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9 Feb Snow Bunting NOT [Diana Churchill ] 9 Feb Cedar Waxwings and Pileated woodpeckers, Tyrone, Fayette, Ga , 020912 [Steve Mitchell ] 9 Feb GA RBA Feb 4 2012 [Stephen Barlow ] 9 Feb No Frigatebird Reported Wed [parrie ] 8 Feb Rusty Blackbirds-Lake Worth Recreation Area (Dougherty) [Wayne Schaffner ] 8 Feb Albany Area 2/8/12 [Trey Mccuen ] 8 Feb Atlanta Audubon Society 2012 Upcoming Festivals [Chrishanna Desrosiers ] 8 Feb fox sparrows; pigeon hill, Kennesaw MT; with photo link [Gene Koziara ] 8 Feb No on Frigatebird Wed. AM, Sweetwater Rec. Area [Joe LaFleur ] 8 Feb Purple Finch [BB ] 8 Feb Sweetwater Creek, Cherokee Co [Parrie Pinyan ] 7 Feb Willet photo [Linda FreedomBird ] 7 Feb Frigate Bird in Cherokee Co [parrie ] 7 Feb Owen & Williams Fish Farm (Baker) [Wayne Schaffner ] 7 Feb B@R tailed godwit Flamingo [Nancy Crosby ] 7 Feb Boat trip to see Flamingos from Islamorada FL Sun Feb 12 [Nancy Crosby ] 7 Feb Re: Frigate Bird in Cherokee Co [Mark McShane ] 7 Feb Frigate Bird in Cherokee Co [Parrie Pinyan ] 7 Feb AAS bird walk this Sunday to Lake Acworth Cauble Park [Rebecca Kerimbaev ] 7 Feb Two AAS bird walks this week: Cochran Shoals & Panola Mountain [Rebecca Kerimbaev ] 7 Feb high numbers of Cedar Waxwings [Mirko Basen ] 7 Feb Razorbill (dead) on Jekyll Island-Glynn County [Steve Fox ] 7 Feb Volunteer Opportunity [Chrishanna Desrosiers ] 6 Feb Sandhill Cranes near Chattahoochee Nature Center Roswell, GA ["John P." ] 6 Feb SC GA, 2/5/2012 ["James F. Flynn Jr." ] 6 Feb Re: Yellow-headed Blackbird, Lee Co., 2/5/2012 [Wayne Schaffner ] 6 Feb FW: Piedmont Park AAS Walk February 4th, 2012 [Rob McDonough ] 6 Feb Atlanta Sandhill Cranes [Gene Wilkinson ] 6 Feb Fwd: eBird Report - Savannah NWR--Laurel Hill Dr, Feb 5, 2012:Jasper County, SC [Sandy Beasley ] 6 Feb Sandhill Cranes East Cobb County GA [] 6 Feb Sandhill Cranes-Bartow Co [Pam Potter ] 6 Feb Glynn County Coastal Birding 3-4 Feb [Roy ] 6 Feb Yellow-headed Blackbird, Lee Co., 2/5/2012 ["James F. Flynn Jr." ] 5 Feb Forster's Terns Georgia Veterans State Park (Crisp) [Wayne Schaffner ] 5 Feb R0ss's-type geese continue on Mashburn Rd., Gordon Co. [Joel McNeal ] 5 Feb Gainesville, GA, Wilshire Trail, Feb 5, 2012 [Karen Henman ] 5 Feb Lake Lanier - 2/5/12 [Mark McShane ] 5 Feb Sandhill cranes - Cherokee Co. [Vicki DeLoach ] 5 Feb Sandhill Cranes in Cherokee Co [parrie ] 5 Feb Re: Cranes over Atlanta [marion m dobbs ] 5 Feb Brown Creeper near Lilburn, Gwinnett County [ricknsandyk ] 5 Feb Floyd County Birds [Ann Stewart ] 5 Feb sandhills - Stone Mtn. [djshearer ] 5 Feb Absence of cranes [Tim Rose ] 5 Feb Cranes [Vicki DeLoach ] 5 Feb cranes over Lamar [Charlie ] 5 Feb No surprise: no Sandhill Cranes in east Roswell ["mimbrava AT mindspring.com" ] 5 Feb Sandhill Cranes Streaming through [Vicki Williams ] 5 Feb Cranes over Atlanta [james gibson ] 5 Feb ? Absence of Owls ["Ralph H. Henderson, M.D." ] 5 Feb cranes over Lamar now [Charlie ] 5 Feb AAS' Shorebird Workshop [Art Hurt ] 5 Feb Tree Swallows [jbrunner ] 4 Feb Gordon Co great blue herons [Pam Potter ] 5 Feb Carter's Lake locations trip report and Ross's Geese in Gordon Co., Sandhills and others. [Tom Laubenthal ] 4 Feb Sandhill Cranes roosting Pinewood Rd. Prison Farm Pond (Lee Co) [Wayne Schaffner ] 4 Feb Elmodel WMA, Baker, US-GA [Wayne Schaffner ] 4 Feb Junco x white-throated sparrow [Vicki DeLoach ] 4 Feb Singing Pine Warbler & Mourning Cloaks [Clifford Gibbons ] 4 Feb Cedar Waxwings!!! [Marshall Weber ] 4 Feb Yellow Variant House Finch [mike meadows ] 4 Feb Paradise Lakes (Berrien Co.) Okefenokee Bird Club field trip 1/28 [Sheila Willis ] 4 Feb Barred Owl pair time clarification & now [Sheila Willis ] 4 Feb Wild goose chase; Murray/Gordon Counties [Joel McNeal ] 4 Feb Mercer Wetlands 2/4/12 Gray Catbird, etc. [Carol Lambert or Jeff Sewell ] 3 Feb BROWN PELICAN! Crisp County Power Dam (Lee), Lee, US-GA [Wayne Schaffner ] 3 Feb owls, Northern Bobwhite & Bachman's Sparrows Old Thompson Road (Dougherty) [Wayne Schaffner ] 3 Feb Tybee oystercatchers, NO bun1ing [Mark Freeman ] 4 Feb email address [Ann Stewart ] 4 Feb email address request [Ann Stewart ] 3 Feb A Little Pelagic Information ["Dr. Eugene and Charisie Keferi" ] 3 Feb Sandhilll Cranes, Tyrone, Fayette Cty., GA 30290 @2pm [Steve Mitchell ] 2 Feb Sandhill Crane, alone and booking it [marion m dobbs ] 2 Feb Rose-breasted Grosbeak not relocated - Centennial Olympic Park, 2 Feb 2012 [Nathan Farnau ] 2 Feb Re: Peregrine falcons (in Buckhead/ Lenox Square area of Atlanta) -- January 2012 sightings and recent article [Carl Crowley ] 2 Feb Two AAS Field Trips this Saturday [Rebecca Kerimbaev ] Subject: Snow Bunting NOT From: Diana Churchill <dichurch AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:46:36 -0500 Greetings all, I went to Tybee North Beach on Sunday evening and again yesterday morning at high tide and there was no sign of the Snow Bunting. Plenty of other birds - the usual suspects. Oystercatchers seem to be starting display behavior already. I had two new for me banded birds in addition to my regulars - Yellow N4 and Yellow W4. New were Orange KA - a New Jersey Bird - and Green WO - a North Carolina Bird. I submitted my data on American Oystercatcher Research web site. Cheers, Diana Diana Churchill Tybee Island, GA dichurch AT bellsouth.net www.dianachurchillbirds.com You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Cedar Waxwings and Pileated woodpeckers, Tyrone, Fayette, Ga , 020912 From: Steve Mitchell <mitc4110 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:36:48 -0500 0830-0900am Glanced out the back window and a pair of Pileated were checking out a tree nest in my neighbor's yard; a pair had raised a couple of young in it two years ago. A few minutes later a couple of hundred Cedar Waxwings were all over my trees, poplar, black gum, sweet gum, pine. They were hitting the lower wild cherry, etc. getting the fruit brought in by the freeze last night. They are gradually leaving now; and I can see some scattered in the neighborhood small trees. Still have many berries left so hope to see them again. I have had small flocks for a week or so, but this had wings fluttering everywhere you looked, high and low and over into neighbor yards. I did not post it a week or so ago, because it's almost unbelievable, but a couple of 'tree' ducks were checking out the same Pileated nest. I happened to glance out and one was descending through the trees and landed momentarily on the top of the tree that is broke off 4' above the nest hole. Another came down and approached the nest and they both were gone. At first I of course thought they were Pileateds, but the vertical flight position in the trees with smooth neck and duck head were clear enough. I assumed whistling duck of some kind, but size seemed smaller and I haven't seen wood ducks enough in the trees like that to identify as silhouettes in the morning light. At least, this is very interesting in this housing development. We have a beaver influenced wet area about a third of a mile away and this could be what got them here. When we moved here 10 years ago, we had one or two mallards and turkeys wandering into our yard to feast on the mess under our bird feeders. Have a great day, mine is pretty good already. Steven Mitchell Tyrone, GA Fayette County mitc4110 AT bellsouth.net You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: GA RBA Feb 4 2012 From: Stephen Barlow <stephen.barlow AT CHEMISTRY.GATECH.EDU> Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:34:53 -0500 hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert number: 770-493-8862 to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT att.com coverage: Statewide compiled: Sat 4 Feb 2012 7:45 pm compiler: Jeff Sewell transcriber: Steve Barlow Species mentioned (CAPITALS in this list = review species): ROSS'S GOOSE, SNOW-BUNTING (not seen), Rose-breasted Grosbeak, White- crowned Sparrow Directions to many of the sites mentioned can be found in Giff Beaton's "Birding Georgia" or at Ken Blankenship's www.wingsoverga.com The 2 apparent ROSS'S GEESE previously reported from Mashburn Rd pond in Gordon Co. (go E on GA 136 from its intersection with GA 225 and turn left on Mashburn Rd, the pond will be on your left) were not present Feb 4. However, 3 distant small white geese were seen on the W side of GA 225 just N of its intersection with GA 136 where, however, this is no place to safely pull off the road. Accordingly, these birds could have been Snow, Ross's, or hybrids http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1202&L=gabo-l&P=R1189 A good count of 21 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS was reported from Moss Rd (off Pine Chapel Rd) in Gordon Co. http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1202&L=gabo-l&P=R1189 Transcriber's note: 3 putative ROSS'S GEESE were reported from the Mashburn Rd location on Sun 5 Feb http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1202&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=6034 http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1202&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3967 The SNOW BUNTING at the N end of Tybee Is (see numerous reports from Jan) http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind1201&L=gabo-l has not been seen for 5 days, despite several observers searching, so may have departed A female ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (rare in winter) was reported from Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta 1 Feb, but was not refound the next day http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1202&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=628 http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1202&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=1699 This concludes the current edition of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. For information about the Georgia Ornithological Society, see www.gos.org, or email us at information AT gos.org. To join GOS, see: http://www.gos.org/membership/membership.html Stephen Barlow, Principal Research Scientist, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA 30332-0400, USA phone: 404-385-6053 fax: 404-894-5909 email: stephen.barlow AT chemistry.gatech.edu You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: No Frigatebird Reported Wed From: parrie <parriejpinyan AT WINDSTREAM.NET> Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:35:07 -0500 Apparently the reported Frigate bird was not seen on Wed., Feb 8, at Sweetwater Creek in Cherokee Co. No one called or e-mailed me saying they had seen it. Parrie Pinyan Cherokee Co "Almost anything you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it." -Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Rusty Blackbirds-Lake Worth Recreation Area (Dougherty) From: Wayne Schaffner <wayne.schaffner AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 20:54:07 -0500 Hoping for more Forster's Tern activity along the Flint River we dropped in to the Rusty Blackbird hangout at the Georgia Power dam. No terns but the RUBL were still sitting tight in the wet cypress-hardwood bottom at the north end of the picnic area peninsula in the lake above the dam. The Spotted Sandpiper was found in a favorite spot for this species at this site. We flushed it at the end of the boat ramp below the dam from about 30 feet away. It was hidden behind the concrete curb at the end of the ramp. It flew to some shoals and landed in the middle of a bunch of turtles sunning there. It didn't stay in that spot surrounded by the turtles for more than a minute. Georgia Power Dam- Lake Worth Recreation Area, Dougherty, US-GA Feb 8, 2012 12:45 PM - 1:25 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) Comments: Observers: Wayne Schaffner and Tod Lanier. 27 species Wood Duck 2 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Turkey Vulture 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Common Gallinule 6 American Coot 14 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Below dam at end of boat ramp. Flew to rocks in middle of river. Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 2 Carolina Chickadee 1 Brown-headed Nuthatch 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Eastern Bluebird 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Wayne only Palm Warbler 1 Wayne only Pine Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1 Chipping Sparrow 15 White-throated Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Rusty Blackbird X One seen. Multiple birds heard in hardwood bottom. This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Wayne Schaffner Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia Sent from my iPhone You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Albany Area 2/8/12 From: Trey Mccuen <trey.mccuen AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 20:48:02 -0500 Today Rebecca Kerimbaev, James Fleullan and I made the trek down to Albany to start the morning trying for the Snow Goose on Elton Street. Next we went to the sparrow fields in East Albany. We then hit several other ponds in the area and then traveled to Albany Nursery WMA, Cobb Owl Fields, and Flint River WMA. The highlights of the day include: Snow Goose- white morph hanging out with domestic ducks and geese at the pond on Elton Street King Rail- great looks at a single bird at Flint River WMA Lesser Yellowlegs- one at the pond on Gillionville Road Loggerhead Shrike- several shrikes seen on various highways traveling to and from different spots Purple Martin- several at an undisclosed location in Albany "Eastern" Palm Warbler- several at the sparrow field in east Albany Vesper Sparrow- lots at the East Albany Sparrow Fields Grasshopper Sparrow- one at the East Albany Sparrow Fields White crowned Sparrow- several at the Cobb Owl Fields Trey McCuen Macon, GA You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Atlanta Audubon Society 2012 Upcoming Festivals From: Chrishanna Desrosiers <cdesrosiers.cd50 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:55:03 -0500 AAS Members & GABOers! Below, you will find upcoming events that need volunteers. Please take the time to review the activities and contact me, if you would like to further assist. Our mission is to protect Georgia's birds and the habitats that sustain them through education, conservation, and advocacy. ==============================ATLANTA AUDUBON VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY ============================ Fernbank Museum Wildlife Rescue Exhibit February 25, 2012 (Saturday) Need: 1-3 Volunteers Time: 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. (Includes set-up and break-down) Location: 767 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 Please respond by February 20, 2012 ------------------------------------------------- Milton Earth Day Festival April 21, 2012 (Saturday) Need: 1-5 Volunteers Time: 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. (Includes set-up and break-down) Location: 750 Hickory Flat Road, Milton, GA 3004 Please respond by March 20, 2012--------------------------------------------------- Please remember to include your full name, phone number, event, e-mail address, and start/end time. Look forward to hearing from you Thanks, You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: fox sparrows; pigeon hill, Kennesaw MT; with photo link From: Gene Koziara <gene.koziara AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:52:33 -0800 I was suprised to find a pair of Fox sparrows on the top of Pigeon hill this morning.  Since this was my first time there this winter they could be over-wintering.  There is suitable habitat of brambles, rocky areas, and pine needles.  I heard the chip notes first, then located the birds, and followed them around for a while.  I observed the pair at close range foraging in the pine needles on the ground.  There is a very ample new parking area off of Burnt Hickory Road, and the climb to the top of Pigeon Hill is across the street.  This is a very scenic area of Kennesaw Mt National Battlefield.   photo link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/genekdr/6842622907/     Gene Koziara Kennesaw You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: No on Frigatebird Wed. AM, Sweetwater Rec. Area From: Joe LaFleur <joe AT BETTERBIRDWATCHING.COM> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:42:41 -0700 2-8-12 Looked for the Mag. Frigatebird at Sweetwater Rec. Area from 9:30-10:30 AM today, Wed., and did not relocate it. Not much was on the water except for some Canada Geese and a few gulls. Also: Bald Eagle, 1 im. Fish Crow, 4 (also had one at Ellijay WalMart on Jan. 20) Killdeer, 4 Cardinal, singing Pine Warbler, 6, singing Chipping Sparrow, lots E. Towhee, 2, calling E. Bluebirds Brown-headed Nuthatch, several calling Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1 Cedar Waxwing, 8 Over the past month or so the yard area in Mineral Bluff has had the regular residents as well as winter visitors like juncos, a couple White-throated Sparrows. Hermit Thrush was seen a few times in Jan., once in Feb. so far. One Am. Goldfinch showed up on Feb. 6 and a Song Sparrow visited the feeder area from Feb. 4-7. In mid-Jan. the pair of cardinals swelled to 8 birds hanging around for a few days. Also the titmouse and carolina wren are singing more now. Joe LaFleur Mineral Bluff Fannin Cty. You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Purple Finch From: BB <sandfalcon AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:52:01 -0500 Greetings all, A few minutes ago I had my first-of-winter PURPLE FINCH, a gorgeous raspberry male, at my feeders. I've been on the lookout for them but so far have only drawn House Finches. Better late than never! Brandon Best Lawrenceville, GA Adventure is just bad planning- Roald Amundsen Sent from my iPhone You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Sweetwater Creek, Cherokee Co From: Parrie Pinyan <parriejpinyan AT WINDSTREAM.NET> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:13:20 -0600 My buddy, Cherokee birder, Dan Searcy, called me around 8:30 this morning to report that after about two hours of looking, he did not see the Frigate bird. He reported that is was pretty chilly, and there were hardly any birds flying. Dan said the lake is WAAAAY down, so that one can walk out on the mud flats and see a large part of the lake--all the way to Fields Landing upriver. He is going to try again this afternoon. -- Parrie Pinyan Cherokee Co. You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Willet photo From: Linda FreedomBird <hummingbird888 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 23:34:05 -0500 Dear birders, Recently I decided to stop-by the coast to claim few more lifers ..I took this pic in the end of December during my CBC to Okefenokee. I welcome your comment and suggestion. Hopefully, I will post more pic in the next few weeks if my work does not eat me alive :) http://www.wingsspirit.com/2012/02/willet_9069.html Happy birding! Linda Liu Atlanta, GA WingsSpirit.com You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Frigate Bird in Cherokee Co From: parrie <parriejpinyan AT WINDSTREAM.NET> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 21:39:07 -0500 My cousin, Chip Camp, reported seeing a Magnificent Frigate Bird at Sweetwater Recreation area on Lake Allatoona Tuesday afternoon. He said the bird was activily fishing--flying about 2' off the water. The bird when seen was flying upriver. The Cherokee Co. Park at Fields Landing, also on the north side of the lake east of Sweetwater, might be another spot to look for the bird There is usually a huge body of water there, so a scope might be useful. See Mark McShane's message for directions for both locations. Victoria Landing on the east side of the lake could be another option. It is on Bells Ferry Road. Chip said he spotted a Sooty Tern on Monday at Sweetwater. I need to go birding with Chip! Good chasing! Parrie Pinyan Cherokee Co. You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Owen & Williams Fish Farm (Baker) From: Wayne Schaffner <wayne.schaffner AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 18:26:38 -0800 No shorebirds except Killdeer. Only dry ponds and full ponds today. Two were being filled but already had 2 feet of water in them. DELORME 57; C9 Owen Williams Catfish Farm (Baker), Baker, US-GA Feb 7, 2012 12:50 PM - 1:20 PM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) driving 21 species Hooded Merganser 2 (male and female) Great Blue Heron 11 Great Egret 2 Black Vulture 1 Turkey Vulture 3 Bald Eagle 1 Breeding pair on this nest last year produce two offspring Northern Harrier 1 male Red-tailed Hawk 2 Circling together NW of farm over Cooleewahee Creek American Kestrel 1 Flushed off of feed silos; flew to west side of pond along the highway and perched in pine tree Killdeer 2 Forster's Tern 4 Foraging multiple ponds but only the south half of the farm Eurasian Collared-Dove 1 Mourning Dove 2 Belted Kingfisher 1 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 American Crow 2 Pine Warbler 4 singing Savannah Sparrow 11 Swamp Sparrow 1 Eastern Meadowlark 14 stayed around the feed silos along the central road/dike This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Wayne Schaffner Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: B@R tailed godwit Flamingo From: Nancy Crosby <ncrosbyrd AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 21:21:47 -0500 Don't forget the godwit showing up with the marbled godwits at Flamingo... found on BrdBrains John & Nancy Crosby You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Boat trip to see Flamingos from Islamorada FL Sun Feb 12 From: Nancy Crosby <ncrosbyrd AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 21:19:03 -0500 Planning a boat trip for Sunday Feb 12th departing Islamorada Fl at 9 am or arrange pick up at Flamingo at 10 am. Boat returning to Islamorada at 1 pm. Trip is total of 32 miles one way with spectacular birding all the way per the captain ! The trip is in FL Bay which is no deeper than 8 feet per the captain. Trip is $425 for up to 6 persons. 4 spaces available. John & Nancy Crosby Captain is Xavier: cell: 305-393-1779 Leave message, he may be on a charter. You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: Frigate Bird in Cherokee Co From: Mark McShane <eagleeyed AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 20:02:40 -0500 Hi All, For anyone chasing a possible accidental winter frigatebird at Lake Allatoona tomorrow I think that the Sweetwater Campground (Field's Chapel Road I think) and the Sweetwater Day Use Park (Sweetwater Creek Drive I think) are co-located together. They should both be able to be reached via GA Hwy 20 and Field's Chapel Road at GPS: N 34 12.588 W 84 35.550 (go south on Field's Chapel Road). When in the area I regularly bird Field's Landing Park (Cherokee County) at the north end of the lake which affords a great view (perfect for possible frigatebird scoping) of the large northern arm at: GPS: N 34 12.129 W 84 33.637 The Field's Landing Park Cherokee Recreation & Parks Agency site: http://www.crpa.net/facility/121 If anyone sees the frigatebird please post the sighting right away as possible or please call someone who can! Good Birding All! Mark Mark McShane Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia www.neargareport.com You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Frigate Bird in Cherokee Co From: Parrie Pinyan <parriejpinyan AT WINDSTREAM.NET> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 16:59:19 -0600 My cousin reported a "Frigate Bird" at Sweetwater Army Corps of Engineers Recreational area on Lake Alatoona. He probably did see the bird. He birded quite a bit with Brad Bergstrom at Valdosta State. Sweetwater is on the "north" side of Lake Allatoona--off SR 20, between Fields Landing and Victoria landing. I probably will not be able to chase. I have a big trip coming up. -- Parrie Pinyan Cherokee Co You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: AAS bird walk this Sunday to Lake Acworth Cauble Park From: Rebecca Kerimbaev <rebecca.kerimbaev AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 16:23:03 -0500 Afternoon again, Very sorry for another email right on the tail of my last one, but I forgot to plug an important last minute addition to this weekend's field trip line-up: This Sunday, Master Birder graduate (Fall 2011) Angelia Jenkins will be making her debut as an AAS field trip leader for beginner birders at Lake Acworth's Beach and Cauble Park in Cobb County. The walk will run from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and is geared toward beginners, but everyone is welcome. Details of this trip plus other February and March bird walks can be found here: http://www.atlantaaudubon.org/aaswww/indexsupport/fieldtrips.htm Thanks, Rebecca Kerimbaev Field Trip Director Atlanta Audubon Society rebecca.kerimbaev AT gmail.com cell: 770-369-5710 You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Two AAS bird walks this week: Cochran Shoals & Panola Mountain From: Rebecca Kerimbaev <rebecca.kerimbaev AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 14:45:11 -0500 Afternoon all, There's a bird walk tomorrow to Cochran Shoals and another on Saturday to Panola Mountain: (Cobb County) Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 8 a.m. to noon at Cochran Shoals CRNRA, led by Liz Hornsby (Rockdale County) Saturday, Feb. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Panola Mountain State Park, led by Phil Delestrez For full details including birding focus, directions, and GPS coordinates of meeting places, go to: http://www.atlantaaudubon.org/aaswww/indexsupport/fieldtrips.htm Always check the URL above on the morning of a walk for the latest up-to-date info. All walks are open to the public and all skill levels are encouraged to participate. You do not have to be a member of the Atlanta Audubon Society to attend. Thanks, Rebecca Kerimbaev Field Trip Director Atlanta Audubon Society rebecca.kerimbaev AT gmail.com cell: 770-369-5710 You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: high numbers of Cedar Waxwings From: Mirko Basen <mbasen AT UGA.EDU> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 17:02:49 +0000 Hey GAbirders, we currently have rather large flocks of Cedar Waxwings here on the east UGA campus. I counted (estimated) one flock of 1500 and another of 800 birds, however, that estimates are conservative, as they also choose Pine trees for roosting. They might be feeding on holly berries. Good birding, Mirko Mirko Basen Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Biochemistry The University of Georgia Athens, GA You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Razorbill (dead) on Jekyll Island-Glynn County From: Steve Fox <sfox01 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:01:07 -0500 Becoming recent residents to coastal GA, Tom and Pat Fox (my folks) have been great about alerting me to unusual wildlife that they spot while doing their weekly Sunday morning beach walk on Jekyll Island. Well this past Sunday was no different. I received a call from my folks saying that they've spotted an unusual dead bird that washed ashore near the new JI restaurant that looked very "penguin" like at first glance. After taking a couple of photos and looking it up in their bird guide, they described it as more Auk or Razorbill like. They sent them to me and my first thought was a Razorbill so just to verify my ID, I sent a pic to Nathan Farnau and he confirmed it as well. Unfortunately it was a dead specimen but that's not to say there are a few more out there still. I have not checked the GA records on this bird yet but I do remember reports of a couple being spotted off the North FL coast a year or so ago. Just an FYI.. Steve Fox Richmond Hill GA You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Volunteer Opportunity From: Chrishanna Desrosiers <cdesrosiers.cd50 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:45:37 -0500 Greetings! Below, you will find an upcoming event that need Atlanta Audubon Society volunteers. Please take time to review the activity and contact me, if you would like to further Atlanta Audubon's mission to protect Georgia's birds and the habitats that sustain them through education, conservation, and advocacy. =========================== ATLANTA AUDUBON VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY ================ Fernbank Museum Wildlife Rescue Exhibit February 25, 2012 (Saturday) Need: 1 to 3 Volunteers Purpose: to show information about Atlanta Audubon's education, conservation, and advocacy efforts with interested patrons. Time: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (Includes set-up and break-down) Please respond by February 20, 2012 ---------------------------------------------------Please include name, e-mail, contact number and start/end time you can participate with response. Thanks, You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Sandhill Cranes near Chattahoochee Nature Center Roswell, GA From: "John P." <johnfpoole AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 23:29:18 -0500 Sun., Feb. 5 - Sandhill Cranes near Chattahoochee Nature Center - My wife and I were out with the camera last night along Azalea Drive taking photos of a heron, kingfisher, hawk, ducks, and geese. Just as we were about to pack up the equipment and head for home (5:40pm), we spotted a flock of Sandhill Cranes (28+) flying over the river. The cranes made a few passes as they gradually descended for a landing across the water from the Nature Center in a large marshy, sandbar area. The sparse cloud cover and full moon made the whole experience absolutely spectacular!!! We observed the flock for approx. 30 minutes before we had to hurry home for a Superbowl party we were hosting. You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: SC GA, 2/5/2012 From: "James F. Flynn Jr." <jim.flynn AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 22:28:02 -0500 Hi, folks, I spent most of Sunday morning at Flint River WMA, Dooly Co., then headed to the Crisp Co. Hydro Power Dam (access above & below the dam via Power Dam Rd., Warwick, GA) and the Lee State Prison pond (Pinewood Rd., Lee Co., northwest of Leesburg) to search for some of the species that Wayne Schaffner had reported over the past week. Having missed the Brown Pelican at the Crisp Co. Power Dam during the early afternoon, I stopped on the way back home from Lee Co. to check one more time. It was still a no show (or I missed it), but with a little bit of daylight left, I decided to check the Cobb Owl Fields in Sumter Co. before heading to the Atlanta metro. Wayne Schaffner and Rusty Pritchard & family had the same idea, but alas, together we were unable to find any Short-eared Owls. Here are some of the highlights for the day: Gadwall: 2 males, Lee State Prison Pond Common Loon: 1, Crisp Co. Power Dam Double-crested Cormorant: a few above & below the Crisp Co. Power Dam; 1, Lee State Prison Pond Anhinga: 1, Lee State Prison Pond Great Egret: 4, Crisp Co. Power Dam; 1, Lee State Prison Pond Bald Eagle: 3 (2 juveniles, 1 white belly), Crisp Co. Power Dam Northern Harrier: 2, Lee State Prison Pond; 1, GA 32 fields, Lee Co.; 5, Cobb Owl Fields King Rail: 3, Flint River WMA Virginia Rail: 2, Flint River WMA Common Gallinule: 2, Lee State Prison Pond Sandhill Crane: 16, Lee State Prison Pond; 62, Cobb Owl Fields Greater Yellowlegs: 4, Lee State Prison Pond Lesser Yellowlegs: 2, Lee State Prison Pond Least Sandpiper: 35, Lee State Prison Pond Wilson's Snipe: 45, Lee State Prison Pond Ring-billed Gull: 50+, Crisp Co. Power Dam; 300, Cobb Owl Fields Forster's Tern: 3, Crisp Co. Power Dam Great Horned Owl: 1, Flint River WMA (calling right at the entrance) Barred Owl: 3, Flint River WMA Red-headed Woodpecker: 5, Flint River WMA Hairy Woodpecker: 1, Flint River WMA White-eyed Vireo: 2, Flint River WMA Blue-headed Vireo: 1, Flint River WMA Winter Wren: 2, Flint River WMA Marsh Wren: 1, Flint River WMA Golden-crowned Kinglet; 7, Flint River WMA Gray Catbird: 2, Flint River WMA American Pipit: 2, Lee State Prison Pond; 3, GA 32 fields, Lee Co. Common Yellowthroat: 16, Flint River WMA Palm Warbler: 5 (3 Eastern, 1 Western, 1 unknown), Flint River WMA Fox Sparrow: 1, Flint River WMA Red-winged Blackbird: 300,000, GA 32 fields, Lee Co. Yellow-headed Blackbird: 1 female, GA 32 fields, Lee Co. Boat-tailed Grackle: 2, Lee State Prison Pond A map of Flint River WMA can be found on the GA DNR web site: http://www.georgiawildlife.com/maps/hunting/region5 Take care. Jim Flynn Forsyth Co., GA http://gos.org/ http://atlantaaudubon.org/ *************************** You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: Yellow-headed Blackbird, Lee Co., 2/5/2012 From: Wayne Schaffner <wayne.schaffner AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:39:43 -0800 I drove out to Jim's Yellow-headed Blackbird location today. I arrived at the site around 1PM. Unfortunately, I did not see the humongous flock of blackbirds or the Yellow-headed Blackbird. The only blackbirds I saw were 4 flyover Red-winged Blackbirds. After scanning all the surrounding fields within view I drove a couple of tenths of a mile further east past a hedge row to another pair of large fields on both sides of the road. After I found a place to turn around I paused for a moment to admire the abundance of Killdeer in both fields. It was then I saw two pairs of birds with tail feathers with white edges. One pair was engaged in what looked like a miniature cockfight about 6-inches off the ground. I was able to identify the Horned Larks with binoculars. I had to use the scope to identify the American Pipits and the Vesper Sparrows. I never did figure out who was sparring. Based on the amount of white in the edges of the tail feathers I would guess Pipit-Pipit, Vesper Sparrow-Pipit or Vesper Sparrow-Vesper Sparrow. I had only intended to make a quick stop at the YHBL site so I only stayed at these fields for 10 minutes and didn't spend any time looking beyond 50 to 100 yards where I could see movement. As an added bonus, I heard two Horned Larks singing amid the almost raucous and continuous calling of the Pipits. Total for the ten minutes: 8-American Pipit 3-Vesper Sparrow 5-Horned Lark I checked the YHBL location again about 15 minutes before sunset and didn't see any blackbirds. Thanks for the nice surprises Jim. Wayne Schaffner Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia >________________________________ >From: James F. Flynn Jr. >To: GABO-L AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU >Sent: Monday, February 6, 2012 12:20 AM >Subject: [GABO-L] Yellow-headed Blackbird, Lee Co., 2/5/2012 > >Hi, folks, a quick note that a female Yellow-headed Blackbird was observed >among a humongous flock (100's of thousands) of predominately female >Red-winged Blackbirds late Sunday afternoon in a field on the north side of >GA 32, Lee Co., between Leesburg & the Flint River. The giant flock of >blackbirds was continuously rolling over the field, occasionally taking wing >in one amoebic flock. It was actually during this time that it was easiest >for me to pick out the bird, as the fairly uniform dark brown plumage with >yellow breast & mostly yellow face stood out in the cloud when they would >wheel toward me. Eventually, the entire flock headed just east to an >adjacent peanut field, but I was not able to located after they spread out >across the whole field. > >Here are the coordinates of where the Yellow-headed Blackbird was first >observed: >N31 44.013 W84 04.714 > >Other species with the Red-wings included a small percentage of Brown-headed >Cowbirds & very small percentage of Common Grackles. > >Take care. > >Jim Flynn >Forsyth Co., GA >http://gos.org/ >http://atlantaaudubon.org/ >*************************** > >You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. >Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: >http://www.gos.org/gabo.html. Please read the guidelines before posting. > >Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu > >To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to >http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html > >To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > > > You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: FW: Piedmont Park AAS Walk February 4th, 2012 From: Rob McDonough <rmcdonough AT SFSGLOBAL.NET> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 19:54:48 -0500 A group of 9 birders led by Coralee Kight was at Piedmont Park the morning of February 4th for the walk held in partnership with the Piedmont Park Conservancy the first Saturday of each month. The weather was warm for the season and overcast. Nick, Coralee, and Steve saw a juvenile sharp-shinned hawk harassing a cat along a walkway leading to the Conservancy building. The group noted the following 30 species, including many of the Piedmont Park regulars: 1 American Goldfinch AMGO 2 American Robin AMRO 3 Blue Jay BLJA 4 Brown Headed Nuthatch PAWA 5 Brown-Headed Cowbird BHCO 6 Buteo sp. 7 Canada Goose CANG 8 Carolina Chickadee CACH 9 Downy Woodpecker DOWO 10 Eastern Bluebird EABL 11 Eastern Tufted Titmouse ETTI 12 Golden-crowned Kinglet GCKI 13 Great Blue Heron GBHE 14 House Finch HOFI 15 Mallard MALL 16 Mourning Dove MODO 17 Northern Cardinal NOCA 18 Northern Mockingbird NOMO 19 Pied Billed Grebe PBGR 20 Pine Warbler PIWA 21 Red-Bellied Woodpecker RBWO 22 Red-Headed Woodpecker RHWO 23 Red-Winged Blackbird RWBL 24 Ruby-Crowned Kinglet RCKI 25 White-Throated Sparrow WTSP 26 Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker YBSA 27 Yellow-rumped Warbler YRWA 28 Sharp-shinned Hawk (Juvenile) SSHA 29 Song Sparrow SOSP 30 White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU Rob McDonough Midtown, Atlanta You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Atlanta Sandhill Cranes From: Gene Wilkinson <glwfishing AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 15:28:18 -0800 Hello all,   Sorry for this late report of Sandhill Cranes that I saw yesterday in East Atlanta Village and Edgewood Shopping Center during lunch hour.  At least a dozen flocks passed overhead going in a northwest direction. There was at least 700-800 that passed overhead. What a thrilling sight to see them riding thermals and making those long high speed glides accompanied with their raucous calls.   Gene Wilkinson Glennville, Ga. You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Savannah NWR--Laurel Hill Dr, Feb 5, 2012:Jasper County, SC From: Sandy Beasley <SavBirder AT AOL.COM> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:36:12 -0500 ____________________________________ Savannah NWR--Laurel Hill Dr, Jasper, US-SC Feb 5, 2012 8:45 AM - 12:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 4.5 mile(s) Comments: Ogeechee Audubon Society had a field trip to SNWR, led by Diana Churchill. A total of 28 people showed up so DC divided the group into 3 pods. Mark Welford was the leader of my pod. Weather was cool, slightly overcast, and still. We birded outside the entrance to the maintenance area and the adjacent impoundment, moving next to the entrance to Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive. Then our group filled 3 vehicles and started around the drive while the other 2 groups switched between the areas at the entrance before entering the drive. This list is a composite of our pod's efforts only. 54 species Wood Duck 4 Gadwall 4 Blue-winged Teal 35 Northern Shoveler 40 Green-winged Teal 25 Ring-necked Duck 50 Bufflehead 1 Hooded Merganser 3 Pied-billed Grebe 6 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Anhinga 2 Great Blue Heron 7 Great Egret 3 Snowy Egret 2 Little Blue Heron 10 Tricolored Heron 2 White Ibis 6 Glossy Ibis 15 Turkey Vulture 6 Bald Eagle 2 2 adults, perchered in bare tree near the maintenance area impoundment and easily seen from road. Northern Harrier 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 6 Merlin 2 Clapper Rail 3 King Rail 1 Common Gallinule 10 American Coot 150 Killdeer 30 Greater Yellowlegs 3 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 Wilson's Snipe 10 Ring-billed Gull 4 Great Horned Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 Northern Flicker 7 Eastern Phoebe 3 Fish Crow 2 Carolina Chickadee 2 Carolina Wren 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Gray Catbird 1 Northern Mockingbird 3 Brown Thrasher 1 Cedar Waxwing 20 Common Yellowthroat 1 American Redstart 1 Female seen at entrance, west side of Laurel Hill Rd among the shrubs and bushes. Fanned tail with yellow spots underneath clearly evident. and bird was flitting from limb to limb. Yellow-rumped Warbler 10 Eastern Towhee 2 Song Sparrow 1 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 3 Boat-tailed Grackle 10 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Sandhill Cranes East Cobb County GA From: tcerisoles AT COMCAST.NET Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:59:14 +0000 Sunday Feb 5. East Cobb County Johnson Ferry area. First group of approx 100 flying > northwest very high at 1:00pm. Second wave at 3:45 of about 70 flying > due north. Terry Cerisoles tcerisoles AT comcast.net East Cobb County, Marietta GA You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Sandhill Cranes-Bartow Co From: Pam Potter <ppotter AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:51:40 -0500 I just found out a friend of mine stopped at the rec park in Adairsville (on Hall Station Rd) saw 3 flocks of sandhill cranes fly over last nite around 6pm heading north paralleling I75. She also saw and took photos of 2 cranes who had landed and scoped out the pond at the park. They flew off soon after. Pam Potter Bartow Co White You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Glynn County Coastal Birding 3-4 Feb From: Roy <roybrownphotography AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 07:34:28 -0500 A few highlights from shore-birding this weekend at St. Simons (SSI), Andrews Causeway, Marshes of Glynn, Jekyll Welcome Center: There was an un-banded Piping Plover near the tidal pool. There seemed there were more Black Skimmers than usual at SSI / Gould's Inlet: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/6825631433/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/6825444313/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/6825442659/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/6825441569/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/6820348545/in/photostream/ There was a Great Black-backed Gull giving great looks at the SSI Pier: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/6825444973/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/6825445695/in/photostream/ We watched and listened to a Worthington's Marsh Wren at Andrews Island for a good long time. We also had 4 Avocet there out on the mud flats. Andrews List: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S9761222 There was a Whimbrel at the Jekyll Welcome Center on 4 Feb. Welcome Center List: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S9761394 These twitchers were spotted at SSI / Gould's Inlet: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/6820348063/in/photostream/ SSI List: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S9761165 Best, Roy Brown (Albany & Ellijay) You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Yellow-headed Blackbird, Lee Co., 2/5/2012 From: "James F. Flynn Jr." <jim.flynn AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:20:35 -0500 Hi, folks, a quick note that a female Yellow-headed Blackbird was observed among a humongous flock (100's of thousands) of predominately female Red-winged Blackbirds late Sunday afternoon in a field on the north side of GA 32, Lee Co., between Leesburg & the Flint River. The giant flock of blackbirds was continuously rolling over the field, occasionally taking wing in one amoebic flock. It was actually during this time that it was easiest for me to pick out the bird, as the fairly uniform dark brown plumage with yellow breast & mostly yellow face stood out in the cloud when they would wheel toward me. Eventually, the entire flock headed just east to an adjacent peanut field, but I was not able to located after they spread out across the whole field. Here are the coordinates of where the Yellow-headed Blackbird was first observed: N31 44.013 W84 04.714 Other species with the Red-wings included a small percentage of Brown-headed Cowbirds & very small percentage of Common Grackles. Take care. Jim Flynn Forsyth Co., GA http://gos.org/ http://atlantaaudubon.org/ *************************** You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Forster's Terns Georgia Veterans State Park (Crisp) From: Wayne Schaffner <wayne.schaffner AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 20:41:53 -0800 Georgia Veteran's Memorial SP, Crisp, US-GA Feb 5, 2012 2:21 PM - 4:16 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.8 mile(s) 44 species Canada Goose 14 Wood Duck 1 heard not seen Mallard 2 first cove on the west side of the entrance road just before the gate Hooded Merganser 4 first cove on the west side of the entrance road just before the gate Pied-billed Grebe 7 Anhinga 2 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 2 Turkey Vulture 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 American Coot 100 Ring-billed Gull 20 Forster's Tern 6 From the bridge just inside the gate I watched them for about 30 minutes foraging the cove on the west side of bridge out to the main body of the lake. Rarely did they cross over the bridge into the east side of the cove. I never saw them when I was on the nature trail along the south side of the cove east of the bridge and the entrance road. The Ring-billed Gulls were not happy about sharing the cove. Mourning Dove 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Eastern Phoebe 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 2 Fish Crow 3 Carolina Chickadee X Tufted Titmouse X Brown-headed Nuthatch 2 Brown Creeper 1 Carolina Wren 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6 Eastern Bluebird 3 Northern Mockingbird 2 Brown Thrasher 1 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Palm Warbler 2 Pine Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 20 Eastern Towhee 4 Chipping Sparrow 10 White-throated Sparrow 5 Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird 8 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Wayne Schaffner Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: R0ss's-type geese continue on Mashburn Rd., Gordon Co. From: Joel McNeal <joelmcneal AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 23:18:00 -0500 I spent some quality time this afternoon with the putative R0ss's Geese on Mashburn Rd., getting a much-improved collection of photos and video for all 3 birds so the GOS Checklist and Records Committee can better decide their fates. The birds spent most of their time today on the side of the pond nearest to Mashburn Rd. and by evening had worked their way to within 100-150 yards of the gate that's next to some hay bales. I haven't had time for much editing yet, but here's one of the birds doing a bathing somersault if you'd like to take a gander: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqCUvwCQbp0 . Hundreds of Sandhill Cranes were flying over Gordon Co. this afternoon as well. Joel McNeal Cartersville, Bartow Co., GA http://www.pbase.com/joelmcneal You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Gainesville, GA, Wilshire Trail, Feb 5, 2012 From: Karen Henman <henmank AT INDIANAAUDUBON.ORG> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 22:58:44 -0500 Was able to do a little birding this morning by hiking the Wilshire Trail in Gainesville, Hall County. Nice to see so many cedar waxwings. See full report below. Karen Karen Henman, Ph. D. henmank AT indianaaudubon.org Those who dwell among the beauty and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. - Rachel Carson Wilshire Trail, Hall, US-GA Feb 5, 2012 10:45 AM - 12:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 2.5 mile(s) Comments: 57 - 61 degrees F, wind 9 - 13 MPH mostly sunny skies 24 species Canada Goose 2 Turkey Vulture 4 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 8 Downy Woodpecker 3 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 3 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 11 Fish Crow 1 Carolina Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 11 Carolina Wren 3 American Robin 5 Brown Thrasher 1 Cedar Waxwing 23 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee 7 Song Sparrow 3 White-throated Sparrow 4 Dark-eyed Junco 5 Northern Cardinal 4 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Lake Lanier - 2/5/12 From: Mark McShane <eagleeyed AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 21:06:54 -0500 Hi All, I made stops at the East Bank, Lower Overlook, West Bank Overlook, West Bank, and Tidwell day use parks at Lake Lanier this afternoon and was getting a little discouraged as I had only seen RING-BILLED GULLS and a couple of HERRING GULLS thus far. I almost didn't try good old Vann's Tavern! When I arrived at Vann's Tavern I was glad to see that all of the birds I had been missing were offshore. Maybe seven single COMMON LOONS were stationed in different spots around that section of the lake, and a small flotilla of COMMON LOONS as well made their way along the near shoreline fishing, and a small squadron of BONAPARTE'S GULLS were keeping company with them, and all very close in to the overlook. There was a single AMERICAN COOT quite a distance out, and little bevies of HORNED GREBES were here and there making their way across the panorama of the surface of the lake, a few PIED-BILLED GREBES were scattered around as well. A few MALLARDS, and a drake BUFFLEHEAD were also in attendance. Some CANADA GEESE were present as well, and of course MANY MANY RING- BILLED GULLS. A RED-THROATED LOON, in the leftmost (northernmost) third of the view of the lake, well offshore from Vann's Tavern, and probably across the original Chattahoochee River channel in Hall County, was about where I have seen one 3 times now this year. Maybe this is the rare Piedmont wintering Red-throated Loon listed in the The Annotated Checklist of Georgia Birds (ACOGB), 5th edition, 2003! The Georgia Ornithological Society Publications page (Home of the ACOGB): http://www.gos.org/publications/publications.html Good Birding All! Mark Mark McShane Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia www.neargareport.com You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Sandhill cranes - Cherokee Co. From: Vicki DeLoach <VLDELOACH AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 18:34:38 -0500 Sorry for the abrupt post earlier. One of the guys flying radio-controlled planes at Biello Park came over to see the frog eggs I was photographing. It was fun to have someone interested. So as I was describing to him the different frog species he was hearing, pointing in the direction of some American toads, we suddenly heard something that trumped the hundreds of frogs calling. Harry and I looked at each other and yelled "cranes"! Between the giant white billows of clouds the first wide V's appeared. Most of the cranes we see are in the fall so it seemed odd to see these heading north. The fellow kept asking if they weren't geese and we assured him they were cranes. He got as excited as we were as we passed the binocs around. It was also a lot of fun to hear about his awesome red-tailed Tuskegee type planes. More cranes appeared behind the first waves ... some rode thermals right into the clouds. This fellow said that they were at about 6,000 feet and it sounded like he knew what he was talking about. The last waves were farther to the east and we could no longer hear their calls. We saw maybe a dozen waves of varying sizes - totaling around 400 cranes. Vicki & Harry DeLoach Cherokee Co. You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Sandhill Cranes in Cherokee Co From: parrie <parriejpinyan AT WINDSTREAM.NET> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 18:18:58 -0500 Right at 5 pm I heard, but did not see, what sounded like just a few Sandhills. What a wonderful sound! Of course I would have loved to have seen them, but with only "one ear" it is difficult to tell what direction the sound is coming from. I was skunked on that group as the clouds were gliding west to east obscuring my vision. O, well. Tomorrow is another day... Parrie Pinyan SE of Canton Cherokee CO You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: Cranes over Atlanta From: marion m dobbs <catbird500 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 17:59:47 -0500 I'm glad somebody said which way their cranes were headed! Marion M Dobbs Rome (Floyd County) GA http://www.mamomi.net http://mamomi.smugmug.com -----Original Message----- From: james gibson Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 1:23 PM To: GABO-L AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: [GABO-L] Cranes over Atlanta At 1:05 pm today: ca. 150 Sandhill Cranes and one Turkey Vulture very high over Georgia Tech and heading due north. James Gibson Silver Spring Md You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html. Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Brown Creeper near Lilburn, Gwinnett County From: ricknsandyk <ricknsandyk AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 17:47:35 -0500 Had several visits in our backyard today from a BROWN CREEPER. Our first of the season. Also had BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES and WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, just for contrast. We still have near-daily comings and goings of PINE WARBLERS, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, CEDAR WAXWINGS, DARK-EYED JUNCOS, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, and plenty of AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, and such. Now, if they'll all just stick around for the GBBC. Rick & Sandy Krause Near Lilburn, Gwinnett County You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Floyd County Birds From: Ann Stewart <annhstewart AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 21:35:04 +0000 Checked Georgia Highlands College (formerly known as Floyd College) on 27S of Rome yesterday afternoon. The small lake in the Industrial Park close to the swamp at the college yielded only a few RING-NECKED DUCKS, 2 PIED BILLED GREBES AND 8 CANADA GEESE.  As you turn at the red light onto the Industrial Park road the swamp on the right side can be seen very clearly now. The underbrush, etc has died down and some died completely and you can now get a great view and birding is easy. You should go down the road a short distance and park and walked back to this area and do not park on the side of the road. There are alot of large trucks using this road - since it is an industrial park. At the large lake behind the college there were on Muscovys and several people fishing. Happy to report another American Woodcock. Stephen said at 7AM Friday morning as he went out to feed his chickens that he heard one close to our farm pond. He also reported hearing a Great Horned Owl. I guess I have gone DEAF - I have been going outside at night for short periods of time to try and hear our Great Horned Owl and our Barred Owl and have yet to hear one - OH THE PERILS OF GETTING OLD!!! One advantage though of getting old it - grandchildren!  Sawyer (7) was at our house this afternoon and I heard a Red Shoulder Hawk calling. I asked him if he knew what kind of bird that was and he said, "Hawk". I said - "very good-what kind of hawk?"  He said, "Red shouldered"!    (i was quite surprised-expecting to hear Red Tailed). I then said do you know of another kind of hawk to which he replied - "no".  Being a helpful grandmother - I pointed to my rear end (large one at that!) and as he watched my pointing he said - OH YEA - RED BOTTOMED HAWK!!!!!! So next time you see a Red Tailed Hawk you can think of a RED BOTTOMED HAWK!!!!!  Ann Stewart Rome,Ga. Floyd Co. You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: sandhills - Stone Mtn. From: djshearer <djshearer AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 16:23:44 -0500 Hear and saw 75-100 sandhill cranes flying north while I was hiking in the woods at Stone Mountain Park about 3:15. Diane Shearer DeKalb County You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Absence of cranes From: Tim Rose <feralman AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 16:03:15 -0500 No detection by ear or eye of any Sandhill Cranes so far in my corner of Gwinnett County during this migration. (I wondered whether to misspell the name of the absent species as usual, because in this case that specific absence could be good negative data for anyone studying their populations or migration routes.) Some time in the 80's and 90's I saw and heard flocks regularly over my home. I'm fairly sure I haven't observed any at home in over a decade. Tim Rose Lilburn/Snellville, Gwinnett County You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Cranes From: Vicki DeLoach <vldeloach AT AOL.COM> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 15:08:21 -0500 Wave after wave right now over biello park ... details later Sent from my Samsung smartphone on AT&T You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: cranes over Lamar From: Charlie <cmmbirds AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 11:44:07 -0800 We have seen 1,010 cranes today.  Since we've not been outside the whole time, we don't know how many we've missed. Charlie Muise Lamar County You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: No surprise: no Sandhill Cranes in east Roswell From: "mimbrava AT mindspring.com" <mimbrava@MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 14:22:37 -0500 With all the reports of Sandhills coming through, I sat outside for about an hour, hoping to add to the sightings. I saw and heard two Red-tailed hawks courting, saw and heard a mob of crows, listened to Mourning doves cooing and the songs of Carolina chickadees, melodious House finches and Pine warblers (that sound like muted whistles), but there was not a single Sandhill crane. I did see them fly over once many, many years ago, but never again. I remain hopeful... Mim Eisenberg east Roswell Fulton County You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Sandhill Cranes Streaming through From: Vicki Williams <masterweeder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 10:44:05 -0800 Hello, For those of you who are big fans of Sandhill Cranes, they are streaming through today. There have been hundreds going through in the last hour (12:30 to 1:30). They are way high up and way to the west of me. I've seen a few hundred but there are many more I haven't seen. In fact they are so far up and over that for the first few mins I thought I was just having a wishful moment. But no, finally, some came into view briefly and could be seen between the trees and the low flying clouds. The cranes are so high today that if I hadn't been outside I would never have heard them. Good luck seeing them today. Vicki Williams, Cobb County Due West (Marietta), Georgia You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Cranes over Atlanta From: james gibson <jamesgibson38 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 18:23:09 +0000 At 1:05 pm today: ca. 150 Sandhill Cranes and one Turkey Vulture very high over Georgia Tech and heading due north. James Gibson Silver Spring Md You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: ? Absence of Owls From: "Ralph H. Henderson, M.D." <rafeh AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 13:00:31 -0500 There have been two recent posts concerning Flickers and Screech Owls, both of which noted no owls this year in the owl boxes. I have recently chatted with another birder living just to the west of the two locations mentioned above (Toco Hills area) and, again, no Screech Owls in their owl boxes. Is this a more general phenomenon this year? Rafe Henderson, Toco Hills area, Decatur You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: cranes over Lamar now From: Charlie <cmmbirds AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 08:33:16 -0800 Hi folks, About 11:20am my son Allan came running into the office, where I'm doing data entry (try not to point and laugh at me) and announced "Cranes!".  Tracey and I went out to watch the spectacle, as at least 425 have gone over in about 15-18 different groups, merging, splitting up, circling, bugling and generally making their presence known.  Awesome excuse to get away from the computer for a few minutes. Charlie Muise Lamar County You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: AAS' Shorebird Workshop From: Art Hurt <artlisahurt AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 07:23:51 -0800 The Atlanta Audubon Society is again sponsoring a Shorebird Workshop. This workshop will consist of a class session on shorebird identification done by Georgann Schmalz March 11 at the Blue Heron. There will be a weekend on the coast that includes a presentation (May 11) by Tim Keyes and weekend field trips on Saturday and Sunday May 12 and 13. Saturday's field trip includes a boat trip into St. Catherine's Sound to find shorebirds feeding on horseshoe crab eggs. This trip is timed with the spawning of horseshoe crabs. For details please check the AAS website or the Wingbars newsletter. Lisa Hurt Atlanta You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Tree Swallows From: jbrunner <jbrunner AT ADVSTR.COM> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 08:47:27 -0500 2 Tree Swallows over the E.L. Huie ponds yesterday morning. Georgann's early date is Feb 8 so not far off. Jerry Brunner Decatur GA You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Gordon Co great blue herons From: Pam Potter <ppotter AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 23:23:52 -0500 My friend Tina Norris and I went to Gordon Co to see what we could see, unfortunately we lost light rather quickly once there. We did find that the heronry was quite active today with 14 great blue herons in the nests. I don't want to mention exactly where we were because I'm not sure we are advertising where thee heronry is but I figure a lost of you know where it is. Also spotted 6 shore birds (definately not killdeer) but the flew off so fast we couldn't get a good look. Pam Potter Bartow Co You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Carter's Lake locations trip report and Ross's Geese in Gordon Co., Sandhills and others. From: Tom Laubenthal <tomlaub AT ATT.NET> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:07:52 -0500 Folks, I tender this trip report on behalf of today's trip leader, Max Medley. We had 5 folks in the Re-regulation parking lot this morning; Max, Rebecca Karimbaev, Cathy Miller, Ken Blankenship and me. It was sort of a slow day with the weather coming and going the past few days. No F0x Sparrows or other area desirables found this time, but a decent morning nonetheless to be with like minded folks and breathing some fresh air. One of the trip highlights was seeing an adult otter in the Re-regulation dam lake. Just as we got to the rim to look for waterfowl etc. the otter seemed to be as surprised to see us as we were to see it, and it swam off with dispatch; a very nice addition to the morning for all. See the full eBird report below with a description of areas observed. After the Carter's Lake group split up and folks went to try other areas, I had the privilege of following Max Medley around Gordon County and hitting some of his favorite birding haunts and the current goose hotspots. The highlights of the afternoon Gordon County meander with Max: Ross's Geese located. Originally Max and I saw them at the Fagala Road area. There were 3 Ross's Geese with an attendant phalanx of Canadian Geese. They were about 100-125 yards from the fence row where we observed them. The group took wing after a minute or so of our arrival and relocated over the hill to the Mashburn Road location where they've been observed on other occasions. We took to the road to track them down and with luck they were there...only this time even further out. We scoped them and all indications seem to be that all the beaks of the 3 observed geese were short and darkened. Max seemed to be fairly happy with what we saw, but a definitive view with perhaps a sharper spotting scope or if the geese could have just cooperated by landing a bit closer (one can hope), it would have been helpful to be sure we didn't have an interloping hybrid among the bunch. Max felt quite certain that none of the three were Sn0w Geese. I got pics at both locations but I was equipped with a 300mm lens and at the distance these birds were from us, pictures are quite iffy at best for definitive details of beak structure. I will be glad to try to clean up a few if someone wants to look at them. Other highlights... 15 Gadwall and 15 Ringneck ducks were seen on the pond at the Mashburn road location. 3 flights of Sandhill Cranes observed; 12 at Fagala Rd, 62 at Pine Chapel Rd. & Moss Rd., 11 at Fite Bend area. Roosting Great Blue Herons (12) across from the farm and behind the pond at Pine Chapel Rd. & Moss Rd. American Kestrels (5) in various locations & a good view of a Loggerhead Shrike very near the intersections of Pine Chapel Rd. & Moss Rd. Lots of all the other "usuals" that we all know and enjoy were also seen along the way. All the best, Tom Laubenthal Marietta, GA Cobb Co. Carter's Lake--Hidden Pond Trail, Murray, US-GA Feb 4, 2012 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 4.0 mile(s) Comments: Trip included; Re-regulation dam area, Hidden Pond Trail, Powerhouse Road area, a few minutes at the Talking Rock Creek Bridge 41 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 12 Wood Duck 4 Greater/Lesser Scaup 2 Pied-billed Grebe 3 Horned Grebe 2 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 3 Cooper's Hawk 2 Ring-billed Gull 8 Rock Pigeon 15 Mourning Dove 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 Blue Jay 10 American Crow 15 Carolina Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Brown-headed Nuthatch 3 Carolina Wren 4 Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Eastern Bluebird 12 American Robin 2 Northern Mockingbird 1 Brown Thrasher 1 Cedar Waxwing 25 Pine Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 4 Eastern Towhee 5 Field Sparrow 8 Song Sparrow 8 Swamp Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 5 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Northern Cardinal 5 American Goldfinch 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Sandhill Cranes roosting Pinewood Rd. Prison Farm Pond (Lee Co) From: Wayne Schaffner <wayne.schaffner AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 19:47:43 -0800 Pinewood Rd. Prison Farm Pond (Lee Co.), Lee, US-GA Feb 4, 2012 4:51 PM - 6:21 PM Protocol: Stationary 22 species Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 3 Great Egret 1 Turkey Vulture 6 Northern Harrier 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 American Coot 2 Sandhill Crane 58 When I arrived at the pond today the Sandhill Cranes were in the cow pasture on the north side of Pinewood Road. Bruce Lee is the new warden. Warden Lee moved in the warden's residence January 1, 2012. He said the SACR have been roosting in the pond every night since he arrived. Killdeer 30 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Least Sandpiper 26 Wilson's Snipe 13 Mourning Dove 2 Barred Owl 1 American Crow 4 Eastern Bluebird 3 Northern Mockingbird 2 Savannah Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird 100 Boat-tailed Grackle 7 Brown-headed Cowbird 50 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Wayne Schaffner Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Elmodel WMA, Baker, US-GA From: Wayne Schaffner <wayne.schaffner AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 19:19:19 -0800 Virtually all of today's good activity was in the first native grass dove field along Jericho Road where we started the morning. All cultivated land is in fallow cotton and rye. No birds in those fields. After Tod and Donnie left I found a few more SASP and SOSP in native grass dove field along west side of Chickasawhatchee Creek and SE of the pond. Highlights: 6-Vesper Sparrow 2-American Kestrel 1-Northern Harrier Elmodel WMA, Baker, US-GA Feb 4, 2012 8:15 AM - 11:15 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.4 mile(s) Comments: Observers: Wayne Schaffner, Donald Lanier and Tod Lanier. Warm, Sunny. 42 species Turkey Vulture 6 Northern Harrier 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 2 Eurasian Collared-Dove 1 Mourning Dove 1 Common Ground-Dove 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Eastern Phoebe 3 White-eyed Vireo 2 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 8 Fish Crow 1 Wayne only. Carolina Chickadee 7 Tufted Titmouse 4 Carolina Wren 3 House Wren 3 Wayne only. Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4 Eastern Bluebird 2 American Robin 3 Northern Mockingbird 3 Cedar Waxwing 35 Common Yellowthroat 1 Palm Warbler 9 Palm Warbler (Western) X Palm Warbler (Yellow) X Pine Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 9 Chipping Sparrow 15 Field Sparrow 10 Vesper Sparrow 6 Savannah Sparrow 12 Song Sparrow 8 White-throated Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 7 Red-winged Blackbird 500 American Goldfinch 6 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Wayne Schaffner Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Junco x white-throated sparrow From: Vicki DeLoach <VLDELOACH AT AOL.COM> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:25:57 -0500 I've been seeing this interesting sparrow for several weeks and finally got some poor shots today through the glass on our front door. She's very skittish and I was thrilled to finally get any shots. You can see she looks much like a junco but has brown wings, stripes down the head, and even a whitish throat like a White-throated sparrow. Looks like a hybrid to me. For those interested in frogs, we've got 4 species calling up here now: Upland chorus frogs, American toads, S. leopard frogs, and Spring peepers. It's great to see spring arriving early this year. Vicki DeLoach Bradshaw Farm/Cherokee Co. hybrid sparrow shots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vickisnature/ You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Singing Pine Warbler & Mourning Cloaks From: Clifford Gibbons <gib3ce_67 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 16:36:41 -0800 Spring appears to have arrived early at Beaverdam WMA.  I listened to a singing Pine Warbler for about 15 minutes in the pines just past the shooting range.  Also observed 3 Mourning Cloak butterflies crusing along the road approximately two tenths of a mile past the overlook (just uphill from the little creek).    Cliff Gibbons Dublin, GA (Laurens County) You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Cedar Waxwings!!! From: Marshall Weber <cardinalsandgoldfinches AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 15:14:07 -0500 Don't get me wrong, I have seen Cedar Waxwings in Indiana (where my grandparents live) and Canada, but I never would have thought to see one in suburban Dunwoody Georgia. Sometimes even though a guide says that a particular bird might visit my area during migration or winter or summer, I don't always believe it due to the fact that I may have never thought to see such a cool bird in a city, or because I have seen them elsewhere than Georgia and my mind confines the habitat of that bird to that state only. I was walking home from a haircut today when alongside the road a single bird was in a berry tree right in front of me. I identified them at first while I continued to walk, thinking it were just a regular year-round visitor until I noticed the conspicuous yellow stripe at the bottom its tail that immediately confirms its identity as a Cedar Waxwing!! I obviously stop to observe this phenomenon when five seconds later a flock of 75 more previously unnoticed birds flies into the same tree and starts devouring the berries. I suppose it is normal to see this species in a berry-producing plant, but I would have never guessed that I they would be living in the suburbs! I may have a lot of homework this weekend that I am not looking forward to, but this little moment made my day!!! Marshall Weber Dunwoody, GA cardinalsandgoldfinches AT gmail.com blogger at naturephotogallery.webs.com You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Yellow Variant House Finch From: mike meadows <mike7260 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 11:27:27 -0800 I observed, for about ten minutes, what appeared to be a yellow variant House Finch at my backyard Safflower feeder.  I don't know if this is of real interest to Georgia Birders, but it certainly was to me. The bird had a definite finch-like bill and was aggressively going after the safflower seed.  the bird had a yellow breast and medium brown streaks along the flanks and extending lightly into the yellow breast.  There was a definite, rather broad yellow eyebrow, and there was yellow on the anterior crown. Due to his position on the feeder, I never got a look at its back, but it appeared to be a lightly streaked brown back. I took a few pics with a cheap digital... the pics show the hint of yellow, but no real detail, since the pics were shot from 40 ft away through window glass. This bird was definitely not a Goldfinch... but if any of you have other possible suggestions, I would be interested in you sharing your thoughts. Mike Meadows Columbus, GA Muscogee County You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Paradise Lakes (Berrien Co.) Okefenokee Bird Club field trip 1/28 From: Sheila Willis <swillis AT WAYXCABLE.COM> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:10:41 -0500 Hey folks, Hope you are fine. Here's an account of a recent trip in South Georgia. On 1/28 the Okefenokee Bird Club ventured out on its first bird trip of 2012. Wayne Shaffner & Sheila Willis traveled from opposite ends of S. GA to meet at Paradise Lakes Public Fishing Area in Berrien Co. The majority of the ponds were visited and each had their own special collection of birds. A Bass Fishing Tournament was taking place that morning on some of the larger lakes, so the plan was to check the non-tournament areas first and then the remaining bodies of water. That proved to be a good strategy as a total of 54 species were found by the end of the day. The day began w/ a fun nature event near the Park Office-- a pair of BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHes were digging a nest cavity in a tree as well as searching for food. They were low enough that the white spot on the back of their head could be seen as a long stripe. Quite interesting! Several more of these tiny birds were seen throughout the day and another was even seen catching a bug. The initial area was abuzz with other species including PINE WARBLERs, CAROLINA CHICKADEE, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, a pretty HERMIT THRUSH, & PALM WARBLERs. The Tacklebuster Pond turned out to be a great spot for shorebirds, as the water levels there were low & there was exposed muddy areas. WILSON'S SNIPE, KILLDEER, LEAST SANDPIPER, and LESSER YELLOWLEGS were feeding there. The weedy vegetation at its southern shores held SEDGE WRENs and SWAMP SPARROWs. Both an immature and an adult BALD EAGLE flew over & drew attention sky-ward. The 6 Horseshoe Ponds were also low but they still had several bird species in their neighborhood, including KILLDEER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LEAST SANDPIPER, & WILSON'S SNIPE of the shorebird crowd. Seen & heard flying overhead were RED-SHOULDERED & RED-TAILED HAWKs. An EASTERN PHOEBE sat quietly below a berm's rim. Some bushy edges held DOWNY WOODPECKER, CAROLINA WREN, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER. A NORTHERN FLICKER flew by exposing its pretty yellow underwings. An ANHINGA was seen sitting on a branch over the water and DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTs were drying out their wings. The first glimpse at PIED-BILLED GREBEs was at RIDDLE'S POND, a private pond bordering Horseshoe Pond #6. Several GREAT BLUE HERONs were noticed there too. This small pond has often held a variety of uncommon geese in the past. Lake Russell was the site for a lone RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and an adjacent field turned up the only WHITE-THROATED SPARROWs of the day. A male EASTERN TOWHEE had a battle there w/ a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD who was trying to claim all rights to a Privet bush & its berries. A chain of ponds had intervening sections where good views could be had of Horseshoe Field that was yellow from blooming Wild Mustard. Flocks of CEDAR WAXWINGs & AMERICAN GOLDFINCHes were noticed going over this field which also contains plantings of sunflowers, while a male HOUSE FINCH sat & sang in the top of a border tree. The gap between Horseshoe Pond #4 & Mallard's Rest was an excellent vantage point to look westward for the wintering KRIDER'S HAWK (a variety of RED-TAILED HAWK). This Great Plains bird landed in the tops of the bordering pines at 12:30 p.m. and remained for a while. Its very pale plumage made it easily stand out against the foliage. This was the bird which the club had seen there last year courtesy of Wayne Schaffner's birding efforts at the site. He said it appears to be here from Nov.--Mar. It can also be seen if you drive along the Brookfield-Nashville Rd (aka Sapps Lake Rd) which borders the western side of the PFA. There is an oak hammock at one part of the field & a hunter check pull-out near its end. Noah's Ark was small but still had room for KILLDEER as well as GREATER YELLOWLEGS whose brightly-colored legs were almost glowing in the sun. Heron Lake was tucked away at the southern end of the PFA and contained one of the many BELTED KINGFISHERs that were sprinkled at almost all the deeper waters. A HOUSE WREN called & a vividly-colored BLUE JAY darted by. Lake Patrick, one of the largest lakes, was examined from several spots. The dirt path which leads along its northern shore gave close access to ANHINGA & GREAT BLUE HERON from the water side and BROWN THRASHER, NORTHERN CARDINAL, & PINE WARBLER from the bordering vegetation. During lunch, it was noticed that large groups of GREAT EGRETs & DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTs were sitting in a cluster of trees at the northwest end of the lake. Later at that side, a RING-NECKED DUCK was found swimming alone and groups of CANADA GEESE came honking by to land on its waters. A small flock of RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDs stopped briefly there too. Lake Bobben, another large lake in the northern parts, was the site for RUDDY DUCKs who hung close to shore & kept showing off their blue bills in the sunlight. Lots of PIED-BILLED GREBEs floated casually here and several SAVANNAH SPARROWs exposed themselves in the grassy areas. Lake Paradise, the large lake one sees when driving on U.S. Hwy #82, was a little barren that day with DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTs being the high number bird there. Perhaps all the fishermen & their boats intimidated the others. The last ponds to be checked were Lake Kathy where a MALLARD flew by and TRESTLE POND which had ANHINGA, KILLDEER, & EASTERN BLUEBIRD. Near sunset, many GREAT EGRET & GREAT BLUE HERONs flew into L. Kathy. As the club members left these ponds just after dusk, the car's headlights luckily spotlighted a BARRED OWL sitting on the side of the path and it proved to be the only owl that revealed its presence for this trip. A great end to a wonderful day! Here are the day's tallies: CANADA GOOSE: 25 MALLARD: 1 RING-NECKED DUCK: 1 RUDDY DUCK: 3 PIED-BILLED GREBE: 13 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT: 70 ANHINGA: 6 GREAT BLUE HERON: 17+ GREAT EGRET: 44 + BLACK VULTURE: 9 TURKEY VULTURE: 5 BALD EAGLE: 2 RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: 4 RED-TAILED HAWK: 4 (including 1 KRIDER'S) KILLDEER: 13 GREATER YELLOWLEGS: 4 LESSER YELLOWLEGS: 1 LEAST SANDPIPER: 33 WILSON'S SNIPE: 14 MOURNING DOVE: 9 BARRED OWL: 1 BELTED KINGFISHER: 6 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER: 1 RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 4 DOWNY WOODPECKER: 2 NORTHERN FLICKER: 4 EASTERN PHOEBE: 3 BLUE JAY: 2 AMERICAN CROW: 2 CAROLINA CHICKADEE: 3 BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH: 7 CAROLINA WREN: 5 HOUSE WREN: 1 SEDGE WREN: 2 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET: 4 EASTERN BLUEBIRD: 4 HERMIT THRUSH: 1 GRAY CATBIRD: 1 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD: 3 BROWN THRASHER: 3 CEDAR WAXWING: 45 COMMON YELLOWTHROAT: 1 PALM WARBLER: 8 PINE WARBLER: 7 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER: 29+ EASTERN TOWHEE: 6 CHIPPING SPARROW: 2 SAVANNAH SPARROW: 10 SWAMP SPARROW: 3 WHITE-THROATED SPARROW: 5 NORTHERN CARDINAL: 14 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD: 8 HOUSE FINCH: 1 AMERICAN GOLDFINCH: 43+ Take care. Sincerely, Sheila Willis Native American-Naturalist Talks & Tours Waycross, Ware Co., GA You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Barred Owl pair time clarification & now From: Sheila Willis <swillis AT WAYXCABLE.COM> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:08:03 -0500 Hey folks, Hope you are fine. Not that it matters all that much in the grand scheme of things, but I just wanted to clarify when the BARRED OWL pair of my 1/29 post was seen. I've been having troubles w/ my e-mails & recently it sent some out much later than when I really sent them. I actually saw the 1/29 birds during mid-day, not at night when the post eventually made it to GABO. My wording went along w/ my observation time which I thought was going to be near the posting time. Seeing them then was part of the fun. This goes to show that they don't do their courting just at night. In fact, one has already done several calls today since this morning & right now (2:05 p.m.). Take care. Sincerely, Sheila Willis Native American-Naturalist Talks & Tours Waycross, Ware Co., GA You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Wild goose chase; Murray/Gordon Counties From: Joel McNeal <joelmcneal AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 12:30:41 -0500 I did some driving between Mashburn Rd. (Gordon Co.) and Fagala Rd. (Murray Co.) trying to relocate the 2 R0ss's Geese reported by multiple individuals last week for better photo documentation. I came up empty on geese at both spots but finally spotted 3 white geese in a field west of rt. 225 close to the Murray/Gordon Co. line (34.621678, -84.873753). There was no safe place to pull off the road, and the geese were exceptionally distant, so I was only able to take enough of a quick gander to discern black wingtips and confirm they were Chen sp. I decided to visit Pine Chapel (6 Sandhill Cranes) and Moss Rds. (21+ White-crowned Sparrows, 1 Vesper Sparrow, 1 Loggerhead Shrike) in Gordon Co. in the hopes that the geese would move to a more amenable spot while I was gone. When I returned, they had, in fact, moved (no longer visible from rt. 225), but the Mashburn Rd. and Fagala Rd. pond areas remained empty. In any case, there are now 3 Chen sp. hanging out somewhere in the general area between Mashburn and Fagala Rds. I can't say whether the 2 R0ss's Geese reported last week are part of that group and were joined by a 3rd goose (or spontaneously budded...) or whether the 3 geese I saw today were an entirely different group. Joel McNeal Cartersville, Bartow Co., GA http://www.pbase.com/joelmcneal You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Mercer Wetlands 2/4/12 Gray Catbird, etc. From: Carol Lambert or Jeff Sewell <lambertsewell AT ATT.NET> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 08:12:39 -0800 We were surprised to find a GRAY CATBIRD this morning in the corner behind the Dartmouth Bldg. at this DeKalb Co. site.  We don't usually find this species in winter in this part of the state.   Also nice were 3 HOODED MERGANSERS, 5 WOOD DUCKS, 30 CEDAR WAXWINGS, 1 RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and the other common birds of winter.   Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell  Tucker, DeKalb Co., GA lambertsewell AT att.net You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: BROWN PELICAN! Crisp County Power Dam (Lee), Lee, US-GA From: Wayne Schaffner <wayne.schaffner AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 19:15:08 -0800 Intially seen through binoculars at a considerable distance, it took some re-contorting of its neck and stretching out of a tuck to show us it was not a Great Blue Heron imitating a BROWN PELICAN! DELORME 50; D2 Photos and eBird report by Tod. Crisp County Power Dam (Lee), Lee, US-GA Feb 3, 2012 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.1 mile(s) Comments: Observers: Wayne Schaffner and Tod Lanier. Intended as a quick stop to check out gulls (there was only one). The Brown Pelican was a great surprise. 8 species Double-crested Cormorant 7 Brown Pelican 1 Great Blue Heron 2 Great Egret 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 Rock Pigeon 20 Belted Kingfisher 1 American Crow 3 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Wayne Schaffner Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: owls, Northern Bobwhite & Bachman's Sparrows Old Thompson Road (Dougherty) From: Wayne Schaffner <wayne.schaffner AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 19:07:23 -0800 The Northern Bobwhite call Tod mentions in his report was new to me also.  I'm a little ashamed to admit this down here in the heart of NOBO country.  I won't forget this one. The call is the "...loud, harshly squealed "Queeak!" (Pete Dunne's Field Guide Companion) and the "...loud, harshquaysh or quEEEak" (Sibley App text and Sibley App "calls #1_FL).  I also heard several soft "hoy" calls which I was familiar with.   The Bachman's Sparrows calling and singing and popping up and down was just plain delightful.  It was like Dave trying to get Alvin and the Chipmunks organized in the studio and then it all justs comes together in a wonderful song.   Old Thompson Road (Dougherty), Dougherty, US-GA Feb 3, 2012 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.1 mile(s) Comments:    Observers: Wayne Schaffner and Tod Lanier. 10 species Northern Bobwhite  5    Vocalizing with a call which was unfamiliar to me. Mourning Dove  3 Great Horned Owl  1 Barred Owl  1 Carolina Wren  X Hermit Thrush  1 Eastern Towhee  1 Bachman's Sparrow  4    Mostly calls. One singing. Song Sparrow  1 Northern Cardinal  X This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) Wayne Schaffner Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Tybee oystercatchers, NO bun1ing From: Mark Freeman <roam4birds AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:17:55 -0500 At 6:10 this evening In fading light and strong winds I made a desperate late second attempt for the Sn*w Bun1ing at the north end of Tybee Island. No luck on that bird, and will try again tomorrow, but among the other birds gathered for the evening roost were 62 American Oystercatcher. This is the by far the most I've ever seen of this species in one location. In the poor light and bracing winds I confess to not checking for bands, perhaps most will still be there in the morning when I revisit. Mark Freeman Watkinsville, GA ( Oconee County ) roam4birds AT yahoo.com You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: email address From: Ann Stewart <annhstewart AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:45:47 +0000 Thanks everyone- I got it!!!! Ann Stewart Rome,Ga. Floyd Co. You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: email address request From: Ann Stewart <annhstewart AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:16:22 +0000 this is a "little off" bird reporting but didn't know how else do do it! I was viewing DAVID HOLLIE'S  bird photos on Flicker and would like his email address - does anyone have it- if so please contact me off GABO. Thanks Ann - annhstewart AT comcast.net Ann Stewart Rome,Ga. Floyd Co. You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: A Little Pelagic Information From: "Dr. Eugene and Charisie Keferi" <epkeferl AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:29:26 +0000 Dear GABbers, Buddy Campbell and I spent 10 days on the R/V Savannah from 1/25/12 (2:00 pm) through 2/2/12 (11: 45 pm). Most of our sightings were in South Carolina, however I just wanted give you a little information about what we observed in Georgia waters. Enroute to South Carolina we have no report for Georgia birds. However, when we left the last station in Long Bay, South Carolina we followed the shelf break south to 31 02 N, 79 55 W,(81 miles off LSSI), the site of some research instrument deployments and then straight back to Wassaw Sound. While traveling along the shelf break, as expected, we observed very few birds. We did observe the following: 4 Common Loons, 5 Herring Gulls, 1 Red Phalarope, and 1 Northern Gannet, thats all. The shelf break depth was variable but mostly around 70 to 80 meters. On our trip back to Wassaw Sound from the shelf we did observed a few birds, 15 Red Phalaropes, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Northern Gannets and 1 Common Loon at various locations. Observations stopped at about the 30 meter mark because of darkness. Not many birds far off shore now, most are much closer to shore. The upcoming pelagic trip should see some nice birds. Side Note: We did see a few Manx Shearwaters in Long Bay in South Carolina, however most(3)were at the end of the Cape Fear Channel which is in North Carolina. Gene Eugene P. Keferl 5280 East Glynn Ave. Brunswick, Georgia 31523 Glynn Co. (912) 265-0143 You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Sandhilll Cranes, Tyrone, Fayette Cty., GA 30290 @2pm From: Steve Mitchell <mitc4110 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:17:16 -0500 While unloading my car the sound of Sandhills led to spotting a hundred plus cranes in strings, moving northwest rapidly and very high. Never tire of that sound. Steven Mitchell Tyrone, GA Fayette County mitc4110 AT bellsouth.net You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Sandhill Crane, alone and booking it From: marion m dobbs <catbird500 AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 23:01:39 -0500 For the second time ever, I had a "yard" Sandhill Crane today here in Floyd Co. A single bird flew directly over my house in late morning calling continuously and flapping a fast and steady course due north. Trying to catch up with buddies? Hoping to be the first returnee to the breeding grounds? Or just a loner? Marion M Dobbs Rome (Floyd County) GA http://www.mamomi.net http://mamomi.smugmug.com You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Rose-breasted Grosbeak not relocated - Centennial Olympic Park, 2 Feb 2012 From: Nathan Farnau <natwan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:10:55 -0500 I looked for about two hours this afternoon, but was unable to relocate the female ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK in Centennial Olympic Park. At some point during the afternoon yesterday, landscapers buried the area used by the bird with fresh mulch. These workmen may have both forced the bird from its spot and covered whatever forage the grosbeak and the other species were exploiting (the mulch was applied extensively, all over the park). It's conventional wisdom that an overwintering bird would show some site fidelity, but due to the limited nature of the habitat in COP, I'm not sure a bird would stick around after a disturbance like this one. It just doesn't have many (food) options in a place like this. I'll keep checking for the next few days to see if it turns back up. Nathan Farnau East Atlanta (Dekalb County) You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: Peregrine falcons (in Buckhead/ Lenox Square area of Atlanta) -- January 2012 sightings and recent article From: Carl Crowley <cacrowley AT GEORGIALAW.ORG> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:14:57 -0500 [Note: This is was originally submitted on 2/1/11. Since it didn't appear on the 2/1/11 digest, I've removed a potentially incompatible image and am trying again; sorry if this results in a double post.] Activity seems to have picked up in January. Two sightings of a second bird last month. Also, Lisa Frank, writing for the Buckhead Patch (a national news site owned by AOL) has just published a story about these "Buckhead peregrines" here: http://buckhead.patch.com/articles/buckhead-attorney-tracks-rare-falcons-fro m-the-perfect-perch Thanks to the suggestion of GABO member "Charlie), I signed up with eBird last month and have found that it's a very easy and convenient way to report and keep track of sightings. Not sure if this will work here, but below is a screencap of all the sightings I've reported on eBird through yesterday (when I first signed up I entered some of my December sightings as well). Thanks for the suggestion, Charlie. Here's a link to the eBird site. http://ebird.org/content/ebird . If you run a search for "Peregrine Falcon (North American)" it will produce a map showing sites from which sightings of peregrine falcons have been reported to eBird. Zoom into the Atlanta area and you will see "my" site at "Tower Place/Buckhead 30326". Alternatively (and actually much easier) you can just search by location [e.g., enter "Atlanta GA 30326"] and it will take you there. Click on the icon at "Atlanta GA 30326" and it will take you to my reports (called "checklists" on eBird). In case my eBird screencap paste job cannot be seen in this format, here are the dates of my January, 2012 sightings: January 11 January 12 January 16 January 18 - two birds January 24 January 25 January 28 - two birds January 31 Screencap from http://ebird.org/content/ebird removed due to possible incompatibility with GABO Listserv format] Final note: It looks like my law form may be moving this Spring. I would therefore really like to make contact with someone in the area - with a "perch" similar to mine - who can continue to observe these rare birds. I would especially like to make contact with someone whose office is on the north side of the Tower Place office building. To anyone who is interested or who might have a lead for me re this, my email address is cacrowley AT georgialaw.org . Thanks. - Carl Crowley Atlanta (Buckhead/ Lenox Square area of Atlanta GA 30326) You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Two AAS Field Trips this Saturday From: Rebecca Kerimbaev <rebecca.kerimbaev AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:04:58 -0500 Just a reminder of two AAS bird walks coming up this weekend: Saturday, February 4, 2012: (Murray County) Carter's Lake, Re-regulation Lake, & Hidden Pond Trail, led by Max Medley from 8 a.m. to noon (Fulton County) Piedmont Park, led by Coralee Kight & Steve Tillander (standing in for Rob McDonough) from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. For full details including GPS coordinates, directions, birding focus, and venue information, go to: http://www.atlantaaudubon.org/aaswww/indexsupport/fieldtrips.htm Please also check back here soon for upcoming March field trips. Thanks, Rebecca Kerimbaev Field Trip Director Atlanta Audubon Society rebecca.kerimbaev AT gmail.com cell: 770-369-5710 You must be a subscriber to post to GABO-L. Instructions for subscribing (and the guidelines) are found here: http://www.gos.org/gabo.html.  Please read the guidelines before posting. Send regular postings to gabo-l AT listserv.uga.edu To search GABO-L archives or manage your subscription, go to http://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/gabo-l.html To contact a listowner, send message to GABO-L-request AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU