Note: Giff Beaton’s book Birding Georgia and Ken Blankenship’s web site Wings Over Georgia contain directions to some of these sites and many other great birding locations in Georgia.

Hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
Number: 770-493-8862
To Report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@att.net
Coverage: Statewide
Compiled: 11/28/08 (7:12pm)
Compiler: Jeff Sewell
Transcriber: Lois Stacey

Birds reported:

Great Cormorant
Barnacle Goose
Brown Pelican
Franklin's Gull (not seen)
Cave Swallow
Rufous Hummingbird
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Glossy Ibis
White-winged Scoter
Peregrine Falcon

The Great Cormorant at Lake Walter F. George continues. The Barnacle goose at the same lake is being seen from Lake Pt. State Park in Alabama and is assumed to be an escaped bird.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=34298
http://wingsoverga.com/ClayCoBirdingSites.html#LakeWalterFGeorge

A Brown Pelican was also seen at Lake Walter F. George.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=32766

The Franklin's Gull at the same location was not relocated.

A Rufous Hummingbird has been reported from Gainesville. If you see any hummingbird this time of year please report it to the RBA and Jeff will get you in touch with a bander. It is highly unlikely that any Ruby-throated Hummingbirds remain and any sighted hummingbird should be caught and positively identified.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=33956

Jeff Sewell reports from the coast: from Altamaha NWR 45 Black-bellied Whistling-ducks, one Cave Swallow, 2 White Pelicans, a Peregrine Falcon, Bald Eagles and Glossy Ibis. There were also 8 White-winged Scoters off of Jekyll Island on Wednesday.

White Pelicans were also seen off the Andrew's Island Causeway.

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Hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
Number: 770-493-8862
To Report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@att.net
Coverage: Statewide
Compiled: 11/22/08 (7:04pm)
Compiler: Jeff Sewell
Transcriber: Lois Stacey

Birds reported:

Great Cormorant
Glaucous Gull
Eared Grebe
Wilson's Snipe
Snow Goose
Merlin
Vesper Sparrow
Sandhill Crane
Rusty Blackbird
Redhead
Snow Goose
Greater Scaup
Purple Sandpiper
Lark Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Canvasback

A Great Cormorant continues at Lake Walter F. George.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=20875
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=22156
http://wingsoverga.com/ClayCoBirdingSites.html#LakeWalterFGeorge

The Glaucous Gull near Brunswick has not been reported since 11/18.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=23659
http://wingsoverga.com/GlynnCoBirdingSites.html#AndrewsIslandCauseway

5 Eared Grebes continue at Lake Lanier.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=27968

19 Wilson's Snipe were reported from the Oxbow Lake on the Chattahoochee River near Roswell.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=16396

From Pine Chapel Road 4 Snow Geese continue and a Merlin, 20 Vesper Sparrows, 7 White-crowned Sparrows and Sandhill Cranes were seen.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26896
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25525
http://wingsoverga.com/GordonCountyBirdingSites.html#PineChapelRd

There are multiple reports of Sandhill Cranes moving through Georgia.

Rusty Blackbirds were reported from the Sandy Creek Nature Center near Athens.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=22877
http://wingsoverga.com/ClarkeCoBirdingSites.html#SandyCreekPark

12 Redheads were seen from the GA 330 Overlook at the Bear Creek Reservoir.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=24266
http://wingsoverga.com/JacksonCoBirdingSites.html#BearCreekReservoir

A Snow Goose continues at the Soccer Fields on Jekyll Island.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25652
http://wingsoverga.com/GlynnCoBirdingSites.html#JekyllIsland

From West Point Lake 5 Greater Scaup, 92 Red-breasted Mergansers and many other ducks.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=23408
http://wingsoverga.com/HarrisCoBirdingSites.html#WestPointDam

Purple Sandpipers have returned to Tybee Island.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=22450
http://wingsoverga.com/ChathamCoBirdingSites.html#TybeeIslandFtPulaski

A Lark Sparrow was reported from Plant Scherer which is private property.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=21115

A Clay-colored Sparrow was reported from Wesleyan College.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=21006

2 Canvasbacks was reported from Lake Horton.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=18407
http://wingsoverga.com/FayetteCoBirdingSites.html#LakeHorton

A good place to get close views of ducks is Garden Lakes in Rome.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=18717
http://wingsoverga.com/FloydCountyBirdingSites.html#GardenLakes

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Hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
Number: 770-493-8862
To Report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@att.net
Coverage: Statewide
Compiled: 11/15/08 (8:56 pm)
Compiler: Jeff Sewell
Transcriber: Lois Stacey

Birds reported:

Ross's Goose
Glaucous Gull
Black Scoter
Eared Grebe
Redhead

2 Ross's Geese were reported this week. One was reported from Henry County at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=15988

The other was at the Dekle Lake in Clarke County.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=15770

The Glaucous Gull reported last week from Brunswick was relocated. The bird is being seen near the Brunswick Landing Marina and the Andrews Island Causeway.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=15339
http://wingsoverga.com/GlynnCoBirdingSites.html#AndrewsIslandCauseway

A female Black Scoter was reported from the Commerce Waterworks Lake in Banks County.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=12666

5 Eared Grebes were located near West Bank Park at Lake Lanier last week.
There have been no further reports of these birds.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=10323

19 Redheads were reported from the Bear Creek Reservoir along with several other species of ducks.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=15537
http://wingsoverga.com/JacksonCoBirdingSites.html#BearCreekReservoir

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Hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
Number: 770-493-8862
To Report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@att.net
Coverage: Statewide
Compiled: 11/11/08 (9:32pm)
Compiler: Jeff Sewell
Transcriber: Lois Stacey

Birds reported:

Eared Grebe
Glaucous Gull (not seen)

5 Eared Grebes were seen at Lake Lanier.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=10323

The Glaucous Gull near Brunswick has not been relocated.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=9856

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Hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
Number: 770-493-8862
To Report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@att.net
Coverage: Statewide
Compiled: 11/9/08 (7:32pm)
Compiler: Jeff Sewell
Transcriber: Lois Stacey

Birds reported:

Glaucous Gull
Greater White-fronted Goose
Ross's Goose (possible)
Baltimore Oriole
Snow Goose
Sandhill Crane
Bald Eagle

A Glaucous Gull was seen at the Andrew's Island Causeway.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=7794
http://wingsoverga.com/GlynnCoBirdingSites.html#AndrewsIslandCauseway

2 Greater White-fronted Geese were seen at the Ga 47 bridge on Clark's Hill Lake.

A possible Ross's Goose was seen at the Big Oaks Campground.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=7181

A Baltimore Oriole was seen in Atlanta.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=7296

2 Snow Geese were seen in Bartow County.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=7395

Sandhill Cranes were seen flying over the Chattahoochee Nature Center.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=7703

At least 6, possibly more, Bald Eagles were seen at West Point Lake.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=8160
http://wingsoverga.com/HarrisCoBirdingSites.html#WestPointDam

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Hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
Number: 770-493-8862
To Report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@att.net
Coverage: Statewide
Compiled: 11/8/08 (8:00 pm)
Compiler: Jeff Sewell
Transcriber: Lois Stacey

Birds reported:

Northern Goshawk (possible)
Black-bellied Plover
Dunlin
Grasshopper Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Common Raven
Snow Goose
Pine Siskin
Common Ground-Dove
Seaside Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow

A possible Northern Goshawk was seen in Lithia Springs on 11/3 and 11/5.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=4993

A Black-bellied Plover and 2 Dunlin were seen along with several other shorebirds at the Merry Brother's Brickyard Ponds in Augusta on 11/8.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=6771
http://wingsoverga.com/RichmondCoBirdingSites.html#MerryBrothers

11/6 was a good day for sparrows at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center with Grasshopper Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow and 6 other species.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=5698
http://wingsoverga.com/JasperCoBirdingSites.html#CharlieElliot

A Common Raven was seen at Rabun Bald on 11/2.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=5146
http://wingsoverga.com/RabunCountyBirdingSites.html#RabunBald

Pine Siskins and a Snow goose were reported from Pine Chapel Rd as well as Vesper Sparrows and White-crowned Sparrows.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=4883
http://wingsoverga.com/GordonCountyBirdingSites.html#PineChapelRd

Common Ground-Doves were reported from Fite Bend Rd.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=2958
http://wingsoverga.com/GordonCountyBirdingSites.html#FiteBendRd

On 11/1 Seaside Sparrows and a Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow were reported from Ft. Pulaski National Monument which is approximately 15 miles east of Savannah. This is a good place to look for these sparrows.

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Hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
Number: 770-493-8862
To Report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@att.net
Coverage: Statewide
Compiled: 11/1/08 (8:13 pm)
Compiler: Jeff Sewell
Transcriber: Lois Stacey

Birds reported:
Rough-legged Hawk
Cave Swallow
Sandhill Crane
Dickcissel
Vesper Sparrow
Common Raven
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Black-throated Green Warbler
Surf Scoter
Northern Pintail
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
Greater Scaup
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Hooded Merganser
Scarlet Tanager
Bald Eagle
Snow Goose
Canvasback

A Rough-legged Hawk was seen on Pine Chapel Road in Gordon County on 10/29.
The bird has not been relocated.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0810&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=27572
http://wingsoverga.com/GordonCountyBirdingSites.html#PineChapelRd

A Cave Swallow was seen at the Altamaha WMA in McIntosh County on 10/30.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0810&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=30574
http://wingsoverga.com/McIntoshCoBirdingSites.html#AltamahaWMA

Sandhill Cranes are passing through now, 47 were seen on 10/31.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0810&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=30888

From West Point Lake on 10/29 a Surf Scoter, Northern Pintails, Redhead, Lesser and Greater Scaup were reported. On 10/27 a Canvasback was reported from the same area.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0810&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25276
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0810&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=27951
http://wingsoverga.com/HarrisCoBirdingSites.html#WestPointDam

On 10/25 a Lincoln's Sparrow and White-crowned Sparrow were reported from the Oxbow Meadows.
http://wingsoverga.com/MuscogeeCoBirdingSites.html#OxbowMeadows

A Common Raven was reported from Rabun Bald north of Clayton.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0810&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=24892
http://wingsoverga.com/RabunCountyBirdingSites.html#RabunBald

Two Bald Eagles and a Snow Goose were reported from the Chattahoochee River near Columbus.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0810&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25022

A Dickcissel and Vesper Sparrow were reported from Cochran Shoals on 10/27.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0810&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=25420
http://wingsoverga.com/CobbCountyBirdingSites.html#CochranShoals

From the Sandy Creek Park a late Black-throated Green Warbler was reported on 10/29.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0810&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=26896
http://wingsoverga.com/ClarkeCoBirdingSites.html#SandyCreekPark

Northern Shovelers, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck and Hooded Mergansers were reported from E. L. Huie Land Application Facility.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0810&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=27494
http://wingsoverga.com/ClaytonCoBirdingSites.html#ELHuie

A Scarlet Tanager and Cedar Waxwings were reported from Tucker Georgia.

A late Eastern Wood-Pewee was reported from Salacoa Creek Park in Gordon County 11/1.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0811&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=769
http://wingsoverga.com/GordonCountyBirdingSites.html#SalacoaCreekPark

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