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* Georgia statewide
* August 31, 2004
* GAGA0408.31
- Birds Reported
Roseate Spoonbill
-Transcript
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
date: August 31, 2004
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: August 31, 2004 (7:38 pm)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: James F. Flynn, Jr.
The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Tuesday evening
telephone report, August 31, 2004. The RBA is a service of the Georgia
Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA.
The juvenile ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues at Lake Blalock, Henry Co. on the
property of the Clayton Co. Water Authority. The bird was first discovered last
week CCWA workers, and confirmed on Thursday by Carol Lambert. The bird was seen
over the weekend and again Tuesday afternoon. It is most often seen in the
swampy area to the right of the Lake Blalock parking lot where Pates Creek flows
into Lake Blalock. Directions: From I-75 south out of Atlanta, take the US 19/US
41 Tara Blvd Exit and head south on Tara Blvd. 8.2 miles to Freeman Rd. Turn
left on Freeman Rd. and in about 2.5 miles turn left onto Shamrock Rd. just
before Freeman Rd. takes a sharp right curve. Turn left on Shamrock Rd., proceed
by the gate house (birders are allowed to bird the property for short periods of
times without paying the fishing fee) and head right towards Lake Blalock
parking lot. Respect all signs prohibiting access to areas around the lake.
[DeLorme: p. 26, grid F-4; Birding Georgia: p. 85]
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* Georgia statewide
* August 28, 2004
* GAGA0408.28
- Birds Reported
Roseate Spoonbill
“Brewster’s Warbler”
Blue-winged Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Upland Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Piping Plover
Long-billed Curlew
Whimbrel
Reddish Egret
-Transcript
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
date: August 31, 2004
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: August 28, 2004 (10:09 pm)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: James F. Flynn, Jr.
The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Saturday night
telephone report, August 28, 2004. The RBA is a service of the Georgia
Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA.
A juvenile ROSEATE SPOONBILL has been discovered at Lake Blalock, Henry Co. on
the property of the Clayton Co. Water Authority. The bird was first discovered a
couple of days ago, but its presence has only recently been made known to the
birding community. The bird was not seen on Friday but was observed Saturday.
Directions: From I-75 south out of Atlanta, take the US 19/US 41 Tara Blvd Exit
and head south on Tara Blvd. 8.2 miles to Freeman Rd. Turn left on Freeman Rd.
and in about 2.5 miles turn left onto Shamrock Rd. just before Freeman Rd. takes
a sharp right curve. Turn left on Shamrock Rd., proceed by the gate house
(birders are allowed to bird the property for short periods of times without
paying the fishing fee) and head right towards Lake Blalock parking lot. Look
for the spoonbill along the shoreline. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid F-4; Birding
Georgia: p. 85]
Bob Zaremba reported that 12 species of warblers were observed Saturday at
Kennesaw Mt. National Battlefield Park, Marietta, GA, including an immature male
“BREWSTER’S WARBLER,” one BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, four CERULEAN WARBLERS, and
SUMMER and SCARLET TANAGERS. [DeLorme: p. 20, grid G-1; Birding Georgia: p. 71]
David Hedeen reported an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER near Robinson Nature Preserve,
Cobb Co., on Saturday. Robinson Nature Preserve is located off of Atlanta Rd.
near the Chattahoochee River. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid A-2]
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=15763
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=16186
On Friday, Bob Zaremba reported
three UPLAND SANDPIPERS and three BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS at the Harris Farm
Unit of Sod Atlanta, Taylorsville, Bartow Co. The Upland Sandpipers were not
reported on Saturday. Access to the sod farm has been restrictive lately, but
the sandpipers were viewable from Taylorsville Rd. with a scope. [DeLorme: p.
19, grid E-7; Birding Georgia: p. 33]
On Thursday, Brandon Noel reported 123 PIPING PLOVERS, three LONG-BILLED
CURLEWS, one WHIMBREL, as many at 20 REDDISH EGRETS and 16 ROSEATE SPOONBILLS.
Little St. Simons is a private island with restricted access. [DeLorme: p. 63,
grid D-9]
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=15538
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* Georgia statewide
* August 28, 2004
* GAGA0408.28
- Birds Reported
Roseate Spoonbill
Yellow-headed Blackbird (not seen)
-Transcript
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
date: August 28, 2004
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: August 28, 2004 (1:48 pm)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: James F. Flynn, Jr.
The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Saturday
afternoon telephone report, August 28, 2004. The RBA is a service of the Georgia
Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA.
A juvenile ROSEATE SPOONBILL has been discovered at Lake Blalock, Henry Co. on
the property of the Clayton Co. Water Authority. The bird was first discovered a
couple of days ago, but its presence has only recently been made known to the
birding community. The bird was not seen on Friday but was observed today.
Directions: From I-75 south out of Atlanta, take the US 19/US 41 Tara Blvd Exit
and head south on Tara Blvd. 8.2 miles to Freeman Rd. Turn left on Freeman Rd.
and in about 2.5 miles turn left onto Shamrock Rd. just before Freeman Rd. takes
a sharp right curve. Turn left on Shamrock Rd., proceed by the gate house
(birders are allowed to bird the property for short periods of times without
paying the fishing fee) and head right towards Lake Blalock parking lot. Look
for the spoonbill along the shoreline. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid F-4; Birding
Georgia: p. 85]
The Yellow-headed Blackbird at the Wild Birds Unlimited on St. Simons Island has
not been reported since Monday, 8/23.
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* Georgia statewide
* August 24, 2004
* GAGA0408.24
- Birds Reported
Swallow-tailed Kite
Mississippi Kite
Connecticut Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Baltimore Oriole
Baird’s Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Yellow-headed Blackbird
-Transcript
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
date: August 24, 2004
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: August 24, 2004 (9:13 pm)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: James F. Flynn, Jr.
The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Tuesday evening
telephone report, August 22, 2004. The RBA is a service of the Georgia
Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA.
On Sunday, 8/22, Mark Beebe reported a congregation of eleven SWALLOW-TAILED
KITES along GA 196 in Long Co. south of Glennville, GA, about a mile east of the
Tattnall/Long Co. line. [DeLorme p. 54, grid D-3]
Also on Sunday, Earl Horn and Jim Flynn reported seven SWALLOW-TAILED KITES
along Raybon Rock Rd., Brantley Co. [DeLorme p. 62, grid E-1]
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=13430
Sharon Allsup reported a
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE in Coweta Co. The bird was seen along GA 16, 200 yards south
of the Bibb Rd. (CR 433) intersection north of Newnan, GA, before you get to
Sargent, GA. [DeLorme p. 25, grid G-8]
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=14019
Carole Ludwig reported twelve
MISSISSIPPI KITES on 8/18 in Oconee Co. {DeLorme p. 28, grid 3-A]
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=10587
Iain Stephenson reported a
CONNECTICUT WARBLER at Kennesaw Mt. on Sunday, 8/22. There bird was seen at
about 9:00 AM, just befoe yellow post no. 7 on the right hand side of the road
as you are heading up the mountain. [DeLorme: p. 20, grid G-1; Birding Georgia:
p. 71]
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=12809
Today (8/24), Giff Beaton
reported 14 species of warblers at Kennesaw Mt., including seven CERULEAN
WARBLERS, two BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS, one GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, and one KENTUCKY
WARBLER (but no Connecticut Warbler). Also seen was a female BALTIMORE ORIOLE.
[DeLorme: p. 20, grid G-1; Birding Georgia: p. 71]
Earl Horn and Jim Flynn reported two BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS in south Appling Co. at
a cattle ranch along GA 121/GA 15, just south of where these two routes split.
The ranch is on the west side of the road. Permission is required to bird the
area. [DeLorme p. 53, grid H-10]
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=13430
A possible BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER was reported today at EL Huie Land Application Facility in the
northwest pond by James Brooks. James provided a good description of the bird.
[DeLorme: p. 26, grid F-3; Birding Georgia: p. 85]
On Wednesday, 8/18, Marion Dobbs reported that she Giff Beaton and Noah Kahn
found a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH near the Sandy Ford Rd. (a.k.a. Dicks Creek Rd. in
DeLorme) crossing of Warwoman Creek. [DeLorme p. 17, grid C-4]
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=10490
On Thursday, 8/19, Lydia
Thompson reported that a female YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was being seen at the
feeders at Wild Birds Unlimited on St. Simons I. [DeLorme p. 63, grid F-8]
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=13627
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* Georgia statewide
* August 22, 2004
* GAGA0408.22
- Birds Reported
Lark Sparrow
Mississippi Kite
Stilt Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Northern Pintail
Ring-necked Duck
Gray Kingbird
Upland Sandpiper
Wood Stork
Tricolored Heron
TROPICBIRD SP.
BROWN BOOBY
Magnificent Frigatebird
-Transcript
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
date: August 24, 2004
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: August 22, 2004 (12:50 pm)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: James F. Flynn, Jr.
The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Sunday afternoon
telephone report, August 22, 2004. The RBA is a service of the Georgia
Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA.
On Friday, 8/20, Bill Blakeslee reported three LARK SPARROWS from two different
locations. Two immatures were observed behind the boardwalk where the grass
merges with dunes at the 4-H center on Jekyll Island [DeLorme: p. 63, grid H-7;
Birding Georgia: p. 203] and an adult was seen at the end of the old runway near
the “Teal Pond & Greenhead Pond” sign at Harris Neck NWR. [DeLorme: p. 55, grid
G-9; Birding Georgia: p. 185]
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=12697
Mark Davis discovered a
MISSISSIPPI KITE at the Newman Wetlands Center, located along Freeman Rd. south
of Jonesboro, Clayton Co., on Friday. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid F-4; Birding
Georgia: p. 85]
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=11376
At the EL Huie ponds, three
STILT SANDPIPERS continued on Saturday, as well as a SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (HENDERSONI
SSP.), three LESSER YELLOWLEGS, five SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, one SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPERS, PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, two female NORTHERN PINTAIL,
and two RING-NECKED DUCKS. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid F-3; Birding Georgia: p. 85]
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=12909
There have been several reports
of GRAY KINGBIRDS on Tybee Island in the commercial district. [DeLorme: p. 39,
grid B-10; Birding Georgia: p. 179]
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=7968
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=8405
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=11798
On Sunday, 8/15, three UPLAND
SANDPIPERS were seen at the Marshallville sod farm in Macon Co. by Walt
Chambers. [DeLorme: p. 42, grid D-2]
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=8057
Dan Demko and Mary Provost
reported two WOOD STORKS on upper Lake Horton where Brooks-Woolsey Rd. crosses
the lake in Fayette Co. On Sunday, Dan had two immature TRICOLORED HERONS at a
private pond along Burch Lake Rd. near Lake Horton. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid H-2;
Birding Georgia: p. 91]
A Thursday, 8/19, pelagic trip out of Savannah yielded the following species:
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD, a TROPICBIRD SP., and three BROWN BOOBIES.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=11081
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* Georgia statewide
* August 14, 2004
* GAGA0408.14
- Birds Reported
Bewick’s Wren (no reports)
Upland Sandpiper
Horned Lark
Stilt Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Northern Pintail
Ring-necked Duck
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Wood Stork
Turkey Vulture
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Little Blue Heron
Cattle Egret
Barn Swallow
Green Heron
Tricolored Heron
-Transcript
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
date: August 16, 2004
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: August 14, 2004 (9:41 pm)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: James F. Flynn, Jr.
The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Saturday evening
telephone report, August 14, 2004. The RBA is a service of the Georgia
Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA.
There have been no further reports of the Bewick’s Wrens. One of the birds was
last seen and photographed by Sandy Pangle on Wednesday, 8/4. For more
information:
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0407&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=12319
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=937
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=2204
Jim Flynn and Earl Horn reported an UPLAND SANDPIPER at the Harris Farm section
of Sod Atlanta in extreme southwest Bartow Co. on Friday, 8/13. Access to the
sod farm has been restrictive lately, but the sandpiper was viewable from
Taylorsville Rd. with a scope. Jim and Earl also reported HORNED LARKS at this
location. [DeLorme: p. 19, grid E-7; Birding Georgia: p. 33]
On Saturday, Jeff Sewell birded EL Huie, Clayton, both in the morning and
afternoon. Species observed by Jeff: STILT SANDPIPER (adult) in the northwest
pond (Pond A, where most of the shorebirds were), WESTERN SANDPIPER, 3 SOLITARY
SANDPIPERS, 2 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 2 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 15 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, 12 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 1 female NORTHERN PINTAIL, a pair of
RING-NECKED DUCKS, COOPER’S HAWK, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, RED-TAILED HAWK, 30 BARN
SWALLOWS, 1 WOOD STORK (soaring with TURKEY VULTURES over the property), GREAT
BLUE HERONS, GREAT EGRETS, LITTLE BLUE HERONS, 1 CATTLE EGRET, and GREEN HERONS.
A TRICOLORED HERON also visited the ponds recently. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid F-3;
Birding Georgia: p. 85] For more information:
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=7361
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- RBA
* Georgia
* Georgia statewide
* August 5, 2004
* GAGA0408.05
- Birds Reported
BEWICK’S WREN
-Transcript
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
date: August 5, 2004
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: August 5, 2004 (7:08 pm)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: James F. Flynn, Jr.
The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Thursday evening
telephone report, August 5, 2004. The RBA is a service of the Georgia
Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA.
This is an update of the discovery of the BEWICK’S WRENS at Chickamauga &
Chattahoochee National Military Park located in northwest Georgia near Ft.
Oglethorpe, GA, and south of Chattanooga, TN, by Sandy Pangle. The birds were
reported Wednesday afternoon by Paul Raney and one was photographed Wednesday
evening by Sandy Pangle. Directions are as follows: Take I-75 north to Exit 350,
GA 2 (there is a sign for the Military Park at this exit); head west on GA 2,
then south on US 27 to the north entrance of the park; continue along US 27
through the park to the first light (park headquarters is at this light on the
right); continue though the light for 0.25 – 0.5 mis. and turn left on Alexander
Bridge Rd.; proceed along Alexander Bridge Rd. to Brotherton Rd. and turn left
onto Brotherton Rd.; continue until you see a clearing on the right; there is a
sign for Brides House (sp.?); the birds have been seen at the back of the
clearing beyond a cannon. For more information:
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0407&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=12319
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=937
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0408&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=2204
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