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Rare Bird Alert
Species reported:
MacGillivray's Warbler ++ (not seen)
Dickcissel
Lincoln's Sparrow
++ refers to species that are on the Georgia Ornithological Society Checklist
and Records Committee "review list". Documentation is requested for these
species.
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: Thursday, September 30, 2004 ( 9:30 p.m.)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Michael Beohm
The following is a transcription of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The RBA is a
service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. (To join the Georgia
Ornithological Society, send a check to GOS, P.O. Box 181, High Shoals, Ga.
30645. Dues are $20/year). Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. Some of these
reports were taken from Georgia Birders Online.
Highlights:
The probable MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER has not been seen since Tuesday. It was
first discovered Karen Theodorou at BirdWatcher's Supply Company in Duluth just
north of Gwinnett Mall in Gwinnett County. Karen first saw the bird briefly on
Tuesday and relocated it on Wednesday. It was seen later in the day by several
observers. Photographs have been sent to experts for confirmation. If confirmed,
this would be only the second record for Georgia. The first one was caught at
the Jekyll Island banding station in 1987. From downtown Atlanta take I-85 past
I-285 and take a left at the Pleasant Hill exit. Go northward toward downtown
Duluth past Gwinnett Mall on the right. Just past that is a large shopping
center. In the middle of the shopping center is Birdwatcher's Supply Company.
Park in the parking lot. If you are there during business hours, go through the
store to a brush pile just back of the store. If you get there early, locate the
store and go around either end of the shopping center. There is a hummingbird
feeder, a couple of platform feeders, and a large brush pile. The bird was seen
several times in the brush pile and at least once left of the north end away
from the mall in the small woods.
Grant McCreary found a LINCOLN'S SPARROW in Forsyth County at the Blue Heron
Nature Preserve. This is a small private park in his subdivision in Cumming.
A DICKCISSEL was seen at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park by Mark
Davis. This is the first record of this species for this location. [DeLorme: p.
20, grid G-1; Birding Georgia: p. 71]
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MacGillivray's Warbler ++
++ refers to species that are on the Georgia Ornithological Society Checklist
and Records Committee "review list". Documentation is requested for these
species.
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 ( 9:30 p.m.)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Michael Beohm
The following is a transcription of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The RBA is a
service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. (To join the Georgia
Ornithological Society, send a check to GOS, P.O. Box 181, High Shoals, Ga.
30645. Dues are $20/year). Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. Some of these
reports were taken from Georgia Birders Online.
Highlights:
A probable first fall male MacGillivray's Warbler was seen this afternoon at
Birdwatcher's Supply Company in Duluth just north of Gwinnett Mall in Gwinnett
County. It was also relocated later in the day by several observers. Photographs
of the bird have been sent to experts for confirmation. This species is a
western warbler that is a very rare but regular stray to eastern North America.
If confirmed, this would be only the second record for Georgia. The first one
was caught at the Jekyll Island banding station in 1987, and there was also an
unconfirmed report from the early 1980's. From downtown Atlanta take I-85 past
I-285 and take a left at the Pleasant Hill exit. Go northward toward downtown
Duluth past Gwinnett Mall on the right. Just past that is a large shopping
center. In the middle of the shopping center is Birdwatcher's Supply Company.
Park in the parking lot. If you are there during business hours, go through the
store to a brush pile just back of the st ore. If you get there early, locate
the store and go around either end of the shopping center. There is a
hummingbird feeder, a couple of platform feeders, and a large brush pile. The
bird was seen several times in the brush pile and at least once left of the
north end away from the mall in the small woods.
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* Georgia statewide
* September 26, 2004
* GAGA0409.26
- Birds Reported
Olive-side Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Mourning Warbler
Black-billed Cuckoo
Nashville Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Black-necked Stilt
Roseate Spoonbill
Willet
-Transcript
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
date: September 26, 2004
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: September 26, 2004 (11:59 pm)
compiler: James F. Flynn Jr. (filling in temporarily for Jeff Sewell)
transcriber: James F. Flynn, Jr.
NOTE: We apologize that the RBA has been off line for the better part of a week,
but we believe that it is fully functional now. The last announcement was
compiled by Jeff on Sunday, September 19.
Highlights of the this report include OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS at Sweetwater
Creek State Park on Friday; and at the Cochran Shoals Unit of the Chattahoochee
River National Recreation Area on Saturday; YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS at
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park and the Cochran Shoals Unit on
Saturday; an adult female MOURNING WARBLER and a juvenile BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO at
Cochran Shoals; a BLACK-NECKED STILT in southwest Burke Co.; ROSEATE SPOONBILL
in Bleckley Co.; and a belated re-sighting of a WILLET at West Point Dam.
On Friday morning, Chris Loudermilk reported an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER at
Sweetwater Creek State Park, Douglas Co. The bird was observed along the creek
trail where the bridge crosses over Sweetwater Creek. Sweetwater Creek State
Park is located off of I-20 between Atlanta and Douglasville.
[DeLorme: p. 25, grid B-10; Birding Georgia: p. 67]
On Saturday, Iain Stephenson reported via GABO-L that he observed an adult
female MOURNING WARBLER, a juvenile BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, a YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER and an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER at the Cochran Shoals Unit of the
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. All of these birds were found
along what is known as the "Philadelphia Vireo Trail." To get to the
"Philadelphia Vireo trail," continue on the main path past the bathrooms, over
the bridge, and within 300 or so yards look for a small trail off to the right
that follows the sewer line. [DeLorme: p. 20, grid H-2; Birding
Georgia: p. 79]
Also reported to GABO-L on Saturday, Bob Zaremba stated a YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER and 17 species of warblers, including a NASHVILLE and three
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS were found on Kennesaw Mt. this morning. [DeLorme:
p. 20, grid G-1; Birding Georgia: p. 71]
In southwest Burke Co., Jim Flynn and Earl Horn located a BLACK-NECKED STILT at
a private lake on Saturday evening.
On Wednesday, September 22, Larry Ross reported to GABO-L that a ROSEATE
SPOONBILL was observed on private property in Bleckley Co. The bird did not
remain at this location, but Larry noted that there are several ponds along GA
26 south of Cochran where the bird may show up.
A belated report from last Sunday, Denny and Pam McClure observed the WILLET,
originally found in the wake of Hurricane Ivan, at West Point Dam.
[DeLorme: p. 24, grid E/F-2; Birding Georgia: p. 64]
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Black Skimmer
Black-necked Stilt
Sooty Tern
Pomarine Jaeger
Red-necked Phalarope
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel ++
American Avocet (Alabama)
Royal Tern
Baird’s Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Sanderling
Roseate Spoonbill
Laughing Gull
Forster’s Tern
Common Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Osprey
Marbled Godwit
Snow Goose
Long-billed Dowitcher
Black-bellied Plover
Mississippi Kite
Mourning Warbler
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ++
++ refers to species that are on the Georgia Ornithological Society Checklist
and Records Committee "review list". Documentation is requested for these
species.
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: Friday, September 17, 2004 ( 10:03 p.m.)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Michael Beohm
The following is a transcription of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The RBA is a
service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. (To join the Georgia
Ornithological Society, send a check to GOS, P.O. Box 181, High Shoals, Ga.
30645. Dues are $20/year). Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. Some of these
reports were taken from Georgia Birders Online.
Highlights:
Hurricane Ivan has brought many storm-driven birds into the state from the Gulf
of Mexico, including BLACK SKIMMERS, BLACK-NECKED STILTS, SOOTY TERNS, POMARINE
JAEGERS, and a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE.
The rarest species seen was a BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL++ seen at Lake Walter F.
George by Lorna West and Geoff Hill. It was seen from the Alabama side of the
lake at Lake Point State Park, but was in Georgia. Geoff also had 5 BLACK
SKIMMERS, 1 BLACK-NECKED STILT, and an AMERICAN AVOCET on the Alabama side of
Lake Walter F.George, and from the dam (which is in Georgia) he found an adult
POMERINE JAEGER, 2 ROYAL TERNS, and 5 BLACK SKIMMERS. [DeLorme: p. 48, grid G-1;
Birding Georgia: p. 131]
From Turf Grass America in Floyd County off Highway 100 south of the Etowah
River, Marion Dobbs reported a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, 1 RUDDY TURNSTONE, 5
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, and 2 STILT SANDPIPERS. [DeLorme: p. 18, grid C,D-3]
From the Bostwick Sod Farm in Morgan County on Gilbert Road (just off Highway
83), Mark Freeman reports a BLACK SKIMMER, 4 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, and a
SANDERLING. [DeLorme: p.28, grid B-1]
Carol Lambert found a BLACK SKIMMER (a first for the Atlanta area), BLACK-NECKED
STILT, and a STILT SANDPIPER at the E. L. Huie Land Application Facility in
Clayton County. Carol said that an employee of the Clayton County Water
Authority reported a ROSEATE SPOONBILL along Miller Rock Road. This is probably
the same bird that was at Lake Blalock last month. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid F-3;
Birding Georgia: p. 85]
From Long Cane Park at West Point Lake, Michael Beohm reported a BLACK SKIMMER,
3 CASPIAN TERNS, 55 LAUGHING GULLS, and from the dam he observed a SOOTY TERN.
[DeLorme: p. 24, grid E/F-2; Birding Georgia: p. 64] Earlier that day he also
found 10 LAUGHING GULLS near Thomaston.
Walt Chambers reported 2 BLACK-NECKED STILTS, 17 LAUGHING GULLS, and a SNOW
GOOSE from Oxbow Meadows in Columbus. [DeLorme: p. 40, grid E-2] At West Point
Lake he also found a light adult POMERINE JAEGER, 8 LAUGHING GULLS, FORSTER'S
TERNS, COMMON TERNS, 2 GULL-BILLED TERNS, and 6 SOOTY TERNS. [DeLorme: p. 24,
grid E/F-2; Birding Georgia: p. 64]
Earl Horn found 2 SOOTY TERNS at Lake Lanier (an adult and an immature), 2
LAUGHING GULLS, and an OSPREY. The birds were at Lanier Park, which is now open
to birders. [DeLorme: p. 21, grid D-6; Birding Georgia: p. 96]
Joshua Spence saw a MARBLED GODWIT and many SWALLOWS at a sod farm in Murray Co.
Sandy Pangle reports 3 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 2 MARBLED GODWITS, 1
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 1 MISSISSIPPI KITE, 1 STILT SANDPIPER, and a LAUGHING GULL
at the Legacy Sod Farm, which is directly across the street from the Etowah
Indian Mounds. Absolutely, do not enter the sod farm property! [DeLorme: p. 19,
grid E-8,9]
Also from the Legacy Sod Farm, Ken Blankenship reported a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
and 3 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS. [DeLorme: p. 19, grid E-8,9]
Three BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were seen at the Titan Turf Farm near Statesboro
(formerly called the East Georgia Sod Farm) by Russ Wigh. [DeLorme: p. 46, grid
E-3; Birding Georgia: p. 166]
A MOURNING WARBLER was located at Kennesaw Mountain by Giff Beaton yesterday
near the "saddle area." [DeLorme: p. 20, grid G-1; Birding Georgia: p. 71]
Here are some corrections to the previous post about the BLACK-BELLIED
WHISTLING-DUCKS seen by Michael Bell at Lake Seminole. From Bainbridge take
Spring Creek Road (Highway 253) out towards Lake Seminole. Turn right at the
brown sign for Smith Landing. At the end of this road there is no sign, but turn
left and you will soon come to Smith Landing. From the boat ramp, paddle to your
right and after about 500 yards turn left at the orange buoys and go 100 yards,
then turn right and paddle 300 yards.
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ++
Merlin
Stilt Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Boat-tailed Grackle
Lark Sparrow
++ refers to species that are on the Georgia Ornithological Society Checklist
and Records Committee "review list". Documentation is requested for these
species.
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: Saturday, September 14, 2004 ( 9:23 p.m.)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Michael Beohm
The following is a transcription of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The RBA is a
service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. (To join the Georgia
Ornithological Society, send a check to GOS, P.O. Box 181, High Shoals, Ga.
30645. Dues are $20/year). Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. Some of these
reports were taken from Georgia Birders Online.
Highlights:
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS at Lake Seminole. LARK SPARROW in Clinch County.
STILT SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and MERLIN from a sod farm.
Two BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS were reported on Georgia Birders Online by
Michael Bell. They were relocated on Sunday at the Spring Creek arm of Lake
Seminole (DeLorme page 64, grid A-4) by Michael who had received a report of
them a week earlier. You will need a boat. Directions: From Bainbridge take
Spring Creek Rd. (Hwy 253) out towards Lake Seminole. Turn right at the brown
sign for Smith Landing. At the end of this road there is no sign, but turn left
and you will soon come to Smith Landing. From the boat ramp paddle to your right
(upstream) and in about 500 yds turn left just before some orange buoys into a
backwater (don't take the first left as it will lead you back downstream). Go
about 100 yds and turn right and paddle another 300 yds or so looking for the
birds. There were a lot of Wood Ducks in here, which are of course are very
skittish. This species has been expanding its range from Florida and there have
been a few recent records from Georgia since the first sighting at E.L. Huie a
few years ago.
Jim Flynn and Earl Horn birded
in Echols, Clinch, and Lanier Counties on Sunday. They found a LARK SPARROW in
Western Clinch County along Arabia Church Road (DeLorme page 60, grid F-2 and
F-3) just west of the Arabia Swamp. They also found a MERLIN, WESTERN SANDPIPER,
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, and a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER at the O'Brien Super Sod
Farm in Lanier County. This sod farm is located off Highway 221 on County Road
147 just west of the powerline cut. They also reported a STILT SANDPIPER in a
flooded field in Dooly County along Highway 329 at its intersection with
Summerville Road (DeLorme page 32, gird F-4) and another STILT SANDPIPER at the
Marshallville Sod Farm. Another interesting sighting was of 25 BOAT-TAILED
GRACKLES at a pond in Lanier County.
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Sooty Tern
Common Tern
Forster’s Tern
Caspian Tern
Eared Grebe
Red Knot
Blue-winged Teal
Laughing Gull
Red-necked Phalarope
Sanderling
Wilson’s Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Peregrine Falcon
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Bank Swallow
Least Flycatcher
Northern Waterthrush
Yellow Warbler
Ruddy Turnstone
Mississippi Kite
American Golden-Plover
++ refers to species that are on the Georgia Ornithological Society Checklist
and Records Committee "review list". Documentation is requested for these
species.
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: Saturday, September 11, 2004 ( 9:35 p.m.)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Michael Beohm
The following is a transcription of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The RBA is a
service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. (To join the Georgia
Ornithological Society, send a check to GOS, P.O. Box 181, High Shoals, Ga.
30645. Dues are $20/year). Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. Some of these
reports were taken from Georgia Birders Online.
Highlights:
Many of the SOOTY TERNS and RED-NECKED PHALAROPES in North Georgia may have
departed although SOOTY TERNS still are being seen at Lake Lanier and at Lake
Tobesofkee near Macon. AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER in Bartow County. RUDDY TURNSTONE
in Cobb County. RED KNOT, EARED GREBE, 300 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, SOOTY TERN, and a
COMMON TERN from Carter's Lake.
Four SOOTY TERNS were seen at Lake Tobesofkee in Macon by Jerry Amerson and Paul
Johnson.
Two SOOTY TERNS were reported on Wednesday at Lake Lanier by Earl Horn. Other
tern species such as COMMON TERNS, CASPIAN TERNS, and FORSTER'S TERNS are also
being observed. [DeLorme: p. 21, grid D-6; Birding Georgia: p. 96]
Josh Spence found a SOOTY TERN, EARED GREBE, RED KNOT, and 300 BLUE-WINGED TEAL
on Wednesday at Carter's Lake in Murray County. [DeLorme: p. 13, grid G-10;
Birding Georgia: p. 38]
Two SOOTY TERNS, 7 COMMON TERNS, 7 juvenile LAUGHING GULLS, 3 RED-NECKED
PHALAROPES, 2 SANDERLINGS, and 12 EARED GREBES were found on Friday at the Plant
Scherer Ash Pond in Monroe County by a group of birders which included, Michael
Beohm, Terry Johnson, Todd Schneider, Jim Ozier, and Jerry and Rose Payne. Tours
to this location must be scheduled in advance through the Department of Natural
Resources. [DeLorme: p. 34, grid D-4]
From Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Bob Zaremba reported 18
species of warblers, including WILSON'S WARBLER, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, 3
BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS, and a PEREGRINE FALCON (the 23rd fall sighting for this
species at Kennesaw). [DeLorme: p. 20, grid G-1; Birding Georgia: p. 71]
Marion Dobbs saw a SANDERLING, 5 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, 5 WESTERN SANDPIPERS,
80 TREE SWALLOWS, 20 BARN SWALLOWS, and 3 BANK SWALLOWS at Turf Grass Atlanta
(DeLorme page 18, grid C-3) west of Rome. Turn south on Highway 100 and go over
the Etowah River, and the sod farm is on the left. You must ask permission to
bird this area and it is closed to birding on Sundays.
Russ Wigh found a LEAST FLYCATCHER today at Skidaway Island at the same location
he found one last year.
A YELLOW WARBLER and a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH were seen by Jeff Madsen at the
South Peachtree Creek Nature Preserve which is now called the Clyde Sheppard
Nature Preserve. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid A-4]
Sandy Pangle reported a breeding plumaged RUDDY TURNSTONE at Lake Acworth.
[DeLorme: p. 19, grid F-10]
Bill Lotz and Jeff Sewell were at the Chickamauga National Battlefield Park in
North Georgia today, searching unsuccessfully for a Bewick's Wren which had been
reported from the area back in August. They did find a flock of 23 MISSISSIPPI
KITES heading south around 11 a.m. near the town of Ft. Oglethorpe. They also
had a juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER at the Harris Unit of Sod Atlanta in
Bartow County (Birding Georgia page 36, or DeLorme page 19, grid E-7). Please
ask permission before birding this location.
About 300 LESSER YELLOWLEGS were at the Legacy Sod Farm in Bartow County. You
must scan this area from the public road, and never venture onto the property!
[DeLorme: p. 19, grid E-8,9]
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Birds reported:
American White Pelican
American Avocet
American Golden-Plover
Sanderling
Upland Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope
Caspian Tern
Bridled Tern
Sooty Tern
BROWN NODDY++
Forster's Tern
Common Tern
Black Tern
Bobolink
++ refers to species that are on the Georgia Ornithological Society Checklist
and Records Committee "review list". Documentation is requested for these
species.
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: Wednesday, September 8, 2004 ( 9:35 p.m.)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Michael Beohm
The following is a transcription of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The RBA is a
service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. (To join the Georgia
Ornithological Society, send a check to GOS, P.O. Box 181, High Shoals, Ga.
30645. Dues are $20/year). Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. Some of these
reports were taken from Georgia Birders Online.
Highlights:
The passing of Hurricane Frances has resulted in a number of SOOTY TERNS and
RED-NECKED PHALAROPES being seen in the Atlanta area. A BROWN NODDY from the
Jekyll Island Causeway. AMERICAN AVOCETS, AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, RED-NECKED
PHALAROPE, and AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS from the Legacy Sod Farm.
On Tuesday, SOOTY TERNS were reported from Lake Blalock in Henry County, Lake
Jackson, Lake Lanier, Lake Oconee in Greene County, and Tybee Island. New
reports of this species have been received today.
From West Point Lake Dam in Troup County, Bob Zaremba reported 5 SOOTY TERNS, 6
CASPIAN TERNS, 10 BLACK TERNS, and FORSTER'S TERNS. [DeLorme: p. 24, grid E/F-2;
Birding Georgia: p. 64]
Earl Horn reported 2 SOOTY TERNS, 7 BLACK TERNS, 4 FORSTER'S TERNS, 2 CASPIAN
TERNS, and 2 COMMON TERNS from Lake Lanier [DeLorme: p. 21, grid D-6; Birding
Georgia: p. 96]. Yesterday, 7 SOOTY TERNS were seen at this location and 3 were
found there earlier today at the Buford Dam. Earl mentioned that Lanier Park is
now open again after being closed for many years.
An injured SOOTY TERN was recovered from a yard in Thomaston, Upson County, by
the Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday.
From the Legacy Sod Farm in Bartow County which is located across the street
from the Etowah Indian Mounds, Ian Stephenson reported 18 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 2
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, and 5 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS.
[DeLorme: p. 19, grid E-8,9]
RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen at the sod farm beside the Cartersville West
Industrial Park on Highway 113. BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS have also been observed
there recently. [DeLorme: p. 19, grid E-8]
From the ponds on Brandon Farms Road off Highway 113 in southwest Bartow County,
Ian Stephenson also found another RED-NECKED PHALAROPE and 35 BLUE-WINGED TEAL.
[DeLorme: p. 19, grid E-8]
A SANDERLING, STILT SANDPIPERS, and a BOBOLINK were found at the ponds at the E.
L. Huie Land Application Facility. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid F-3; Birding Georgia:
p. 85]
An out-of-state birder reported to Lydia Thompson a BROWN NODDY resting on a
concrete structure at the entrance to the Jekyll Island Causeway near Brunswick.
The bird appeared exhausted and allowed a close approach. [DeLorme: p. 63, grid
G-7; Birding Georgia: p. 203]
Sandy Pangle reported an UPLAND SANDPIPER and 4 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES from the
Legacy Sod Farm yesterday. Do not enter the sod farm property and only view this
location only from the road! [DeLorme: p. 19, grid E-8,9]
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Birds reported:
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope
Caspian Tern
Bridled Tern
Sooty Tern
Black Tern
++ refers to species that are on the Georgia Ornithological Society Checklist
and Records Committee "review list". Documentation is requested for these
species.
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: Tuesday, September 7, 2004 ( 9:35 p.m.)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Michael Beohm
The following is a transcription of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The RBA is a
service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. (To join the Georgia
Ornithological Society, send a check to GOS, P.O. Box 181, High Shoals, Ga.
30645. Dues are $20/year). Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. Some of these
reports were taken from Georgia Birders Online.
Highlights:
Hurricane Frances has brought an influx of SOOTY TERNS and RED-NECKED PHALAROPES
to our state. There are several locations where they have been seen in the
Atlanta area.
On Monday, Deb Barreiro had numerous SOOTY TERNS and 2 BRIDLED TERNS on Tybee
Island. She saw them from Seventh Street. [DeLorme: p. 39, grid B-10; Birding
Georgia: p. 179]
Carol Lambert reported 3 SOOTY TERNS and a CASPIAN TERN at Lake Blalock in Henry
County. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid F-4; Birding Georgia: p. 85] She also saw 2 BLACK
TERNS, 6 STILT SANDPIPERS, 30 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 5 GREATER YELLOWLEGS,
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and one SANDERLING at the E. L. Huie Land Application
Facility. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid F-3; Birding Georgia: p. 85]
From Lake Jackson (DeLorme page 27, grid G-8) near Highway 212, Tim Keyes
reported 3 SOOTY TERNS.
From Lake Lanier, Jim Flynn located 7 adult SOOTY TERNS this afternoon. They
were seen from the Lower Overlook on the Gwinnett County side of Buford Dam Road
(DeLorme page 21, grid D-6).
Earl Horn found 4 SOOTY TERNS, 3 adults and an immature, at Lake Oconee near
Highway 78 ( DeLorme page 28, grid D-4). The birds were viewed from the fishing
bridge beside the main bridge.
One RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was observed at the polo field beside the Robinson
Nature Preserve in Cobb County by David Hedeen. From I-285, go south about a
mile on Atlanta Road until you come to the Plant Atkinson Road and Log Cabin
Road. Turn left on Log Cabin Road, go to the top of the hill, turn right on
Woodland Brook Road, and go until you see Polo Lane. Turn right on Polo Lane,
park on the side of the road, walk east toward the Chattahoochee River, and scan
the flooded fields. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid A-2]
Bob Zaremba found a truly amazing 11 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES at Cartersville West
Industrial Park off Highway 113. [DeLorme: p. 19, grid E-8] He saw two more
RED-NECKED PHALAROPES at the Legacy Sod Farm which is across the street from the
Etowah Indian Mounds. There were also good numbers of STILT SANDPIPERS.
[DeLorme: p. 19, grid E-8,9]
Mark Freeman reported several STILT SANDPIPERS and a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
from a sod farm in Morgan County. [DeLorme: p.28, grid B-1]
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Birds reported:
Green Heron
Roseate Spoonbill (no report)
Swallow-tailed Kite
Common Moorhen
American Avocet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Stilt Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Summer Tanager
Baltimore Oriole
++ refers to species that are on the Georgia Ornithological Society Checklist
and Records Committee "review list". Documentation is requested for these
species.
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: Friday, September 5, 2004 ( 10:15 p.m.)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Michael Beohm
The following is a transcription of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The RBA is a
service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. (To join the Georgia
Ornithological Society, send a check to GOS, P.O. Box 181, High Shoals, Ga.
38645. Dues are $20/year). Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. Some of these
reports were taken from Georgia Birders Online.
Highlights:
The ROSEATE SPOONBILL was seen at Lake Blalock in Henry County. The BAIRD'S
SANDPIPER continues at the E. L. Huie Land Application Facility. A LEAST
FLYCATCHER and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER from Paulding County. From the Suwanee
Creek Greenway yesterday, WILSON'S WARBLER, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, GOLDEN-WINGED
WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, and MAGNOLIA WARBLER. BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER in
Bartow County. Two WILSON'S WARBLERS from Kennesaw Mountain. Forty-five AMERICAN
AVOCETS at the Andrews Island Spoil Site in Brunswick.
There were no reports today of the ROSEATE SPOONBILL in Henry County although it
was seen yesterday and may still be at this location. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid F-4;
Birding Georgia: p. 85]
The BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was relocated yesterday at the E. L. Huie Land Application
Facility in Clayton County. The ponds are being filled with water again, so the
bird may no longer be there. From Atlanta go south on Tara Boulevard and turn
left on Freeman Road. Turn left on Dixon Industrial Boulevard and turn left at
the entrance to the facility. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid F-3; Birding Georgia: p. 85]
The OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATHER was not reported today from the Clyde Shepard Nature
Preserve which was formally called the South Peachtree Creek Nature Preserve in
Decatur. Take I-285 towards Decatur. Turn left at Lawrenceville Highway. Go past
the Quick Trip and get in the right-hand lane. Turn right on Harrington Drive.
Turn right on Wood Cove Road which dead-ends at the park. Walk down the nature
trail on the left and go to the observation platform. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid A-4]
Two rare WILSON'S WARBLERS were found at Kennesaw Mountain. One was at the top
of the mountain, and the other was in a mixed flock of warblers at the bottom of
the mountain. Twenty species of warbler were observed at this location,
including 2 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, a TENNESSEE WARBLER, and many SCARLET and SUMMER
TANAGERS. [DeLorme: p. 20, grid G-1; Birding Georgia: p. 71]
A WILSON'S WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER, BLUE-WINGED WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER,
MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BALTIMORE ORIOLE, and a SUMMER TANAGER were reported from the
Richard Trice Trail of the Suwanee Creek Greenway in north Gwinnett County by
Earl Horn. They were near the parking lot at Martin Farm Road at the underpass
at Lawerenceville-Suwanee Road. [DeLorme: p. 21, grid F-6]
From Paulding County (DeLorme page 19, grid G-8) on Braswell Mountain Road, Jim
Flynn and Earl Horn found a LEAST FLYCATCHER at the powerline cut. Earl also
found a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER near this location.
Gene Keferl reported 45 AMERICAN AVOCETS at the Andrews Island Spoil Site among
thousands of other shorebirds. This site might be open again to birders so
please check the RBA or Georgia Birders Online at a later date for details about
this wonderful site. [DeLorme: p. 63, grid F-7; Birding Georgia: p. 200]
Two SWALLOW-TAILED KITES were seen at the Cartersville Airport in Bartow County
by Jeff Sewell and Bill Lotz. These are the same birds seen last weekend by
Chuck Saleeby (Delorme page 19, grid E-8). They were at the south end of the
airport foraging over Mountain View Church on Old Alabama Road.
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS are being seen at the sod farm on Highway 113 southwest
of Cartersville, just after you cross the river near the industrial park.
Very unusual for this area of the state, a juvenile COMMON MOORHEN was found at
the big pond on Harden Bridge Road (DeLorme page 19, grid E-7), just before the
road dead-ends at the Etowah River.
Three STILT SANDPIPERS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, WESTERN
SANDPIPERS, PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and GREEN HERONS were reported today from the
Legacy Sod Farm, which is across the street from the Etowah Indian Mounds in
Cartersville in Bartow County. Viewing should be conducted from the road. Do not
enter the sod farm property or you will be arrested! BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS
and a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER were observed at this location yesterday. [DeLorme: p.
19, grid E-8,9]
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Birds reported:
Roseate Spoonbill
Baird's Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Upland Sandpiper
Olive-sided Flycatcher
++ refers to species that are on the Georgia Ornithological Society Checklist
and Records Committee "review list". Documentation is requested for these
species.
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: Friday, September 3, 2004 ( 8:15 p.m.)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Michael Beohm
The following is a transcription of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The RBA is a
service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. (To join the Georgia
Ornithological Society, send a check to GOS, P.O. Box 181, High Shoals, Ga.
38645. Dues are $20/year). Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. Some of these
reports were taken from Georgia Birders Online.
Highlights:
The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues at Lake Blalock in Clayton/Henry Counties.
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER and a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER at the ponds at E.L. Huie.
Another BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was reported from Forsyth County. An OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER was seen for the second day at the South Peachtree Creek Nature
Preserve.
The juvenile ROSEATE SPOONBILL which was first reported to Carol Lambert on
August 26 at Lake Blalock, a facility of the Clayton County Water Authority, was
seen again today by several observers. It has been seen at several places along
the shore and is quite tame. It has also been observed feeding at the swampy
area beside the lake and also at Lake Shamrock. Take Tara Boulevard and turn
left at Freeman Road. Go 2.5 miles and turn left at Shamrock Road. Go past the
gatehouse, turn right, park near the bridge, and check the shoreline. [DeLorme:
p. 26, grid F-4; Birding Georgia: p. 85]
The BAIRD'S SANDPIPER reported yesterday by Walt Chambers was seen again today
by several observers at the south pond at E.L. Huie Land Application Facility in
Clayton County. A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen in the northwest pond by Ian
Stephenson. These two rare peeps have not been seen here at the same time in the
past. From Atlanta go south on Tara Boulevard and turn left on Freeman Road.
Turn left on Dixon Industrial Boulevard and turn left at the entrance to the
facility. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid F-3; Birding Georgia: p. 85]
The OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATHER seen yesterday by Art Hurt was relocated today by
Pierre Howard. It is at the Clyde Shepard Nature Preserve which was formally
called the South Peachtree Creek Nature Preserve in Decatur. Take I-285 towards
Decatur. Turn left at Lawrencville Highway. Go past the Quick Trip and get in
the right-hand lane. Turn right on Harrington Drive. Turn right on Wood Cove
Road which dead-ends at the park. Walk down the nature trail on the left and go
to the observation platform. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid A-4]
One UPLAND SANDPIPER was reported from the Legacy Sod Farm by Sandy Pangle. It
was at the big pond across the street from the Etowah Indian Mounds in
Cartersville in Bartow County. Viewing should be conducted from the road. Do not
enter the sod farm property! [DeLorme: p. 19, grid E-8,9]
Another juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was found by Jim Flynn yesterday in Forsyth
County at the American Protein Plant. Go north on Highway 400, turn right on
Highway 369, go east to the first traffic light, turn left on Highway 306, go
about a mile and half, and enter the main gate. Check in with the guard and ask
for permission to bird the location. The bird is at the small pond. [DeLorme: p.
21, grid C-6]
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Birds reported:
Roseate Spoonbill
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Black-bellied Plover
Piping Plover
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Red Knot
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Common Nighthawk
++ refers to species that are on the Georgia Ornithological Society Checklist
and Records Committee "review list". Documentation is requested for these
species.
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: Wednesday, September 1, 2004 ( 7:15 p.m.)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Michael Beohm
The following is a transcription of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The RBA is a
service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. (To join the Georgia
Ornithological Society, send a check to GOS, P.O. Box 181, High Shoals, Ga.
38645. Dues are $20/year). Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. Some of these
reports were taken from Georgia Birders Online.
Highlights:
The ROSEATE SPOONBILL continues at Lake Blalock in Clayton/Henry Counties. A
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, WESTERN SANDPIPERS, NORTHERN SHOVELERS, and BLUE-WINGED
TEAL at the ponds at E. L. Huie. Large flocks of COMMON NIGHTHAWKS are moving
through the state. From Little St. Simons, ROSEATE SPOONBILLS, RED KNOTS, and
PIPING PLOVERS.
The juvenile ROSEATE SPOONBILL which was first reported to Carol Lambert on
August 26 at Lake Blalock, a facility of the Clayton County Water Authority, was
seen again today by several observers. It has been seen at several places along
the shore and is quite tame. It has also been observed feeding at the swampy
area beside the lake. Take Tara Boulevard and turn left at Freeman Road. Go 2.5
miles and turn left at Shamrock Road. Go past the gatehouse, turn right, park
near the bridge, and check the shoreline. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid F-4; Birding
Georgia: p. 85]
COMMON NIGHTHAWKS are moving through the state in large numbers now. Billy
Dunbar also reported seeing a huge flock over his house in Oconee County.
Brandon Noel found a flock of 21 ROSEATE SPOONBILLS on August 30th at Little St.
Simons Island. As far as we know, this species does not breed in Georgia. He
also found 110 PIPING PLOVERS and 5,000 RED KNOTS. [DeLorme: p. 63, grid D-9]
A breeding plumaged BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER (considered a rare find at Huie), 4
WESTERN SANDPIPERS, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and NORTHERN SHOVELERS were seen at the E.
L. HUIE ponds by Jim Flynn, Earl Horn and Carol Lambert. As many as 10
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS were found there on Sunday, but these have since moved
on. The more usual shorebirds for this location include PECTORAL SANDPIPERS,
LEAST SANDPIPERS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, and SOLITARY
SANDPIPERS. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid F-3; Birding Georgia: p. 85]
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