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15 Mar FW: eBird Report - Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA (Calhoun and Dougherty), 3/14/10 [Wayne Schaffner ] 15 Mar Lake Varner (Newton County) White-winged Scoters, Eared Grebe, many ducks and Morgan and Oconee County Highlights [James Neves ] 14 Mar Atlanta Audubon Field Trip to Charlie Elliott WC [Eddie Hatchett ] 15 Mar Yellow-headed Blackbird--Not seen ["Eugene P. Keferl" ] 14 Mar Swallow-tailed Kites are back! [Tim Keyes ] 14 Mar Stilt Sandpiper, Am. Avocet, et al, 3/13 and 3/14/10, Glynn and McIntosh counties [Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell ] 14 Mar White-winged Scoter continues at Piedmont NWR [Jim Gilreath ] 14 Mar Clayton County Water Authority areas and Nash Farms - long [Allison & Johnnie Greene ] 14 Mar Georgia International Horse Park (Rockdale County) 3-14-10 [Nathan Farnau ] 14 Mar Athens area, Pec Sandpipers [Daniel Kraushaar ] 14 Mar Re: ADMIN: plain text [Steve Holzman ] 14 Mar ADMIN: plain text [Steve ] 14 Mar Highlights from West Point Dam, Walter F George, Albany Nursery, and Cobb Owl Fields 3/13 [Darlene Moore ] 14 Mar thrush songs [Brandon Best ] 13 Mar Laurens Co. Loop/OAS Field Trip [James Fleullan ] 13 Mar Clyde Shepherd NP/ De Kalb County [Art Hurt ] 13 Mar Newton/Jasper/Jones Cos., 3/13/2010 ["James F. Flynn Jr." ] 13 Mar FOTS Northern Parula and Barn Swallow-Reed Bingham State Park (Cook and Colquitt) [Wayne Schaffner ] 13 Mar Rivoli Lakes 3/13/10 [Trey Mccuen ] 13 Mar North Georgia Arrivals - 3/13/10 [Joshua Spence ] 13 Mar Scaup, Jekyll Island, 3/13/10 [Jeff Sewell and Carol Lambert ] 13 Mar Rusty Blackbirds. Cochran Shoals. Cobb/Fulton County. [Gene Koziara ] 13 Mar Loggerhead Shrike date change [Melissa Martin ] 13 Mar Orange-crowned Warbler [Melissa Martin ] 13 Mar Loggerhead Shrike [Melissa Martin ] 13 Mar Le Conte's Sparrow continues, Albany Nursery WMA, Dougherty County, Photographs [Roy Brown ] 13 Mar County names [Patty & Peter Jenkins ] 13 Mar Scarlet Tanager Dalton area [SPANGLE ] 13 Mar Re: Yellow-headed Blackbird [Dan Furbish ] 13 Mar Yellow-headed Blackbird ["Eugene P. Keferl" ] 12 Mar Louisiana Waterthrush and Fox Sparrows at Hitchiti [Jim Ferrari ] 12 Mar Re: Fw: [GABO-L] Hog Island, ME ( young birder opportunity) deadline approaches! [eroberthom ] 12 Mar Henslow's Sparrow, Albany Nursery WMA, Photograph [Roy Brown ] 12 Mar FOTS Louisiana Waterthrush Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA (Calhoun County) (Re-located), Photographs [Roy Brown ] 12 Mar Cedar Waxwings [Lisa Hodges ] 12 Mar Cedar Waxwings [Lisa Hodges ] 12 Mar Henslow's and LeConte's Sparrow [Alan Ashley ] 12 Mar Fw: [GABO-L] Hog Island, ME ( young birder opportunity) deadline approaches! [Steve Holzman ] 12 Mar Joe Kurz WMA Meriwether County [Charlie ] 12 Mar LeConte's Update [Alan Ashley ] 12 Mar Virginia's Warbler update [john swiderski ] 12 Mar Save the State Botanical Garden - GA IBA [Parrie Pinyan ] 11 Mar White-winged Scoters Continue - Lake Varner, Newton County - 3/11/10 [Mark McShane ] 11 Mar FOTS Louisiana Waterthrush Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA (Calhoun County) [Wayne Schaffner ] 11 Mar G. Scaup, Redhead: Bear Creek Rsrvr. (Jackson Co.), Rusty Blackbirds (Clarke Co.) [Joel McNeal ] 11 Mar Northern Rough Winged Swallow and Bird Haiku [SPANGLE ] 11 Mar Re: RFI--Arrival and departure dates [Joel McNeal ] 11 Mar Re: RFI--Arrival and departure dates [Steve Holzman ] 11 Mar Re: RFI Arrival and depature dates & suggestion [Sheila Willis ] 11 Mar Re: RFI--Arrival and departure dates [Joel McNeal ] 11 Mar Fwd: [GABO-L] RFI--Arrival and departure dates [Steve Holzman ] 11 Mar Re: RFI--Arrival and departure dates [Steve Holzman ] 11 Mar RFI--Arrival and departure dates [Patty & Peter Jenkins ] 10 Mar Newton County--Alcovy Conservation Center Birding [Sandy Beasley ] 11 Mar Piedmont NWR - White-winged Scoter [James Fleullan ] 10 Mar Ring-necked ducks - Tucker pond [JJ Jones ] 10 Mar Cardinal Lake Swallows, (Gwinnett County) [Rebecca Deitsch ] 10 Mar Beat me! [Charlie ] 10 Mar Messages [Mike Chapman ] 10 Mar Fwd: eBird Report - 1129 Adams St Decatur GA 30030 , 3/10/10 [Simone Pier Heymann ] 10 Mar cedar waxwings ["mimbrava AT mindspring.com" ] 10 Mar Stone Mtn. Park surpise [djshearer ] 10 Mar Hermit Thrush & Purple Finch 3/10 [Brandon Best ] 10 Mar Tagged Ring-billed Gull, Lake Lanier ["James F. Flynn Jr." ] 9 Mar A few coastal highlights [eroberthom ] 10 Mar Hofwyl-Broadfield Birding ["Eugene P. Keferl" ] 9 Mar nesting birds South GA & other records [Sheila Willis ] 9 Mar White-winged Scoter, Piedmont NWR, Jasper County, 3/9 [Darlene Moore ] 9 Mar Atlanta Audubon Society field trip this Saturday to Charlie Elliott Wildlife Management Area [] 9 Mar Birding Powerpoints [Steve Holzman ] 9 Mar Purple Finch 3/9/10 [Trey Mccuen ] 9 Mar Spring GOS meeting in Athens! [Steve Holzman ] 9 Mar Vultures migrating, Henderson Park, Dekalb County, 3/9/10 [Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell ] 9 Mar Re: LeConte's Sparrow [Wayne Schaffner ] 9 Mar Sandhills in Cherokee Co [Parrie Pinyan ] 9 Mar LeConte's Sparrow [Alan Ashley ] Subject: FW: eBird Report - Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA (Calhoun and Dougherty), 3/14/10 From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:18:43 -0400 Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:07:30 -0400 From: do-not-reply AT ebird.org To: wschaffner AT live.com Subject: eBird Report - Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA (Calhoun and Dougherty),3/14/10 Location: Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA Observation date: 3/14/10 Notes: Route: Entered Chickasawhatchee Road Gate and proceeded to Spring Creek and then proceeded to Limpkin Bridge crossing at Kiokee Creek. Back-tracked to Dunn Lot Gate and finished at Mud Creek Road Gate by way of Flat Hole Bridge. Mud Creek Road Gate temporarily closed due to road repair. Limpkin Bridge gated off due to road and bridge repair. Pine Island Gate only open as far as shooting range. 48 Black Vulture found roosting at church on Chickasawhatchee Road. 120 White Ibis seen in swamp on south side of Leary Highway between Mud Creek Road and Pine Island Road and flyover at same location. 100 White Ibis seen in Wilderness Pond roost. 30 Great Egret seen in Wilderness Pond rookery...likely more. 4 Great Blue Heron in Wilderness Pond flying near the Great Egrets. Bald Eagle was an adult seen soaring over Wilderness Pond. Bachman's Sparrow heard on the east side of road 1-mile south of Mud Creek Road Gate. Number of species: 54 Wood Duck 9 Wild Turkey 6 Great Blue Heron 7 Great Egret 43 Little Blue Heron 1 White Ibis 320 Black Vulture 64 Turkey Vulture 16 Bald Eagle 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 7 American Kestrel 1 Mourning Dove 11 Great Horned Owl 1 Barred Owl 2 Red-headed Woodpecker 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 18 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 14 Downy Woodpecker 13 Northern Flicker 7 Pileated Woodpecker 9 Eastern Phoebe 6 White-eyed Vireo 12 Blue-headed Vireo 4 Blue Jay 14 American Crow 18 Carolina Chickadee 31 Tufted Titmouse 27 White-breasted Nuthatch 6 Brown-headed Nuthatch 8 Carolina Wren 19 House Wren 4 Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Eastern Bluebird 2 American Robin 18 Northern Mockingbird 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Northern Parula 9 Yellow-rumped Warbler 12 Pine Warbler 23 Palm Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 3 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Common Yellowthroat 12 Eastern Towhee 38 Bachman's Sparrow 1 Swamp Sparrow 18 White-throated Sparrow 11 Northern Cardinal 46 Red-winged Blackbird 8 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 House Finch 20 American Goldfinch 4 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Wayne Schaffner Tifton, Georgia _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/210850553/direct/01/ ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Lake Varner (Newton County) White-winged Scoters, Eared Grebe, many ducks and Morgan and Oconee County Highlights From: James Neves <jamesneves AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:44:08 -0400 Hi folks, On Saturday, I also was able to see the 5 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS at Lake Varner, where there was a huge number of waterfowl. It was a real treat to see so many ducks! My counts are very similar to Jim Flynn's for the most part. From the picnic area of the park, I did add 15 REDHEAD and one EARED GREBE, which was keeping company with one of the HORNED GREBE. I first noticed the big, abrupt forehead of the EARED GREBE contrasting with the less prominent forehead of the HORNED GREBE. During a break in the clouds, I could more clearly see the dark cheek and neck of the EARED GREBE. Along Gregory Rd., I enjoyed really nice looks at a GREATER YELLOWLEGS in a flooded bit of field on the uphill side of the road and an OSPREY on a nest on a distant telephone pole. I did a quick check of some other areas of the lake where I found more of some common species (coots, Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, cormorants, geese) and less ideal views, so I went back to the park and got better views of the scoters from the boat ramp. They seem to really like the area directly across the lake from the ramp and just before the lake turns to the NW. I checked a number of other places between Lake Varner and Athens on my return trip. Highlights were 3 AMERICAN WIDGEON (2 drake, 1 hen), 1 RING- NECKED DUCK (hen), 1 WOOD DUCK (drake), 1 RING-BILLED GULL, and 1 swallow sp. (Barn/Cliff/....) on Lake Rutdledge at Hard Labor Creek State Park in Morgan County, 1 LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE at the Bostwick Sod Farm in also in Morgan County, and 5 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 1 PURPLE MARTIN, 32 AMERICAN PIPIT, and a WILSON'S SNIPE at the pond on Astondale Rd. in Oconee County. I also saw the most amazing full double rainbows I've ever seen when I stopped on Astondale Rd. Happy birding! James Neves Athens - Clarke County, GA All sightings reported to eBird ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Atlanta Audubon Field Trip to Charlie Elliott WC From: Eddie Hatchett <ehatchett1 AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:16:59 -0400 Location: Charlie Elliot Wildlife Center Observation date: 3/13/10 Notes: Weather was in the 50's and alternated between sunny and overcast. This was the make-up field trip for the Atlanta Audubon trip from January. There were five adults and one child attending. We began with 4 adults and started birding around the Visitor's Center and along the trail to the Discovery Building. Our fifth caught up with us at the Discovery Building. We walked the trail back to our cars and drove to the Information Booth on Marben Farm Road and birded the field and scrub area around the booth. We ended up at the dove fields next to Teal Pond. The highlights of the trip were at the Teal Pond dove fields. A Northern Harrier gave us several good looks by flying low across the fields. Also, a break in the clouds gave us enough light to make the field marks on the Vespers pop out at us. It was a great trip. Number of species: 46 Wood Duck 4 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Great Blue Heron 1 Black Vulture 4 Turkey Vulture 14 Northern Harrier 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 4 Mourning Dove 8 Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 10 Loggerhead Shrike 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 12 Fish Crow 1 Carolina Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 10 Brown-headed Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6 Eastern Bluebird 8 American Robin 15 Northern Mockingbird 6 Brown Thrasher 1 European Starling 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Pine Warbler 5 Eastern Towhee 2 Chipping Sparrow 15 Field Sparrow 4 Vesper Sparrow 8 Savannah Sparrow 8 Song Sparrow 10 White-throated Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 7 Red-winged Blackbird 15 Eastern Meadowlark 5 Common Grackle 25 Brown-headed Cowbird 10 House Finch 1 American Goldfinch 10 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Eddie Hatchett Jackson, Ga ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Yellow-headed Blackbird--Not seen From: "Eugene P. Keferl" <epkeferl AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:43:06 +0000 Dear GABbers, I am sorry I did not post this earlier.� I did go to the The Laws home and try and locate the Yellow-headed Blackbird.� I did not see it. I did observe the following species while I was there. Location: � � Pine Island Observation date: � � 3/13/10 Notes: � � Yellow-headed Blackbird reported here an hour earlier. Number of species: � � 27 Canada Goose � � 15 Wood Duck � � 2 Mallard � � 2 Hooded Merganser � � 8 Anhinga � � 2 Great Blue Heron � � 3 Great Egret � � 1 Snowy Egret � � 4 Little Blue Heron � � 1 Tricolored Heron � � 4 Black-crowned Night-Heron � � 8 White Ibis � � 35 Wood Stork � � 7 Clapper Rail � � 3 Mourning Dove � � 8 Belted Kingfisher � � 1 Fish Crow � � 1 Tree Swallow � � 40 Tufted Titmouse � � 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet � � 1 Eastern Bluebird � � 1 Northern Mockingbird � � 1 Cedar Waxwing � � 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler � � 43 Northern Cardinal � � 4 Red-winged Blackbird � � 4 American Goldfinch � � 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2( http://ebird.org ) Eugene P. Keferl 5280 East Glynn Ave. Brunswick, Georgia 31523 Glynn Co. (912) 265-0143 ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Swallow-tailed Kites are back! From: Tim Keyes <Tim.Keyes AT DNR.STATE.GA.US> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:19:23 -0400 GABO, Swallow-tailed Kites were observed by a private land owner in the Ludowici area yesterday near where Kites (3-13) nested last year. Keep your eyes up. Tim Brunswick GA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Stilt Sandpiper, Am. Avocet, et al, 3/13 and 3/14/10, Glynn and McIntosh counties From: Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell <lambertsewell AT ATT.NET> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:55:32 -0400 From the base of the bridge over the Jekyll River/ Intercoastal Waterway, on the Jekyll Island Causeway, Glynn County on 3/13/10, we saw about 95 American Avocets in flight headed south. This is the largest number of this species we have seen in Georgia. We had at least two adult Bald Eagles on Jekyll Is. over the weekend. Today, 3/14/10, at the Ansley/Hodges Memorial Marsh Project tower, Champney Island, Altamaha WMA, McIntosh County, we saw a Stilt Sandpiper with four Lesser Yellowlegs. If this bird is a migrant, it may be a record early date. However, it is possible that it spent the winter in the area as a few have over the years. Also, we saw two Mottled Ducks here and 12 Blue-winged Teal, but no other ducks. By the way, the road out to the tower has been improved. Low areas have been fiiled in with gravel although there were still a few wet areas, but these were passable, but muddy, in our Honda CRV. There were not many ducks on Butler Island: 18 Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks, 10 Blue-winged Teal and a pair of Northern Shovelers. There were no shorebirds here this morning. Jeff Sewell and Carol Lambert Jeff Sewell Georgia Rare Bird Alert Georgia Ornithological Society 770-493-8862 Tucker, DeKalb Co., GA lambertsewell AT att.net ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: White-winged Scoter continues at Piedmont NWR From: Jim Gilreath <jsgilreath AT COX.NET> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:25:43 -0400 After visiting Macon, this afternoon, I managed to get up to Piedmont NWR around 3:00 PM, to Pond 2A to look for the White-winged Scoter female that had previously been reported by Darlene Moore and Jerry & Marie Amerson. The bird was near the dam when I arrived but flew to the far end of the pond along with three Ring-necked ducks. Over the next 15 minutes, the Scoter left the Ring-necks and worked its way back to the middle of the pond, which provided good views through the scope. This was a life bird for me, and one of those birds that everyone seems to see but you have not, so I was glad to get some great looks through the scope. Despite strong winds, cool temps, and threatening skies, the refuge was full of birds calling, including Pine warblers, Eastern bluebirds, and Bachmans sparrows. Pond 2A was also alive with Tree swallows, perching on snags in the lake and providing good photo ops. Jim Gilreath Bonaire, Georgia Houston County ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Clayton County Water Authority areas and Nash Farms - long From: Allison & Johnnie Greene <johnniegreene AT ROADRUNNER.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:35:29 -0400 Made several stops today looking for ducks, raptors and swallows. Did pretty good; finished with 63 species for the day. Notes are listed for each section below. Patty, it was good birding with you today. I found a male NORTHERN HARRIER were I told you would be a good location right after you had to leave. Location: Clayton County Water Authority--E.L. Huie Ponds Observation date: 3/14/10 Notes: This was my first stop for the day; it was actually a pretty good sunrise this morning. I was primarily looking for ducks, pipits and swallows; did good on all but the pipits. I finished with 45 species for this location. The weather was variable; for the most part it was cloudy with breaks of sun every once in a while. Light sprinkles for about 15 minutes around 8:45. The temperature when I started was 48.9 and dropped to 44.3 by the time I left. West winds 5 - 10 MPH. 7:45 - 9:55 AM. Number of species: 45 Canada Goose 32 Gadwall 94 Mallard 22 Blue-winged Teal 11 Northern Shoveler 71 Green-winged Teal (American) 23 Ring-necked Duck 18 Lesser Scaup 33 Bufflehead 4 Hooded Merganser 2 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Double-crested Cormorant 6 Great Blue Heron 1 Osprey 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 American Coot 52 Killdeer 1 Mourning Dove 4 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 4 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 20 Purple Martin 1 Tree Swallow 123 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 Barn Swallow 1 Carolina Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 2 Carolina Wren 3 Eastern Bluebird 8 American Robin 2 Northern Mockingbird 6 Brown Thrasher 2 European Starling 28 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 47 Pine Warbler 2 Eastern Towhee 5 Savannah Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 5 Northern Cardinal 6 Red-winged Blackbird 259 Eastern Meadowlark 10 House Finch 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Location: Clayton County Water Authority Observation date: 3/14/10 Notes: Second stop for the day was a quick drive-thru at Shamrock and Blalock Lakes. It was cloudy at this location from 10:00 - 10:15. The male WOOD DUCK was nice. Number of species: 15 Canada Goose 7 Wood Duck 1 Mallard 4 Bufflehead 2 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Double-crested Cormorant 21 Killdeer 2 Mourning Dove 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 14 Eastern Bluebird 1 Northern Mockingbird 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 7 Song Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 11 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Location: Newman Wetlands Ctr/E.L. Huie Ponds Observation date: 3/14/10 Notes: Met up with Patty Mclean at this location; she caught up to me when I was about halfway around the path. We continued together for the rest of the trail When I first arrived it was mostly sunny but changed to cloudy with in about 20 minutes. 10:20 - 11:40 Number of species: 30 Canada Goose 9 Mallard 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Mourning Dove 5 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1 Eastern Phoebe 2 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 9 Carolina Chickadee 11 Tufted Titmouse 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown-headed Nuthatch 2 Carolina Wren 7 House Wren 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Brown Thrasher 1 Pine Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Song Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 11 White-throated Sparrow 8 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Northern Cardinal 8 Red-winged Blackbird 11 American Goldfinch 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Location: Nash Farm (Henry Co.) Observation date: 3/14/10 Notes: Patty showed me this location; it was the first time for me at this spot. I told Patty that it should be a good location for a NORTHERN HARRIER and right after she left I saw a male gliding about 4 feet above the ground. Then the CHIPPING SPARROWS she had seen earlier I relocated. Number of species: 16 Canada Goose 4 Bufflehead 4 Northern Harrier 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Killdeer 17 Blue Jay 1 Purple Martin 4 Tree Swallow 10 Eastern Bluebird 3 American Robin 15 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 3 Chipping Sparrow 12 Savannah Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 5 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- Johnnie Greene Canton, Cherokee County, GA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Georgia International Horse Park (Rockdale County) 3-14-10 From: Nathan Farnau <natwan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:06:15 -0400 I checked the Georgia International Horse Park (Rockdale County) today with Ken Blankenship. The most interesting find was a CLIFF SWALLOW, which may represent a new state early-date for the species. It was found foraging in a mixed swallow flock over the flooded wetland surrounding Big Haynes Creek. The previous early date for CLSW was March 15 (a bird found by Josh Spence in Murray County in 2006). Wetlands in the area held decent waterfowl diversity; and a 1st winter HERRING GULL surprised us with a brief fly-over. The eBird list is as follows: Canada Goose 15 Wood Duck 10 Gadwall 8 Mallard 1 Blue-winged Teal 2 Green-winged Teal 1 Pied-billed Grebe 3 Great Blue Heron 9 Black Vulture 1 Turkey Vulture 5 OSPREY 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 1 HERRING GULL 1 Mourning Dove 7 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-headed Woodpecker 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 11 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 9 Hairy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 13, many foraging on the ground Pileated Woodpecker 3 Eastern Phoebe 4 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 16 American Crow 7 Fish Crow 2 Tree Swallow 10 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5 fots CLIFF SWALLOW 1 fots Carolina Chickadee 16 Tufted Titmouse 13 Brown-headed Nuthatch 6 Carolina Wren 9 Winter Wren 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 7 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 9 Eastern Bluebird 8 Hermit Thrush 1 American Robin 60 Northern Mockingbird 1 Brown Thrasher 4 European Starling X American Pipit 1 fly-over Yellow-rumped Warbler 47 Pine Warbler 9 Eastern Towhee 5 Chipping Sparrow 40 Field Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 6 White-throated Sparrow 5 Northern Cardinal 17 Red-winged Blackbird 11 Common Grackle 3 House Finch 8 American Goldfinch 5 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Nathan Farnau East Atlanta (DeKalb County) ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Athens area, Pec Sandpipers From: Daniel Kraushaar <dkraus AT UGA.EDU> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:19:21 -0400 I made some quick stops at several locations in the Athens area mainly to look for shorebirds which I found very few of. Birds of note: Saturday, Bear Creek Reservoir, Jackson County (most of of what I saw here has already been reported by Joel earlier this week): Redhead -1 Ruddy Duck - 8 Horned Grebe - 9 Pied-billed Grebe -1 Ring-necked Duck -4 Bufflehead - 2 Sunday, Astondale Road Cattle Pond Pectoral Sandpiper -4 Bostwick Sod Farm did not hold any shorebirds Cheers Daniel Kraushaar Athens, GA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Re: ADMIN: plain text From: Steve Holzman <steve.holzman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:06:46 -0400 And sign your posts with full name and location. ;-) Steve Holzman North high shoals, ga On Mar 14, 2010, at 1:56 PM, Steve wrote: > Please remember to use Plain Text when sending your messages. It > really garbles the messages if you don't. Thanks > > Steve Holzman > > ********** > 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 > > To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to > http://www.gos.org/gabo.html > ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: ADMIN: plain text From: Steve <steve_holzman AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:56:28 -0700 Please remember to use Plain Text when sending your messages. It really garbles the messages if you don't. Thanks Steve Holzman ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Highlights from West Point Dam, Walter F George, Albany Nursery, and Cobb Owl Fields 3/13 From: Darlene Moore <djmoore67 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:00:21 -0400 GABOers, It was great to get out and do some bird photography with friends and to see some of Alan Ashley's (Albany Nursery) great sparrows (LeConte's and Henslow), the handsome breeding plumage Great Cormorant (Walter F George), and end the day with 4 Short-earred Owls at dusk at the Cobb Owl Fields. Dan Vickers, Luke Theodorou and I started the morning delvering a special package to West Point Dam, and didn't have much there but it was nice to see some Bonaparte's Gulls. We then made the short drive down to Walter F George, where we met up with Krista Gridley. At first the Great Cormorant was swimming in the water, but later perched nicely on the wall for photo-ops. Alan Ashley was kind enough to show all of us (including Krista) the Sparrow spot at Albany Nursery. At first the sparrows were a no show, but after birding around a bit, we were able to get Luke his Georgia Life LeConte's. I had some trouble getting a photo and refused to leave (even despite threats of being left behind) while trying to get the image, Luke found (and photographed) the Henslow's (which we all got great looks at, and Krista got her lifer look at). It was then off to Americus to meet up with Phil and Myra Hardy and Roy Brown for the Owl watch. We were able to see and photograph 2 Barn Owls and at Roy Brown finally got to see 4 Short-eared Owls (a lifer) at dusk at the Cobb Owl Fields. Great day, Great photos (mine are not edited yet), Great friends Thanks to all the birders we spent time with, it was lots of fun Link to images Roy Brown http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/ Dan Vickers http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfvickers/ Luke Theordorou http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukethrush/ Darlene Moore (only posted photo is the one Phil Hardy took of the Motley Owl Photography Crew) http://www.flickr.com/photos/djmoore1657/ Darlene Moore Back in Decatur, GA who promises she will ebird and share lists later ;-) ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: thrush songs From: Brandon Best <sandfalcon AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:31:07 -0400 Greetings all, This website was posted to another state list and I found it to be pretty cool, others might as well. In short there are several recording of thrushes (Veery, Hermit, Swainson's) from New York state, all presented in full speed and then presented in either half-speed or quarter-speed. I found quarter-speed to be a little too slow to get the gist of the song, but half-speed is fast enough to appreciate the song itself and to also realize there is so much more going on in a thrush's song than we humans can discern in the field. At half-speed my girlfriend says it sounds like clarinets being played. http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~tony/birds/music/intro.html Brandon Best Lawrenceville, GA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Laurens Co. Loop/OAS Field Trip From: James Fleullan <jrfleullan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:10:37 -0400 10 members of the Ocmulgee Audubon Society drove the entire Laurens Co. Loop today. The group was led by Cliff Gibbons and was joined by Patty McLean. Thank you for accompanying us today. The group tallied an impressive number of 88 species with numerous highlights. Stops were made at Hugh Gillis PFA, Rawls Rd, Jackson Pasture, Cullens Rd, Buckeye Rd, and Thundering Springs Lake. Hugh Gillis PFA yielded a Brown Creeper , Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Northern Bobwhite. Purple Martins, Tree Swallows, and Northern Rough-winged Swallows were seen over the lake. An Osprey flew over at one point. Brown-headed Nuthatches could be heard in the pines nearest the fish cleaning station and the group enjoyed looks at a Fox Squirrel near the bathrooms closest to the boat ramp. American Pipits, Loggerhead Shrikes, Eastern Meadowlarks, American Kestrels, and a Cooper's Hawk were seen along Lovett Rd and Rawls Rd. The group also had White-eyed Vireo, Eastern Screech-Owl, Brown Creeper, Anhinga, and Fox Sparrow off of Rawls Rd. A 2nd year Bald Eagle was perched in a dead tree across from Jackson Pasture. The pasture itself held many Brewer's Blackbird. A large flock of nearly 60 birds flew over the group. We were able to discern that the flock held nothing more than Brewer's Blackbird. The watery depression/pond had several ducks and shorebirds. Blue-winged, Green-winged Teal, and Northern Shoveler were there. Least Sandpipers, Wilson's Snipe, and Greater Yellowlegs could be found there as well. The surrounding fields had Horned Lark, 25 Wild Turkey, and a lone Northern Harrier. Off of Cullens Rd near the farm equipment across the sheep/lamb field our members stumbled across a nice sparrow flock containing an incredible number of 30 White-crowned Sparrows, Song, and Savannah Sparrows. Most of the WCSP were juvenile with a few adults sprinkled in. Also present was Eurasian-collared, Common Ground-Dove, and Rock Pigeon. A stop on Buckeye Rd gave us Great Egret, a rather vocal Red-shouldered Hawk, another vocal Barred Owl, 4 Golden-crowned Kinglets, and a "stunning" female Black-and-white Warbler. To finish out the day our group stopped in Dublin at the Jackson's family home/feeders to add to our list. We gained House Sparrow and Baltimore Oriole as a subadult male showed up as expected. Below is an entire list of birds seen throughout today's trip. I did indeed post our numbers to ebird in separate submissions but opted not to copy and paste to this post. Location: Laurens Co. Loop Date: 03/13/10 Turkey Vulture 18 Black Vulture 4 Fish Crow 3 American Crow 8 American Pipit 3 Loggerhead Shrike 7 Northern Mockingbird 5 Brown Thrasher 1 Carolina Wren 6 American Kestrel 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Cooper's Hawk 2 Northern Harrier 1 Bald Eagle 2 Osprey 2 Tufted Titmouse 4 Carolina Chickadee 5 Brown Creeper 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet 5 Great Blue Heron 4 Great Egret 1 Brown-headed Nuthatch 5 Common Yellowthroat 1 Pine Warbler 8 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 20 Downy Woodpecker 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 2 Anhinga 2 Double-crested Cormorant 75 Blue Jay 4 White-eyed Vireo 1 Barred Owl 1 Eastern Screech-Owl 1 Pied-billed Grebe 10 American Robin 53 Eastern Bluebird 5 Cedar Waxwing 10 Northern Cardinal 16 Eastern Phoebe 4 Tree Swallow 17 Purple Martin 4 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5 Eastern Towhee 3 Canada Goose 11 Mallard 7 Ring-necked Duck 8 Green-winged Teal 10 Blue-winged Teal 1 Northern Shoveler 2 Wood Duck 4 Dark-eyed Junco 40 Fox Sparrow 1 Swamp Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 3 Field Sparrow 1 Savannah Sparrow 9 Chipping Sparrow 22 White-throated Sparrow 5 White-crowned Sparrow 30 Northern Bobwhite 4 Wild Turkey 27 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Killdeer 23 Wilson's Snipe 7 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Least Sandpiper 9 Belted Kingfisher 2 Eastern Meadowlark 15 European Starling 4 House Finch 4 American Goldfinch 21 Horned Lark 6 Mourning Dove 6 Eurasian Collared-Dove 4 Rock Pigeon 5 Common Ground-Dove 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Brewer's Blackbird 60 Red-winged Blackbird 5 Common Grackle 4 Baltimore Oriole 1 House Sparrow 8 Great day of birding!! James Fleullan Vice President Ocmulgee Audubon Society Warner Robins, Ga _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:032010_1 ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Clyde Shepherd NP/ De Kalb County From: Art Hurt <artlisahurt AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:20:14 -0500 Had a nice Atlanta Audubon Society birdwalk this morning at the preserve. We got the regular residents and winter residents that included an Orange-crowned Warbler, three raptors: Sharp-shinned, Red-shouldered, and Red-tailed Hawks for a total of 34 species. The only harbinger of spring: a single No. Rough-winged Swallow. Lisa Hurt Atlanta ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Newton/Jasper/Jones Cos., 3/13/2010 From: "James F. Flynn Jr." <jim.flynn AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:13:11 -0500 Hi, folks, I spent the morning birding around Lake Varner, Newton Co., and Piedmont NWR, Jones & Jasper Cos., before the rain & wind finally proved to be too much to dodge (about noon). I was most interested in chasing the White-winged Scoters that have been stationed at Lake Varner since mid February as reported by Mark McShane, and the one discovered at Piedmont NWR at Pond 2A in Jasper Co. earlier this week by Darlene Moore. All of the scoters were present and accounted for today. Most of the duck species that Mark reported on Thursday were still present at Lake Varner, with a slight different count of some species. Although it was rainy & windy at Piedmont, the Red-cockaded Woodpeckers were quite active & vocal and were seen at 4 different locations, all at marked colonies, including one pair that was busy working a cavity in an unmarked tree in Jasper Co. Here is a recap of the morning: Lake Varner: ------------ Gadwall: 2 Mallard: 2 Canvasback: 3 males, 1 female Ring-necked Duck: 5 Greater Scaup: 1 female (seen with a pair of Lesser Scaup close to the boat ramp) Lesser Scaup: 150 White-winged Scoter: 5 Bufflehead: 12 Hooded Merganser: 2 Ruddy Duck: 210 Pied-billed Grebe: 7 Horned Grebe: 12 Double-crested Cormorant: 112 American Coot: 150 Barred Owl: 1 Purple Martin: 9 Tree Swallow: 5 Northern Rough-winged Swallow: 1 American Pipit: 30 (Gregory Rd., just east of Lake Varner) Savannah Sparrow: 8 Piedmont NWR: ------------- Wood Duck: 1, Pond 2A, Jasper Co. Ring-necked Duck: 11, Pond 2A White-winged Scoter: 1, Pond 2A Pied-billed Grebe: 1, Pond 2A Double-crested Cormorant: 4, Pond 2A; 4 flyovers (possibly the same birds), Baron Russell Rd., Jones Co. Red-cockaded Woodpecker: 2, Jasper Co., 5, Jones Co. Tree Swallow: 4, Pond 2A Northern Rough-winged Swallow: 1, Pond 2A Golden-crowned Kinglet: 2, Baron Russell Rd. Pond 2A is noted in the DeLorme as "2352" next to the fish symbol, p34 B-4. It may appear that you can approach the area from the north off of GA 83 southwest of Monticello, but I believe that the road through the NWR is gated at some point before you get to Pond 2A. Instead, follow Round Oak-Juliette Rd. east out of Juliette, GA, to Baron Russell Rd. (Baron Russell Rd. is the 2nd left after crossing the Ocmulgee; River Rd. is the first left); turn left (east/north) on Baron Russell Rd. (gravel road) all the way to just *before/west of* the small concrete bridge over Little Falling Creek (the bridge is just above the "-" in "Red-cockaded Woodpecker Tr" in grid C-4. Take a left here (there is an NWR sign for Pond 2A) and head north until you see the sign for Pond 2A on the right. Take care. Jim Flynn Forsyth Co., GA http://gos.org/ http://atlantaaudubon.org/ *************************** ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: FOTS Northern Parula and Barn Swallow-Reed Bingham State Park (Cook and Colquitt) From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:55:47 -0500 Location: Reed Bingham State Park (Cook and Colquitt) Observation date: 3/13/10 Notes: FOTS Northern Parula (3) FOTS Barn Swallow (1) Bald Eagle- 1 adult and 1 nestling...I think there are still 2 nestlings but I never saw them up at the same time. Red-shouldered Hawk on a nest on the Birdwalk Trail boardwalk. Same location as two years ago but different tree. East side of the boardwalk at the shelter. I birded the Little River Trail, the Birdwalk Trail and the Turkey Oak Trail. I also birded the lake area and the west side of the park which is unimproved and includes the dredge pond and the fire break along the west property line. Number of species: 54 Canada Goose 15 Wild Turkey 1 Pied-billed Grebe 7 Great Blue Heron 2 Great Egret 3 Black Vulture 2 Turkey Vulture 18 Osprey 1 Bald Eagle 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 Common Moorhen 6 American Coot 5 Mourning Dove 3 Barred Owl 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 9 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 8 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 6 Pileated Woodpecker 5 Eastern Phoebe 1 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 15 Fish Crow 1 Purple Martin 8 Barn Swallow 1 Carolina Chickadee 13 Tufted Titmouse 11 Brown-headed Nuthatch 8 Carolina Wren 9 House Wren 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 16 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Eastern Bluebird 9 Hermit Thrush 3 American Robin 2 Northern Mockingbird 2 Brown Thrasher 1 Cedar Waxwing 22 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Northern Parula 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 61 Pine Warbler 13 Palm Warbler 11 Black-and-white Warbler 5 Common Yellowthroat 8 Eastern Towhee 3 Chipping Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 4 Northern Cardinal 7 Red-winged Blackbird 7 American Goldfinch 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Wayne Schaffner Tifton, Georgia _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft�s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/210850552/direct/01/ ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Rivoli Lakes 3/13/10 From: Trey Mccuen <trey.mccuen AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:30:46 -0500 I stopped by Rivoli Lakes on the way home from the Audubon trip this evening. All the ducks have left already from the lakes. Double crested Cormorant Tree Swallow Purple Martin Northern rough winged Swallow Canada Goose Belted Kingfisher Great blue Heron Trey Mccuen Macon, GA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: North Georgia Arrivals - 3/13/10 From: Joshua Spence <spencejoshua AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:26:09 -0500 I spent several hours birding a few locations hoping that the rains had brought something down. I checked the Carter's Lake reservoir from Woodring Branch and the Dam Park. After this I made a quick stop to check the reregulation pool. Then in Gordon County I stopped by the North GA Turf sod farm on Hwy 156 and lastly Pine Chapel Rd. I didn't bird long at most sites due to on-and-off rainfall. I didn't find anything spectacular but had a few north GA first-of-the-year species. Gadwall - 7 - PC Red-breasted Merganser - 2 drakes - REREG Common Loon - 9 - RESER Pied-billed Grebe - 7 - REREG Horned Grebe - 5 - RESER Sandhill Crane - NGT Greater Yellowlegs - NGT(FOTY) Lesser Yellowlegs - NGT(FOTY) Least Sandpiper - 3 - NGT Pectoral Sandpiper - 14 - NGT(FOTY) Wilson's Snipe - 4 - NGT ; 3 - PC Fish Crow - 2 - RESER Tree Swallow - 9 - RESER ; 70 - PC Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 2 - PC(FOTY) Barn Swallow - 2 - PC(FOTY) Joshua Spence, Murray County ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Scaup, Jekyll Island, 3/13/10 From: Jeff Sewell and Carol Lambert <lambertsewell AT ATT.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:07:56 +0000 Huge flock of scaup off central Jekyll late this afternoon. I estimate at least 20,000. It was awesome. The flock all got up at one point and filled the sky in a ninety degree arc from my viewpopint. They were fairly far out so my only ID mark was the extent of white in the wings on flying birds. All I saw were Lessers, but of course I only saw a very few of them. No other species were seen with them. Jeff Sewell Tucker GA DeKalb County Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Rusty Blackbirds. Cochran Shoals. Cobb/Fulton County. From: Gene Koziara <gene.koziara AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:32:06 -0800 Spent about 2 hours at the Shoals this AM hoping to see an early migrant. Not very birdy this AM. Notables included Rusty Blackbirds (a lifer for me), and FOTS Northern Rough-Winged Swallows (my early migrant). link to photos of Rusty Blackbirds below. http://www.flickr.com/photos/genekdr/4429055517/ My complete list: Location: Cochran Shoals Unit (Chattahoochee NRA) Observation date: 3/13/10 Notes: I split my time birding alone and being with the group from an Audobon walk about half the time led by Emily. Number of species: 21 Canada Goose 9 Mallard 4 Hooded Merganser 4 Double-crested Cormorant 12 Great Blue Heron 3 Turkey Vulture 2 Red-headed Woodpecker 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 American Crow 1 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW 2 Carolina Chickadee 4 Tufted Titmouse 2 American Robin 2 Pine Warbler 1 Song Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 8 Northern Cardinal 2 Red-winged Blackbird 7 RUSTY BLACKBIRD 7 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Gene Koziara Kennesaw ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Loggerhead Shrike date change From: Melissa Martin <melmar312 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:04:46 +0000 The date on the Loggerhead Shrike observations were Wednesday, March 10th and not Feb. 10th. Melissa Martin Albany/Dougherty Co., GA _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:032010_3 ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Orange-crowned Warbler From: Melissa Martin <melmar312 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:45:33 +0000 Observed an Orange-crowned Warbler briefly yesterday around 2:30pm feeding on branches. Not much else, but others observed out in the rain for � hour: 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Carolina Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 Carolina Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 6 Northern Cardinals 1 White-throated Sparrow Melissa Martin Albany/Dougherty Co., GA _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID27925::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:032010_3 ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Loggerhead Shrike From: Melissa Martin <melmar312 AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:43:57 +0000 2 sightings of Loggerhead Shrike (probably same bird) on Wednesday, Feb. 10th at the Riverfront Trail in Albany, GA once at 1:30pm and then again at 2:15 pm. Both times it lit on top of a hardwood tree at the ditch behind the Flint RiverQuarium. I was able to get good looks both times. This was nice to see one down there. I have not seen one there in some time. Melissa Martin Albany/Dougherty Co., GA _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/210850553/direct/01/ ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Le Conte's Sparrow continues, Albany Nursery WMA, Dougherty County, Photographs From: Roy Brown <roybrownphotography AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:57:49 -0500 Today I was part of a group of approximately 10 birders led by Alan Ashley at the Albany Nursery WMA in Dougherty County. While the Henslow’s Sparrow was not relocated, all got good looks at numerous species, including the Le Conte’s. 5 Photos of the Le Conte’s Sparrow, Albany Nursery, 13 March 2010: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4429884038/] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4429119791/] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4429120225/] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4429885350/] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4429121035/] 1 Photo of the Henslow's Sparrow, Albany Nursery, 12 March 2010: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4427799173/] Roy Brown Photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/ E-mail: RoyBrownPhotography AT gmail.com · Albany: (229) 431-0202 · Ellijay: (706) 636-3245 · Mobile: (229) 343-5365 ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: County names From: Patty & Peter Jenkins <pschwar AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:56:46 -0500 Please remember to put county names in the subject line of your postings. It really helps alot. Thanks. Patty Jenkins ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Scarlet Tanager Dalton area From: SPANGLE <SPANGLE AT AMERICOMFG.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:39:51 -0500 My sister who knows the bird well just called to report a Scarlet Tanager inspecting her feeder in north Whitfield County. She will try and snap a photo. Sandy Pangle Whitfield County Sent from my Blackberry wireless handheld. N�j�!N-�܆+޲��jv�{*.�˛���ب� -�m���� b�����i�n��܆+޳�n�a�iS��'��-jX���'z��ٞ�Ơz����z�K!$�T Q:/����w�f������zX�z�(��m���� ��+��n�m� Subject: Re: Yellow-headed Blackbird From: Dan Furbish <peterbilt.birder AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:09:29 +0000 Great report Eugene. 1 question; is it a full adult male ? Dan Furbish. Lithia Springs,GA. Weekends. Peterbilt.birder AT yahoo.com ------Original Message------ From: Eugene P. Keferl Sender: Georgia Birders Online To: GABO-L AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU ReplyTo: epkeferl AT COMCAST.NET Subject: [GABO-L] Yellow-headed Blackbird Sent: Mar 13, 2010 9:02 AM Dear GABbers, I am reporting this for Dr. Bill Laws. Dr Laws just called me and reported that he and his wife saw a Yellow-headed Blackbird on their platform feeder at their home on Pine Island. Dr. Laws said that birders were welcome to come and look for the bird. Remember the entire area beyond the gated driveway is private land and other people live there as well. The platform feeder is on the south side of the first home you come to at the left turn in the driveway (Pine Island Drive). The entrance to the driveway is off US 17 just north of Brunswick (31 12'05.72N, 81 28'03.19 W). The driveway is the first left hand turn (East) north of Emanual Farm Road on the left side (west) and Cedar Point Road East side) on the right. If you look on DeLorme Page 63, 7E the drive way is just above the "C" on Cypress Mills (unmarked on the map). Gene Eugene P. Keferl 5280 East Glynn Ave. Brunswick, Georgia 31523 Glynn Co. (912) 265-0143 ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Yellow-headed Blackbird From: "Eugene P. Keferl" <epkeferl AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:02:00 +0000 Dear GABbers, I am reporting this for Dr. Bill Laws.  Dr Laws just called me and reported that he and his wife saw a Yellow-headed Blackbird on their platform feeder at their home on Pine Island.  Dr. Laws said that birders were welcome to come and look for the bird.  Remember the entire area beyond the gated driveway is private land and other people live there as well.  The platform feeder is on the south side of the first home you come to at the left turn in the driveway (Pine Island Drive).   The entrance to the driveway is off US 17 just north of Brunswick (31 12'05.72N, 81 28'03.19 W).  The driveway is the first left hand turn (East)  north of Emanual Farm Road on the left side (west)  and Cedar Point Road East side)  on the right.  If you look on DeLorme Page 63, 7E the drive way is just above the "C" on Cypress Mills (unmarked on the map).  Gene Eugene P. Keferl 5280 East Glynn Ave. Brunswick, Georgia 31523 Glynn Co. (912) 265-0143 ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Louisiana Waterthrush and Fox Sparrows at Hitchiti From: Jim Ferrari <JFerrari AT WESLEYANCOLLEGE.EDU> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:23:45 -0500 This morning I got out for a few hours before the rain and hiked the trails at the Hitchiti Natural Area of Piedmont NWR. I ended up with 32 species, the highlights being: - 2 separate flocks of Fox Sparrows (one group of 3 about 1/2 mile in, then a second group of 4 birds down along the Ocmulgee just below where Falling Creek enters the river). - singing Yellow-throated Wabler and singing Lousiana Waterthrush. The Waterthrush was in a flooded area near the Ocmulgee - my first N. Rough-winged Swallow of the year (a lone flyover) - lots of singing Pine Warblers! The full species list is below. Jim Ferrari, Macon (Bibb Co.) 2 Wood Duck 6 Turkey Vulture 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 Mourning Dove 5 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Eastern Phoebe 1 Blue-headed Vireo 7 American Crow 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 11 Carolina Chickadee 13 Tufted Titmouse 9 Brown-headed Nuthatch 5 Carolina Wren 4 Golden-crowned Kinglet 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Eastern Bluebird 2 Hermit Thrush 7 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Yellow-throated Warbler 20 Pine Warbler 1 Louisiana Waterthrush 13 Eastern Towhee 7 Fox Sparrow 1 Swamp Sparrow 3 White-throated Sparrow 8 Northern Cardinal 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 American Goldfinch ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Re: Fw: [GABO-L] Hog Island, ME ( young birder opportunity) deadline approaches! From: eroberthom <eroberthom AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:43:08 -0800 And Common Eider w/ young and Razorbills and Black Guillemots and Harbor Seals.......and a bay full of islands and lobster buoys.� Alas, my grandchildren are too young and I am too old! Eugenia Thompson Athens GA ________________________________ From: Steve Holzman To: GABO-L AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Sent: Fri, March 12, 2010 4:09:07 PM Subject: [GABO-L] Fw: [GABO-L] Hog Island, ME ( young birder opportunity) deadline approaches! Really?� None of you young birders (13-18) want a free trip? Puffins?� PUFFINS!!� Get with it and send in an application. -Steve Holzman, North High Shoals, GA Forwarding this for Bob S. Birders, Just a reminder about this, because the deadline for registering is just one week away: SUMMER OPPORTUNITY FOR TEENS! The Georgia Ornithological Society (GOS) will send two teens to Maine to take part in a special camp session June 20 - 25, 2010.� Learn about seabird conservation from top ornithologists and add puffins, murres, and other coastal birds to your life list. GOS will cover registration fees and up to $550 in travel expenses.� Food and lodging is included in the registration.� � For more information and a downloadable application form, visit http://www.gos.org/grants/parks.html . Thank you, Bob Sargent Macon, Bibb County � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Henslow's Sparrow, Albany Nursery WMA, Photograph From: Roy Brown <roybrownphotography AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:15:04 -0500 I birded with Ruth Marley and my original birding-mentor Alan Ashley this afternoon in a light rain at the Albany Nursery. We re-located the Le Conte’s, and also located a Henslow’s Sparrow. Henslow’s Photo at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4427799173/ Palm Warbler photos from the same location earlier in the week: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4423047109/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4423046983/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4423046805/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4423046657/ Photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/ E-mail: RoyBrownPhotography AT gmail.com · Albany: (229) 431-0202 · Ellijay: (706) 636-3245 · Mobile: (229) 343-5365 ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: FOTS Louisiana Waterthrush Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA (Calhoun County) (Re-located), Photographs From: Roy Brown <roybrownphotography AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:56:57 -0500 I relocated Wayne Schaffner’s Louisiana Waterthrush this dark rainy morning. It was singing exactly where Wayne described in his online post yesterday. 3 photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4428538240/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4428538036/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/4428537924/ Photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbinv/ E-mail: RoyBrownPhotography AT gmail.com · Albany: (229) 431-0202 · Ellijay: (706) 636-3245 · Mobile: (229) 343-5365 ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Cedar Waxwings From: Lisa Hodges <tweety2 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:37:01 -0500 The "hood" was filled with a very large flock of Cedar Waxwings this afternoon. They wanted the holly berries but our "resident" mockingbird was not into sharing. They must have found some elsewhere because our drive-way and vehicles were covered in bird droppings !! It was coming down as heavy as the rain !!! Don't really care, as it is always a thrill to see these beautiful birds and all of this rain will wash it away. Lisa Hodges Kennesaw, GA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Cedar Waxwings From: Lisa Hodges <tweety2 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:34:50 -0500 The "hood" was filled with a very large flock of Cedar Waxwings this afternoon. They wanted the holly berries but our "resident" mockingbird was not into sharing. They must have found some elsewhere because our drive-way and vehicles were covered in bird droppings !! It was coming down as heavy as the rain !!! Don't really care as it is always a thrill to see these beautiful birds ! ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Henslow's and LeConte's Sparrow From: Alan Ashley <alanashley42 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:20:20 -0800 This afternoon Ruth Marley, Roy Brown and I relocated the LeConte's Sparrow at the Albany Nursery WMA in Dougherty County.� While looking for the LeConte's, Roy flushed a Henslow's Sparrow.� We all had a good look at it and Roy got a great photo. � Alan Ashley Leesburg, GA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Fw: [GABO-L] Hog Island, ME ( young birder opportunity) deadline approaches! From: Steve Holzman <steve_holzman AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:09:07 -0800 Really? None of you young birders (13-18) want a free trip? Puffins? PUFFINS!! Get with it and send in an application. -Steve Holzman, North High Shoals, GA Forwarding this for Bob S. Birders, Just a reminder about this, because the deadline for registering is just one week away: SUMMER OPPORTUNITY FOR TEENS! The Georgia Ornithological Society (GOS) will send two teens to Maine to take part in a special camp session June 20 - 25, 2010. Learn about seabird conservation from top ornithologists and add puffins, murres, and other coastal birds to your life list. GOS will cover registration fees and up to $550 in travel expenses. Food and lodging is included in the registration. For more information and a downloadable application form, visit http://www.gos.org/grants/parks.html . Thank you, Bob Sargent Macon, Bibb County ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Joe Kurz WMA Meriwether County From: Charlie <cmmbirds AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:06:13 -0800 Hi folks, Slow day due to wind, then rain. Bye bye sparrows. See you in October. Now we await the migrants. Not sure why we missed Woodcock. Lots of bird song, and even more frog/toad song. I think I heard American Toad among all the Chorus Frogs and Peepers. Only banded 4 birds and had 2 recaptures. Location: Joe Kurz WMA Observation date: 3/12/10 Number of species: 33 Canada Goose 3 Wood Duck 2 Wild Turkey 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Blue Jay 7 American Crow 4 Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 Brown-headed Nuthatch 2 Carolina Wren 6 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Eastern Bluebird 6 American Robin 30 Cedar Waxwing X Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1 Pine Warbler 3 Eastern Towhee 6 Chipping Sparrow 15 Field Sparrow 20 Savannah Sparrow 10 Song Sparrow 6 White-throated Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 8 Red-winged Blackbird 35 Common Grackle 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 7 American Goldfinch 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: LeConte's Update From: Alan Ashley <alanashley42 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:04:58 -0800 �Bill Flatau, Christine Gibson, Glenda Merrill and I relocated the LeConte's Sparrow at the Albany Nursery WMA in�Dougherty County�this morning. We saw the bird several times and all had some good looks at the bird. �Bill got some photos of the LeConte's and a Grasshopper Sparrow. � Alan Ashley Leesburg Ga. ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Virginia's Warbler update From: john swiderski <swiderskij AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:23:23 -0500 Hi all, If there any of you contemplating a weekend try for the warbler, it is still here. In spite of the persistent rain yesterday, it put on a good show for two visitors even it was wet looking. cu - John Swiderski, Valdosta, GA, Lowndes County 229-242-8382 ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Save the State Botanical Garden - GA IBA From: Parrie Pinyan <parriejpinyan AT WINDSTREAM.NET> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:16:06 -0500 Dear Georgia Birders, Members of the GA Botanical Society and the GA Native Plant Society have been very concerned about the Gardens. I have legislators' (budget committee members) and Board of Regents' (who apparently have the final say) contact information. If you would like for me to send it to you, I will. Please contact me off-list. Here's a partial message from Shirley Berry at the Garden: Many of you have already heard about the proposed budget cuts to the University of Georgia. This includes eliminating the State Botanical Garden of Georgia as well as the entire Georgia 4-H program plus cutting half of the county extension offices across the state. Here is the link to the current proposed cuts: http://www.usg.edu/fiscal_affairs/documents/summary_of_reductions.pdf Parrie Pinyan Cherokee Co. "Almost anything you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it." -Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: White-winged Scoters Continue - Lake Varner, Newton County - 3/11/10 From: Mark McShane <eagleeyed AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:17:43 -0500 Hi All, I was able to stop by Lake Varner around lunchtime today, the eBird report: Location: Lake Varner Observation date: 3/11/10 Notes: Highlights today were relocating the 1 adult male and 4 female White-winged Scoters, seen distantly but very well from the boat ramp with the scope, and the 1 adult male Red-breasted Merganser near the gazebo across the lake. Number of species: 15 Canada Goose 23 Gadwall 2 Mallard 2 Ring-necked Duck 63 Lesser Scaup 19 Greater/Lesser Scaup 32 White-winged Scoter 5 Bufflehead 27 Hooded Merganser 2 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Ruddy Duck 129 Pied-billed Grebe 12 Double-crested Cormorant 32 Great Blue Heron 1 American Coot 159 American Crow 2 crow sp. 3 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Good Birding All! Mark Mark McShane Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia http://neargareport.blogspot.com ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: FOTS Louisiana Waterthrush Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA (Calhoun County) From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:19:00 -0500 Location: Swamp of Toa IBA--Chickasawhatchee WMA (Calhoun County) Spring Creek Observation date: 3/11/10 5:57 PM to 6:45 PM Notes:FOTS Louisiana Waterthrush. At 6:32 I heard the first call followed immediately by the full song. It took another 10 minutes to locate the first bird. These birds were located at the Spring Creek crossing on Chickasawhatchee Road in Calhoun County. This is typically where I locate FOTS LOWA. I have typically found this species to be very active and vocalizing at dusk and particularly at this location. I looked carefully for this bird last Saturday and Sunday at the same location but mid-afternoon with no success. Photos (blurry but diagnostic) at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/44510955 AT N05/sets/72157623478280003/ Number of species: 22 Wood Duck 2 Northern Bobwhite 13 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Carolina Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 2 American Robin 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 5 Pine Warbler 2 Louisiana Waterthrush 2 Common Yellowthroat 1 Eastern Towhee 2 Northern Cardinal 2 Red-winged Blackbird 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Wayne Schaffner Tifton, Georgia _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/ ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: G. Scaup, Redhead: Bear Creek Rsrvr. (Jackson Co.), Rusty Blackbirds (Clarke Co.) From: Joel McNeal <j.mcneal AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:26:40 -0800 A quick stop by Bear Creek Reservoir this afternoon yielded low numbers but decent waterbird diversity including a drake Greater Scaup and drake Redhead (plus 3 seriously annoying/aggressive dogs at the 330 overview pulloff): Canada Goose 6 Mallard 1 drake Redhead 1 drake Ring-necked Duck 11 Greater Scaup 1 drake Lesser Scaup 56 Bufflehead 7 Hooded Merganser 1 hen Ruddy Duck 1 hen Pied-billed Grebe 4 American Coot 18 Ring-billed Gull 5 I decided to try Lake Chapman at Sandy Creek Park (Clarke Co.), which was totally devoid of waterfowl as has been too often the case this winter. The ballfields there, however, had hundreds of robins with 68 Killdeer and 5 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS (3 male, 2 female in full breeding plumage) mixed in, along with handfuls of female Red-wings and cowbirds. Joel McNeal Winterville, GA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Northern Rough Winged Swallow and Bird Haiku From: SPANGLE <SPANGLE AT AMERICOMFG.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:55:23 -0500 We had two birds circling our factory just now. We are located just north of Lake Acworth. I also heard a Common Yellowthroat at the golf course end of Lake Acworth at lunch today. With that said... Here's my best shot at Bird Haiku... Winter has been long Summer birds are returning This is sweet relief Why don't everybody give this Bird Haiku a try? Sandy Pangle Whitfield County Sent from my Blackberry wireless handheld. �ǚ��F�j�!��������ʋ����r���*'��h��i��0�X��ǫ��yۿj�!������Xm�T�r��i�Z�+-� ޮǧvg��������z�����I4�EU AT �N��{ ����+��b��'^�)޲ -�m����(������f Subject: Re: RFI--Arrival and departure dates From: Joel McNeal <j.mcneal AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:39:50 -0800 > p.s....Joel and I are friends, and this is in no way meant > to give him > a hard time or insult him in any way, shape, or form. Used to be friends, Steve. Used to be (sniffle sniffle)... To plug both eBird AND the GOS meeting, here's a barchart of what has been reported to eBird for Clarke, Oconee, Greene, Morgan, and Walton Counties. As it turns out, our part of the state is one of the most heavily eBirded, so the barcharts are pretty nicely filled out. http://tinyurl.com/yzpt6u6 You can check out mid-April and see what we have to offer. As Steve mentioned, many of the state's best birders will be concentrated here during that time, so there's a good chance of turning up something unexpected in addition to the expected things you see here. And, as you can also see, there IS a good chance that a Swainson's Warbler will show up on at least one of the field trips, even if not in Clarke Co... Joel McNeal Winterville, GA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Re: RFI--Arrival and departure dates From: Steve Holzman <steve.holzman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:15:00 -0500 What Joel failed to mention, while discounting the possibility of Swainsons, was that eBird also tells him that the GOS weekend should be the peak time for Ceruleans here, and an average of 15 warbler species are seen at the State Botanical Garden per day during that time. Steve Holzman, North High Shoals, GA p.s....Joel and I are friends, and this is in no way meant to give him a hard time or insult him in any way, shape, or form. p.p.s. My affiliation with GOS required me to challenge any discounting of the the birdi-ness of Athens/Clarke at this time of year. So register for the meeting! TODAY! p.p.p.s. I have my own version of e-bird called steve-bird and IT says that GOS weekend coincides with peak abundance of good birders, great presentations, old and new friends, and great camaraderie. On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Joel McNeal wrote: > I also know this cool website called eBird that lets you track arrival and departure dates on the state or county level, as well as on the level of a local hotspot like Cochran Shoals, etc. It's only limited by the amount of data entered by folks for whatever given area you're interested in looking at. > > Here are arrival dates for Athens-Clarke Co.: > > http://tinyurl.com/y9a9a57 > > For those of you coming to town for the spring GOS meeting, don't get too excited by the Swainson's Warbler arrival date- aside from that anomalous April 8th early date, the normal arrivals have been between April 17 and May 3 the past few years, so we'll be cutting it pretty close... > > Joel McNeal > Winterville, GA > ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Re: RFI Arrival and depature dates & suggestion From: Sheila Willis <swillis AT WAYXCABLE.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:19:33 -0500 Hey folks, I hope you are fine. It's raining again here in South GA but that makes the green vegetation stand out so well. Steve Holzman is so right about the "Annotated Checklist of Georgia Birds" being such a valuable resource!! Great thanks go to all those who had a hand in it including Giff Beaton, Paul Sykes, John Parrish, Bruce Hallett, & William Blakeslee whose names were on the title page as well as contributors from around the state. This publication has made birding in our state a bit easier, both in our individual planning to find certain species and the aid it gives in the elimination process in bird identification. Speaking of being modern, I wonder if G.O.S. would consider putting a page on its website that has the state's generic arrival/departure dates from that 2003 publication (not by region, just overall to simplify things)? And also, perhaps, when a bird happens to show up at a different time, list that new date along side the old date or have it indicated in some way that this is a revised time since 2003. Obviously, the reason is that with the increased use of GABO to record bird sightings on a regular basis, many of those 2003 early/late dates no longer "fit the bill". I would assume that someone at G.O.S. is keeping track of these changes for the next edition so they could just transpose their notes to the page along w/ the older dates that haven't changed. However, it would be great to have a simple way to check these dates quickly in comparison to what you have found on your trips & thus highlight that fact in your GABO post (making it easier for the G.O.S. record-keepers), or to be able to print them off to take into the field so you could be more alert to early or late birds. It does bear mentioning that some dates will differ between the various geographic regions & perhaps with that of the state, but there is a "generic" time frame overall for the species. Personally, I attempt to record any new dates for any species wherever they are by jotting them down in my Annotated Checklist when I run across them, but it's certain that I've missed several. So many birds are popping up early/staying late, showing up in new areas, etc. that it keeps you on your toes. Also, I've made a simple spreadsheet of them too. I'll bet others have other unique or faster ways of keeping track as well, both for in-the-field and at home. Note that it would still be highly advantageous for people to buy the current "ACGB" & the future editions as there is so much more great info listed there than just dates, which are really just one of the starting points in learning about & enjoying birds. Take care. Sincerely, Sheila Willis Native American-Naturalist Talks & Tours Waycross, Ware Co., GA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Re: RFI--Arrival and departure dates From: Joel McNeal <j.mcneal AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:12:52 -0800 I also know this cool website called eBird that lets you track arrival and departure dates on the state or county level, as well as on the level of a local hotspot like Cochran Shoals, etc. It's only limited by the amount of data entered by folks for whatever given area you're interested in looking at. Here are arrival dates for Athens-Clarke Co.: http://tinyurl.com/y9a9a57 For those of you coming to town for the spring GOS meeting, don't get too excited by the Swainson's Warbler arrival date- aside from that anomalous April 8th early date, the normal arrivals have been between April 17 and May 3 the past few years, so we'll be cutting it pretty close... Joel McNeal Winterville, GA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Fwd: [GABO-L] RFI--Arrival and departure dates From: Steve Holzman <steve.holzman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:16:00 -0500 Of course, if you want to be all modern and such, you CAN check out Georgann's website: http://www.birdingadventuresinc.com/site/arrival-departures-dates-2003.html -Steve Holzman north high shoals, GA ---------- Forwarded message ---------- The best thing to do is order a copy of the Annotated Checklist of Georgia Birds. At $8, it's a steal. http://www.gos.org/publications/orderform.html Steve Holzman, North High Shoals, GA On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Patty & Peter Jenkins wrote: > > Would someone kindly re-post the resource for finding out the record dates > for arrivals and departures in the Atlanta area. I had 3 juncos in my yard > yesterday...just checking. > Thanks. > Patty Jenkins > DeKalb County/Toco Hills area > ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Re: RFI--Arrival and departure dates From: Steve Holzman <steve.holzman AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:51:44 -0500 The best thing to do is order a copy of the Annotated Checklist of Georgia Birds. At $8, it's a steal. http://www.gos.org/publications/orderform.html Steve Holzman, North High Shoals, GA On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Patty & Peter Jenkins wrote: > > Would someone kindly re-post the resource for finding out the record dates > for arrivals and departures in the Atlanta area. I had 3 juncos in my yard > yesterday...just checking. > Thanks. > Patty Jenkins > DeKalb County/Toco Hills area > -- ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: RFI--Arrival and departure dates From: Patty & Peter Jenkins <pschwar AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:40:44 -0500 Would someone kindly re-post the resource for finding out the record dates for arrivals and departures in the Atlanta area. I had 3 juncos in my yard yesterday...just checking. Thanks. Patty Jenkins DeKalb County/Toco Hills area ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Newton County--Alcovy Conservation Center Birding From: Sandy Beasley <SavBirder AT AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:05:25 EST GA Listers, Kevin Tarner of the Alcovy Conservation Center provided an old list of the birds found along the Alcovy River in Newton County. He gave his permission to forward the list to GABO in the hopes that other birders might be interested in checking out the area and then sharing your lists with the center. "Our operating hours are 8 AM-5 PM all weekdays. We are closed on weekends. We have a front gate that is closed promptly at 5 PM. All visitors need to sign in at the front office." See the list below for possibilities. Sandy Beasley Savannah, GA Chatham County USA **************************************************************************** **************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** Sandy, Thanks so much for your visit and the excellent bird list. After some digging in my files, I found a list we compiled from the early 1990s of the avian life here along the Alcovy River. Birders should expect to see the following at the Alcovy Conservation Center and trails, and probably more. These are all that have been documented, however: Great Blue and Green-backed Herons Wood Duck, Mallard, American Black Duck Black and Turkey Vulture Hawks: Sharp-Shinned, Cooper’s, Red-Shouldered, Red-tailed American Kestrel Wild Turkey American Woodcock Mourning Dove Yellow-billed Cuckoo Owls: Eastern Screech, Barred, Great Horned Common Nighthawk, Chuck-will’s-widow Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Woodpeckers: Red-Bellied, Downy, Hairy, Pileated, Northern Flicker, Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Flycatchers: Eastern Wood-Pewee, Acadian Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Brown-Headed Nuthatch Brown Creeper Carolina Wren Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Blue-gray gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Veery, Wood Thrush, American Robin Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing White-eyed and Red-eyed Vireos Warblers: Tennessee, Northern Parula, Yellow, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia, Cape May, Black-throated Blue, Yellow-rumped, Black-throated green, Yellow-throated, Pine, Prairie, Black Poll, Cerulean, Black-and-white, American Redstart, Prothonotary, Louisiana, Kentucky, Common Yellowthroat, Hooded Summer and Scarlet Tanagers Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Eastern Towhee Sparrows: American Tree, Chipping, Field, White-throated Brown-headed Cowbird American Goldfinch Whew! Like I said, this is an outdated and likely incomplete list. It should, however, be enough to get birders salivating and walking the trails. 88 species from my count. We would welcome the efforts of anyone willing to add to this list. Kevin Tarner Conservation Programs Assistant Georgia Wildlife Federation 11600 Hazelbrand Road Covington, GA 30014 Phone: 770-787-7887 Ext. 19 www.gwf.org ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Piedmont NWR - White-winged Scoter From: James Fleullan <jrfleullan AT HOTMAIL.COM> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:03:33 +0000 After work I drove up to Piedmont NWR in search of the White-winged Scoter Darlene Moore found yesterday. I discovered it again in the company of 4 male and 1 female Ring-necked Ducks on pond 2A. They were reasonably close to the diked road. The Scoter offered excellent looks through both my binoculars and scope in spite of the weather. Because of the weather the roads were dicey in places but I managed to pull my little Saturn Ion through. I didn't stay long but did manage to find other birds of interest. A not so complete list follows. White-winged Scoter - 1 Ring-Necked Duck - 5 Belted Kingfisher - 1 American Crow - 1 Pine Warbler - 1 Dark-eyed Junco - 2 Wild Turkey - 8 Northern Flicker - 1 Mourning Dove - 2 Good birding. James R. Fleullan Warner Robins, Ga ---------- Sent from my Verizon Wireless mobile phone ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Ring-necked ducks - Tucker pond From: JJ Jones <jjj2718 AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:05 -0500 Two new (for me) visitors to the pond tonight - a pair of Ring-necked ducks; the male is in full plumage. Cheers, Jodi Jones Tucker (Dekalb, north of Henderson Park) ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Cardinal Lake Swallows, (Gwinnett County) From: Rebecca Deitsch <rdeitsch AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:19:33 -0500 Today at Cardinal Lake Dam I saw the first swallows of the year. There were 2 Tree Swallows, and 6 Northern Rough-Winged Swallows. Below is the full eBird report. Location: Cardinal Lake Observation Type: Area Count Observation date: 3/10/10 Start Time: 9:15 am Duration: 0 hour(s) 45 minute(s) Area covered: 1.0 acre(s) Notes: Cold rainy day. That is probably the reason why so few birds were out. The Swallows were the first of the year. Number of species: 16 Canada Goose 2 Mallard 5 Great Blue Heron 3 Mourning Dove 4 Eastern Phoebe 2 Blue Jay 4 Tree Swallow 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4 Eastern Bluebird 1 American Robin 8 Northern Mockingbird 7 Brown Thrasher 4 European Starling 2 Eastern Towhee 3 Northern Cardinal 3 House Finch 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)d report. John Deitsch Gwinnett County, GA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Beat me! From: Charlie <cmmbirds AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:06 -0800 Hi folks, I love it when I see that one of Georgia's serious birders surpasses me on ebird. I see that Dan Vickers and Rachel Cass recently did. I am currently #12 all time, and #5 for 2010. I don't for a second believe that I rank that high on either of my Georgia lists, because I know there are a lot of people who are more talented than I am, more active than I am, and a good number of folks who fall into both categories. What I'd LOVE is for those folks to prove it to me and start adding their lists on EBird. Did you know that my 5 year old son is #7 all time for Lamar County? Come on, folks. I know a lot of you have come though Lamar. My son is cute, but you need to put him in his place. You don't want him pointing at you and whispering something to me, do you? Our family leaves for a week of kayaking and camping in Florida after I band on Friday. It'll be a great opportunity for people to update their ebird lists. I won't use real names, but some of them rhyme with Biff, Dill, Dierre, Dearl, Daul, Daren and Beb. :-) On a birdy note, today I saw 3 first of season birds for Lamar: Tree Swallow, Lesser Scaup and Double-crrested Cormorant. I also had my first female Purple Martins of the year, having seen males a handful of times in as many counties. Cheers, Charlie Muise Georgia IBA Coordinator and instigator ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Messages From: Mike Chapman <mikelchap AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:12:09 -0800 A reminder to send your messages to the list in plain text, not html or rich text. If you don't, your message looks like this one from Gene Keferl: Location: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Altamaha WMA--Champney Island=20 Observation date: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 3/7/10=20 Number of species: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 23=20 Blue-winged Teal =C2=A0 =C2=A0 2=20 Green-winged Teal (American) =C2=A0 =C2=A0 2=20 Pied-billed Grebe =C2=A0 =C2=A0 1=20 Black Vulture =C2=A0 =C2=A0 1=20 American Coot =C2=A0 =C2=A0 X=C2=A0 (Many)=20 Killdeer =C2=A0 =C2=A0 10=20 Lesser Yellowlegs =C2=A0 =C2=A0 5=20 Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher =C2=A0 =C2=A0 10=C2=A0 Near got good vie= ws as they flew around, did not land where we could see them, silent as usu= al=20 � Mike Chapman Brunswick, GA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - 1129 Adams St Decatur GA 30030 , 3/10/10 From: Simone Pier Heymann <simonepier AT EARTHLINK.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:18:28 -0500 Dear GABO I was passing by my dining room window and glanced out at the feeders to see what might be outside and YEAH a BROWN THRASHER!!!!!!! My first ever! I grabbed the binocs and had a nice look before it flew up in the magnolia tree and was obscured by leaves and rain. I feel like I am officially a Georgian now that I have seen the Official (no chickens here) State Bird! Thank you for all the encouragement and I hope to meet you on the way to more life birds! Simone Heymann Decatur, Dekalb, GA Begin forwarded message: > From: do-not-reply AT ebird.org > Date: March 10, 2010 12:54:11 PM EST > To: simonepier AT earthlink.net > Subject: eBird Report - 1129 Adams St Decatur GA 30030 , 3/10/10 > > > > Location: 1129 Adams St Decatur GA 30030 > Observation date: 3/10/10 > Number of species: 21 > > Red-headed Woodpecker 1 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 > Downy Woodpecker 1 > Blue Jay 3 > Carolina Chickadee 2 > Tufted Titmouse 3 > White-breasted Nuthatch 1 > Brown-headed Nuthatch 1 > Carolina Wren 1 > American Robin 4 > Brown Thrasher 1 > Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 > Pine Warbler 1 > Eastern Towhee 3 > Chipping Sparrow 10 > Song Sparrow 1 > White-throated Sparrow 5 > Dark-eyed Junco 8 > Northern Cardinal 5 > House Finch 2 > American Goldfinch 2 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/california/ > ) ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: cedar waxwings From: "mimbrava AT mindspring.com" <mimbrava@MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:52:39 -0500 I finally had a flock momentarily stop by. Here's a photo of two of them, taken from my home office window: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mimbrava/4422523044/ Mim Eisenberg Roswell, GA Fulton Co. ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Stone Mtn. Park surpise From: djshearer <djshearer AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:30:33 -0500 Yesterday afternoon while birding at Stone Mountain Park, I lucked upon a flock of very quiet cedar waxwings resting in a tree near the marina. Evidently they had eaten their fill of nearby holly berries. Also saw two American coots and a pair of wood ducks among the usual Canada geese and mallards. Re: Charlie Elliott trip on Saturday....Anyone on the east side of Atlanta want to carpool? I live just inside I-285 near Northlake Mall and am willing to drive. Diane Shearer Tucker, DeKalb County Location: Stone Mountain Park (from carillon area around lake edge to marina and back) Observation Date: 3/9/10 Number of species: 17 Canada geese: 30 Wood duck: 2 Mallard: 6 American coot: 2 Blue Jay: 6 American crow: 10 Carolina chickadee: 4 Tufted Titmouse: 3 Carolina wren: 1 American robin: 1 Northern mockingbird: 1 Cedar waxwing: 46 Pine warbler: 1 Eastern towhee: 1 Savannah sparrow: 1 Dark-eyed junco: 3 Northern cardinal: 1 ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Hermit Thrush & Purple Finch 3/10 From: Brandon Best <sandfalcon AT GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:44 -0500 Greetings all, Reading Jeff's post about the Hermit Thrushes at Henderson Park gave me the impetus to post a yard update. I first noticed a Hermit Thrush at my suet feeders on Jan 4, 2010 and as of this morning (3/10/10) it is still hanging around, visiting several times a day. This is the second winter in a row that I've had a Hermit Thrush that stayed for several weeks. I don't know if it is the same bird, but I like to believe it is. It will often sit on the railing of my deck, about ten feet from my kitchen window. Also, the first-spring Purple Finch visited this morning as well. It only comes around when the weather is wet or bad. Brandon Best Lawrenceville, GA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Tagged Ring-billed Gull, Lake Lanier From: "James F. Flynn Jr." <jim.flynn AT MINDSPRING.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:41:07 -0500 Hi, folks, I stopped at Tidwell Park, Lake Lanier, after work on Tuesday (3/9/2010). A Ring-billed Gull adorned with orange wing tags was among the many gulls roosting on the exposed shoals just off the park shore. I submitted the info to the Patuxent Bird Banding Lab. Both Massachusetts DCR & Chicago are both studying the species. Also present: Green-winged Teal: 3 Lesser Scaup: 26 Ring-necked Duck: 2 Common Loon: 6 American Coot: 1 Herring Gull: 4 Ring-billed Gull ~300 Take care. Jim Flynn Forsyth Co., GA http://gos.org/ http://atlantaaudubon.org/ *************************** ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: A few coastal highlights From: eroberthom <eroberthom AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:21:39 -0800 Spending a week on the coast.� A few highlights from today: An adult BALD EAGLE sitting high atop a power pole on the causeway to St. Simons and eating its lunch. Flocks and flocks of WHITE IBIS flying high over Altamaha Wildlife Refuge; we counted at least 600. GREAT EGRETS in their nuptial plumage displaying at Woody Pond at Harris Neck Wildlife Refuge. WHITE-EYED VIREO (fots for me) calling for its beer, also at Woody Pond at Harris Neck. Eugenia Thompson Athens GA is home but scoping the coast this week. ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Hofwyl-Broadfield Birding From: "Eugene P. Keferl" <epkeferl AT COMCAST.NET> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:59:35 +0000 Location:     Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Observation date:     3/9/10 Notes:     I walked the Broadfield Trail on the west side of US 17  From 3 to 4:45.  I walked the 3.0 mile trail.  Not a lot of bird activity.  Nothing to get excited about. Number of species:     17 Red-shouldered Hawk     1 Red-bellied Woodpecker     2 Eastern Phoebe     1 Blue Jay     3 Carolina Chickadee     1 Tufted Titmouse     7 Carolina Wren     2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet     2 Hermit Thrush     2 American Robin     2 Gray Catbird     3 Cedar Waxwing     1  I heard at least one, but never saw it or a flock. Yellow-rumped Warbler     11 Pine Warbler     3 Eastern Towhee     7 Northern Cardinal     7 American Goldfinch     2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2( http://ebird.org ) Eugene P. Keferl 5280 East Glynn Ave. Brunswick, Georgia 31523 Glynn Co. (912) 265-0143 ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: nesting birds South GA & other records From: Sheila Willis <swillis AT WAYXCABLE.COM> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:27:02 -0500 Hey folks, Hope you are fine. Here's an update on some birds from South Georgia since my general notes of 2/6. All are by me at my home in Waycross (Ware Co.) unless otherwise noted. NESTING & COURTSHIP BARRED OWL: 3/7 1 heard at 5:11 p.m. but none seen at nest at that time; 6:41 p.m. 2 called together; tail of 1 seen in nest hole; 3/9 not on nest at ~4:35 p.m.; 2 heard calling together at ~5:24 p.m. somewhat near nest area CAROLINA WREN: 3/2 1 heard calling in garage at side window & then seen flying out hole in garage door window; ~3/5 see new partially-built nest on ledge of garage door in back (will leave this door down until season is over) BROWN THRASHER: 3/9 1 flew to group of trees in backyard w/ twig NORTHERN CARDINAL: 2/23 they start singing a variety of songs from now on; 2/24 1 male flies repeatedly low across back yard in same route, very noticeable but doesn't look like it is carrying anything OTHER RECORDS RED-SHOULDERED HAWK: 3/1 1 e. of Homerville (Clinch Co.) on U.S. Hwy #84 on wire looking down into ditch RED-TAILED HAWK: 3/1 1 n. side Homerville (Clinch Co.) circling above AMERICAN KESTREL: 3/1 1 Clinch Co. near w. border along U.S. #84; 3/1 1 just e. of Manor (Ware Co.) along U.S. #84 COMMON SNIPE: 3/1 1 seen in ditch along U.S. #84 just e. of Valdosta (Lowndes Co.) MOURNING DOVE: 2/24 1 w/ shortish tail in my yard RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER: 2/12 gets corn kernel from birdseed on ground in back yard, hides it in bark of adjacent pine & repeats several times; 2/16 gets corn kernel & hides in pine bark; 3/2 & 3/7 got 1 corn kernel from pine bark storage to eat BLUE JAY: 2/21 & 3/9 1 doing "dits" pattern in backyard; 2/12 3 seen together; 2/23 3 heard calling together opposite front yard CAROLINA CHICKADEE: 2/22 1 shows up again in my yard TUFTED TITMOUSE: 2/22 2 show up again in my yard AMERICAN ROBIN: 2/19 Robert Willis (Waycross) notes that flocks of them are now eating berries of Cherry Laurel tree & dropping the pits onto his Plexiglas porch roof which makes loud noises (traditional sign of getting ready to migrate); 2/21 & 2/22 small flock shows up at my house GRAY CATBIRD: 2/24 1 shows up in yard again BROWN THRASHER: 2/12 1 shows up in my yard; 2/21 1 in my yard; 2/22 1 in my yard; 2/24 1 in my yard *Note: Although I can receive theirs, I am still unable to send e-mail to anyone w/ a mindspring or earthlink e-mail address. I have at least learned that the problem is w/ those companies wrongly blocking any e-mails from my Waycross area server (myself & other accounts). Take care. Sincerely, Sheila Willis Native American-Naturalist Talks & Tours Waycross, Ware Co., GA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: White-winged Scoter, Piedmont NWR, Jasper County, 3/9 From: Darlene Moore <djmoore67 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:31:41 -0500 GABOers, Actually went to the Piedmont NWR in search of butterflies, but no real nectar sources were blooming. Instead, I had Bachman's Sparrows singing on the Wildlife Dr (where the childrens pond is) and a lone female/juvenile White-winged Scoter mixed in with a number of Ring-necked ducks on Pond 2A near the second Red-cockaded Colony off Baron Russel Rd. GPS coordinates to the pond are N33.14581 W83.75198 Link to images of Scoter and Sparrow http://www.flickr.com/photos/djmoore1657/ The Scoter was relocated later in the afternoon by the Amersons. The bird had flown back into the coner of the pond, and a scope was neededto view the bird. Promise will ebird later, Joel :-) Darlene Moore Waiting impatiently for Spring Decatur, GA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Atlanta Audubon Society field trip this Saturday to Charlie Elliott Wildlife Management Area From: stancha AT AOL.COM Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:09:22 -0500 Greetings birders, This Saturday, March 13, the Atlanta Audubon is hosting a field trip at Charlie Elliott WMA, near Mansfield, GA. The leader is Eddie Hatchett, who is a frequent and veteran birder of the area. Charlie Elliott is one of the best spots around for finding sparrows and raptors. It is not unusual to find vesper and white-crowned sparrows there, as well as the more common species, such as song, savannah, white-throated, swamp and field sparrows. Northern harriers, eastern bluebirds, and eastern meadowlarks also are common. The area has several ponds and a few marshy areas, which can be well worth exploring. The meeting time is 8 AM at the visitor's center. Directions can be found on the Atlanta Audubon Society website, atlantaaudubon.org. The website has a complete list of AAS walks for March. Note that some are not advertised here, as the venue is not suitable for large numbers of birders. To give everyone some notice over a week in advance: Wednesday, March 17, begins a series of nine consecutive Wednesday spring migration walks at Cochran Shoals, led by Hugh Garrett. The meeting time is at 8 AM at the pay station ($3.00 park fee) at the entrance off of Interstate North Parkway on the Cobb County side of the river. Bring your binoculars, sturdy, waterproof shoes and enjoy these walks led by expert birders! Stan Chapman, DeKalb County Field trip coordinator, Atlanta Audubon Society ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Birding Powerpoints From: Steve Holzman <steve_holzman AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:54:13 -0800 I was just getting ready to put together a powerpoint on birds for my daughter's fifth grade class and got to thinking that I bet someone on GABO-L has done this before. I further got to thinking (since I was on a roll) that GOS could put up some public domain power points on birds/birding on it's website. We could divide them up by audience and make them freely accessible for all to use/edit/etc.....assuming no one wants any royalties. If you do, don't send them to me. So, send me your powerpoints with a note as to what age it's geared for and I'll work with Jim to get them uploaded to the GOS website. Thanks! (perhaps my inherent laziness is good for something) Steve Holzman North High Shoals, GA Oconee County, USA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Purple Finch 3/9/10 From: Trey Mccuen <trey.mccuen AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:22:59 -0500 I had a female Purple Finch at my feeders today. Trey Mccuen Macon, GA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Spring GOS meeting in Athens! From: Steve Holzman <steve_holzman AT YAHOO.COM> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:52:20 -0800 Hi everyone, Quick reminder of the Spring GOS meeting in Athens, GA on April 16-18th. We're going to have a great speaker on Saturday. Please join naturalist and author, Scott Weidensaul, as he traces the unpredictable history of bird study in America, from frontier ornithologists (one of whom barely escaped pursuing Apaches with a precious hawk egg hidden in his mouth) to society matrons who organized the first effective conservation movement; from luminaries like Alexander Wilson (a convicted blackmailer) and Audubon (an accomplished liar) to modern geniuses like Roger Tory Peterson. I've read a couple of his books and they very enjoyable reads. We'll have field trips to some great habitats, and presentations on Friday night by grad students doing bird work around the state. You never know what we might raffle off on Saturday night....and everyone loves a chance to win something! Check out the page here: http://www.gos.org/meetings/2010-spring-reservation.pdf for registration info and a form to mail in. You can even join GOS at the meeting, if you are not already a member. Come join us. Steve Holzman North High Shoals, GA Oconee County, USA ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Vultures migrating, Henderson Park, Dekalb County, 3/9/10 From: Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell <lambertsewell AT ATT.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:27:49 -0500 Also, a male Cooper's Hawk has returned to his territory. I've not yet seen the female. The Sharp-shinned Hawk also appeared to be migrating as it took flight just after the vultures passed by and headed north. The Hermit Thrushes have moved on. I haven't seen one here since 2/15/10. Jeff Sewell Georgia Rare Bird Alert Georgia Ornithological Society 770-493-8862 Tucker, DeKalb Co., GA lambertsewell AT att.net ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 2:01 PM Subject: eBird Report - Henderson Park , 3/9/10 > > > Location: Henderson Park > Observation date: 3/9/10 > Notes: The vultures were in a loose group headed north at altitude, > 500-600 feet (?), from 11:05am to 11:10am. The Chipping Sparrow has > returned to the same tree it nested in last year and was singing away. > Number of species: 32 > > Canada Goose 4 > Mallard 4 > Black Vulture 1 > Turkey Vulture 15 > Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 > Cooper's Hawk 1 > Red-shouldered Hawk 1 > Red-tailed Hawk 1 > Barred Owl 1 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 > Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 > Downy Woodpecker 4 > Hairy Woodpecker 1 > Northern Flicker 2 > Pileated Woodpecker 2 > Eastern Phoebe 2 > Blue Jay 7 > American Crow 8 > Carolina Chickadee 17 > Tufted Titmouse 15 > White-breasted Nuthatch 7 > Brown-headed Nuthatch 2 > Carolina Wren 8 > Golden-crowned Kinglet 5 > Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 > Eastern Bluebird 1 > Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3 > Pine Warbler 12 > Eastern Towhee 1 > Chipping Sparrow 1 > Song Sparrow 1 > Northern Cardinal 12 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) > ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Re: LeConte's Sparrow From: Wayne Schaffner <wschaffner AT LIVE.COM> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:41:55 -0500 Thanks for the news Alan. Wayne Schaffner Tifton, Georgia > Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:53:48 -0800 > From: alanashley42 AT BELLSOUTH.NET > Subject: [GABO-L] LeConte's Sparrow > To: GABO-L AT LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > > Bill Bates and I relocated the LeConte's Sparrow at the Albany Nursery WMA this morning. > The bird moved about keeping close to the ground, but we had some very good views. > We also saw a Grasshopper Sparrow at the nursery along with Savannah,Vesper and Field Sparrows. > I have seen the LeConte's the last three times I have looked for it. > > Alan Ashley > Leesburg Ga. > > ********** > 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 > > To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to > http://www.gos.org/gabo.html > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft�s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/ ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: Sandhills in Cherokee Co From: Parrie Pinyan <parriejpinyan AT WINDSTREAM.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:11:43 -0600 About 75 Sandhill Cranes just crossed Hickory Ridge. They were at least twice as high as those flying last evening. Perfect V--heading WSW--maybe to Hiwassee Refuge. -- Parrie Pinyan SE Cherokee County ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html Subject: LeConte's Sparrow From: Alan Ashley <alanashley42 AT BELLSOUTH.NET> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:53:48 -0800 Bill Bates and I relocated the LeConte's Sparrow at the Albany Nursery WMA this morning. The bird moved about keeping close to the ground, but we had some very good views. We also saw a Grasshopper Sparrow at the nursery along with Savannah,Vesper and Field Sparrows. I have seen the LeConte's the last three times I have looked for it. ������������������������ Alan Ashley Leesburg Ga. ********** 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 To view GABO-L information/guidelines, go to http://www.gos.org/gabo.html