Compiled and Edited by Michael Bell
(First published in The Oriole, Vol. 68, Nos. 3/4, Pp 21-28)

The number of well documented reports this winter has provided plenty of work for the GOS Checklist and Records Committee. No less than three new state records resulted from sightings during a five-day period in mid-December. The first was an overdue Pacific Loon found by Michael Beohm at Plant Wansley in Carroll/Heard Cos. A few days later, a major invasion of Cave Swallows resulted in three accepted records, as well as a couple of other reports from the state. A Cave Swallow that was captured and measured on Wassaw Island was felt to be of the southwestern subspecies pelodoma. During late fall and early winter this year, this species was observed in good numbers in several other Atlantic Coast states, presumably the result of a major storm system that moved across the country in mid-November. A Sage Thrasher was an unexpected find by Tim Keyes at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Newton Co. Other very rare finds listed below include Manx Shearwater, Razorbill and Sprague’s Pipit.

While there was plenty of excitement generated by these super-rarities, it was a slow winter for some of the irruptive species, such as Red-breasted Nuthatch, Purple Finch and Pine Siskin. There were no reports at all of Evening Grosbeak.

As this is my final report before handing over the reins to Bob Zaremba, I would like to acknowledge several people who have helped me in my duties as editor for From The Field. In particular, I would like to thank Mim Eisenberg for proofreading all of my reports. Terry Moore, editor of Field Notes for the Atlanta Audubon Society’s newsletter Wingbars, continues to provide comprehensive monthly and seasonal reports. The editors of The Oriole have been patient in waiting for several of my reports that failed to make the deadline. Many members of GOS have regularly sent summaries of their sightings from many regions of the state. Concise reporting directly to the From The Field editor helps in avoiding a significant sighting, which is otherwise merely mentioned in an Internet post, from being overlooked. Of course, very rare finds, including some birds seen out of season, should be reported to the GOS Checklist and Records Committee.

Finally, as I sat down to finish this report, I received a copy of the updated Annotated Checklist of Georgia Birds in my mailbox. This outstanding, thoroughly researched publication will be a great aid to birders in the state.
   

RED THROATED LOON - The best counts were three at Lake Juliette on 1 Dec (Terry Johnson), seven off Jekyll Island on 25 Jan (Carol Lambert, Jeff Sewell) and eight on a pelagic trip out of Savannah on 21 Feb (Giff Beaton et al.). Singles were seen inland at West Point Dam from 8 through 21 Dec (Walt Chambers) and at Plant Wansley on 1 Feb (John Gatchet), and a flyover was reported from Spalding Co. on 13 Dec (Eric Beohm).

PACIFIC LOON - One was discovered at Plant Wansley on 19 Dec (Michael Beohm). The bird, which remained in the area through at least mid-February, was later seen by many observers and was well photographed. This species is in the Hypothetical Species List in the ACOGB based on John Le Conte’s 1894 list of Georgia birds and unsubstantiated records from Camden Co. during the winter of 1962-63. This season’s record has been accepted by the GOS Checklist and Records Committee.

HORNED GREBE - The high count was 60 at Plant Wansley on 21 Dec (Bruce Dralle et al.).

EARED GREBE - One was seen at Carter’s Lake on 8 and 14 Dec (John Gatchet), two were at Plant Wansley on 1 Feb (John Gatchet), and fifteen was a good count at the Rum Creek WMA also on 1 Feb (Mark Freeman, Jim Ozier et al.).

MANX SHEARWATER - As many as six were seen on the pelagic trip out of Savannah on 21 Feb (Giff Beaton et al.). Excellent photographs were taken by Jim Flynn, which should result in this being just the tenth record of this species for the state.

NORTHERN GANNET - A good count of 150 was made on a pelagic trip out of Savannah on 26 Feb (Pierre Howard et al.).

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN - Twelve were seen at the mouth of the Satilla River on 12 Dec (Chris Daughtry), nine were reported on the Cumberland Island CBC on 14 Dec (fide Sheila Willis), and two were reported from Skidaway Island on 18 Dec (Russ Wigh).

AMERICAN BITTERN - Singles were at the South Peachtree Creek Nature Preserve from 25 Jan (Dave Butler et al.) through at least 19 Feb (Jerry Brunner) and in Macon on 14 Dec (Ty Ivey et al.).

TRICOLORED HERON - One was seen in Seminole Co. on 1 Feb (Michael Bell, Sean Kelley).

REDDISH EGRET - One was reported on the Glynn Co. CBC on 4 Jan (fide Mike Chapman).

CATTLE EGRET - Five was a good winter count from Crisp Co. on 1 Jan (Dan Guynn, Pam Guynn), and singles were seen on the Harris Neck NWR CBC on 21 Dec (fide Steve Calver), on the Albany CBC on 28 Dec (fide Alan Ashley), in Toombs Co. on 2 Feb (Jerry Amerson, Marie Amerson) and in Brooks Co. on 28 Feb (Brad Bergstrom et al.).

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON - Singles were noteworthy in Spalding Co. during early December (Eric Beohm) and in Forsyth Co. on 26 Dec (Jim Flynn).

GLOSSY IBIS - Seven were counted at the AWMA on 24 Dec (Traci Brown, Bruce Dralle).

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - This species was widely reported, including six at ENWR on 15 Dec (Walt Chambers), 14 in Sumter Co. on 19 Jan (Traci Brown, Bruce Dralle, Phil Hardy), four at Oxbow Meadows in the Columbus area from 22 Jan through 8 Feb (Walt Chambers et al.), five in Bulloch Co. from 22 Jan through 13 Feb(Ray Chandler et al.), 16 again at ENWR on 26 Jan (Gene Keferl), one in Floyd Co. also on 26 Jan (Bill Harbin), one in Madison Co. on 26 Jan (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn) and 1 Feb (Tom Egan, Pierre Howard, Bob Zaremba, Deb Zaremba), one in Douglas Co. on 2 Feb (Chris Loudermilk), four at West Point Dam on 8 Feb (Walt Chambers), and two in Bartow Co. on 27 Feb (Bruce Dralle, Tom Egan, Pierre Howard).

ROSS’S GOOSE - The resident bird was reported from Madison Co. on 11 Jan (Earl Horn) and 1 Feb (Tom Egan, Pierre Howard, Bob Zaremba, Deb Zaremba), and another single was seen in Floyd Co. from 26 Jan (Bill Harbin) through at least 18 Feb (m.ob.).

TUNDRA SWAN - Two were seen at West Point Dam on 8 Dec (Matthew Pike), one was in the Macon area on 14 Dec (Paul Johnson) and 19 Jan (Ty Ivey et al.), and two were found at the CEWC on 20 Dec (Tim Keyes).

GADWALL - A count of 62 came from Merry Ponds in Augusta on 7 Dec (Traci Brown, Bruce Dralle), and 42 were counted at Chicopee Lake in Hall Co. on 6 Feb (Karen Theodorou).

AMERICAN WIGEON - The high count was 121 at Garden Lakes in the Rome area on 7 Feb (Marion Dobbs).

MOTTLED DUCK - Five were observed at AWMA on 22 Feb (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn).

NORTHERN PINTAIL - Twenty were counted at the AWMA on 28 Dec (Earl Horn), 20+ were seen at ENWR on 12 Jan (Walt Chambers), 14 were observed at Bear Creek Reservoir in Jackson Co. on 25 Jan (Mark Freeman), and about 30 were seen at Phinizy Swamp in Richmond Co. on 15 Feb (Calvin Zippler et al.).

CANVASBACK - The high count for the period was 30+ at Lake Seminole on 1 Feb (Michael Bell, Sean Kelley).

GREATER SCAUP - Two were reported from West Point Dam in Troup Co. on 6 Dec (Giff Beaton, Deb Zaremba), as many as four were seen at Plant Wansley during late December (m.ob.), and three were observed along the Chattahoochee River in Fulton Co. (Chuck Saleeby).

SURF SCOTER - One was reported from Plant Wansley from 21 Dec (Jim Flynn) through 2 Feb (Bill Lotz, Dan Vickers). The high count from the coast was 22 on the St. Catherines Island CBC on 14 Dec (fide Emil Urban).

WHITE-WINGED SCOTER - Two were found at Carter’s Lake on 7 Dec (John Gatchet), with one remaining there through at least 22 Feb (John Gatchet).

LONG-TAILED DUCK - One was seen off St. Catherines Island on 13 Dec (Giff Beaton), one was reported on the Cumberland Island CBC on 14 Dec (fide Sheila Willis), one was found at Plant Scherer on the Piedmont NWR/Rum Creek WMA CBC on 16 Dec (Terry Johnson et al.), four was good count at Plant Wansley from 27 Jan (Rick Waldrop) through 8 Feb (Mary Ann Teal, Sam Teal), and two were found at Rum Creek WMA on 1 Feb (Mark Freeman, Jim Ozier et al.).

COMMON GOLDENEYE - The high count was eight at West Point Dam on 6 Dec (Giff Beaton, Deb Zaremba). One returned to Skidaway Island on 3 Dec (Russ Wigh), one was seen at Carter’s Lake on 8 Dec (John Gatchet), another single was at Callaway Gardens from 3 Jan (Walt Chambers et al.) through 12 Jan (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn), three were found at Plant Wansley on 19 Dec (Michael Beohm),one was seen in Baker Co. on 9 Jan (Giff Beaton), a female was observed at Phinizy Swamp in Richmond Co. on 25 and 26 Jan (Anne Waters et al.), and five were counted back at Plant Wansley on 1 Feb (John Gatchet).

HOODED MERGANSER - A good count of 128 was made at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Douglas Co. on 18 Jan (Chris Loudermilk).

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER - Forty was a good count at West Point Dam on 6 Dec (Giff Beaton, Deb Zaremba).

NORTHERN HARRIER - The high count from the Cobb owl fields in Sumter Co. was 27 on 9 Dec (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn).

OSPREY - Rare for winter were singles along the Chattahoochee River in the Atlanta area on 6 Dec (Chuck Saleeby) and 8 Dec (Mark Davis), and at Lake Allatoona on 22 Dec (Pat Sully).

ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK - A single was reported in Floyd Co. on both 24 Jan and 9 Feb (Dan Roper).

GOLDEN EAGLE - A first-year bird was seen and photographed on the Okefenokee CBC on 27 Dec (Earl Horn).

MERLIN - A count of seven was made on the St. Catherines Island CBC on 14 Dec (fide Emil Urban).

PEREGRINE FALCON - A bird seen about 55 km offshore at a navigation tower on the pelagic trip on 21 Feb was an interesting find (Giff Beaton et al.).

KING RAIL - Five was the high count at ENWR on 3 Feb (Walt Chambers).

VIRGINIA RAIL - Two were reported from Coosa Preserve in Floyd Co. on 16 Dec (Marion Dobbs), and two were observed at ENWR on 3 Feb (Walt Chambers).

SORA - A very high count of 261 was made on the Augusta CBC on 21 Dec (fide Anne Waters).

PURPLE GALLINULE - Singles were seen on the Harris Neck NWR CBC on 21 Dec (fide Steve Calver), and at Skidaway Island on 1 Jan (Russ Wigh).

SANDHILL CRANE - Good numbers were reported southbound during December and early January, including an impressive 3200 over Cobb Co. on 13 Dec (Bruce Dralle). The first northbound birds reported were a flock of seven over the ELHLAF on 30 Jan (Carol Lambert), with the main push coming on 14 and 15 Feb, including a high count of 650 over Atlanta on 14 Feb (Chuck Saleeby).

WHOOPING CRANE - One of the birds introduced into Florida was seen in Brooks Co. on 15 Feb (Debbie Grimes).

AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER - Survey flights along the Georgia coast during December tallied an estimated 950 (fide Brad Winn).

AMERICAN AVOCET - The high count from along the Jekyll Island Causeway was 80+ on 10 Feb (E.J. Williams).

WHIMBREL - This species is somewhat rare on the coast in winter, so four seen at Jekyll Island on 1 Jan are noteworthy (Gene Keferl).

LONG-BILLED CURLEW - Singles were seen along Jekyll Island Causeway from 27 Dec (Lydia Thompson) through 20 Jan (Carol Lambert, Jeff Sewell), on Sapelo Island from 28 Dec (fide James Keener) through 11 Feb (Doris Cohrs), and on Little St. Simons Island on 23 Jan (Bob Zaremba et al.).

MARBLED GODWIT - A count of 23 came from Sapelo Island on 11 Feb (Doris Cohrs).

PURPLE SANDPIPER - The high count from Tybee Island was 11 on 22 Feb (Malcolm Hodges, Bill Lotz, Jeff Sewell).

DUNLIN - Good winter counts were four in Bartow Co. on both 29 Dec and 1 Jan (Bob Zaremba, Deb Zaremba) and six in Mitchell Co. on 5 Jan (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn).

RED PHALAROPE - A good count of 937 was made on the pelagic trip on 21 Feb (Giff Beaton et al).

POMARINE JAEGER - One was reported on the Glynn Co. CBC on 4 Jan (fide Mike Chapman).

PARASITIC JAEGER - One was seen on the pelagic trip on 26 Feb (Pierre Howard et al.).

FRANKLIN’S GULL - An immature bird was seen at West Point Dam on 11 Dec (Walt Chambers).

BONAPARTE’S GULL - A good count of 54 was made at Tugalo Lake in Stephens Co. on 12 Feb (Marion Dobbs).

HERRING GULL - A good inland count of 41 was made on the Macon CBC on 14 Dec (fide Jerry Amerson).

FORSTER’S TERN - The high count was 70 at West Point Dam on 21 Dec (Walt Chambers).

RAZORBILL - Only four previous records are listed in the ACOGB, so the count of 36 on the pelagic trip on 21 Feb was outstanding (Giff Beaton et al.). Two were also found on the pelagic trip on 26 Feb (Pierre Howard et al.).

COMMON GROUND-DOVE - Seven was a good count for Spalding Co., at the northern extreme of this species’ usual range in Georgia, on 7 Jan (Eric Beohm). Forty were also counted in Sumter Co. on 19 Jan (Traci Brown, Bruce Dralle, Phil Hardy).

SHORT-EARED OWL - A single bird in Spalding Co. on 2 Jan was a good find (Eric Beohm). Five was the high count from the Cobb owl fields in Sumter Co. on 5 Jan (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn).

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD - Singles were banded in the Roswell area on 16 Dec and in the Chamblee area on 16 Jan, and one was found dead in the Alpharetta area on 20 Jan (Rusty Trump). Away from the Atlanta area, singles were reported from Skidaway Island on 1 Jan (Russ Wigh) and in McIntosh Co. on 4 Jan (Doris Cohrs).

BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD - A bird was banded in the Athens area on 7 Jan (Rusty Trump).

CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD - Singles were banded in Hiawassee on 21 Dec, in Lilburn on 16 Jan, and in Athens on 20 Jan (Rusty Trump). These are the 9th through 11th records for the state.

RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD - There were about 40 to 50 reported from across the state during the period (fide Terry Moore).

ALLEN’S HUMMINGBIRD - One was banded in the Athens area on 20 Jan (Rusty Trump). This bird was at the same feeder as one of the aforementioned Calliope Hummingbirds.

VERMILION FLYCATCHER - A bird found in Baker Co. from 28 Dec (Paul Johnson et al.) through 5 Jan (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn) provided a 23rd record for the state. Another bird, an adult male, was reported from Sumter Co. from 4 Jan (Phil Hardy, Clive Rainey et al.) through19 Jan (Traci Brown, Bruce Dralle).

WESTERN KINGBIRD - Singles were seen on the Sapelo Island CBC on 29 Dec (James Keener), on St. Simons Island on 19 Jan (Lydia Thompson), and on Jekyll Island on 22 Feb (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn).

SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER - One was a great find on the Marietta CBC on 22 Dec (Giff Beaton, Karen Theodorou et al.).

FISH CROW - Four hundred was a good count in Lee Co. on 9 Jan (Giff Beaton). Perhaps this species is expanding its range into the mountains, as evidenced by two in Habersham Co. on 8 Feb (Giff Beaton, Bob Zaremba) and one in Fannin Co. on 20 Feb (Betty Belanger).

HORNED LARK - The high counts were 26 in Bartow Co. on 25 Jan (Bruce Dralle et al.) and 15 in Floyd Co. on 8 Feb (Marion Dobbs).

PURPLE MARTIN - The first reports were of four birds at Fort Benning in the Columbus area on 5 Feb (Steve Holzman) and a single at Birdsong Nature Center in Grady Co. on the same day (Laura Reynolds).

TREE SWALLOW - Nine were observed at Phinizy Swamp in Richmond Co. on 13 Jan (Ruth Meade, Anne Waters) and one was already as far north as Chatsworth on 22 Feb (John Gatchet).

NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW - Very rare for winter was a bird reported on the Macon CBC on 14 Dec (Paul Johnson et al.).

CAVE SWALLOW - Considering this species had not been reported in the state previously, the two-day period from 14 to 15 December was astounding. A bird was captured, measured and photographed on Wassaw Island on 14 Dec (Steve Calver, Peter Range). On the same day, two birds were observed on the Macon CBC (Walt Bowman, Nancy Gobris, Ty Ivey, Paul Johnson, Larry Ross), and three pale-rumped swallows, possibly this species, were seen on Cumberland Island (Tim Keyes). Also on 14 Dec, one was reported from Phinizy Swamp in Richmond Co. (Anne Waters et al.), and the following day one was seen at AWMA (Michael Beohm, Tim Rose). To date, the birds reported from Wassaw Island, Macon and AWMA have been accepted by the GOS Checklist and Records Committee.

BARN SWALLOW - Two were seen at Phinizy Swamp in Richmond Co. on 11 Dec (Calvin Zippler), and one was recorded on the Okefenokee CBC on 27 Dec (Earl Horn).

RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH - Nine were counted along Burrell’s Ford Rd. in Rabun Co. on 11 Jan (Earl Horn). There were very few other reports from elsewhere in north Georgia in what was a slow year for this species.

MARSH WREN - One was a rare winter sighting in Spalding Co. on 21 Dec (Eric Beohm).
GRAY CATBIRD - One was a good find on the Amicalola Falls CBC on 30 Dec (fide Jim Greenway).

SAGE THRASHER - A bird was found at CEWC in Newton Co. on 19 Dec (Tim Keyes). The bird remained in the area through the following day and was seen and photographed by a number of observers. This sighting has been accepted by the Records Committee. This species is in the Hypothetical List in the ACOGB based on a report from 1934.

AMERICAN PIPIT - About 1000 were observed in Spalding Co. on 30 Dec (Eric Beohm).

SPRAGUE’S PIPIT - One was reported from the Phinizy Swamp in Richmond Co. on 11 Jan (Emil Urban et al.). Another bird was seen in Floyd Co. on 6 Feb (Giff Beaton, Marion Dobbs). The latter sighting has already been accepted by the Records Committee.

CEDAR WAXWING - This species was thought by several observers from across the state to be present in fewer than normal numbers, but 1000+ were reported from Fort Pulaski on 25 Jan (Michael Bell) and 12 Feb (Jim Wilson), and at least 1000 were observed in the Valdosta area during February (Brad Bergstrom).

TENNESSEE WARBLER - One was in the Marietta area from 3 Dec through at least 1 Jan (Bob Zaremba, Deb Zaremba), and another bird was reported on 28 Dec on the Sapelo Island CBC (fide James Keener). This species is listed as accidental in winter in the ACOGB.

NASHVILLE WARBLER - This species is also accidental in winter, but one was found in the St. Marys area in Camden Co. on 14 Dec (Jim Flynn).

NORTHERN PARULA - One was observed in the Thalmann area in Glynn Co. on 1 Dec (Gene Keferl), and one was reported on the Cumberland Island CBC on 14 Dec (fide Sheila Willis).

OVENBIRD - Singles were seen on the Cumberland Island CBC on 14 Dec (fide Sheila Willis) and in Ware Co. on 28 Dec (Earl Horn).

WILSON’S WARBLER - One was observed on Butler Island on 11 Jan (Ray Chandler).

YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT - One seen in Turner Co. on 8 Dec was a good find (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn).

WESTERN TANAGER - A male was seen at a feeder in Cobb Co. beginning on 10 Dec and was found very sporadically thereafter, with the last sighting being on 8 Feb (Laura Brown).

BACHMAN’S SPARROW - Eight was a decent winter count at Ichauway Plantation in Baker Co. on 21 Jan (Michael Bell).

LARK SPARROW - One was reported on the Bainbridge-Lake Seminole CBC on 30 Dec (fide Oscar Dewberry).

HENSLOW’S SPARROW - Reports included 15 to 20 at Paulk’s Pasture WMA in Glynn Co. on 1 Dec (Gene Keferl), eight on the St. Catherines Island CBC on 14 Dec (fide Emil Urban), four at Birdsong Nature Center in Grady Co. on 8 Feb (Michael Bell) and six in Brooks Co. on 28 Feb (Brad Bergstrom).

LE CONTE’S SPARROW - One was seen on the Albany CBC on 28 Dec (fide Giff Beaton).

NELSON’S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW - A good count of 71 was made on the Harris Neck NWR CBC on 21 Dec (fide Steve Calver).

FOX SPARROW - A bird seen in Augusta on 3 Feb was believed to be of the western subspecies (Clarence Belger, Anne Waters).

LINCOLN’S SPARROW - The only report of more than one bird was two seen on the Floyd Co. CBC on 15 Dec (fide Owen Kinney). Singles were also reported in Irwin Co. on 8 Dec (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn), on the Harris Neck NWR CBC on 21 Dec (fide Steve Calver), in Spalding Co. on 26 Dec (Eric Beohm), in Clinch Co. on 28 Dec (Earl Horn), and at the ELHLAF on 4 Jan (Patrick Brisse, Traci Brown, Bruce Dralle).

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW - The best counts were 20 in Lee Co. on 9 Jan (Giff Beaton) and 30 in White Co. on 11 Jan (Earl Horn).

LAPLAND LONGSPUR - This species was well reported. Two to three were reported from the ELHLAF on 7 Dec (Dean Demarest), five were found near the south end of Cumberland Island on 23 Jan (Ray Chandler et al.), five were seen in Bartow Co. on 25 Jan (Bruce Dralle), with smaller numbers being reported from there through 10 Feb (Ted Reissing, Chuck Saleeby et al.), and four were observed in Floyd Co. on 8 Feb (Marion Dobbs).

ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK - One was seen in Bibb Co. on 5 Dec (John Kraus), one was found in Lamar Co. on 4 Jan (Eric Beohm), and three to four were observed on Skidaway Island on 11 Jan (Joe Dobbs).

PAINTED BUNTING - Two were seen at Phinizy Swamp in Richmond Co. on 1 Dec (Calvin Zippler), and one was seen on Jekyll Island on 27 Dec and 10 Jan (Lydia Thompson).

DICKCISSEL - Singles were found in the Duluth area on 5 Feb (Karen Theodorou) and in Baker Co. on 25 Feb (Michael Bell). Both birds remained through the end of the season.

YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD - Singles were seen in Monroe Co. on 28 Dec (Eric Beohm) and at ENWR on 12 Jan (Walt Chambers).

RUSTY BLACKBIRD - High counts included 384 on the Macon CBC on 14 Dec (fide Jerry Amerson) and 400 in Spalding Co. on 26 Dec (Eric Beohm).

BREWER’S BLACKBIRD - An excellent count of 223 was made in Sumter Co. on 19 Jan (Traci Brown, Bruce Dralle, Phil Hardy).

BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE - One was seen in the Tifton area on 8 Dec (Jim Flynn, Earl Horn).

BALTIMORE ORIOLE - Four spent most of the winter in the Valdosta area (Brad Bergstrom), two were seen in Houston Co. on 7 Dec (Bob Sargent), three were in Brooks Co. on 15 Dec (Debbie Grimes), one was on St. Simons Island on 11 Jan (Lydia Thompson), and two to three were at Merry Bros. Ponds in the Augusta area on 18 and 19 Jan (Judy Gregory, Anne Waters).

PURPLE FINCH - There were few reports of this species in north Georgia, though up to three birds were seen as far south as Valdosta during the period (Brad Bergstrom).

RED CROSSBILL - The high count from the Pine Log WMA in Bartow Co. was 10 on 2 Feb (Bob Zaremba, Deb Zaremba). One bird was reported in the Blue Ridge area on 25 Feb (Beth Hooper).

PINE SISKIN - Only small numbers of this winter finch were reported for the winter.

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