Transcripts are listed in reverse chronological order; Georgia Ornithological Society Checklist and Records Committee's Reportable Species are shown in boldface, and as such are subject to scrutiny by the Committee. Appearance of a species on this page does not imply acceptance of these records. For a complete list of reportable species, follow this link: The Reportables.

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DECEMBER 2002

24 December 2002 - SAGE THRASHER (not seen), PACIFIC LOON, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, Clay-colored Sparrow (possible), Tundra Swan, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (not seen), Rufous Hummingbird, White-winged Scoter, Surf Scoter, Bald Eagle, Redhead, American Wigeon

23 December 2002 - SAGE THRASHER (not seen), PACIFIC LOON, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, Rufous Hummingbird, Tundra Swan, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Tennessee Warbler, Osprey

22 December 2002 - SAGE THRASHER (not seen), PACIFIC LOON, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, Rufous Hummingbird, Tundra Swan, White-crowned Sparrow

21 December 2002 - SAGE THRASHER (not seen), PACIFIC LOON, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, Rufous Hummingbird, Tundra Swan

20 December 2002 - SAGE THRASHER, PACIFIC LOON, Tundra Swan

17 December 2002 - CAVE SWALLOW, Tundra Swan, Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow

15 December 2002 - CAVE SWALLOW, WESTERN TANAGER, White-winged Scoter, Nashville Warbler, American Black Duck, Northern Pintail, Eared Grebe, Horned Grebe, American Wigeon, Mallard, Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Common Loon, Red-breasted Merganser

11 December 2002 - WESTERN TANAGER, White-winged Scoter

7 December 2002 - Blue-headed Vireo, Red-breasted Nuthatch, American Wigeon, Gadwall, White-winged Scoter, Red-breasted Merganser, Bonaparte's Gull, Horned Grebe, Merlin, Fox Sparrow, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Common Loon, Canvasback, Green-winged Teal, Common Goldeneye, Forester's Tern, Purple Finch, White-crowned Sparrow

1 December 2002 - Western Kingbird (not seen), Long-billed Curlew, Parasitic Jaeger, Pomarine Jaeger, Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, Greater Scaup, American Avocet, Roseate Spoonbill, Le Conte's Sparrow, Henslow's Sparrow, Glossy Ibis, Canvasback, Rufous Hummingbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Sandhill Crane, Clay-colored Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow

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NOVEMBER 2002

27 November 2002 - Horned Grebe, Surf Scoter, Glossy Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill, American Bittern, Western Kingbird, Northern Rough-winged Swallow

23 November 2002 - Horned Grebe, Canvasback, Whooping Crane, Sandhill Crane, Ring-billed Gull, Henslow's Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow

21 November 2002 - Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Parasitic Jaeger, Pomarine Jaeger, Sandhill Crane, WHITE-WINGED DOVE, VERMILION FLYCATCHER, Summer Tanager, White-crowned Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Seaside Sparrow, Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow

17 November 2002 - Eared Grebe, Northern Gannet, Canvasback, Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Bald Eagle, American Bittern, King Rail, Sora, FRANKLIN'S GULL (not seen), VERMILION FLYCATCHER, Sedge Wren, Marsh Wren, Cedar Waxwing, Brewer's Blackbird, Le Conte's Sparrow, Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Pine Siskin, Purple Finch, Common Loon, Hooded Merganser, Purple Sandpiper, American Oystercatcher, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird, Lesser Scaup, Greater Scaup, Horned Grebe

16 November 2002 - Eared Grebe, FRANKLIN'S GULL, VERMILION FLYCATCHER (not seen), Brewer's Blackbird, Bufflehead, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Horned Grebe

13 November 2002 - SCOTT'S ORIOLE (not seen), VERMILION FLYCATCHER, Surf Scoter, Snow Goose, Bald Eagle, Lincoln's Sparrow, Baltimore Oriole

11 November 2002 - SCOTT'S ORIOLE (not seen), VERMILION FLYCATCHER, Marsh Wren, American Wigeon, Purple Sandpiper, Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, Bald Eagle

10 November 2002 - SCOTT'S ORIOLE, VERMILION FLYCATCHER

3 November 2002 - Red-throated Loon, Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, White-winged Scoter, American Bittern, Bald Eagle, Sandhill Crane, VERMILION FLYCATCHER, Le Conte's Sparrow, Henslow's Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Orange-crowned Warbler, Winter Wren, Horned Grebe, Ruddy Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bonaparte's Gull, Common Loon, American Wigeon, Redhead, Red-breasted Merganser, Osprey, Bufflehead

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OCTOBER 2002

31 October 2002 - Magnificent Frigatebird (not seen), Lincoln's Sparrow, Common Ground-Dove

30 October 2002
- Magnificent Frigatebird

27 October 2002 - Surf Scoter, American Wigeon, Orange-crowned Warbler, Black Scoter, American Avocet, Seaside Sparrow, Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow, VERMILION FLYCATCHER, Bay-breasted Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Cooper's Hawk, Marsh Wren

23 October 2002 - VERMILION FLYCATCHER, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Stilt Sandpiper, Dunlin, Least Sandpiper, Dowitcher sp., Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon (not found), Northern Pintail (not found), Gadwall, Ring-necked Duck, Ruddy Duck

19 October 2002 - Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Lincoln's Sparrow, Sedge Wren, Orange-crowned Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Red-breasted Nuthatch, American Black Duck, American Wigeon, Gadwall, Ring-necked Duck, Mallard, American Coot

14 October 2002 - Philadelphia Vireo, American Bittern, Henslow's Sparrow, Sedge Wren, Marsh Wren, Rusty Blackbird, FRANKLIN'S GULL, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black Scoter, Caspian Tern, Merlin, King Rail, Sora, Stilt Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Ring-necked Duck, American Pipit, Forster's Tern, Ring-billed Gull, Painted Bunting, White-throated Sparrow, Winter Wren, House Wren, Carolina Wren, Philadelphia Vireo, Least Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Ruddy Duck, Northern Pintail

13 October 2002 - Stilt Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Northern Pintail, Rufous Hummingbird, Sora, King Rail, American Bittern, Tree Swallow, Blackpoll Warbler, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Wood Thrush, Merlin, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs

12 October 2002 - Merlin, Northern Pintail, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Marsh Wren, Wood Thrush, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Ruddy Duck

7 October 2002 - Lark Sparrow, Alder Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Reddish Egret, Piping Plover, American Avocet, Clay-colored Sparrow, American Bittern, Peregrine Falcon, Marbled Godwit, Long-billed Curlew, American Oystercatcher

2 October 2002 - Wood Stork, Sora, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Dickcissel, Marsh Wren, Sedge Wren, Wilson's Warbler (not seen), Peregrine Falcon, American Woodcock, American Golden-Plover (not seen), Stilt Sandpiper, Bobolink, Nashville Warbler, Least Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Acadian Flycatcher, Veery
Swainson's Thrush, Gray-cheeked Thrush, American Robin, Caspian Tern, Philadelphia Vireo, Rose-breasted Grosbeak

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SEPTEMBER 2002

20 September 2002 - Wilson's Warbler, "Lawrence's" Warbler, "Brewster's" Warbler, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Snow Goose, Ruby-throated Hummingbird  (albino)

17 September 2002 - Wilson's Phalarope, Laughing Gull, Bald Eagle, Yellow-headed Blackbird (no report)

15 September 2002 - Yellow-headed Blackbird, Tricolored Heron, White-rumped Sandpiper, Wilson's Warbler, Common Tern, Laughing Gull, Buff-breasted Sandpiper

14 September 2002 - Nashville Warbler, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, American Golden-Plover

8 September 2002 - Red Phalarope (not seen), MASKED BOOBY, Cory Shearwater, Audubon's Shearwater, Sooty Tern, Bridled Tern, Northern Waterthrush, Baltimore Oriole, American Bittern, White-rumped Sandpiper, Lark Sparrow

2 September 2002 - Red Phalarope, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Baird's Sandpiper, Upland Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher, Long-billed Dowitcher, American Golden Plover, American White Pelican

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AUGUST 2002

25 August 2002 - BROWN BOOBY, MASKED BOOBY, Cory's Shearwater, Audubon's Shearwater, Bridled Tern, Sooty Tern, Tricolored Heron, Black Tern, Willet, Ruddy Duck, Cerulean Warbler

11 August 2002 #2 - Black-billed Cuckoo--report retracted, Baird's Sandpiper, Upland Sandpiper, Swallow-tailed Kite, Mississippi Kite

11 August 2002 - Swallow-tailed Kite, Mississippi Kite, Black-billed Cuckoo, Upland Sandpiper, Black-bellied Plover

4 August 2002 - "Great White Heron", Swallow-tailed Kite, Mississippi Kite, Greater Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Dickcissel, Grasshopper Sparrow

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JULY 2002

27 July 2002 - Sora, King Rail, Swallow-tailed Kite, Mississippi Kite, Cattle Egret, Ruddy Duck, Long-billed Curlew, Western Sandpiper, Red Knot

19 July 2002 - Swallow-tailed Kite, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Short-billed Dowitcher, Whimbrel, Black-throated Green Warbler, Swainson's Warbler, Kentucky Warbler

13 July 2002 - Willet, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Bank Swallow, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Horned Lark, White Ibis, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, Green Heron, Scarlet Tanager, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Waterthrush, King Rail, American White Pelican, Common Tern, Forster's Tern, Laughing Gull

7 July 2002 - American White Pelican, Common Tern, Solitary Sandpiper, Black-throated Green Warbler, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Bachman's Sparrow, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Purple Gallinule, Black-necked Stilt, White Ibis, Great Egret, Little Blue Heron

3 July 2002 - Ruby-throated Hummingbird (albino)

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JUNE 2002

30 June 2002 - WHITE-WINGED DOVE (gone), Swallow-tailed Kite, Mississippi Kite, Common Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Glossy Ibis, Least Bittern

25 June 2002 - WHITE-WINGED DOVE, WHITE-TAILED TROPICBIRD, Wilson's Storm-Petrel, GREATER SHEARWATER, Cory's Shearwater, Sooty Tern, 
Painted Bunting, Brown Pelican

23 June 2002 - WHITE-WINGED DOVE, Swallow-tailed Kite, Roseate Spoonbill, Wilson's Plover, Reddish Egret, Black Tern, Black-necked Stilt, Purple Gallinule, Mississippi Kite, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, White Ibis

19 June 2002 - WARBLING VIREO, Baltimore Oriole, Pine Siskin, Cedar Waxwing, Willow Flycatcher, Red-breasted Nuthatch

15 June 2002 - WHITE-WINGED DOVE, Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Purple Gallinule, White-rumped Sandpiper, Laughing Gull

8 June 2002 - Laughing Gull, Caspian Tern, Purple Gallinule, White Ibis, Wood Stork, Little Blue Heron, Least Bittern, White-rumped Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, American Kestrel, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Great Egret

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MAY 2002

31 May 2002 - BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK, White-rumped Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Dickcissel

26 May 2002 - Wilson's Plover, Connecticut Warbler, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Olive-sided Flycatcher

23 May 2002 - Mourning Warbler

21 May 2002 - Connecticut Warbler, Baird's Sandpiper (not seen), Wilson's Phalarope, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

18 May 2002 - Connecticut Warbler (last seen 05/15), "Great White Heron" (Great Blue Heron, White Morph), Purple Gallinule, Least Bittern, Stilt Sandpiper, Gull-billed Tern, Black-necked Stilt, Baird's Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, Spotted Sandpiper

14 May 2002 - Connecticut Warbler

13 May 2002 - Connecticut Warbler, Dunlin, Ruddy Turnstone, Western Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper (possible)

10 May 2002 - Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Dickcissel

4 May 2002 - Red-breasted Nuthatch, Red Crossbill, Connecticut Warbler, Least Flycatcher, Dickcissel

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APRIL 2002

28 April 2002 - Clark's Nutcracker (AL sighting), Olive-sided Flycatcher, Nashville Warbler, Whimbrel, Gray Kingbird, Painted Bunting, Mississippi Kite, Least Bittern, Bobolink

26 April 2002 - Olive-sided Flycatcher, Baltimore Oriole, Nashville Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Swainson's Warbler, Kentucky Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush

21 April 2002 - YELLOW-LEGGED GULL (not seen), WHITE-FACED IBIS, Ross's X Snow Goose hybrid, Common Loon, Whip-poor-will, Chuck-will's-widow, Nashville Warbler, Hooded Merganser, Tricolored Heron, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

11-14-18 April 2002 - YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, Least Bittern, American Bittern, King Rail, Sora, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Red Crossbill, Pine Siskin, Greater White-fronted Goose, ROSS'S GOOSE (possible hybrid), Upland Sandpiper, Common Loon, Ring-billed Gull, Bonaparte's Gull, Laughing Gull, Herring Gull

6 April 2002 - WHITE-FACED IBIS, ROSS'S GOOSE, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, Osprey, Upland Sandpiper, Surf Scoter, Lesser Scaup, Bald Eagle, Horned Grebe, Common Loon, Bonaparte's Gull, Red-breasted Merganser, Hooded Merganser, Blue-winged Teal, Mallard, Cape May Warbler

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MARCH 2002

30 March 2002 - WHITE-FACED IBIS, Glossy Ibis, White Ibis, Tricolored Heron, King Rail, Sora, Virginia Rail, Broad-winged Hawk, Great Crested Flycatcher, Bonaparte's Gull, Hooded Warbler, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, Lesser Scaup, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Wood Duck, Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, Greater Yellowlegs, ROSS'S GOOSE, Black-throated Green Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, Blue-headed Vireo, White-eyed Vireo, Yellow-throated Vireo, Common Loon, Herring Gull, Lesser Yellowlegs

29 March 2002 - WHITE-FACED IBIS, BEWICK'S WREN (possible)

25 March 2002 - WHITE-FACED IBIS, Glossy Ibis, White Ibis, WHITE-WINGED DOVE, Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's form)

24 March 2002 - WHITE-FACED IBIS, VERMILION FLYCATCHER, Eared Grebe, Glossy Ibis, Horned Grebe, Common Loon, Whip-poor-will, Purple Finch

23 March 2002 - WHITE-FACED IBIS, VERMILION FLYCATCHER, Eared Grebe

20 March 2002 - WHITE-FACED IBIS

16 March 2002 - ROSS'S GOOSE, American Bittern, Virginia Rail, Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, Louisiana Waterthrush, Snow Goose, Long-billed Curlew, Piping Plover, Wilson's Plover, Red Knot, Marbled Godwit, Whimbrel, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Painted Bunting, Purple Sandpiper, Northern Gannet, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Glossy Ibis, Blue-winged Teal, Bald Eagle, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Anhinga, Wood Stork, Great Egret

13 March 2002 - ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD (no report), ROSS'S GOOSE, Redhead, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Duck, Red-breasted Merganser, Common Loon, Tree Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, FULVOUS WHISTLING-DUCK, Golden Eagle

8 March 2002 - ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD, Western Kingbird, Louisiana Waterthrush, Eared Grebe, Purple Martin, Tree Swallow

2 March 2002 - ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD, Swallow-tailed Kite, Reddish Egret, Long-billed Dowitcher, Purple Sandpiper, Ruddy Turnstone, Parasitic Jaeger, Pomarine Jaeger, Wilson's Plover, Surf Scoter, American White Pelican, Marbled Godwit, Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Seaside Sparrow, American Avocet

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FEBRUARY 2002

27 February 2002 - ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD

23 February 2002 - Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red-tailed Hawk (leucistic), Yellow-breasted Chat, Ross's Goose, Snow Goose

16 February 2002 - BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, Short-eared Owl, Purple Martin, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Red Crossbill, Red-breasted Nuthatch, American Black Duck, Western Kingbird, Parasitic Jaeger, Northern Gannet, Reddish Egret, Piping Plover, Wilson's Plover, American Avocet, Long-billed Dowitcher

13 February 2002 - Red-throated Loon, American White Pelican, Snow Goose, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Western Kingbird, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Tree Swallow, Ovenbird, Bald Eagle, American Robin

9 February 2002 - Western Kingbird, Greater White-fronted Goose, Bald Eagle, American Bittern, Northern Pintail, Purple Martin, White-crowned Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Pine Siskin, Sandhill Crane

8 February 2002 - BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, Peregrine Falcon, Bald Eagle, Henslow's Sparrow, Le Conte's Sparrow, Bachman's Sparrow, Short-eared Owl, American White Pelican, Myiarchus flycatcher sp., Sandhill Crane

2 February 2002 - ROSS'S GOOSE, Snow Goose, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, Common Goldeneye, Bald Eagle, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-crowned Sparrow, Loggerhead Shrike, Pine Siskin, Purple Finch, Horned Lark, American Pipit

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JANUARY 2002

26 January 2002 - Canvasback, Red-necked Grebe, Brown Pelican, Cattle Egret, Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Bachman's Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Le Conte's Sparrow, Henslow's Sparrow, American White Pelican, Sandhill Crane, Purple Martin, Red Crossbill, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD

19 January 2002 - American White Pelican, Parasitic Jaeger, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Red Knot

14 January 2002 - NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD, Tundra Swan, Lark Sparrow, Red-throated Loon, Wilson's Plover, Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Northern Pintail, Henslow's Sparrow, Brewer's Blackbird, Red-tailed Hawk (dark phase), American Black Duck, Purple Finch, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-crowned Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Red-breasted Nuthatch

12 January 2002 - Red-tailed Hawk (dark morph), Brewer's Blackbird, Merlin, Pine Siskin, White-crowned Sparrow, Snow Goose, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, Common Goldeneye, American Black Duck, Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Bonaparte's Gull, Forster's Tern, Common Loon, Horned Grebe

11 January 2002 - CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, LAPLAND LONGSPUR

6 & 9 January 2002 - CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, Le Conte's Sparrow, Common Goldeneye, Greater Scaup, Common Loon, Bonaparte's Gull, Forster's Tern, Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's color morph), Red Crossbill, Purple Finch, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-crowned Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Brown Creeper, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, Sora, King Rail, Virginia Rail, American Bittern

4 January 2002 - CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD, Surf Scoter, Sandhill Crane

1 January 2002 - BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, Red-necked Grebe, Long-tailed Duck, Sandhill Crane

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