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- Birds Mentioned:
PAINTED BUNTING - Transcript
Hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Friday evening telephone report, May 21, 2010. The RBA is a service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. (Transcriber's note: Most, if not all of the sites mentioned in this report can be found in two excellent resources for birders, Giff Beaton's book "Birding Georgia", and Ken Blankenship's web site "Wings Over Georgia", http://www.wingsoverga.com.)
A PAINTED BUNTING was reported in the afternoon of May 21, in North
Gwinnett County. The bird is a male that has been coming to a feeder
near Buford, actually closer to Dacula. The bird is most reliable
late in the afternoon. If you wish to see this bird, call Sandy at
(770) 337-8879. Sandy's time has a limited amount of time where she
can allow people on her property to view the bird.
On May 20, one WHITE RUMPED SANDPIPER continued at the E.L. Huie
Land Application Facility in Jonesboro in Clayton County. Also seen
was a RING- NECKED DUCK which will probably stay the summer and
seven COMMON MOORHENS which have joined all of the other various
birds at the facility. The large flock of shorebirds consisting of
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, a few SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 25 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, and LESSER YELLOWLEGS.
A SWALLOW TAILED KITE was seen at Kennesaw Mountain last Saturday,
May 15, by a Cub Scout Troup from the very top parking lot. This is
the first record of this bird at the mountain.
Also on May 20, at the Altamaha WMA in McIntosh County, one MERLIN,
a PURPLE GALLINULE, 4 LEAST BITTERNS, 4 BLACK-NECKED STILTS, and 9
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS were seen.
On May 15 and 16, four KING RAILS (2 adult, and 2 chicks) were seen
in western Crisp County, on Millpond Road. See DeLorme, p 50, grid
B-3 for the location.
On May 15, a WHITE MORPH REDDISH EGRET was reported at Gould's Inlet
on St.
Also at Gould's Inlet on May 17, a large flock of shorebirds
including 1,700 RED KNOTS, 1 WHIMBREL, 460 DUNLIN, 1,400 ROYAL TERNS
were seen during the rising tide.
On May 17, a CONNECTICUT WARBLER was seen Harris Road in the Dug Gap
area of Dalton. Heading North on I-75 from Atlanta, exit at the
Walnut Avenue exit, and turn right. You will be heading East toward
downtown Dalton. You go a short distance and look on the right for
Dug Gap Road. Turn right on Dug Gap Road heading South. Turn right
on Dug Gap Mountain Road. You will cross either under or over I-75
and you will come to Harris Drive. Turn right on Harris Drive. Go a
short distance to where the road crosses under a power line. That is
the area where this bird was seen.
WILLOW FLYCATCHERS are back in the mountains. On May 17 one WILLOW
FLYCATCHER was seen in Clayton, in Rabun County, behind the Chick-Fil-A
on Hwy 441.
A pair of WILLOW FLYCATCHERS have returned to their usual location
at Butternut Creek in Blairsville. The creek runs beside the Ingles
parking lot, and the best viewing area is in the parking lot of
United Bank. Heading down US 76 through Blairsville, going from West
to East, look for the United Bank parking lot. If you pass Ingles
you have gone too far. They are closer to the United Bank side.
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CONNECTICUT WARBLER - Transcript
Hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Sunday evening telephone report, May 16, 2010. The RBA is a service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. (Transcriber's note: Most, if not all of the sites mentioned in this report can be found in two excellent resources for birders, Giff Beaton's book "Birding Georgia", and Ken Blankenship's web site "Wings Over Georgia", http://www.wingsoverga.com.)
Four BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS were seen on May 16 at the E.L.
Huie Land Application Facility in Jonesboro in Clayton County. The
birds were spotted in the morning and then again in the afternoon in
the Northwest pond, Pond "A". You can find directions to this
location at
http://wingsoverga.com/ClaytonCoBirdingSites.html#ELHuie.(Transcriber's
Note: These four BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS were not located the
next morning and have not been seen since May 16.)
On May 15, BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS turned up at Phinizy Swamp
Nature Preserve in Augusta, in Aiken County, for the fourth year in
a row. They were seen flying into a hole in a tree, which may
possibly be a nest hole.
Four BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS were also seen in Baker County,
on May 16. Two were seen on Clear Lake Road approximately a mile
north of Newton, Georgia. Two others were seen about a mile north of
that first location, also on Clear Lake Road, which is just north of
State Route 91.
A SANDHILL CRANE was seen in Fannin County, East of Blue Ridge on
Davenport Farm Road. From south on 515 go through Blue Ridge, past
SR60, past Loving Road, then watch for the yellow sign designating a
right turn onto Davenport Farm Road.
Two RED CROSSBILLS, a male and a female, were seen on May 15, in Big
Canoe, a gated subdivision, in Pickens County. If you are interested
in searching for these particular birds, please call the RBA and
leave a message.
The two CONNECTICUT WARBLERS at Henderson Park in Tucker, in
Northeast DeKalb County were seen again on May 16. These birds were
first seen on May 11. The birds are very elusive, which is common
for this species, and some birders have waited up to three hours to
get a glimpse of them while others have not been able to see them.
One bird was seen by the old dam in the swampy area at the head of
the lake, The other bird, described as a male, was seen around a
wooden bridge over a small creek on the West side of the lake.
Henderson Park is located at the end of Livsey Road which intersects
with Chamblee Tucker Road.
(Transcriber's note: Most, if not all of the sites mentioned in this report can be found in two excellent resources for birders, Giff Beaton's book "Birding Georgia", and Ken Blankenship's web site "Wings Over Georgia", http://www.wingsoverga.com.)
Two CONNECTICUT WARBLERS were found on May 11 and seen again on May
12 at Henderson Park in Tucker which is in Northeast DeKalb County.
Henderson Park is located at the end of Livsey Road which intersect
with Chamblee Tucker Road. One of these CONNECTICUT WARBLERS were
seen on May 11, the other one was heard. On May 12 they were both
seen. They were located in the low swampy area at the back of the
lake where the creeks come together. If you park down in the lower
parking lot there is a playground, walk down to the lake and look to
your left toward the swampy area.
The CONNECTICUT WARBLER which has been seen on several occations
near Dalton was seen again today on Harris Road in Whitfield County.
A WILSON'S WARBLER was also seen at this location last weekend.
Heading North on I-75 from Atlanta, exit at the Walnut Avenue exit,
and turn right. You will be heading East toward downtown Dalton. You
go a short distance and look on the right for Dug Gap Road. Turn
right on Dug Gap Road heading South. Turn right on Dug Gap Mountain
Road. You will cross either under or over I-75 and you will come to
Harris Drive. Turn right on Harris Drive. Go a short distance to
where the road crosses under a power line. That is the area where
these birds were seen.
A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was seen again on May 11 at the State
Botanical Garden in Athens in Clarke County. On May 10, a WILSON'S
WARBLER was seen at the powerline cut there at the Botanical Garden.
The Garden is located at 2450 S. Milledge Ave in Athens Georgia. It
is about 1 mile south of Exit 6 on Hwy 10 loop. From Atlanta take US
Hwy 29 to Hwy 10. Turn South on Hwy 10. You will see a sign for the
Botanical Garden at the Milledge Avenue exit. Shorebirds continue at the E.L. Huie Land Application Facility in Jonesboro in Clayton County. This flock includes at least three WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. These birds have been there since May 1. Other sandpipers there include GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SEMIPALMATED, LEAST and SOLITARY SANDPIPERS. There are still a few BLUE-WINGED TEAL in the ponds. COMMON MOORHENS and a few AMERICAN COOTS are still there too. Directions to the facility are available at are available at http://wingsoverga.com/ClaytonCoBirdingSites.html#ELHuie.
A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen north of Blue Ridge in the
mountains of extreme North Georgia at the Fannin County Park in
Fanin County. Fannin County Park is located on Highway 5, about
three miles north of Highway 515, between Blue Ridge and Epworth,
GA. Highway 5 is the third Blue Ridge traffic light, with a
MacDonald's on the corner. Coming from Atlanta, take a left at the
MacDonald's and drive three miles to Tom Boyd Road on the right.
Proceed a mile into the park, stay to the right, and turn right at
the sign directing you to the new Recreation Center.
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CONNECTICUT WARBLER - Transcript
Hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Saturday evening telephone report, May 08, 2010. The RBA is a service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. (Transcriber's note: Most, if not all of the sites mentioned in this report can be found in two excellent resources for birders, Giff Beaton's book "Birding Georgia", and Ken Blankenship's web site "Wings Over Georgia", http://www.wingsoverga.com.) The large shorebird flock that came in on May 3rd at the sod farm at the Etowah Indian Mounds in Cartersville, Georgia in Bartow County must have departed that night because they were not seen the next morning.
Both a CONNECTICUT WARBLER and a WILSON'S WARBLER were seen together
in the same location near Dalton, Georgia. Heading North on I-75
from Atlanta, exit at the Walnut Avenue exit, and turn right. You
will be heading East toward downtown Dalton. You go a short distance
and look on the right for Dug Gap Road. Turn right on Dug Gap Road
heading South. Turn right on Dug Gap Mountain Road. You will cross
either under or over I-75 and you will come to Harris Drive. Turn
right on Harris Drive. Go a short distance to where the road crosses
under a power line. That is the area where these birds were seen.
The CONNECTICUT WARBLER was never seen, but was heard. The WILSON'S
WARBLER was seen well.
An interesting report of a BRANT of the Atlantic subspecies in
Chatham County, in the community of Pooler. The BRANT has been there
since December, and was last seen on May 4th in a gated community.
If you would like to check for this bird, you may contact Amy
Roberts at adroberts44 AT yahoo.com. If you can, get photographs of
the bird, especially the legs, we're trying to rule out that it may
be an escaped bird from some sort of collection.
A CONNECTICUT WARBLER that has been hanging around a private yard
near Ringgold in Catoosa County in the mountains was seen again on
May 6th. The CACKLING GOOSE off the Richardson's subspecies that has been hanging out on Fagala Road in south Murray County was gone and has not been seen since May 5th. MISSISSIPPI KITES have been showing up in lots of places in South Georgia, especially the Albany area. If you see a MISSISSIPPI KITE, please report it to the rare bird alert.
On May 4th, 4 MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen at Kennesaw Mountain
National Battlefield Park in Cobb County for only the third report
of that species from Kennesaw Mountain.
The CONNECTICUT WARBLER in Athens at the State Botanical Gardens has
been fairly reliable. Today one was heard from the Beaver Pond
across the Oconee River. This bird was only heard. There has been
another CONNECTICUT WARBLER on the State Botanical Garden side of
the river which has been seen.
Sixteen SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS joined the shorebird flock at the
E.L. Huie Land Application Facility in Jonesboro in Clayton County.
They joined a small flock of WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, other
sandpipers there include GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SEMIPALMATED
and LEAST SANDPIPERS, and KILLDEER. Recently there have been
SOLITARY SANDPIPERS. There are still a few BLUE-WINGED TEAL in the
ponds. COMMON MOORHENS and a few AMERICAN COOTS are still there too.
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen in Oconee County today (May 8th), and
two MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen at the Chattahoochee Nature Center
on Willeo Road in Roswell which is in Cobb County.
Also seen at the Chattahoochee Nature Center on May 8th was a BALD
EAGLE. There's at least one BALD EAGLE that hangs out at the
Chattahoochee River in the metro Atlanta area, if you see it, please
contact the rare bird alert with details of the sighting.
Twelve AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen in Cobb County at Lake
Acworth flying North over the lake. They may have landed on Lake
Allatoona but I've had no reports today of those 12.
Summary of birds reported:
WILSON'S PHALAROPE
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Monday evening telephone report, May 03, 2010. The RBA is a service of the Georgia Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA. (Transcriber's note: Most, if not all of the sites mentioned in this report can be found in two excellent resources for birders, Giff Beaton's book "Birding Georgia", and Ken Blankenship's web site "Wings Over Georgia", http://www.wingsoverga.com.) The weather has brought down a large flock of shorebirds on the sod farm at the Etowah Indian Mounds in Cartersville, Georgia. That is in Bartow County. The birds include 11 WILSON'S PHALAROPE, 10 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 1 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, 23 Short-Billed Dowitchers, 30+ Pectoral Sandpipers, and various peeps. Directions for this location (Doughit Ferry Road, adjacent to the soccer field) are available at http://wingsoverga.com/BartowCountyBirdingSites.html#BartowCountyLoop. Video of the Wilson's Phalaropes displaying their spinning behavior is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_HsMUTsHes.
(Transcriber's Note: Some of these birds took flight late in the day
of May 3, 2010, and according to reports this morning, May 4, none
remained, although there was one report that some assorted
shorebirds were indeed still lingering in the area).
There were four WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS and various other species of
shorebirds were seen on May 2, at the E.L. Huie Land Application
Facility in Jonesboro, which is in Clayton County. Directions to the
facility are available at are available at
http://wingsoverga.com/ClaytonCoBirdingSites.html#ELHuie.
Fourteen AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, 21 AMERICAN AVOCETS, and 4
WHIMBRELS were seen from the Andrew's Island Causeway in Brunswick,
GA which is in Glynn County on May 3, 2010. Directions for this
location are available at
http://wingsoverga.com/GlynnCoBirdingSites.html#AndrewsIslandCauseway.
A MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD was seen on May 2, 2010 at the north end
of Jekyll Island, in Glynn County. The bird was spotted near Clam
Creek Picnic Grounds. Directions to, and more information about,
Jeckyll Island are available at
http://wingsoverga.com/GlynnCoBirdingSites.html#JeckyllIsland.
The CACKLING GOOSE, of the Richardson's subspecies, continues
through today, May 4, at the pond on Fagala Rd in Murray County.
Directions for this location are available at
http://wingsoverga.com/MurrayCountyBirdingSites.html#CountyLineRd.
Photos of this bird may be viewed at
http://www.myphotos.yahoo.com/s/218sn7dc4poutmecb880.
An AUDUBON'S WARBLER was spotted on April 28 near Dalton on the Dug
Gap ridge in Whitfield County.
A possible BLACK RAIL was heard near the Satilla River on April 28
in extreme Southeast Georgia. Fourteen SWALLOW-TAILED KITES were seen in the same vicinity of the Satilla River in extreme Southeast Georgia.
27 MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen on April 29 west of Forsyth, Georgia.
A LINCOLN'S SPARROW hung out for several days toward the end of
April at Lake Herrick, on the UGA campus in Athens (Clarke County).
Directions for this location can be found at
http://www.wingsoverga.com/ClarkeCoBirdingSites.html#LakeHerrick.
Photos of this bird may be viewed at
http://surfbirds.com/blog/rjhall/15417/.
The RED-FACED WARBLER seen on April 28 at Pine Mountain was never
seen again. It was observed for 15 to 20 minutes but was not
relocated again. Photos can be viewed at the Georgia Ornithological
Society website at
http://gos.org/sightings/56-warblers/rfwa.html. |
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