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Dan Vickers Georgia List (4/30/2021)

Group Common
Name
Scientific
Name
ABA Rarity
Code
Date First
Seen in Georgia
Location First Seen 
in Georgia
Ducks,  Geese, and Swans (Anatidae)          
  Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 1 12-Jun-06 Altamaha WMA
  Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 1 01-Mar-02 Gwinnett
  Ross's Goose Anser rossii 1 01-Mar-02 Ila Goose Pond (Madison Co.)
  Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1 20-Jan-07 Bartow
  Brant Branta bernicla 1 27-Nov-04 Jekyll Island
  Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 1 12-Mar-06 Faulk Lakes
  Canada Goose Branta canadensis 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
  Mute Swan Cygnus olor 1 18-Sep-04 Seminole
(not on Official ABA Checklist at this point) Black Swan Cygnus atratus      
  Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator 1 27-Jan-18 Piedmont NWR--Little Rock Wildlife Dr.
  Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 1 27-Dec-02 Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center
  Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 2 05-Oct-17 GA 22 near Twin Pond Rd.
(not on Official ABA Checklist at this point) Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea   18-Mar-06 Clayton Co. Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds (limited access)
(not on Official ABA Checklist at this point) Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys      
  Wood Duck Aix sponsa 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera 1 02-Mar-04 Altamaha WMA
  Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 1 01-Dec-01 Clayton Co. Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds (limited access)
  Gadwall Mareca strepera 1 01-Dec-01 Clayton Co. Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds (limited access)
  American Wigeon Mareca americana 1 31-Jul-01 Lullwater Preserve, Emory President's Estate
  Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  American Black Duck Anas rubripes 1 21-Dec-02 Plant Wansley-C (no access)
  Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula 1 24-Aug-03 Altamaha WMA
  Northern Pintail Anas acuta 1 21-Dec-02 Plant Wansley-C (no access)
  Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 1 23-Nov-01 Pine Log WMA
  Canvasback Aythya valisineria 1 02-Feb-03 Carroll
  Redhead Aythya americana 1 02-Nov-02 West Point Lake Dam
  Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1 10-May-01 Clayton Co. Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds (limited access)
  Greater Scaup Aythya marila 1 29-Nov-02 Jekyll Island
  Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 1 01-Dec-01 Clayton Co. Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds (limited access)
  Common Eider Somateria mollissima 1 28-Oct-06 Andrews Island Causeway
  Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 1 29-Nov-02 Jekyll Island
  White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 1 02-Mar-04 Saint Simons Island--Goulds Inlet
  Black Scoter Melanitta americana 1 29-Nov-02 Jekyll Island
  Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 1 02-Feb-03 Heard
  Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 1 01-Dec-01 Clayton Co. Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds (limited access)
  Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 1 21-Dec-02 Plant Wansley-C (no access)
  Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Common Merganser Mergus merganser 1 17-Feb-07 Southwire Lake and Park
  Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1 01-Dec-01 Rum Creek WMA
  Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 1 01-Dec-01 Clayton Co. Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds (limited access)
Curassows and Guans (Cracidae)          
  Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula 2 10-Oct-04 Sapelo Island
New World Quail (Odontophoridae)          
  Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail (Phasianidae)          
  Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus 1 15-Jun-02 Ivy Log Gap Rd. (Union Co.)
(not on Official ABA Checklist at this point) Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus 2 27-Jan-06 Fitzgerald
Grebes (Podicipedidae)          
  Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 1 01-Dec-01 Clayton Co. Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds (limited access)
  Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 1 01-Dec-01 Rum Creek WMA
  Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 1 20-Jan-07 Carters Lake
  Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1 01-Dec-01 Rum Creek WMA
  Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis 1 09-Dec-06 Walter F. George Dam
Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)          
  Rock Pigeon Columba livia 1 10-May-01 Monroe
  Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto 1 03-Aug-02 Brandon Farm & Taff Rd.
  Inca Dove Columbina inca 1 21-Jun-12 Crisp County Boat Ramp
  Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica 1 20-Nov-04 Jekyll Island
  Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis (Cuculidae)          
  Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus 1 16-May-06 Chattahoochee River NRA--Cochran Shoals Unit
Goatsuckers (Caprimulgidae)          
  Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor 1 24-Jun-04 Chatham
  Chuck-will's-widow Antrostomus carolinensis 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
Swifts (Apodidae)          
  Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)          
  Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii 4 30-Oct-07 Jackson/Rhodes Feeders, Dublin
  Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 1 10-May-01 Clayton Co. Water Authority--Newman Wetlands Center
  Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri 1 17-Feb-02 Newton
  Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope 1 10-Mar-02 Gwinnett
  Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus 1 09-Mar-03 Jim Greenway's house just south of the Gordon Co. line
  Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin 1 01-Mar-02 Alpharetta
  Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus 1 01-Dec-05 Big Canoe
  Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris 2 17-Dec-01 Wilson home - 4535 Glenwood Dr.
  Buff-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia yucatanensis 2 06-Jan-10 Richard and Martha Armstrong's Backyard
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)          
  Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans 1 28-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  King Rail Rallus elegans 1 02-Sep-02 Altamaha WMA
  Virginia Rail Rallus limicola 1 26-Oct-03 Floyd
  Sora Porzana carolina 1 28-Sep-03 Phinizy Swamp Nature Park
  Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata 1 01-Dec-01 Rum Creek WMA
  American Coot Fulica americana 1 10-May-01 Clayton Co. Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds (limited access)
  Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus 1 04-Oct-02 Harris Neck NWR
  Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis 2 14-Dec-08 Saint Catherines Island (no public access)
  Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis 2 22-Aug-03 Little Saint Simons Island
Limpkins (Aramidae)          
  Limpkin Aramus guarauna 2 06-Jun-04 Clayton County Water Authority--Lake Blalock (Clayton Co.)
Cranes (Gruidae)          
  Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis 1 01-Dec-01 Rum Creek WMA
  Whooping Crane Grus americana 2 18-Jan-10 Undisclosed loction
Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)          
  Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 1 22-Aug-03 Little Saint Simons Island
  American Avocet Recurvirostra americana 1 07-Oct-02 Andrews Island Causeway
Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)          
  American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus 1 28-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
Lapwings and Plovers (Charadriidae)          
  Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 4 13-Feb-13 Alma Lane fields
  Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica 1 31-Aug-02 Bartow County Loop - Stiles Road sod farm
  Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 1 10-May-01 Bibb
  Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Piping Plover Charadrius melodus 2 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia 1 02-Sep-02 Jekyll Island--South Beach
  Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus 1 01-Jan-08 Jekyll Island--South Beach
Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies (Scolopacidae)          
  Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda 1 08-Aug-02 Marshallville Super-Sod Farm, Co. Rd. 34
  Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1 02-Sep-02 Jekyll Island--South Beach
  Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus 1 22-Aug-03 Little Saint Simons Island
  Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa 1 04-Aug-01 Etowah Indian Mounds Sod Farm
  Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Red Knot Calidris canutus 1 02-Sep-02 Jekyll Island--South Beach
  Ruff Calidris pugnax 3 11-Nov-15 Savannah NWR--Onslow Island (public access on Wednesdays ONLY)
  Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus 1 04-Aug-01 Floyd
  Sanderling Calidris alba 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Dunlin Calidris alpina 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1 29-Nov-02 Tybee Island
  Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 1 11-Aug-02 Bartow County Loop - Stiles Road sod farm
  Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 1 30-May-04 Clayton Co. Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds (limited access)
  Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 1 26-Aug-05 Marshallville Super-Sod Farm, Co. Rd. 34
  Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 1 04-Aug-01 Floyd
  Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 1 03-Aug-02 Brandon Farm & Taff Rd.
  Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 1 04-Aug-01 Floyd
  Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 1 27-Mar-02 Eufaula NWR--Bradley Unit
  American Woodcock Scolopax minor 1 20-Jan-05 Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center
  Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata 1 26-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1 28-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 1 10-May-01 Clayton Co. Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds (limited access)
  Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 1 04-Aug-01 Floyd
  Willet Tringa semipalmata 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 1 04-Aug-01 Etowah Indian Mounds Sod Farm
  Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 1 01-May-05 Clayton Co Water Authority - North Loop (not open to the public)
  Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 1 29-May-07 Brandon Farm & Taff Rd.
  Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 1 12-Feb-05 GA pelagic offshore waters; 12Feb2005_Point_002_of_010
Skuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae)          
  South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki 2 12-Jun-07 Carters Lake
  Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus 1 29-Aug-03 GA offshore waters (Tybee)
  Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus 1 29-Nov-02 Jekyll Island
  Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus 1 06-Sep-05 Lake Hartwell--Long Point RA
Auks, Murres, and Puffins (Alcidae)          
  Razorbill Alca torda 1 12-Feb-05 GA pelagic offshore waters; 12Feb2005_Point_001_of_010
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae)          
  Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 1 27-Mar-02 West Point Lake Dam
  Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea 3 26-Jan-10 West Point Lake Dam
  Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 1 22-Sep-09 Bouckaerts Sod Farm
  Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1 02-Nov-02 West Point Lake Dam
  Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 2 19-Aug-05 Tybee Island
  Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 1 26-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan 1 19-Dec-05 Tybee Island
  Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni 1 15-Feb-21 Tybee Island--North Beach
  Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 1 26-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  California Gull Larus californicus 1 20-Feb-06 Tybee Island
  Herring Gull Larus argentatus 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 1 19-Nov-04 West Point Lake Dam
  Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 2 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 1 19-Dec-05 Merry Brothers Brickyard Ponds (closed - no access)
  Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 1 02-Sep-02 Saint Simons Island--Goulds Inlet
  Brown Noddy Anous stolidus 2 29-Aug-03 GA offshore waters (Tybee)
  Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus 2 29-Aug-03 GA offshore waters (Tybee)
  Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus 2 26-Aug-07 GA pelagic offshore waters; 26Aug2007_Point_006_of_011
  Least Tern Sternula antillarum 1 02-Sep-02 Saint Simons Island--Goulds Inlet
  Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 1 02-Sep-02 Glynn
  Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 1 02-Sep-02 Saint Simons Island--Goulds Inlet
  Black Tern Chlidonias niger 1 18-Aug-02 Clayton Co. Water Authority--Lake Blalock (Henry Co.) (limited access)
  Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1 01-Sep-02 Jekyll Island--South Beach
  Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 1 30-May-10 Offshore Navy Tower M2R6 (Georgia DNR coordinates)
  Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 1 26-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus 1 26-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 1 01-Sep-02 Jekyll Island--South Beach
  Black Skimmer Rynchops niger 1 26-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
Loons (Gaviidae)          
  Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata 1 02-Mar-04 Jekyll Island
  Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica 1 21-Dec-02 Plant Wansley-C (no access)
  Common Loon Gavia immer 1 26-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii 2 31-Dec-03 Lake Horton
Southern Storm-Petrels (Oceanitidae)          
  Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 1 14-Jun-09 GA pelagic offshore waters; 14Jun2009_Point_009_of_012
Northern Storm-Petrels (Hydrobatidae)          
  Leach's Storm-Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 1 31-May-14 Pelagic 5-31-2014 #1
  Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Hydrobates castro 2 18-Jun-08 Tybee Island Offshore Pelagic
Shearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae)          
  Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata 2 26-Aug-07 GA offshore waters (Tybee)
  Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 1 23-Jul-05 GA pelagic offshore waters; 23Jul2005_Point_003_of_006
  Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 1 31-May-14 Pelagic 5-31-2014 #14
  Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 1 23-Jul-05 GA pelagic offshore waters; 23Jul2005_Point_001_of_006
  Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 2 12-Feb-05 GA pelagic offshore waters; 12Feb2005_Point_004_of_010
  Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri 1 29-Aug-03 GA offshore waters (Tybee)
Storks (Ciconiidae)          
  Wood Stork Mycteria americana 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)          
  Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens 1 23-Jul-05 GA pelagic offshore waters; 23Jul2005_Point_001_of_006
Boobies and Gannets (Sulidae)          
  Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 2 29-Jul-16 stakeout Brown Booby, Lake Russell--Pearl Mill Boat Ramp (2016)
  Red-footed Booby Sula sula 2 09-Oct-15 Saint Simons Island--Pier
  Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 1 29-Nov-02 Tybee Island
Darters (Anhingidae)          
  Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)          
  Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 1 01-Feb-09 Walter F. George Dam
  Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
Pelicans (Pelecanidae)          
  American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 1 01-Sep-02 Liberty
  Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis 1 26-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
Bitterns, Herons, and Allies (Ardeidae)          
  American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus 1 15-Mar-03 Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve
  Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis 1 01-Sep-02 Altamaha WMA
  Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Great Egret Ardea alba 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Snowy Egret Egretta thula 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens 1 02-Sep-02 Saint Simons Island--Goulds Inlet
  Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1 08-Aug-02 Crawford
  Green Heron Butorides virescens 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1 27-Mar-02 Eufaula NWR--Bradley Unit
  Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea 1 10-May-01 Henry
Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)          
  White Ibis Eudocimus albus 1 01-Sep-02 Bulloch
  Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1 27-Mar-02 Eufaula NWR--Bradley Unit
  White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi 1 27-Mar-02 Eufaula NWR--Bradley Unit
  Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja 1 02-Sep-02 Glynn
New World Vultures (Cathartidae)          
  Black Vulture Coragyps atratus 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
Ospreys (Pandionidae)          
  Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1 26-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and Allies (Accipitridae)          
  Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus 1 08-Aug-02 Lamar
  Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius 1 17-Feb-02 Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center
  Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 1 17-Feb-02 Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center
  Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 1 26-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1 28-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis 1 08-Aug-02 Lamar
  Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus 1 15-Jun-02 Ivy Log Gap Rd. (Union Co.)
  Short-tailed Hawk Buteo brachyurus 2 28-Apr-13 Tanglewood Drive
  Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
  Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus 1 13-Dec-20 Root Down Farms (stakeout Rough-legged Hawk and Vermilion Flycatcher)
Barn Owls (Tytonidae)          
  Barn Owl Tyto alba 1 17-Feb-02 Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center
Typical Owls (Strigidae)          
  Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio 1 07-Mar-02 Gwinnett
  Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 1 22-Dec-02 Cobb
  Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus 2 05-Dec-12 Sea Island
  Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia 1 24-Nov-17 Burrowing Owl Stakeout
  Barred Owl Strix varia 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1 08-Feb-04 Sumter
  Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus 2 22-Jan-06 Rabun
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)          
  Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
Woodpeckers and Allies (Picidae)          
  Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus 1 28-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
  Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens 1 28-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Red-cockaded Woodpecker Dryobates borealis 2 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
Caracaras and Falcons (Falconidae)          
  Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway 2 16-Aug-17 Crested Caracara stakeout location
  American Kestrel Falco sparverius 1 04-Aug-01 Floyd
  Merlin Falco columbarius 1 06-Oct-02 Jekyll Island
  Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1 01-Sep-02 Altamaha WMA
Parakeets, Macaws, and Parrots (Psittacidae)          
(not on Official ABA Checklist at this point) Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus 2 14-Feb-15 Monk Parakeet Stakeout
Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)          
  Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens 1 19-Feb-08 Private Property_ATFL
  Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus 1 10-May-01 Clayton Co. Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds (limited access)
  Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis 1 27-Jan-06 Fitzgerald
  Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis 2 22-Aug-03 Jekyll Island
  Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus 1 10-May-01 Henry
  Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi 1 26-May-03 Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve
  Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris 1 08-Sep-02 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
  Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens 1 04-Aug-01 J.L. Lester WMA
  Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum 1 16-Sep-07 Altamaha WMA
  Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii 1 15-Jun-02 Butternut Creek--Blairsville Ingles
  Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus 1 25-May-04 Union
  Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
  Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya 1 22-Dec-07 Cobb Owl Fields
  Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus 1 26-Dec-04 VEFL stakeout
Shrikes (Laniidae)          
  Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus 1 01-Dec-01 Clayton Co. Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds (limited access)
Vireos (Vireonidae)          
  White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons 1 02-Sep-02 Altamaha WMA
  Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius 1 11-Sep-02 Chattahoochee River NRA--Cochran Shoals Unit
  Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus 1 04-Oct-03 Fort Benning--Boat Ramp Rd. (restricted access, day pass required)
  Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 1 17-Apr-07 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
  Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
Jays and Crows (Corvidae)          
  Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
  American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
  Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Common Raven Corvus corax 1 11-May-03 Brasstown Bald (Union Co.)
Larks (Alaudidae)          
  Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 1 08-Aug-02 Marshallville Super-Sod Farm, Co. Rd. 34
Swallows (Hirundinidae)          
  Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 1 27-Mar-02 Oxbow Meadows
  Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Purple Martin Progne subis 1 10-May-01 Monroe
  Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva 1 14-Oct-06 Jekyll Island--South Beach
Chickadees and Titmice (Paridae)          
  Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
  Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
Nuthatches (Sittidae)          
  Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 1 05-Jul-02 Burrells Ford
  White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis 1 16-Dec-01 Cobb
  Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta pusilla 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
Creepers (Certhiidae)          
  Brown Creeper Certhia americana 1 16-Dec-01 Cobb
Wrens (Troglodytidae)          
  House Wren Troglodytes aedon 1 27-Oct-02 Suwanee Creek Greenway
  Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis 1 27-Oct-02 Suwanee Creek Greenway
  Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis 1 30-Nov-02 Paulks Pasture WMA
  Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris 1 28-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens (Polioptilidae)          
  Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
Kinglets (Regulidae)          
  Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa 1 23-Nov-01 Pine Log WMA
  Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
Thrushes (Turdidae)          
  Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides 1 13-Mar-18 Lock & Dam Rd.
  Veery Catharus fuscescens 1 05-Jul-02 Brasstown Bald (Union Co.)
  Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus 1 04-Oct-03 Fort Benning--Boat Ramp Rd. (restricted access, day pass required)
  Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 1 06-Oct-02 Jekyll Island
  Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
  Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina 1 15-Jun-02 Ivy Log Gap Rd. (Union Co.)
  American Robin Turdus migratorius 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
  Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius 1 07-Feb-16 stakeout Varied Thrush, Stone Mountain Park (2016)
Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae)          
  Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus 1 20-Dec-02 Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center - Newton Co.
  Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
Starlings (Sturnidae)          
  European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
Waxwings (Bombycillidae)          
  Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)          
  House Sparrow Passer domesticus 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)          
  American Pipit Anthus rubescens 1 01-Dec-01 Clayton Co. Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds (limited access)
  Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii 2 03-Dec-10 Marshallville Super-Sod Farm, Co. Rd. 34
Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies (Fringillidae)          
  Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus 1 25-Dec-99 Home of Ruth Rolader
  House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 1 10-May-01 Monroe
  Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus 1 17-Feb-02 Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center
  Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 1 01-Mar-19 Krause, Sandy & Rick home feeders
  Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 1 23-Nov-01 Pine Log WMA
  White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera 2 13-Feb-13 Cox Family Residence
  Pine Siskin Spinus pinus 1 17-Feb-02 Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center
  American Goldfinch Spinus tristis 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
Longspurs and Snow Buntings (Calcariidae)          
  Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus 1 01-Jan-08 Marshallville Super-Sod Farm, Co. Rd. 34
  Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus 2 26-Dec-07 Marshallville Super-Sod Farm, Co. Rd. 34
  Thick-billed Longspur Rhynchophanes mccownii 2 03-Mar-13 Marshallville Super-Sod Farm, Co. Rd. 34
  Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 1 10-Nov-07 Altamaha WMA
Towhees and Sparrows (Passerellidae)          
  Bachman's Sparrow Peucaea aestivalis 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum 1 03-Aug-02 Brandon Farm & Taff Rd.
  Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus 1 24-Sep-06 Altamaha WMA
  Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys 1 06-Mar-18 Centennial Olympic Park
  Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 1 28-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida 1 19-Oct-03 Robinson Nature Preserve (private)
  Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
  Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca 1 30-Dec-02 Dawson
  American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea 1 28-Dec-17 Lovers Lane and Augusta Levee
  Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
  White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 1 29-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula 1 27-Feb-05 Lanier Gardens Retirment home
  White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 1 23-Nov-01 Pine Log WMA
  Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus 1 23-Nov-02 Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center
  LeConte's Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Seaside Sparrow Ammospiza maritima 1 02-Sep-02 Andrews Island Causeway
  Nelson's Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni 1 06-Oct-02 Andrews Island Causeway
  Saltmarsh Sparrow Ammospiza caudacuta 1 06-Oct-02 Andrews Island Causeway
  Henslow's Sparrow Centronyx henslowii 2 30-Nov-02 Paulks Pasture WMA
  Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
  Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii 1 28-Oct-04 Chattahoochee River NRA--Cochran Shoals Unit
  Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana 1 01-Dec-01 Rum Creek WMA
  Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus 1 24-Dec-11 Church Well Road
  Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
Yellow-breasted Chats (Icteriidae)          
  Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
Blackbirds (Icteridae)          
  Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 1 30-Apr-07 Clayton Co. Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds (limited access)
  Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus 1 06-Oct-02 Jekyll Island--South Beach
  Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna 1 28-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 1 27-Feb-19 South Melvin Road, Montezuma, Georgia, US (32.341, -83.923)
  Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii 1 20-Dec-05 Backyard Seed & Feed Store
  Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 1 10-May-01 Bibb
  Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis 3 05-Jun-16 Tybee Island--North Beach
  Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 1 28-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus 1 27-Mar-02 Oxbow Meadows
  Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus 1 30-Dec-02 Dawson
  Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Boat-tailed Grackle Quiscalus major 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
Wood-Warblers (Parulidae)          
  Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla 1 15-Jun-02 Ivy Log Gap Rd. (Union Co.)
  Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum 1 05-Jul-02 Burrells Ford
  Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis 1 02-Sep-02 Glynn
  Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera 2 08-Sep-02 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
  Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera 1 08-Sep-02 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
  Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 1 04-Aug-01 Floyd
  Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea 1 27-Mar-02 Eufaula NWR--Bradley Unit
  Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii 2 17-Apr-04 Robins Air Force Base
  Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina 1 08-Sep-02 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
  Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata 1 27-Oct-02 Suwanee Creek Greenway
  Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla 1 21-Sep-04 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
  Virginia's Warbler Leiothlypis virginiae 1 18-Jan-10 Kate and John Swiderski's Backyard
  Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis 2 10-May-07 Chattahoochee River NRA--Cochran Shoals Unit
  Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia 1 26-Sep-11 Centennial Olympic Park
  Kentucky Warbler Geothlypis formosa 1 04-May-03 Pine Log WMA
  Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 1 15-Jun-02 Ivy Log Gap Rd. (Union Co.)
  Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina 1 21-Sep-04 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
  Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea 2 17-Aug-02 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
  Northern Parula Setophaga americana 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 1 02-Sep-02 Saint Simons Island
  Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea 1 11-Sep-02 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
  Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca 1 08-Sep-02 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
  Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia 1 01-Sep-02 Harris Neck NWR
  Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica 1 15-Jun-02 Ivy Log Gap Rd. (Union Co.)
  Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata 1 04-May-03 Pine Log WMA
  Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens 1 06-Oct-02 Yacht Dr., Brunswick
  Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica 1 27-Mar-01 Sapelo Island
  Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens 1 08-Sep-03 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
  Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens 1 05-Jul-02 Burrells Ford
  Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis 1 11-Sep-02 Chattahoochee River NRA--Cochran Shoals Unit
  Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla 1 13-Sep-03 Clayton Co. Water Authority--Newman Wetlands Center
Cardinals, Piranga Tanagers and Allies (Cardinalidae)          
  Summer Tanager Piranga rubra 1 04-Aug-01 Floyd
  Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana 1 11-Feb-05 Western Tanager stakeout
  Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 1 18-Feb-01 Home of Ruth Rolader
  Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 1 05-Jul-02 Brasstown Bald (Towns Co.)
  Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus 1 16-Feb-08 Mike & Jen Rego's Home
  Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea 1 10-May-01 Piedmont NWR
  Painted Bunting Passerina ciris 1 01-Sep-02 Bulloch
  Dickcissel Spiza americana 1 03-Aug-02 Brandon Farm & Taff Rd.