October 2004 Georgia Statewide RBA Transcripts

October 2004 Georgia Statewide RBA Archives
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* Georgia statewide * October 31, 2004 * GAGA0410.31 - Birds Reported White-winged Dove Franklin’s Gull Red-breasted Nuthatch CAVE SWALLOW (NOT SEEN) SMOOTH-BILLED ANI (NOT SEEN) -Transcript hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert date: October 31, 2004 number: 770-493-8862 to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com coverage: Statewide compiled: October 31, 2004 (10:21 AM) compiler: Jeff Sewell transcriber: Steve Holzman The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Sunday morning telephone report, October 31, 2004. The RBA is a service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. The WHITE-WINGED DOVE on Jekyll Island was seen again on Friday afternoon after a 3 day search by Denny and Pam McClure. The bird has been seen off and on at Marjorie Clark's house on 4 Porter Lane More info here: http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=27875 http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=19932 http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=15731 On Sunday, October 31st, 3 FRANKLIN'S GULLS were observed by Jim Flynn and Earl Horn at West Point Lake in Troup County. They were re-sighted later in the day by Bob & Deb Zaremba. [DeLorme: p. 24, grid E/F-2; Birding Georgia: p. 64] http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=28824 Marion Dobbs reported 4 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES at Lavender Mt. on the Longleaf Pine Trail at Berry College in Floyd County. http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=27320 The CAVE SWALLOW at the Phinizy Swamp Nature Park in Augusta was NOT seen on a Saturday Field trip. [DeLorme: p. 31, grid G-7] Also, the SMOOTH-BILLED ANI reported last week on GABO-L, was NOT seen on an Okeefenokee NWR trip this past Saturday. top * Georgia statewide * October 28, 2004 * GAGA0410.28 - Birds Reported Clay-colored Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow CAVE SWALLOW White-winged Dove -Transcript hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert date: October 28, 2004 number: 770-493-8862 to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com coverage: Statewide compiled: October 28, 2004 (1:00 PM) compiler: Jeff Sewell transcriber: Steve Holzman The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Thursday afternoon telephone report, October 28, 2004. The RBA is a service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. The Cochran Shoals Unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area has had a number of great sparrows lately. On Wednesday Pierre Howard and others found the following sparrows in the field behind the bathrooms: CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, LE CONTE'S SPARROW, HENSLOW'S SPARROW, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. [DeLorme: p. 20, grid H-2; Birding Georgia: p. 79] http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=23544 The CAVE SWALLOW at the Phinizy Swamp Nature Park in Augusta was last reported on Wednesday Oct. 27. More information can be found in the following posts. [DeLorme: p. 31, grid G-7] http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=19184 http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=19077 http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=20330 The WHITE-WINGED DOVE on Jekyll Island has not been seen since Tuesday Oct 26. More info here: http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=19932 http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=15731 top * Georgia statewide * October 24, 2004 * GAGA0410.24 - Birds Reported CAVE SWALLOW White-winged Dove Golden Eagle Clay-colored Sparrow Franklin's Gull Stilt Sandpiper Dickcissel Lesser Black-backed Gull Lincoln's Sparrow Red-breasted Nuthatch Henslow's Sparrow Sedge Wren Sora -Transcript hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert date: October 24, 2004 number: 770-493-8862 to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com coverage: Statewide compiled: October 24, 2004 (9:14 PM) compiler: Jeff Sewell transcriber: Steve Holzman The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Sunday evening telephone report, October 24, 2004. The RBA is a service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. Jeff Sewell and an Atlanta Audubon field trip found a CAVE SWALLOW at the Phinizy Swamp Nature Park in Augusta today Sunday Oct. 24. It was resighted on the evening of 10/24 at 5-6:30pm Directions to Phinizy Swamp Nature Park are as follows: From I-20, take exit 196A, Bobby Jones Expressway (I-520). Take Bobby Jones Expressway to exit 10, GA Spur 56. Turn right, toward Bush Field Airport. Travel just under 1 mile until you see the Wastewater Treatment Plant on your left. Turn left just past the Plant onto Lock & Dam Road. Travel just under = mile until you see a small house on the left. Just past the house, look for the Phinizy Swamp Nature Park entrance sign on your left. The bird was seen with 3 CLIFF SWALLOWS, 1 BARN SWALLOW, and many TREE SWALLOWS. The Visitor Center will be on your left. Take the first dike(path)to your left and go to the kiosk. Turn right at the kiosk and follow that dike till it ends at a pond. The swallows were there. [DeLorme: p. 31, grid G-7] http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=19184 http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=19077 http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=20330 Eugene Keferl resighted the WHITE-WINGED DOVE on Jekyll Island at 7:55am Sunday. The bird is at the home of Marjorie Clark at 4 Porter Lane. http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=19932 http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=15731 Ian Stephenson reported a GOLDEN EAGLE from Harris Neck NWR in McIntosh County. [DeLorme: p. 55, grid G-9; Birding Georgia: p. 185] The bird was seen soaring with Turkey Vultures on Saturday 10/23. He also re-sighted the CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS at the Altamaha River Waterfowl Management Area. [DeLorme: p. 63, grid C-7; Birding Georgia: p. 192] On October 21, Michael Beohm reported a FRANKLIN'S GULL from the south beach of Jekyll Island. He also sighted 21 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS from Tybee Island. [DeLorme: p. 63, grid H-7; Birding Georgia: p. 203] http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=18318 Malcom Hodges and Georgann Schmalz reported STILT SANDPIPERS, DUNLIN, and a DICKCISSEL among the other birds at EL Huie Land Application Facility in Clayton County. [DeLorme: p. 26, grid F-3; Birding Georgia: p. 85] http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=18765 Marion Dobbs reported a LINCOLN'S SPARROW from Arrowhead Env. Education Center in Floyd County. [DeLorme: p. 18, grid A-5; Birding Georgia: p. 29] She also founda RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH at her Floyd County yard. There have been quite a few RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH sightings throughout the Piedmont this fall. http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=18003 Sheila Willis reported a HENSLOW'S SPARROW at a Pierce County location. For more info see: http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&P=R7514 Joshua Spence reported a SEDGE WREN and SORA at Foxbridge Rd. in Murray County on 10/21. http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=17327 top * Georgia statewide * October 24, 2004 * GAGA0410.24 - Birds Reported CAVE SWALLOW -Transcript hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert date: October 24, 2004 number: 770-493-8862 to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com coverage: Statewide compiled: October 24, 2004 (11:50 am) compiler: Jeff Sewell transcriber: Steve Holzman The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Sunday morning telephone report, October 24, 2004. The RBA is a service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. Jeff Sewell and an Atlanta Audubon field trip found a CAVE SWALLOW at the Phinizy Swamp Nature Park in Augusta today Sunday Oct. 24. Directions to Phinizy Swamp Nature Park are as follows: From I-20, take exit 196A, Bobby Jones Expressway (I-520). Take Bobby Jones Expressway to exit 10, GA Spur 56. Turn right, toward Bush Field Airport. Travel just under 1 mile until you see the Wastewater Treatment Plant on your left. Turn left just past the Plant onto Lock & Dam Road. Travel just under = mile until you see a small house on the left. Just past the house, look for the Phinizy Swamp Nature Park entrance sign on your left. The The bird was seen with 3 CLIFF SWALLOWS, 1 BARN SWALLOW, and many TREE SWALLOWS. The Visitor Center will be on your left. Take the first dike(path)to your left and go to the kiosk. Turn right at the kiosk and follow that dike till it ends at a pond. The swallows were there. http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=19184 http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=19077 top * Georgia statewide * October 20, 2004 * GAGA0410.20 - Birds Reported - Golden-crowned Kinglet Brown Creeper Hermit Thrush Winter Wren Pine Siskin Fox Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow Peregrine Falcon Nashville Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Sedge Wren Black-necked Stilt -Transcript hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert date: October 20, 2004 number: 770-493-8862 to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com coverage: Statewide compiled: October 20, 2004 (9:12 am) compiler: Jeff Sewell transcriber: Steve Holzman The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Wednesday morning telephone report, October 20, 2004. The RBA is a service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. Bob and Deb Zaremba reported some newly arriving winter birds at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield park. These included, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, BROWN CREEPERS, HERMIT THRUSH, WINTER WREN, PINE SISKIN, and FOX SPARROWs. http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=15216 Russ Wigh reported (on Oct. 19) a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW at Skidaway Island. http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=15416 Grasshopper sparrows can also be seen at the Altamaha River Waterfowl Management Area. On Tuesday, 10/19 Ian Stephenson reported a PEREGRINE FALCON near the CDC near Emory University in Atlanta http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=14918 Jenny Michaels (and Lisa Hurt) observed NASHVILLE WARBLER at the Clyde Shepard Nature Preserve in Atlanta. http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=13091 A LINCOLN'S SPARROW was also reported at this locaiton. NASHVILLE WARBLER and SEDGE WREN were observed by Ian Stephenson at the Cochran Shoals Unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=16599 A TRAIL'S (type) FLYCATCHER was also seen (at the big field) in the same location, by Bill Lotz and Jeff Sewell. Terry Forbes reported a BLACK-NECKED STILT at the Legacy Sod Farm in Bartow County top * Georgia statewide * October 16, 2004 * GAGA0410.16 - Birds Reported Red-breasted Nuthatch Stilt Sandpiper Wilson's Warbler Sandhill Crane Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers Roseate Spoonbill Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow -Transcript hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert date: October 16, 2004 number: 770-493-8862 to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com coverage: Statewide compiled: October 16, 2004 (9:20 pm) compiler: Jeff Sewell transcriber: Steve Holzman The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Saturday evening telephone report, October 16, 2004. The RBA is a service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES have been reported throughout the Atlanta area and are probably staging an invasion. Keep an eye on your feeders. Carol Lambert reported 2 STILT SANDPIPERS, along with additional sandpipers and ducks at the EL Huie Land Application Facility. She also reported that an employee has observed that the ROSEATE SPOONBILL is still in the area, although it wasn't seen at Lake Blalock on a recent field trip. Also observed were 3 TREE SWALLOWS and 1 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW. See her GABO-L post for more info. http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=9439 Russ Wigh reported a WILSON'S WARBLER from Skidaway Island. Karen Osborne sighted some early SANDHILL CRANES migrating over the Roswell area. http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=9812 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS have also been reported from various areas in the state, including Cobb County, Valdosta and Jekyll Island. top * Georgia statewide * October 11, 2004 * GAGA0410.11 - Birds Reported Red-breasted Nuthatch Yellow-bellied Sapsucker American Golden-Plover Black-necked Stilt Stilt Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Clay-colored Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Long-billed Curlew Lesser Black-backed Gull Greater Black-backed Gull Bald Eagle Peregrine Falcon Merlin Philadelphia Vireo -Transcript hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert date: October 11, 2004 number: 770-493-8862 to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com coverage: Statewide compiled: October 11, 2004 (9:20 pm) compiler: Jeff Sewell transcriber: Steve Holzman The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Monday evening telephone report, October 11, 2004. The RBA is a service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES may be staging a minor invasion. Jim Flynn and Earl Horn had three RED-BREATED NUTHATCHES at the end of Clayroot Rd., north central Paulding Co., PHILADELPHIA VIREOS at two different creek crossings in Paulding Co. and an immature AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS at the Harris Farm section of Sod Atlanta near Taylorsville,Bartow Co. http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=3123 Dave Buchholz reported the continuing presence of four BLACK-NECKED STILTS and three STILT SANDPIPERS near Montezuma in Macon County. http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=2494 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS have been observed in the montains and piedmont and even as far south as Waycross (Shiela Willis) Jeff Sewell and Carol Lambert reported 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, AND 4 STILT SANDPIPERS at the Titan Turf Farm, in Bulloch County. http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=7896 The Colonial Coast Birding and Nature Festival took place on Oct 8-10. Notable birds included: CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS at the east side of Hwy 17 at the Altamaha Waterfowl Management Area, and on Little St. Simons Island. Also seen at the Altamaha Waterfowl Management Area were GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, PEREGRINE FALCONS, and a MERLIN. LONG-BILLED CURLEWS were observed behind the visitor's center on the Jekyll Island Causeway and on Little St. Simons Island. Also seen at that location where 2 WHIMBRELS and 2 MARBLED GODWITS. Other birds seen at Little St. Simons Island included PEREGRINE FALCONS, MERLIN, BALD EAGLES, RED KNOTS and REDDISH EGRETS. REDDISH EGRETS were also seen at Sapelo Island and Gould's Inlet (St. Simons Island). Sapelo Island also had BLACK-NECKED STILTS and over a thousand RED KNOTS. Full details of the birds sighted at the Festival will be posted at http://www.coastalgeorgiabirding.org within the next couple weeks. top * Georgia statewide * October 2, 2004 * GAGA0410.02 - Birds Reported MacGillivray's Warbler (Not Seen) Red-breasted Nuthatch Black-necked Stilt Golden-winged Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Sedge Wren Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Philadelphia Vireo Swainson's Thrush Gray-cheeked Thrush Wood Thrush -Transcript hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert date: October 3, 2004 number: 770-493-8862 to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com coverage: Statewide compiled: October 2, 2004 (11:35 pm) compiler: Jeff Sewell transcriber: Steve Holzman The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Saturday evening telephone report, October 2, 2004. The RBA is a service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. The MacGillivray's Warbler first reported on Wednesday from Duluth, GA, has NOT been refound. http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0409&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26224 Birds seen on a slow day at Kennesaw Mountain (Saturday Oct. 2nd) included 11 species of warblers, including 2 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS. Also seen were SWAINSON'S THRUSH, WOOD THRUSH, and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. [DeLorme: p. 20, grid G-1; Birding Georgia: p. 71] Four BLACK-NECKED STILTS continue on a pond near Montezuma in Macon County. http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=2494 On Friday Pierre Howard and Noah Kahn found 5 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS, 2 BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS, and a SEDGE WREN at the Cochran Shoals Unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. [DeLorme: p. 20, grid H-2; Birding Georgia: p. 79] For more details shee Pierre's post at: http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=1088 On Saturday, Oct. 2nd, at the lower areas of Carter's Lake in Murray Max Medley, David Chaffin, John Henderson and Dan Jacobson could not refind the CLAY-COLORED SPARROW reported earlier but they did manage to find some good birds including 1 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, 4 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 10 SWAINSON'S THRUSH, 12 WOOD THRUSH, and 3 PHILADELPHIA VIREOs. [DeLorme: p. 13, grid G-10; Birding Georgia: p. 38] http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0410&L=gabo-l&D=1&O=D&P=1953 top *Return to 2004 Rare Bird Alerts*