET - Singles seen at Little St. Simons Island and Jekyll Island, and two found on Cumberland Island during the MWS, along with two reported from Jekyll Island on 16 Feb (Earl Horn, Bob Zaremba, Deb Zaremba) are further evidence that this species is a rare but regular winter visitor to the Georgia coast.

CATTLE EGRET - Twelve were found in Augusta on 22 Dec (Gene Howard, Cam Kelper), and eight was a good winter count at ENWR on 1 Jan (Michael Beohm). One was seen on the Macon CBC on 15 Dec (fide Marie Amerson), two were still present at ENWR on 26 Jan (Walt Chambers), and two were seen in Grady Co. on 27 Jan (Kristi Avera, Jo Farrell).

GREEN HERON - One was recorded on the Atlanta CBC on 16 Dec (fide Bill Blakeslee).

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON - Sixty were counted at Harris Neck NWR on both 10 Jan (Eric Beohm) and 12 Jan (Bob Zaremba).

WHITE IBIS - Four hundred was a good count at AWMA on 13 Feb (Eric Beohm).

ROSEATE SPOONBILL - One was a surprise find in the Brunswick area on 31 Dec (Anne Waters).

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - A flock of up to 24 birds was reported from ENWR beginning on 28 Jan (Eric Beohm, Michael Beohm).

ROSS’S GOOSE - One was seen at ENWR on both 24 Jan (Eric Beohm) and 28 Jan (Eric Beohm, Michael Beohm). The bird that has taken up residence in Madison Co. was reported through the end of the period by several observers. Another single was observed at Lake Hartwell on 2 Feb (Cam Kepler, Paul Sykes).

TUNDRA SWAN - One was at Ft. Oglethorpe in Catoosa Co. from 12 Jan (Johnny Parks) through 16 Jan (Giff Beaton, Chuck Saleeby).

GADWALL - At least 100 were present in Floyd Co. during early January (Marion Dobbs), and 114 were tallied at a small pond in Coweta Co. on 8 Feb (Marion Dobbs).

AMERICAN WIGEON - A good count of 189 was made on the Floyd Co. CBC on 16 Dec (fide Owen Kinney).

AMERICAN BLACK DUCK - A number of observers reported this species from Towns Co., with a high count of 23 on 15 Feb (Jim Hanna, Craig Hunter). Six were noted along the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta on 13 Jan (Eran Tomer), five were present in the Phinizy Swamp during late January/early February (Anne Waters et al.), and a good count of 19 was made at Youman’s Pond in Liberty Co. on 11 Feb (Eric Beohm).

MOTTLED DUCK - Two were reported from AWMA on 13 Feb (Eric Beohm).

BLUE-WINGED TEAL - One was still at the ELHLAF on 20 Dec (Carol Lambert).

NORTHERN PINTAIL - Five were seen at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Douglas Co. on 21 Dec (Chris Loudermilk), and eight were found at the Phinizy Swamp on 12 and 13 Jan (Anne Waters). Twenty-six was a good count from along the Chattahoochee River at the Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge on 24 Jan (Eric Beohm). 

CANVASBACK - About 300 were observed on Lake Seminole in Decatur Co. on 20 Jan (Earl Horn).

REDHEAD - Eleven were found at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Douglas Co. on 8 Dec (Chris Loudermilk), and 100 were observed at West Point Dam in Troup Co. on 13 Dec (Walt Chambers).

GREATER SCAUP - Inland reports included one in Baker Co. on 7 Dec (Giff Beaton), one at West Point Dam on 9 Jan (Tom Egan, Deb Zaremba), three at the Phinizy Swamp on 20 Jan (Paul Champlin), three at the ELHLAF on 25 Jan (Carol Lambert), and one at ENWR on 26 Jan (Walt Chambers). The best counts from the coast were 107 on the St. Catherines Island CBC on 15 Dec (fide Emil Urban), and about 100 at Jekyll Island on 16 Feb (Earl Horn, Bob Zaremba).

SURF SCOTER - One was seen at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Douglas Co. on 13 Dec (Chris Loudermilk), and three were a good find in the Thomaston area on 3 Jan (Eric Beohm, Jessica Beohm). Fourteen were recorded off Wassaw Island during the MWS.

WHITE-WINGED SCOTER - Two were seen off Jekyll Island on 31 Dec (Anne Waters et al.).

BLACK SCOTER - The best count was 986 on the Cumberland Island CBC on 15 Dec., though 2000 scoter sp., presumably mostly of this species, were recorded off Wolf Island during the MWS.

LONG-TAILED DUCK - Two were seen at Walter F. George Lake in Clay Co. on 30 Dec (Walt Chambers).

COMMON GOLDENEYE - The best count from West Point Dam was 18 on both 20 Dec (Pierre Howard) and 11 Jan (Giff Beaton et al.). Other reports included two at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Douglas Co. on 21 Dec (Chris Loudermilk), one in the Columbus area on 22 Dec (Walt Chambers), one at the Phinizy Swamp from 13 Jan through 2 Feb (Chris Loudermilk, George Reeves, Aubrey Scott, Calvin Zippler), and two on Skidaway Island during February (Beth Roth, Russ Wigh).

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER - Twenty-one was a nice count at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Douglas Co. on 8 Dec (Chris Loudermilk).

HOODED MERGANSER - Another good count from Lake Acworth was 150+ of this species on 5 Jan (Melissa Pappas).

BALD EAGLE - Six was a nice count at West Point Lake on 2 Feb (Bob Zaremba, Deb Zaremba).

Bald Eagle - Lake Walter F. George - 1 Jan 2002

RED-TAILED HAWK - A “Krider’s” Red-tailed Hawk that was photographed in Sumter Co. on 2 Dec (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn) wintered in the area (m.ob.). Other “Krider’s” types were seen in Seminole Co. during December and January (Michael Bell, Walt Chambers, Bob Zaremba) and in Baker Co. on 8 Feb (Michael Bell). Rare dark-morph birds were observed in Bartow Co. on 12 Jan (Bruce Dralle), and in Sumter Co. from 2 Feb through the end of the period (Michael Bell, Sally Marrone, Clive Rainey).

Red-tailed "Krider's" Hawk - Sumter Co. - 2 Dec 2001

GOLDEN EAGLE - One was reported from Harris Neck NWR in Liberty Co. on 29 Dec (Gene Keferl). A bird was also seen at this site during the previous month.

MERLIN - Singles were observed in Sumter Co. on 1 Dec (Dan Guynn, Pam Guynn), in Floyd Co. on both 9 Dec (Marion Dobbs et al.) and 27 Jan (Earl Barton, Owen Kinney), at J.L. Lester WMA in Polk Co. on 25 Dec (Chris Loudermilk), in Gordon Co. on 6 Jan (John Gatchet), in Jenkins Co. on 12 Jan (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn), and at Oxbow Meadows in the Columbus area on both 5 and 17 Feb (Walt Chambers).

PEREGRINE FALCON - One was observed in the Roswell area on 6 Dec (Henning von Schmeling), and one was reported from West Point Lake on 4 Feb (Pierre Howard).

KING RAIL - Sixteen was the high count from the Phinizy Swamp on 22 Dec (Giff Beaton, Jim Flynn, Earl Horn). Four were found at AWMA on 9 Feb (Bruce Dralle et al.).

VIRGINIA RAIL - Twenty-two were counted at the Phinizy Swamp also on 22 Dec (Giff Beaton, Jim Flynn, Earl Horn).

SORA - An outstanding count of 167 was made at the Phinizy Swamp on 22 Dec (Giff Beaton, Jim Flynn, Earl Horn).

SANDHILL CRANE - Southbound flocks were observed through 3 Jan (m.ob.), with the first northbound flock of 30 birds over Mableton being reported on 24 Jan (Vicki Williams).

BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER - A count of 1,085 was made on the St. Catherines Island CBC on 15 Dec (fide Emil Urban).

WILSON’S PLOVER - Thirty-four were recorded on the St. Catherines Island CBC on 15 Dec (fide Emil Urban). A total of 94 were counted on the MWS, including an excellent count of 61 at St. Catherines Island.

PIPING PLOVER - A good count of 31 was made at Little Egg Island on 18 Jan (Giff Beaton, Barb Zoodsma) as part of the MWS. The total recorded on the survey was 143.

AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER - The best count on the MWS was 217 at Wolf Island.

AMERICAN AVOCET - The high count from Andrews Island Causeway was 53 on 11 Feb (Eric Beohm).

LESSER YELLOWLEGS - Three birds seen in Wilkinson Co. on 28 Feb were unusual for winter (Giff Beaton).

WILLET - Two were a rare find on the Bainbridge-Lake Seminole CBC on 27 Dec (Oscar Dewberry).

LONG-BILLED CURLEW - One was found on Sapelo Island on 15 Jan (Doris Cohrs), and during the MWS three were observed on St. Catherines Island, two each were found on Ossabaw Island and Little St. Simons Island, and a single was recorded on St. Catherines Bar.

MARBLED GODWIT - Counts of 140 at St. Catherines Island, 115 at Wolf Island, and 107 at Little St. Simons Island were made during the MWS.

RED KNOT - A total of 253 were recorded on the St. Catherines Island CBC on 15 Dec (fide Emil Urban). The total recorded on the MWS was 1,080, including a high count of 337 at Pelican Spit.

LEAST SANDPIPER - A good inland count of 126 was made in Baker Co. on 7 Dec (Giff Beaton). Winter reports from north Georgia included 13 in Bartow Co. on 15 Dec (Bruce Dralle), 12 at the ELHLAF on 1 Jan (John Gatchet), and six in Gordon Co. on 6 Jan (John Gatchet).

PURPLE SANDPIPER - The best count for Tybee Island was an impressive 13 on 31 Jan (Eric Beohm). One to two also wintered on Jekyll Island (m.ob.), and two were found on Cumberland Island on 18 Jan (Ray Chandler, Pat Leary, Paul Sykes, Jim Wilson).

DUNLIN - Six were observed in Baker Co. on 7 Dec (Giff Beaton), and five were found in Wilkinson Co. on 28 Feb (Giff Beaton). A good count of 8758 was made on the St. Catherines Island CBC on 15 Dec (fide Emil Urban). The total recorded on the MWS was 32,016, including counts of 5,000+ at Ossabaw Island, St. Catherines Island and Cumberland Island.

STILT SANDPIPER - Two were recorded on the St. Catherines Island CBC on 15 Dec (fide Emil Urban).

LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER - Twenty-four were reported from Andrews Island Causeway on 12 Feb (Eric Beohm).

COMMON SNIPE - Five hundred were reported from ENWR on 24 Feb (Bruce Drallle, Karen Theodorou).

POMARINE JAEGER - One was seen off Sapelo Island on 23 Feb (Brad Bergstrom).

PARASITIC JAEGER - Two were seen off Jekyll Island on both 1 Dec (Lydia Thompson) and 18 Jan (Earl Horn).

BONAPARTE’S GULL - Sixty was a good count at West Point Dam in Troup Co. on 13 Dec (Walt Chambers).

GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL - A first winter bird was observed at West Point Dam on 5 Jan (Walt Chambers). The high count for the coast was 12 on Little St. Simons Island during the MWS.

BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE - The bird that was reported late November at West Point Dam was joined by a second bird during December. One to two were reported from this vicinity through the end of the period (m.ob.).

Black-legged Kittiwake - West Point Dam - 19 Dec 2001

SHORT-EARED OWL - At least five wintered at the usual location in Sumter Co. (m.ob.). Another bird was a good find in Early Co. on 14 Dec. (Robert Smith).

NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL - Singles were found along Burrell’s Ford Rd. in Rabun Co. on 9 Dec. (Earl Horn), 17 Dec (Walt Chambers) and 12 Jan (Michael Bell, Chris Loudermilk, Aubrey Scott).

WHIP-POOR-WILL - Singles were reported in the Darien area on 11 Dec (Doris Cohrs), on the St. Catherines Island CBC on 15 Dec (fide Emil Urban), during early January on the Albany CBC (fide Alan Ashley), and on Jekyll Island on 30 Jan (Giff Beaton, Tom Egan, Malcolm Hodges, Earl Horn).

HUMMINGBIRDS - The following totals of hummingbirds reported in Georgia during the winter season were provided by Rusty Trump:

BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD - The adult male that appeared at a feeder in Macon during November, continued through 21 Feb (Wesley Wilson). The bird was banded on 15 Dec by Terry Johnson, and the Wilsons graciously allowed scores of birders access to their yard to view this first state record.

Broad-billed Hummingbird - Macon - 17 Dec 2001

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD - An immature male was banded at Skidaway Island on 18 Jan to provide a rare winter record (Russ Wigh).

BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD - A male wintered in the Savannah area (Steve Calver et al.), and a female was present in the Covington area during February (fide Rusty Trump).

CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD - The birds that were present in Augusta and Lilburn during the fall both continued through the winter (m.ob.). A female was banded in the Savannah area on 29 Jan (John Stafford).

Calliope Hummingbird - Augusta - 5 Jan 2001

ALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD - An adult was banded in the Roswell area on 26 Feb (Rusty Trump) and remained in the area through the end of the period (m.ob.). This bird was the seventh recorded in Georgia.

MYIARCHUS SP - A flycatcher of this genus was observed at Stone Mountain Park on 3 Feb (Art Hurt, Lisa Hurt), but was not identified as to species.

WESTERN KINGBIRD - One was seen on Onslow Island on 12 Dec (Craig Hunter), one was found on the Cumberland Island CBC on 15 Dec (fide Bob Zaremba), and one to two were present on Jekyll Island from 20 Dec (Lydia Thompson) through 16 Feb (Earl Horn, Bob Zaremba). Another bird was reported on the Augusta CBC on 22 Dec (Bonnie Fancher, Gene Howard, Cam Kepler).

COMMON RAVEN - Five were recorded on the Chattahoochee National Forest CBC on 16 Dec (fide Harriett DiGiogia), and three were observed in Rabun Co. on 24 Dec (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn).

HORNED LARK- A couple of reports were received away from the usual locations for this species. About 12 were found in Early Co. on 17 Dec (Robert Smith), and three were noted in Bleckley Co. on 24 Feb (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn).

PURPLE MARTIN - The first report was of one in Brooks Co. on 23 Jan (Debbie Grimes).

TREE SWALLOW - One at the ELHLAF on 10 Feb was early (Carol Fegarido).

BARN SWALLOW - Eight were most unusual for winter on the Bainbridge-Lake Seminole CBC on 27 Dec (fide Oscar Dewberry).

RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH - Small numbers were reported from several sites in north Georgia, but the 16 tallied along Burrell’s Ford in Rabun Co. on 26 Jan (Eric Beohm) were an excellent count. One also spent much of the winter in the Brunswick area (Mike Chapman), and another single was reported from Skidaway Island on 23 Jan (Russ Wigh).

SEDGE WREN - Seven was good count on the Atlanta CBC on 16 Dec (fide Bill Blakeslee).

GRAY CATBIRD - One was seen on the Floyd Co. CBC on 16 Dec (John Gatchet et al.), and four was a good count on the Augusta CBC on 22 Dec (fide Anne Waters). This species was also reported in the Atlanta area, with two on the Atlanta CBC on 16 Dec (fide Bill Blakeslee), one at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area on 16 Jan (Marjorie Davis, Mark Davis), and one along South Peachtree Creek on 22 Feb (Bruce Dralle).

CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER - One found on the Macon CBC was an extremely rare winter find (Jerry Amerson, Marie Amerson et al.).

BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER - Another very rare find was one of this species on the Cumberland Island CBC on 15 Dec (Malcolm Hodges, Tim Keyes, Bob Zaremba).

PRAIRIE WARBLER - One was seen on Jekyll Island on 28 Dec (Art Hurt, Lisa Hurt), and one was a good find in the Tifton area on 25 Jan (Giff Beaton, Tom Egan).

BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER - Seven was a good one-day total for Coffee and Irwin Cos. on 31 Jan (Giff Beaton, Tom Egan, Malcolm Hodges, Earl Horn).

Black-and-white Warbler - Screven Co. - 12 Jan 2002

OVENBIRD - One was found at Crooked River State Park on 15 Dec (Andy Madison, Beth Willis), and one was a rare find in northwest Atlanta during February (Sarah English Perry).

YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT - Another rare find was one at South Peachtree Creek Nature Preserve in DeKalb Co. on 21 Feb (Jerry Brunner).

BACHMAN’S SPARROW - Five was a nice count for winter at Birdsong Nature Center in Grady Co. on 25 Jan (Giff Beaton, Tom Egan, Oscar Dewberry).

LARK SPARROW - One was found at Jekyll Island from 28 Dec (Lydia Thompson) through 17 Jan (Eric Beohm).

GRASSHOPPER SPARROW - Seven was a good count at Birdsong Nature Center in Grady Co. on 8 Dec (Michael Bell).

HENSLOW’S SPARROW - There were outstanding counts from a couple of locations this winter. Good numbers were found throughout the season at Birdsong Nature Center in Grady Co., where the high count was 29 on 25 Jan (Giff Beaton, Michael Bell, Tom Egan, Oscar Dewberry). Seventeen were counted at Paulk’s Pasture WMA in Glynn Co. on 31 Jan (Eric Beohm, Michael Beohm, Richard Beohm). Small numbers also wintered at Ichauway Plantation in Baker Co., where the high count was four on 19 Dec. (Michael Bell, Pierre Howard). Four were recorded on the St. Catherines Island CBC on 15 Dec (fide Emil Urban), three were seen on the Sapelo Island CBC on 29 Dec (fide Anne Waters), three were found at Seminole State Park in Seminole Co. on 24 Jan (Giff Beaton, Tom Egan, Oscar Dewberry), and five were counted near Laura Walker State Park on 31 Jan (Giff Beaton, Tom Egan, Malcolm Hodges, Earl Horn).

LE CONTE’S SPARROW - One to two were found at Ichauway Plantation in Baker Co. during December (Michael Bell), one was found at the Phinizy Swamp on 22 Dec (James Keener, Ruth Mead) and 5 Jan (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn), two were seen at Birdsong Nature Center in Grady Co. on 25 Jan (Giff Beaton, Michael Bell, Tom Egan, Oscar Dewberry), and one was at Paulk’s Pasture WMA in Glynn Co. on 31 Jan (Eric Beohm, Michael Beohm, Richard Beohm).

NELSON’S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW - A very rare inland report was of one at the Phinizy Swamp in Richmond Co. on 16 Jan (Paul Champlin). One to two were found at this site during fall.

LINCOLN’S SPARROW - One was seen in Greene Co. on 2 Dec (Paul Sykes), and one was recorded on the Augusta CBC on 22 Dec (James Keener).

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW - The best counts were 10 at J.L. Lester WMA in Polk Co. on 2 Dec (Chris Loudermilk), 23 in Greene Co. on 2 Dec (Paul Sykes), and 15 in Macon on 18 Jan (Eric Beohm).

LAPLAND LONGSPUR - Ten were an excellent find at Andrews Island on 10 Jan (Eric Beohm).

YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD - One was seen in Seminole Co. on 24 Dec (Walt Chambers).

RUSTY BLACKBIRD - High counts included 104 at ENWR on 1 Jan (Michael Beohm), about 300 at the Phinizy Swamp in Richmond Co. on 20 Jan (Paul Champlin), 250 in the Rome area on 24 Jan (Marion Dobbs), and 200+ at Oxbow Meadows in the Columbus area on 5 Feb (Walt Chambers).

BREWER’S BLACKBIRD - There were a couple of good counts for this species. One hundred were in Laurens Co. on 4 Jan (Giff Beaton, Tommy Patterson), and 200 were in Bartow Co. on 12 Jan (Bruce Dralle).

SHINY COWBIRD - A male was seen on several occasions on 12 and 13 Feb near Osterfield in Irwin Co. (Milton Hopkins).

BALTIMORE ORIOLE - Reports included two on the Augusta CBC on 22 Dec (fide Anne Waters), one in the Valdosta area on 17 Jan (Brad Bergstrom), one in Grady Co. on 26 Jan (Kristi Avera, Jo Farrell), six in the Statesboro area on 30 Jan (Giff Beaton, Tom Egan, Malcolm Hodges, Earl Horn), and one at Oxbow Meadows in the Columbus area on 5 Feb (Walt Chambers).

RED CROSSBILL - The best count from the Pine Log WMA was nine on 14 Jan (Eric Beohm). Other reports included six in Fannin Co. on 16 Dec (Johnny Parks), six in Rabun Co. on 16 Dec (Lex Glover), one to three in Lumpkin Co. on 21 Dec (Jim Flynn), 10 in Fannin Co. on 14 Jan (Betty Belanger), 23 in Rabun Co. on 26 Jan (Eric Beohm), and nine also in Rabun Co. on 15 Feb (Jim Hanna, Craig Hunter).

PURPLE FINCH - Small numbers were reported from many locations across north Georgia. Some high counts were 43 in Gordon Co. on 6 Jan (Marion Dobbs), 70 in Washington Co. on 19 Jan (Lynn Schlup), and 50+ at a feeder in Bibb Co. during February (Jerry Payne, Rose Payne).

Purple Finch - Forsyth Co. - 3 Jan 2002

PINE SISKIN - Good numbers were reported from north Georgia, including a high count of 108 from Rabun Co. on 14 Jan (Marion Dobbs). Two were recorded on the Okefenokee NWR CBC on 29 Dec.

EVENING GROSBEAK - The only reports were of about 20 in Rabun Co. on 24 Dec (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn), one in Fannin Co. on 30 Dec (Tom Striker), one in the Cumming area on 3 Jan (Jim Flynn), two near Cherry Log during January (fide Christa Friess), and one in Rabun Co. on 26 Jan (Eric Beohm).

Evening Grosbeak - Forsyth Co. - 4 Jan 2002

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