Compiled and Edited by Bob Zaremba
(First published in The Oriole, Vol. xx, Nos. xx, Pp xx-xx)

This spring season was highlighted by several exciting rare bird sightings of late winter birds, some lingering species and some unexpected migrants. The most exciting bird from last fall and winter, the Yellow-billed Loon, remained until the early part of the spring season, allowing many birders an opportunity to view the bird. Also exciting was the Cinnamon Teal found at the Altamaha Waterfowl Management area in March. There were several great reports from the coast, such as the Black-headed Gull seen by many observers on Jekyll Island. Spring migration was well represented, with reports from Kennesaw Mountain and elsewhere around the state. Nesting observations of several species are being reported, indicating the possibility that they are spreading throughout the state. Now that more birders are beginning to use the internet to report bird sightings across the state, reports from areas outside of the typical birding locations are providing a better understanding of the diversity of bird-life in our state.

   

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE – The highest count was from Jerry and Marie Amerson who found six birds in Twiggs County on 10 March. Two birds remained at ELHLAF and were last seen on 14 March (fide Jeff Sewell).

SNOW GOOSE – It was a fairly good winter and spring for this species. There were reports of lingering birds from all around the state. The latest report was of two birds seen at ELHLAF on 15 May by Carol Lambert and Jeff Sewell.

ROSS’S GOOSE – This species is known for taking up residence with domestic waterfowl at times, so the one bird in Ila, Madison County, that has remained for several years now was not unusual in March. However, the second bird that was found there on 26 March by Giff Beaton, Jim Flynn and Malcolm Hodges was a nice surprise. The only other report came from Big Canoe in Pickens County. Bert Loftman found one bird with a flock of Canada Geese.

CINNAMON TEAL – The bird originally found by Pierre Howard at the AWMA was last seen on 3 March (Russ Wigh, Giff Beaton, Bruce Hallett).

MOTTLED DUCK – The best count reported this season was 25 birds seen at the AWMA on March 26 (Jim Flynn, et al.). There was evidence of successful breeding early in the season in two locations. Steve Barlow reported finding adults with young at AWMA on 29 May. Brandon Noel reported finding young on 30 April on LSSI.

NORTHERN PINTAIL – Steve Barlow reported that the drake was still at ELHLAF as late as 22 May.

REDHEAD – Chris Loudermilk had the high count of 16 birds at SCSP on 21 March. Lois Stacey had a good count of six birds at Merry Brother’s Brickyard on 13 March.

RING-NECKED DUCK – The latest report was from Carol Lambert, who reported birds still on the ELHLAF ponds through the end of May.

GREATER SCAUP – Russ Wigh found a bird on Skidaway Island on 2 May. This would be a new late date for the state and the coastal region.

LESSER SCAUP – At the ELHLAF ponds, Carol Lambert had a female lingering through the end of May.

SURF SCOTER – A male was found on a small pond in Henry County on 13 March that remained until 20 March (James Brooks). The latest report was from the mountain region where Dan Jacobson found a bird in Walker County on 17 April for a rare sighting for that region.

BLACK SCOTER – A flock of 75 birds were seen from the north end of Jekyll Island on 26 March. (Jim Flynn, Giff Beaton, Malcolm Hodges)

LONG-TAILED DUCK – A bird seen on LSSI on 9 April was a good find by Brandon Noel and Wendy Paulson.

BUFFLEHEAD – Walt Chambers had a nice count of more than 40 ducks at ENWR on 6 March.

COMMON GOLDENEYE – The highest count for the season was at West Point Dam on 27 March where six birds were counted. (Pierre Howard and Bob Zaremba). Brandon Noel reported two birds at LSSI on 14 March. There was a single bird at Lake Horton on 27 March seen by Steve Barlow. Finally, Carol Lambert reported that the female duck was still present at Lake Horton at least until 29 March.

HOODED MERGANSER – This species may be expanding its breeding range in Georgia. The ACOGB lists this species as having approximately 22 breeding records, primarily in the Coastal Plain and a few in the Piedmont. This season there were two confirmed records of breeding in the Piedmont. Leslie Curran discovered a female with three chicks at the Big Creek Greenway in Alpharetta on 27 April. Grant McCreary also found a female with three young at the Atlanta Tract of Dawson Forest on 4 May. Mark Davis found two birds at CRNRA on 15 and 16 May, which may also be breeding.

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER – The latest report for the period was from Doris Cohrs, who had a bird along the Altamaha River on 31 May.

RUFFED GROUSE – Giff Beaton had a good sighting of two birds at Unicoi State Park on 24 March, since this was away from the usual locations. Tom Striker reported that he, Johnny Parks and Nedra Sekera had a bird drumming on Ivy Log Gap Road on 6 May. Jim Throckmorton reported finding them at the Brasstown Bald car park on 22 May.

WILD TURKEY – There were more than 25 reports this period of birds seen around the Piedmont and Mountain regions. It appears that the number of reports has been on the increase, hopefully indicating that this species is holding on over its range.

NORTHERN BOBWHITE – There were less than 10 reports of this species this period.

YELLOW-BILLED LOON – The last report of this great bird at Lake Horton was by Mike Ivie on 3 April.

RED-THROATED LOON – Deb Barriero reported a good count of ten birds off the north end of Tybee Island on 4 April.

COMMON LOON – Tom Striker had a good report of three birds still present on Lake Blue Ridge on 13 May.

HORNED GREBE – Two birds in breeding plumage were seen on 8 May at Rum Creek in Monroe County, as reported by Michael Beohm.

EARED GREBE – The latest report of the bird present all season at ELHLAF ponds, was on 17 April by Karen Theodorou, Deb Zaremba and Michelle Sheppard.

CORY'S SHEARWATER – Russ Wigh reported one bird seen offshore on 22 May.

WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD – A juvenile bird was found dead on the beach at Cumberland Island on 18 May by Carol Ruckdeschel.

NORTHERN GANNET – The latest report was a bird seen offshore on 22 May by Russ Wigh aboard the NOAA research vessel.

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN – There were many reports of this species throughout the state this season. They were widely distributed across the regions. Some of the higher counts came from Jekyll Island, where John Galvani reported seeing between 25 and 30 birds on 20 March. Ralph Morgan found 15 pelicans at Lake Burton on 11 April for a very rare mountain region report. Elsewhere in the state, Jerry and Marie Amerson found two birds on Lake Walter F. George on 30 May, later seen and photographed by Pierre Howard on 31 May.

MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD – The only report was from Cumberland Island, where Brad Winn and Stacie Hendrix found a bird on 2 May.

AMERICAN BITTERN – This species was widely reported this period. Reports were usually single birds seen in some of the expected places such as Phinizy Swamp, Okefenokee Swamp and the Bradley Unit of the ENWR (m.ob.). Two of the more unusual sightings were a single bird seen at Arrowhead in Floyd County on 13 April by Dan Roper and another found at Cochran Shoals in Cobb County on 11 April by Johnny Parks.

LEAST BITTERN – The high count for the period was from the AWMA on 2 May, where Ian Stephenson counted seven birds. This species can be difficult to locate away from this location, so James Brook had a very good find of a bird in Henry County on 28 April.

SNOWY EGRET – Dan Vickers found one bird on Lake Nottley in Union County on 11 April. This species is rarely reported in the mountain region.

REDDISH EGRET – This species seems to becoming more prevalent on the coast, perhaps indicating some expansion. An immature bird was reported from Gould’s Inlet on 6 March by Jim Flynn and Earl Horn. Giff Beaton also reported an immature bird from the same location on 27 April. Later in the period, Brandon Noel found an adult bird still on LSSI as late as 23 May.

CATTLE EGRET – This is another species that appears to be extending its range in Georgia. Jim Flynn reported finding one bird in Rockdale County on 18 April. Paul Raney also reported finding a single bird at ELHLAF on 20 May.

YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON – The most interesting reports from outside of the usual locations were from several sites around Atlanta. Pierre Howard reported seeing the species at the CRNRA on 11 April, as did other observers later in the period, indicating a possible nesting site again this year. Leslie Curan reported finding a bird on 13 April at the Big Creek Greenway in Fulton County, and Karen Theodorou found an immature bird on 7 May at the Suwanee Creek Greenway in Gwinnett County. It would be interesting to monitor the Greenway sites to determine if this species is nesting.

GLOSSY IBIS – The highest count reported this period was 60 birds seen at the AWMA on 6 March by Jim Flynn and Earl Horn. Sightings away from the coast are unusual, so a report from Appling County of three birds in a small farm pond by John Swiderski on 5 May was a very good find.

ROSEATE SPOONBILL – The only report away from the normal roosting spots near Jekyll Island was a bird seen on LSSI on 19 March by Brandon Noel.

OSPREY – This species is an uncommon breeder away from the coast, so reports from Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center (Tim Keyes) and from EHLAF (Carol Lambert) are significant and indicate that this species may be spreading. Shelia Willis reported that nesting activity was found on the west side of the Okefenokee near Stephen C. Foster Park away from their typical nesting area east of the Suwannee River Sill. Rare for the mountain region, a report of a bird seen over Blairsville on 17 April by Dot Freeman and another (or possibly the same bird) seen near Lake Notteley on 20 April by Mary Ellen Myers was interesting.

SWALLOW-TAILED KITE – The earliest report this period was a bird seen on 3 March in Long County by Giff Beaton and Bruce Hallett. There were numerous reports beginning 20 March, indicating the arrival of this species back on the breeding grounds. Walt Chambers reported seeing a single bird over Oxbow Meadows in the Columbus area on 4 April, which was out of the normal range.

MISSISSIPPI KITE – The highest count was 60 seen on 16 May by Walt Chambers at Oxbow Meadows. Paul Raney had a good sighting close to Atlanta, when he saw three birds in Stockbridge on 27 April. Another good sighting was a report of five birds in Douglas on 11 May by Todd Womack.

NORTHERN HARRIER – A bird seen at KMT on 10 May by Giff Beaton was late for the Piedmont.

PEREGRINE FALCON – Two reports from the Atlanta area may be the nesting pair in downtown Atlanta. Steve Barlow had a bird in the Virginia Highlands area on 13 March. Steve also saw another bird at ELHLAF on 9 May.

BLACK RAIL – Three individuals were heard calling in northern Greene County on 9 May by Paul Sykes and Steve Holzman.

KING RAIL – Two birds were seen at the Bartow County Sod Farm on 7 May for an unusual sighting for that location (Bob and Deb Zaremba, Pierre Howard).

SORA – Several birds calling at Phinizy Nature Park in Augusta were late for the area (Jeff Sewell, Carol Lambert).

PURPLE GALLINULE – The first report was from ENWR on 24 April by Steve Barlow.

SANDHILL CRANE – Several late migrating birds were seen in April. Two birds were seen at KMT on 10 April (Pierre Howard). Dot Freeman reported seeing a small flock in Union County on 17 April.

AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER – Walt Chambers found two birds at Oxbow Meadows near Columbus on 3 April and 4 April.

WILSON’S PLOVER – Brandon Noel reported that in a short period of time at Sancho Panza Beach (LSSI), he located 30 adults with 11 chicks, as well as three nests with three eggs each, along a half-mile stretch of beach on 15 May.

PIPING PLOVER – Also on LSSI, Brandon Noel had a high count of 61 birds on 8 April.

AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER – Brandon Noel confirmed at least two nests and ten additional pairs on LSSI on 15 May.

BLACK-NECKED STILT - There were several reports away from the coast this season. The first was from Oxbow Meadows on 14 and 16 May of a single bird seen by Walt Chambers. The second report was by Lois Stacey of a single bird at the Phinizy Nature Park on 29 May.

AMERICAN AVOCET – The highest count came from Jekyll Island, where Deb Barrerio had more than 75 birds on 24 March. Sightings away from the coast are rare, so 17 birds in Bartow County on 5 May was a good report (Bob Zaremba).

GREATER YELLOWLEGS – The highest count was from Kathleen on 28 March, where Bryan Fobbus and Bob Sargent had 120 birds.

LESSER YELLOWLEGS – In the same area near Kathleen, Bryan Fobbus and Bob Sargent found 180 birds on 28 March.

UPLAND SANDPIPER – The earliest report was of a bird at the Marshallville Sod Farm on 3 April by Bill Lotz.

WHIMBREL – The best count was 55 at Jekyll Island and St. Simons Island on 27 April by Giff Beaton, et al.

LONG-BILLED CURLEW – Mark Freeman reported finding three birds on Sapelo Island on 13 March, for the highest count this season.

MARBLED GODWIT – Mark Freeman also reported the highest count for this species, with 40 individuals seen on Sapelo Island on 13 March.

RUDDY TURNSTONE – The high count came from Tybee Island where Deb Barriero found 150 birds on 4 April.

RED KNOT – A count of more than 1000 birds was an excellent find on LSSI by Brandon Noel on 6 April.

SANDERLING – Jeff Sewell and Ian Stephenson found a single bird at ELHLAF on 31 May, which was a rare sighting away from the coast.

WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER – A group of five or six birds were seen at ELHLAF for several days around 30 May by Jeff Sewell, et al.

BAIRD’S SANDPIPER – The only report was a bird seen at the Marshallville Sod Farm on 17 April by Jeff Sewell, Bill Lotz and Dan Vickers.

PURPLE SANDPIPER – Late reports of lingering birds at the coast were received from two locations. Deb Barriero found six birds on Tybee Island on 4 April. Two birds were still on LSSI on 6 April (Brandon Noel).

STILT SANDPIPER – Only a few reports were received this spring. The earliest report was from Spaulding County on 15 April, and the latest report was from ENWR on 16 May (Eric Beohm, Walt Chambers).

WILSON’S PHALAROPE – The only report was of a bird seen at the AWMA on 3 May by Tim Keyes and David Hedeen.

FRANKLIN’S GULL – Walt Chambers found an adult bird at West Point Dam on 27 March for a rare spring sighting.

BLACK-HEADED GULL – Brad Winn had the second record of this species for the state when he located an adult bird on Jekyll Island on 21 March. The record was submitted and accepted by the GOS Records Committee. Unfortunately, subsequent searches for the bird were unsuccessful.

GLAUCOUS GULL – Peter Range found a first winter bird on Wassaw Island on 27 April. This species is rarely reported in the spring.

BLACK TERN – A single bird reported by Earl Horn remained at ELHLAF most of the day 31 May.

BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO – Two individuals were found at KMT. The first was seen on 5 May by Bob Zaremba. The second was seen on 7 May by Chuck Saleeby and multiple observers.

YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO – The earliest report was from Jekyll Island, where Lydia Thompson found one bird on 9 April.

SHORT-EARED OWL – A very unusual sighting from LSSI was an individual seen on 16 March by Brandon Noel.

WHIP-POOR-WILL – The earliest report was from Crawford County, where Hal Massie heard two birds on 6 March.

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD – The earliest returning bird was in Coffee County, where Annette Bittaker had a male at her feeder on 7 March.

RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD – At least one bird was still visiting a feeder in Pine Lake as late as 31 March (Ann McAllister)

OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER – One individual was seen at Callaway Gardens on 9 May by Dennie and Pam McClure.

YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER – One bird was seen at KMT on 2 May by Malcolm Hodges.

WILLOW FLYCATCHER – Ty Ivey had a good report of three birds near Macon on 16 May, away from the more typical breeding areas in northeast Georgia.

LEAST FLYCATCHER – There were very few reports of this species this spring, so a bird reported by Betty Belanger in Rabun County on 5 May was a good find.

WESTERN KINGBIRD – Ian Stephenson found a rather late bird on Jekyll Island on 1 May.

EASTERN KINGBIRD – The earliest report was from Walt Chambers, who found one individual at the ENWR on 27 March.

GRAY KINGBIRD – Lydia Thompson discovered the first returning individuals on Jekyll Island on 16 April.

SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER – The breeding birds at the power line cut near McDonough appeared to be returning for the fourth consecutive year. A male bird was seen at the location on 16 May (Pierre Howard, Bob and Deb Zaremba).

YELLOW-THROATED VIREO – Walt Chambers had an early sighting of a single bird at ENWR on 22 March.

WARBLING VIREO – An individual bird was found at KMT on 28 April for a very rare sighting in the Piedmont. (Pierre Howard, Theresa Hartz, Roy Hester).

PHILADELPHIA VIREO – Very few birds are reported in the spring, so an individual seen at ELHLAF on 23 April was a significant find by Carol Lambert.

RED-EYED VIREO – The earliest report was from Paulk’s Pasture in Glynn County, where Gene Keferl found a single bird on 21 March. The high count from the period was from KMT, with 47 birds seen on 3 May (Giff Beaton).

COMMON RAVEN – Several reports were received from the vicinity of Neels Gap and Blood Mountain in April, and the usual locations near Brasstown Bald in May (Stan Chapman, Matt Reid, Jim Throckmorton).

PURPLE MARTIN – The earliest returning birds were seen on 13 March by Phil Hardy near Americus.

BANK SWALLOW – Walt Chambers had a good count of more than 24 birds at Oxbow Meadows near Columbus on 4 May.

CLIFF SWALLOW – The earliest confirmed returning birds were seen in Jones County on 18 April by Andy Boyce.

BARN SWALLOW – An early report from AWMA of a single bird seen on 11 March by Gene Keferl was very good for the location.

RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH – There were several reports from the mountain region this season. Giff Beaton found two birds at Unicoi State Park on 24 March. Johnny Parks had a single bird in Gilmer County on 24 April, and Ian Stephenson had a single bird in Rabun County on 8 May.

WINTER WREN – Stan Chapman had a singing bird at Brasstown Bald on 26 May.

VEERY – The earliest report was on 25 April from ELHLAF where Carol Lambert had a single bird.

GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH – This species went relatively unnoticed, this season with only one report from KMT on 7 May (Deb Zaremba).

SWAINSON'S THRUSH – Migration numbers seemed lower than normal this season. The earliest report was from CRNRA on 15 April seen by Tim Rose.

BLUE-WINGED WARBLER – The earliest report was a single bird at KMT on 17 April (Giff Beaton, Deb Zaremba)

GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER – The earliest report was a single bird at KMT on 20 April (Giff Beaton, Deb Zaremba)

NASHVILLE WARBLER – The earliest report was from Indian Springs State Park on 15 April, where Eric Beohm had a single bird.

MAGNOLIA WARBLER – Brandon Noel had a very early bird on LSSI on 7 April.

CAPE MAY WARBLER – The highest count was at Fernbank Forest, where 12 birds were seen on 1 May (Georgann Schmalz).

BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER – The highest count was from Fernbank Forest, where 22 birds were seen on 1 May (Georgann Schmalz).

YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER – The latest report was on 9 May, when Ian Stephenson found six birds along Burrell’s Ford Road.

BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER – The first report of the season was from Ken Blankenship, who found a single bird at KMT on 21 March. The highest count was also from KMT on 3 April, where 20 birds were sighted (Giff Beaton, Deb Zaremba).

BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER – The earliest report was from KMT on 9 April of three birds (Bob Zaremba).

PRAIRIE WARBLER – The earliest report came from Eufala NWR on 7 March (Steve Barlow

PALM WARBLER – A high count of 33 on 24 April was seen at KMT (Giff Beaton, Deb Zaremba).

BAY-BREASTED WARBLER – The peak count from KMT was five on 7 May (Giff Beaton).

BLACKPOLL WARBLER – The peak counts were at KMT, 15 on 28 April and 1 May (Giff Beaton, Deb Zaremba).

CERULEAN WARBLER – The highest count reported was 12 on 12 April from KMT (Giff Beaton). The earliest report was also from KMT on 9 April (Bob Zaremba).

BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER – The highest count reported was 15 on 12 April from KMT (Giff Beaton).

AMERICAN REDSTART – The highest count reported was eight on 7 May from KMT (Giff Beaton).

PROTHONOTARY WARBLER – The earliest report was from Robert Smith of a bird seen on 1 April in Camden County.

WORM-EATING WARBLER – The high count of 14 was from KMT on 12 April (Giff Beaton, Deb Zaremba)

SWAINSON'S WARBLER – The earliest report came from Wilkes County on 9 April, where Brandon Anderson found a single bird. For the second consecutive year, singing males were found along Mud Creek in Cobb County during May (Bob and Deb Zaremba).

OVENBIRD – The highest count was from KMT on 15 April, when 16 birds were seen (Giff Beaton, Deb Zaremba).

LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH – The earliest report was from Goat Rock Dam near Columbus on 13 March by Neal Cronic.

MOURNING WARBLER – A very rare sighting, a singing male was found at KMT on 20 May by Giff Beaton.

HOODED WARBLER – The highest count was from KMT on 13 April of 42 birds (Giff Beaton)

WILSON’S WARBLER – There were several reports this season. The first was a bird seen in Cobb County by Ken Blankenship on 11 April, another bird was seen at KMT on 7 May by Chuck Saleeby, and a third was seen on 4 May at Rum Creek by Todd Schneider and Georgann Schmalz.

YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT – Dan Roper had the earliest report on 20 April from Arrowhead in Floyd County.

SUMMER TANAGER – The highest count reported was from KMT on 27 April, where 17 birds were seen (Deb Zaremba).

SCARLET TANAGER – The earliest report was from Marion Dobbs near Rome on 3 April. The highest count was on 22 April, when 20 birds were reported from KMT (Giff Beaton).

WESTERN TANAGER – Cathie Pate reported a male coming to her feeder in Douglas County from 26 April through 1 May.

HENSLOW’S SPARROW – A single bird was seen by Jack Carusos at CRNRA on 7 March and was last seen on 28 March.

FOX SPARROW – Walt Chambers had the latest report of this species on 12 March from Chattahoochee County.

LINCOLN’S SPARROW – The latest report was from Athens, where Jim Flynn found a single bird on 25 April and it was last seen on 28 April by Chris Skelton.

WHITE-THROATED SPARROW – Doris Cohrs reported finding two birds through the end of May near her home in McIntsoh County. This is very late date for the region.

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW – The latest reports were from Charlie Elliott WMA on 12 April, where Tim Keyes and David Hedeen found a single bird, and in Douglas County Chris Loudermilk had a very late bird on 2 May.

ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK – Marion Dobbs had the earliest report on 9 April of a male in Rome. The peak count came from KMT, with a count of 22 on 24 April (Deb Zaremba)

BLUE GROSBEAK – The earliest report was from Coffee County on 5 April, where Annette Bittaker had a male on her platform feeder.

INDIGO BUNTING – A male was early on St. Simons Island on 14 March (Brandon Noel). The high count for the period was from KMT on 23 April, where Giff Beaton reported seeing 21 birds.

PAINTED BUNTING – John Johnson reported finding a female on 7 March on St. Simons Island.

DICKCISSEL – The earliest report was on 1 May, when five singing males were reported from Bartow County (Bob and Deb Zaremba, Pierre Howard)

BOBOLINK – The highest count came on 4 May, when Walt Chambers reported seeing more than 1000 at Oxbow Meadows near Columbus.

RUSTY BLACKBIRD – Gene Keferl found three birds in Glynn County on 14 March, for a rare coastal sighting.

BREWER'S BLACKBIRD – The latest report was from Bartow County, where Pierre Howard found a single bird remaining on 6 April.

SHINY COWBIRD - On Blackbeard Island, Paul Sykes discovered a male performing a courtship display on 20 May. It was in the company of female and male Brown-headed Cowbirds.

BALTIMORE ORIOLE – The earliest report was from Pine Log WMA, where Matt Reid found a singing male on 31 March.

PURPLE FINCH – The latest report was on 10 May from the Big Creek Greenway in Fulton County, where Leslie Curran found a female bird.

RED CROSSBILL – Two birds were frequenting a feeder near Suches as late as 2 May. The home-owners, Rod and Betsy Chamberlain, reported seeing the birds for about a week at the feeders. Pine Log has become the most reliable spot to find this species, and several birders reported finding them as late as 3 May (Tim Keyes, David Hedeen).

PINE SISKIN – The latest reports of this species came from Steve Barlow and Tom Striker. Steve found a single bird in Union County on 15 May. Tom had two birds in Blue Ridge on 18 May. Tom also reported the highest count during the period, with a peak count of 42 at Cherry Log on 25 March.

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