2008 rba summaries. . .

Summaries 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.

December 2008

26 December 2008 - Harlequin Duck (not seen), CACKLING GOOSE, Greater White-fronted Goose, Snow Goose, ROSS'S GOOSE, Fox Sparrow, Yellow-breasted Chat, Pine Siskin, Redhead

18 December 2008 - ROSS'S GOOSE, Mallard, Ross's Goose x Snow Goose (hybrid), American Black Duck, Northern Pintail, Canvasback, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Double-crested Cormorant, Ruddy Duck, Northern Shoveler, Pine Siskin, White-winged Dove, Lincoln's Sparrow, Black-chinned Hummingbird (possible), Purple Sandpiper, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Rusty Blackbird, Fox Sparrow, Red Crossbill, American White Pelican, Bald Eagle, Snow Goose, CACKLING GOOSE, Common Goldeneye, Roseate Spoonbill

13 December 2008 - GREAT CORMORANT (no report), CACKLING GOOSE (no report), Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, Fox Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird, Rufous Hummingbird (possible), Canvasback, Redhead, Lesser Scaup, Ruddy Duck, Green-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Red-breasted Merganser, Ring-necked Duck, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Eared Grebe, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Bonaparte's Gull, Merlin

7 December 2008 - CACKLING GOOSE, Canada Goose, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, GREAT CORMORANT, Brown Pelican, Lesser Scaup, Canvasback, Redhead, Greater Scaup, American White Pelican, Snow Goose

6 December 2008 - CACKLING GOOSE, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, GREAT CORMORANT, Lesser Scaup, Canvasback, Redhead, Snow Goose, Common Goldeneye, Whooping Crane (introduced), Rufous Hummingbird (possible)

4 December 2008 - GREAT CORMORANT, ROSS'S GOOSE, Short-eared Owl, Merlin, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, American Kestrel, NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL, CAVE SWALLOW, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Tree Swallow, Red-throated Loon, American Black Duck, Canvasback, Rusty Blackbird, Vesper Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Snow Goose, Ring-billed Gull, Northern Pintail, American Bittern, Purple Finch, Franklin's Gull

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November 2008

28 Nov 2008 - 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

22 Nov 2008 - 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

15 Nov 2008 - ROSS'S GOOSE, Glaucous Gull, Black Scoter, Eared Grebe, Redhead

11 Nov 2008 - Eared Grebe, Glaucous Gull (not seen)

9 Nov 2008 - Glaucous Gull, Greater White-fronted Goose, Ross's Goose (possible), Baltimore Oriole, Snow Goose, Sandhill Crane, Bald Eagle

8 Nov 2008 - 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

1 Nov 2008 - 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

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October 2008

25 Oct 2008 - NORTHERN GOSHAWK, Henslow's Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Winter Wren, Black-billed Cuckoo, Bald Eagle, White-crowned Sparrow, Pine Siskin

19 Oct 2008 - Clay-colored Sparrow, Le Conte's Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Henslow's Sparrow, Bald Eagle, Long-eared Owl (heard only), Baltimore Oriole, Rufous Hummingbird, Turkey Vulture

18 Oct 2008 - Henslow's Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Hermit Thrush, Dark-eyed Junco, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle, American Bittern, Clay-colored Sparrow, Rufous Hummingbird, Merlin, American Kestrel

12 Oct 2008 - Black-throated Blue Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle, Long-billed Curlew, Piping Plover, Roseate Spoonbill, Bank Swallow, American Bittern, Least Bittern, Reddish Egret

7 Oct 2008 - BELL'S VIREO, Mourning Warbler, Philadelphia Vireo, ALDER FLYCATCHER, Rufous Hummingbird, Brown Pelican, Sora, Wilson's Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Common Ground-Dove, White-rumped Sandpiper, Painted Bunting, Henslow's Sparrow

3 Oct 2008 - Connecticut Warbler, Least Flycatcher, Philadelphia Vireo, American Avocet, Greater White-fronted Goose, Wood Stork, Black-billed Cuckoo, Black-bellied Plover, Marsh Wren, Sedge Wren, Lincoln's Sparrow

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September 2008

27 Sep 2008 - Peregrine Falcon, Northern Harrier, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Least Flycatcher, Philadelphia Vireo, American Bittern, Nashville Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler,
Golden-winged Warbler, Gray-cheeked Thrush, American Golden-Plover, Wilson's Warbler, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Buff-breasted Sandpiper

19 Sep 2008 - Wilson's Warbler, Wood Stork, Philadelphia Vireo, Golden-winged Warbler, Buff-bellied Sandpiper, American Golden-Plover, White-rumped Sandpiper, Black-billed Cuckoo, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Mississippi Kite, "Traill's" Flycatcher

12 Sep 2008 - ALDER FLYCATCHER, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Wood Stork, Sanderling, White-rumped Sandpiper, Reddish Egret, Mississippi Kite, Ring-necked Duck

5 Sep 2008 - Sooty Tern, Black Tern, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Laughing Gull, Caspian Tern, Wood Stork, American Golden Plover, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Mississippi Kite, Swallow-tailed Kite

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August 2008

31 Aug 2008 - American Golden-Plover, Black-necked Stilt, BROWN BOOBY

30 Aug 2008 - BROWN BOOBY, "Traill's" Flycatcher, Acadian Flycatcher, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Pine Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, American Redstart, Common Yellowthroat, Baltimore Oriole, Mississippi Kite

28 Aug 2008 - Red-necked Phalarope, LONG-TAILED JAEGER

22 Aug 2008 - Bridled Tern, Sooty Tern, Black Tern, Magnificent Frigatebird, Mississippi Kite, Swallow-tailed Kite, Baird’s Sandpiper, Upland Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Cerulean Warbler, Bank Swallow, Cattle Egret, Sora, Gray Kingbird

17 Aug 2008 - Baird's Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Wood Stork

15 Aug 2008 - Roseate Spoonbill, BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK Mottled Duck, Black-necked Stilt, Gray Kingbird, Anhinga, Upland Sandpiper, Northern Harrier, Mississippi Kite, Wood Stork

9 Aug 2008 - Swallow-tailed Kite, Mississippi Kite, Red Crossbill, Upland Sandpiper, Great Egret, White Ibis, Canada Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Common Tern

3 Aug 2008 - Swallow-tailed Kite, Mississippi Kite, Red Crossbill, Upland Sandpiper, Great Egret, White Ibis, Canada Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Common Tern

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July 2008

28 Jul 2008 - BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD, Red Crossbill, American Bittern, Marsh Wren, Cedar Waxwing, Roseate Spoonbill, BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK, Least Bittern, Black-necked Stilt , Great Egret

26 Jul 2008 - BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD, Roseate Spoonbill, Black-necked Stilt, Stilt Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Least Bittern, BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK, Glossy Ibis, Gray Kingbird, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Painted Bunting, Mississippi Kite, King Rail, Wood Stork, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Bachman's Sparrow, Upland Sandpiper, Northern Harrier

19 Jul 2008 - Red Crossbill, Pine Siskin, MONK PARAKEET, Common Tern, Black Tern, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Wood Stork, Painted Bunting, BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK, Northern Waterthrush, Osprey, Veery, Canada Warbler

12 Jul 2008 - Roseate Spoonbill, Sandhill Crane, King Rail, American Redstart, Scarlet Tanager, Anhinga, Wood Stork, White Ibis, Little Blue Heron, Red Crossbill, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Hooded Merganser, Dowitcher sp.

4 Jul 2008 - American White Pelican, Scarlet Tanager, Mississippi Kite, Red Crossbill, Pine Siskin, Brown Pelican, Dickcissel, Grasshopper Sparrow, Cedar Waxwing, "Great White" Heron (not seen)

1 Jul 2008 - "Great White" Heron, Least Flycatcher, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Red Crossbill, Magnificent Frigatebird, Cedar Waxwing, BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK, Bald Eagle

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June 2008

21 Jun 2008 - Least Tern, American Kestrel, Black-throated Green Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Yellow-throated Warbler, Mississippi Kite, Red Crossbill, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, ROSS'S GOOSE, Horned Lark, BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL, LEACH'S STORM-PETREL, Wilson's Storm-Petrel, Audubon Shearwater, Cory's Shearwater, Greater Shearwater, Black-capped Petrel

13 Jun 2008 - Common Loon, Ovenbird, Kentucky Warbler, Dickcissel, American Redstart, Common Ground-Dove, Common Raven, Broad-winged Hawk, Ruffed Grouse, Willow Flycatcher, Cerulean Warbler, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White Ibis, Horned Lark, Grasshopper Sparrow, Cedar Waxwing

8 Jun 2008 - Dickcissel

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May 2008

30 May 2008 - Red Crossbill. Winter Wren, Ruffed Grouse, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Swainson's Warbler, Brown Creeper, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Bank Swallow, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Common Raven, Dickcissel, White-rumped Sandpiper

23 May 2008 - Willow Flycatcher, Scarlet Tanager, White-rumped Sandpiper, Cattle Egret, Gray Kingbird, White-winged Dove, Wilson's Warbler, Dickcissel, Grasshopper Sparrow, Blue Grosbeak, Bobolink, Wilson's Phalarope (not seen)

21 May 2008 - Wilson's Phalarope, Philadelphia Vireo, Least Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher, Dickcissel, Stilt Sandpiper, Swallow-tailed Kite, Gray-cheeked Thrush, ALDER FLYCATCHER Connecticut Warbler, White-rumped Sandpiper

12 May 2008 - Mourning Warbler, White-rumped Sandpiper, American Golden-Plover

10 May 2008 - Wilson's Phalarope, Connecticut Warbler, Painted Bunting, King Rail, Mississippi Kite, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Bobolink, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Stilt Sandpiper, Black-billed Cuckoo. Dickcissel

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April 2008

25 Apr 2008 - Painted Bunting, Nashville Warbler, Bobolink, Dickcissel, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Swallow-tailed Kite, American Bittern

19 Apr 2008 - Yellow-headed Blackbird, Caspian Tern, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Pelican, Lincoln's Sparrow, Laughing Gull, Nashville Warbler, SNOWY PLOVER, Least Tern, Cerulean Warbler

13 Apr 2008 - Yellow-headed Blackbird, Cerulean Warbler, Hooded Merganser, Eastern Phoebe, Swallow-tailed Kite, (Audubon's) Yellow-rumped Warbler, Upland Sandpiper

10 Apr2008 - Ruff (SC; not seen), Yellow-headed Blackbird, Upland Sandpiper, Swallow-tailed Kite, Le Conte's Sparrow, Broad-winged Hawk, Purple Finch

5 Apr 2008 - Surf Scoter, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, Purple Sandpiper, Sandwich Tern, Vesper Sparrow, Sora, Black-necked Stilt, Glossy Ibis, Greater Scaup, Common Loon, Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, Snowy Plover (not seen), SAY'S PHOEBE

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March 2008

29 Mar2008 - Black-capped Chickadee (possible), Vesper Sparrow, Red Crossbill, Greater Scaup, ROSS’S GOOSE, Greater White-fronted Goose, GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, Whip-poor-will

22 Mar2008 - Red Crossbill, GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, American White Pelican, Black-necked Stilt, Horned Grebe, Eared Grebe

14 Mar2008 - Pacific Loon (possible; not seen), Little Gull (not seen), SAY'S PHOEBE, Short-eared Owl, Greater White-fronted Goose, Turkey Vulture, Louisiana Waterthrush, Merlin, GREEN-BREASTED MANGO

9 Mar2008 - Pacific Loon (possible), Little Gull (not seen), Magnificent Frigatebird, Red-necked Grebe, White-winged Scoter, Northern Parula, Greater White-fronted Goose, Mute Swan, Rusty Blackbird

4 Mar2008 - LITTLE GULL, Greater White-fronted Goose, Snow Goose, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, Purple Finch, Lincoln's Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, American Woodcock, Fox Sparrow, Vermilion Flycatcher, American White Pelican, 'Audubon's' Yellow-rumped Warbler

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February 2008

28 Feb 2008 - SMITH'S LONGSPUR (probable), Short-eared Owl, GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, Rufous Hummingbird, Baltimore Oriole, Greater White-fronted Goose, Northern Harrier, Red Crossbill, Vermilion Flycatcher

24 Feb 2008 - BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, Red Crossbill, Vermilion Flycatcher, Gadwall, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, American Bittern, King Rail, Greater Yellowlegs, Rusty Blackbird, Sandhill Crane, Brewer's Blackbird, White-crowned Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Canvasback, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, American White Pelican, White-winged Scoter, American Woodcock, BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Eared Grebe, Horned Grebe, Osprey, GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, Rufous Hummingbird, Baltimore Oriole, Golden Eagle, Merlin

20 Feb 2008 - BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, Rufous Hummingbird, Baltimore Oriole

17 Feb 2008 - BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, White-winged Scoter

16 Feb 2008 - BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, Baltimore Oriole, White-winged Scoter, Horned Grebe, Sandhill Cranes, GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, Rufous Hummingbird, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD

15 Feb 2008 - American Woodcock, Canvasback, Northern Pintail, American Bittern, Tundra Swan, GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, BRANT, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD, BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD, Snow Goose

7 Feb 2008 - BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, BRANT, Red-throated Loon, WESTERN TANAGER, Sandhill Crane, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Red Crossbill, BULLOCK'S ORIOLE, GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, Rufous Hummingbird, Baltimore Oriole, Tree Swallow, Purple Martin, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD, Black-chinned Hummingbird, PACIFIC LOON (possible)

2 Feb 2008 - GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, Rufous Hummingbird, Baltimore Oriole, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Tundra Swan, SAY'S PHOEBE, American White, Brown Pelican's, Red-throated Loon, Common Goldeneye, Sandhill Crane, Whooping Crane, Pomarine Jaeger, Parasitic Jaeger, Lesser Black-backed Gull, American Avocet, SNOWY PLOVER, Piping Plover, Marbled Godwit, American Oystercatcher, Long-billed Curlew, Whimbrel, Clay-colored Sparrow, American Bittern, Mottled Duck, Glossy Ibis, Clapper, King Rail, Virginia Rail, Sora, Peregrine, Merlin

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January 2008

26 Jan 2008 - SNOWY PLOVER, White-winged Dove, Common Goldeneye, Northern Pintail, Purple Sandpiper, Red-throated Loon, Ovenbird, Black-and-white Warbler, Redhead, GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, Baltimore Oriole, Rufous Hummingbird, Tundra Swan, SAY'S PHOEBE, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, Rufous Hummingbird, BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD, Red-breasted Nuthatch

24 Jan 2008 - White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, BULLOCK’S ORIOLE, Baltimore Oriole, Tundra Swan, SAY’S PHOEBE, Lesser Black-backed Gull, American Black Duck, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, Rufous Hummingbird, BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Short-eared Owl, White-crowned Sparrow, Long-tailed Duck (not seen)

21 Jan 2008 - Long-tailed Duck, Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Short-eared Owl, Vermilion Flycatcher, BROAD-TAILED HUMMINGBIRD, GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, Rufous Hummingbird

16 Jan 2008 - Greater White-fronted Goose, Brewer’s Blackbird, Common Goldeneye, Sandhill Crane, Snow Goose, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Clay-colored Sparrow, SMITH’S LONGSPUR, Northern Pintail, Western Kingbird (late report), GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, Rufous Hummingbird, Tundra Swan (no reports), Snowy Plover (no reports)

12 Jan 2008 - White-winged Scoter, Greater White-fronted Goose, Canvasback, Horned Grebe, Bonaparte's Gull, Pectoral Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Painted Bunting, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Tundra Swan, SMITH'S LONGSPUR, Lapland Longspur, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, American Pipit, Horned Lark, GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, Rufous Hummingbird, SPRAGUE'S PIPIT (possible)

9 Jan 2008 - SPRAGUE'S PIPIT, White-winged Dove, American Woodcock, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Tundra Swan, SMITH'S LONGSPUR, SNOWY PLOVER, GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, Rufous Hummingbird

7 Jan 2008 - Yellow-headed Blackbird, Tundra Swan, Common Goldeneye, SMITH'S LONGSPUR, Baltimore Oriole, SAY'S PHOEBE, SNOWY PLOVER, GREEN-BREASTED MANGO, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, Rufous Hummingbird

3 Jan 2008 - SNOWY PLOVER, Roseate Spoonbill, SMITH'S LONGSPUR, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, SAY'S PHOEBE, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, Rufous Hummingbird, Red Crossbill, Purple Finch, Northern Bobwhite, LIMPKIN, Clay-colored Sparrow, Common Goldeneye, American Avocet, Whimbrel, Redhead, Horned Grebe, Hooded Merganser, White-crowned Sparrow, Northern Pintail, Green-breasted Mango (not reported), Cackling Goose (not relocated)

1 Jan 2008 - SNOWY PLOVER, Piping Plover, SMITH'S LONGSPUR, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, Rufous Hummingbird, SAY'S PHOEBE, White-crowned Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Short-eared Owl, Red Crossbill, Limpkin (not seen), Cackling Goose (not seen), GREEN-BREASTED MANGO

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