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Subject: Wood thrush
From: philliphardy <philliphardy(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 7:46am
Good morning birders,
What a wonderful morning to wake up to. The rains washed away a lot of
pollen, the dogwoods and azaleas are blooming and the sound of the Wood
thrush is once again filling the air here in Americus.
Phil Hardy
Americus, GA
Sumter County
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Subject: ORAS Bird walk at Whitehall Forest
From: Ed Maioriello <edm(AT)MAIORIELLO.COM>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 8:18am
Well, it was a soggy Saturday morning for the 6 folks who came out for the
Oconee Rivers Audubon bird walk at Whitehall Forest in Athens. In addition
to Athens birders Vanessa Lane, Jim McMinn, and myself we had the pleasure
of being joined by three out-of-towners. Trey McCuen and his dad, and Mark
McShane. In truth it wasn't a great morning for birding, but the rain
wasn't coming down *too* hard and we didn't have any thunder so despite the
poor light we forged on.
There was a flock of American Goldfinches in the parking area along with a
persistent Black-and-white Warbler, some Pine Warblers, a Yellow-throated
Warbler and a couple of Brown-headed Nuthatches. The upper field was
relatively calm yielding only some Yellow-rumped Warblers and a
Yellow-throated Vireo. From the parking area were were able to hear
Louisiana Waterthrush singing from down by the river. We headed down there
and got Northern Parula, White-eyed, Blue-headed, and Yellow-throated Vireo,
three of the Waterthrushes and a right-on-time FOTS Prothonotary Warbler.
A walk down the gravel road toward the pond allowed us to get a *very* soggy
Barred Owl, another Louisiana Waterthrush and a small flock of about 8
Hermit Thrushes in a grove of Loblolly Pines with no understory whatsoever.
We thought this odd habitat for them, but they didn't seem to mind. We
ended up with 42 species for the morning including 7 warbler species.
Highlights are:
Canada Goose 3
Wood Duck 2
Barred Owl 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
White-eyed Vireo 3
Yellow-throated Vireo 4
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 5
\Ruby-crowned Kinglet 9
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8
Eastern Bluebird 1
Hermit Thrush 9
Cedar Waxwing 8
Northern Parula 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Yellow-throated Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 5
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Prothonotary Warbler 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 4
Chipping Sparrow 4
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
American Goldfinch 35
Ed Maioriello
Athens, GA
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Subject: NO SUBJECT
From: Stephen Mammoser <smammoser(AT)CATT.COM>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 10:14am
HI GABO'ERS
I WANTED TO SEND A QUICK THANK'S PIERRE HOWARD; LIZ DORSEY
FOR THEIR RESPONSE TO MY QUERRY ABOUT CHUCK'S AT PINE LOG WMA.
IT SEEMS THE OLD ADDAGE [PATIENCE PAYS OFF ]; IS REQUIRED HERE.
THANKS AGAIN.
P. S. LIZ. I CHECKED MY DELORME FOR SHEFFIELD WMA DID NOT FIND.
WOULD LIKE MORE INFO ABOUT THIS AREA.
STEVE MAMMOSER
RINGGOLD GA.
706-937-7507
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Subject: Prairie Warbler
From: Tim Rose <feralman(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 10:37am
I just heard and then saw my FOTS (and a new yard bird) Prairie
Warbler in the back yard.
Tim Rose
Lilburn, Gwinnett County
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Subject: Birding at Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center -
Americus
From: philliphardy <philliphardy(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 12:23pm
This morning I birded the Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center, a U.S.D.A.
facility here in Americus. Highlights are as follows:
Wild turkey - one big gobbler was in full strut
Northern bobwhite - watched a covey cross the driveway
Great crested flycatcher
Eastern kingbird
Yellow-throated vireo
Cliff swallow
Blue-gray gnatcatcher
WOOD THRUSH
Northern parula
Yellow-rumped warbler
Pine warbler
Prairie warbler
Palm warbler
American redstart
Louisiana waterthrush
KENTUCKY WARBLER - one singing in his usual territory
Common yellowthroat
Eastern meadowlark - about ten birds
Enjoy spring migration while you can.
Phil Hardy
Americus
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Subject: Cochrane Shoals - American Redstart, Prothonotary,
others
From: Jarrod Ward <jarrodward(AT)HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 12:54pm
Hello all,
=20
Birded Cochrane Shoals with Chris, Dan Mulligan, and young Devon Mulligan o=
n his first trip. We spotted an adult male American Redstart along the Phi=
lly Vireo Trail at 10:25am. He was relatively stationary for a redstart, a=
nd gave us great looks. Not sure of the GA Piedmont record, but believe th=
is to be quite early. Please email me if you have a FOTS record for the Pi=
edmont area or Cochrane Shoals in particular.
=20
We also had the following:
=20
Prothonotary Warbler at the parking lot, riverside
Palm Warbler x2
Black and White x1
Yellowthroated Warbler x1
Common Yellowthroat x1
Yellow Rumped Warbler x 45ish
Pine Warbler x7
=20
Ruby Crowned Kinglet x5
B-G Gnatcatcher x 6
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker x2
Red Headed WP x5
Red Bellied WP x2
Pileated WP x1
Red Shouldered Hawk x1
Osprey x1
=20
=20
Devon had his first:
Osprey
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
Great Blue Heron
DC Cormorant
American Robin
Red Headed Woodpecker
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Subject: Mute Swan, Common Loons, Stone Mtn. Park, DeKalb
Co, 4/6/08
From: Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell <lambertsewell(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 2:47pm
This morning we located a Mute Swan on the lake at Stone Mountain Park, =
DeKalb Co., which we assume was the swan reported to the RBA this past =
Thursday as a Tundra Swan. It's a young bird, now all white, but with a =
pinkish bill, not orange as in the adult which is probably caused the =
observer to think it was a young Tundra. The fact that the knob has not =
developed was, no doubt, also a factor. Note the extensive black area at =
the base of the bill which a young Tundra Swan would not have.
The Common Loons continue a profusion of reports for this species this =
spring on area lakes. This is the most we have seen on this lake, but =
then, we don't come here that often. All were in breeding plumage except =
one who was not quite there yet.
We didn't really spend time in the forest, where we might have had more =
migrants. However, birds of interest were:
Pied-billed Grebe
Common Loon-19
Double-crested Cormorant
American Coot-13
Osprey
Louisiana Waterthrush
Barn Swallow
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell
Tucker, DeKalb Co., GA
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Subject: Northern Pintails and early migrants
From: Owen Kinney <OKinney(AT)DARLINGTONSCHOOL.ORG>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 3:29pm
Good Afternoon-
I took my two YBC groups to GA Highlands this morning for a bit of
training. A few early migrants. Highlights included:
White-eyed vireo, 3
Common Yellow throat, 6
Tree Swallows
N Rough Winged Swallows
Barn Swallows
Bank Swallows, only 1 or 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 5+
Ruby-crowned Kinglets, 2 singing
Green Herons, 2
Pied-billed Grebes
Catbird, 1
Wood Ducks, 4
Yellow-rumped Warblers, many singing
* 6 Northern Pintail males, flying slowly above the lake
(I recall two previous flyovers of this species in early spring- both
seen from the House of Dreams at Berry College)
Owen Kinney
Rome, Floyd Co.
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Subject: Wesleyan College
From: Trey McCuen <barredowl(AT)COX.NET>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 5:43pm
Jeff Buescher and I birded Wesley College this afternoon. Here is our list.
Double crested cormorant
Mallard
Red shouldered hawk
Red tailed hawk
American coot
Mourning dove
Chimney swift
Red bellied woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Eastern phoebe
White eyed vireo
Eastern kingbird
Blue jay
Fish crow
Carolina chickadee
Tufted titmouse
Brown headed nuthatch
Carolina wren
Blue gray gnatcatcher
Northern mockingbird
European starling
Cedar waxwing
Yellow rumped warbler
Pine warbler
Ovenbird- FOTY
Hooded warbler- FOTY
Eastern towhee
Chipping sparrow
Field sparrow
White throated sparrow
Red winged blackbird
Common grackle
Brown headed cowbird
House finch
Trey Mccuen
Macon, GA
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Subject: Bradley Unit / Florence Marina - 4/6
From: Walt Chambers <Walter.Frank.Chambers(AT)STUDENT.MERCER.EDU>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 5:57pm
Well, I figured the wind and rain coupled with the progression of spring
migration might bring something worthwhile to the Bradley this weekend. It
started off a bit slow this morning, but ultimately ended up fairly nice. The
main pond has TOO much water right now and the inlets south of the unit are
high as well, but the ponds east of the silos are really nice right now for
waders and shorebirds, which will of course increase in numbers over the next
several weeks. Other than Little Blue Herons, the wader numbers were a little
low and no Green Herons today. And except for BW Teal, most ducks are out.
There were no strictly passerine migrants, but had several fots species. Best
sighting was a pair of Glossy Ibis (see notes below) followed by Le Conte's
Sparrow (notes on that, too).
There were other noteables as well...
Blue-winged Teal - 200
Mallard - 6
Ring-necked Duck - 2
American Bittern - 2 (south dike)
Black-crowned Night Heron - 1 ad. (south dike)
Cattle Egret - several as flyovers
Snowy Egret - 1
Little Blue Heron - 50
GLOSSY IBIS - 2 ad. (200 yards east of the silos)
Greater Yellowlegs - 4
Lesser Yellowlegs - 10
Solitary Sandpiper - 3
Least Sandpiper - 3
Eastern Kingbird - 1
Great Crested Flycatcher - 2
Prairie Warbler - 5
Prothonotary Warbler - 8
Le Conte's Sparrow - 1 (west end of cross-dike)
Orchard Oriole - 2
Here are some notes on Glossy Ibis at the Bradley the past few years:
8/8/00 - 1 plegadis sp (probably Glossy)
3/24/02 - 1 ad.
7/26/03 - 2 juv.
4/14/06 - 2 ad. non-br / imm.
4/6/08 - 2 ad.
I know others have had this species there in the past, but I can't remember
all the dates. And although not the Bradley, nearby Oxbow Meadows had 4 on
4/1/05 after a torrent.
As far the LeConte's Sparrow, what was cool was that I wasn't out tromping for
them. This bird flew out from the side of the road on the cross-dike and
hopped and flitted around out in the open, nowhere near any thick grass...made
for an easy look!
Florence Marina was a worthwhile stop today. I had the following:
Lesser Scaup - 20 (1 looked like a Greater, but they were far out)
EARED GREBE - 1 still in basic plumage in the company of a Pied-billed
Bonaparte's Gull - 10
Forster's Tern - 8
On the way home, I swung by the north field at Oxbow Meadows. The only birds
I didn't have in Stewart Co. were an adult BALD EAGLE and 1 fots BLUE
GROSBEAK.
I also stopped by Cooper Creek Park. I had a female Red-breasted Merganser
there Friday. It was gone, but 2 molting HORNED GREBES were there today and
made nice photos to wrap up a solid day of birding.
Walt Chambers
Columbus
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Subject: tough bird
From: William Griffin <wilgriffin(AT)WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 6:09pm
Okay, ordinarily I can ID every bird in my yard. Today, however, I =
had a tough pair of them. My first thought was purple finch females, =
but too large. Then the obvious would be rose breasted grosbeak fems, =
but the bills are black and the facial marks aren't quite right. =20
Bobolink? The bills are, again, black, and I think the female =
bobolink has a pale bill and of course fall male doesn't work in April.
They are heavily streaked, very much like the birds mentioned above, =
and nearly as large as the mourning doves they were feeding with - on =
the ground below the feeder.
I do have some almost decent pictures if anybody wants a crack.
Wil Griffin
Guyton in Effingham County
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Subject: Re: tough bird
From: James R Brooks Jr <jrbamc(AT)JUNO.COM>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 6:15pm
I'd like to see the pics, but my guess is female Red-winged Blackbirds.
James Brooks
On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 18:05:31 -0400 William Griffin
<wilgriffin(AT)WORLDNET.ATT.NET> writes:
> Okay, ordinarily I can ID every bird in my yard. Today, however,
> I had a tough pair of them. My first thought was purple finch
> females, but too large. Then the obvious would be rose breasted
> grosbeak fems, but the bills are black and the facial marks aren't
> quite right.
> Bobolink? The bills are, again, black, and I think the female
> bobolink has a pale bill and of course fall male doesn't work in
> April.
> They are heavily streaked, very much like the birds mentioned
> above, and nearly as large as the mourning doves they were feeding
> with - on the ground below the feeder.
> I do have some almost decent pictures if anybody wants a crack.
>
> Wil Griffin
> Guyton in Effingham County
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Subject: Panola Mountain State Park
From: Phil Delestrez <Phil.Delestrez(AT)DNR.STATE.GA.US>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 6:50pm
We still have a siskin seen at the park's feeding station a few times this week.
Yesterday (Sat. the 5th) we had several Spotted Sandpipers in the Power of
Flight wetland area. Also, plenty of Common Yellowthroats, Blue-Gray
Gnatcatchers, and a female Northern Harrier still cruising around out there. I
did a butterfly hike on the mountain this morning. Finally saw a Yucca Skipper
on Panola Mountain! But, also saw an osprey flying over a kettle of vultures.
Later on, saw an Osprey at Alexander Lake. Maybe the same one I saw earlier in
the day, either way, hope he stays awhile. Definitely not a usual bird for our
park. Anyone interested in a birding hike near Alexander Lake and into the
Power of Flight Area, we will be going out Friday Morning, April 11 at 7:00 am.
Meet at Alexander Lake Parking Area.
Phil Delestrez
Assistant Manager
Panola Mountain State Conservation Park
phone: (770) 389-7801
fax: (770) 389-7925
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Subject: Chattahoochee Nature Center 4/6/2008
From: "nuthatch3(AT)aol.com" <nuthatch3@AOL.COM>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 7:24pm
Birded the Chattahoochee Nature Center today. Started off very cloudy and
I didn't think I would get much. I was wrong. Here is what I saw:
3 Wood Ducks
3 American Coot
2 Blue-winged Teal
1 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER (life bird)
7 Hooded Mergansers
3 Great Egrets
2 Great Blue Herons
91 Double-crested Cormorants (they must have spent the night over at the
inlet across the river. Once it warmed up and the sun started to break
through, they took off all heading north)
16 Turkey Vultures
8 OSPREY - plus our local 4
1 Northern Harrier
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
3 Coopers Hawks
5 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS
4 Red-shouldered Hawks
10 plus Red-tailed Hawks
Several Norther Rough-winged Swallows as well as Barn Swallows and Chimney
Swifts
There are still some Yellow-rumped Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Swamp
Sparrows and White-throated Sparrows hanging around too.
Have seen and heard Common yellow-throat, Northern Parula, and Blue-gray
Gnatcatchers.
On my drive home, I heard FOTS WOOD THRUSH were Riverside Drive meets
Dogwood Drive Roswell, along the river).
At home, I finally got 1 male Purple Finch at the feeders!
Have a great week!
Stacy Zarpentine
Roswell GA
North Fulton County
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Subject: Great Egret
From: Marla Mitchell <marla.mitchell(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 7:29pm
Sorry for the late post. On Thursday I saw a Great Egret on the edge of a
big pond off of 81 in Loganville. I did not see him there on Friday. This is
the first for me to see in Georgia. I have seen these in Florida.
Take care,
Mrs. Marla Mitchell
Loganville, GA (Walton County)
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Subject: Mercer Wetlands - AAS Trip Report, 4/6
From: Patty McLean <plm108(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 8:31pm
About 25-30 folks joined us this morning for the first official AAS bird
walk around Mercer Wetlands in DeKalb County. Ground fog and a light mist
made IDs a little tough at first but eventually it turned out to be a great
day for birding with 50 species being spotted - PLUS Bill Boyd reported a
Wild Turkey on the way into the area (which I didn't count below). The
highlights were a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, HOODED
MERGANSERS, WOOD DUCKS and 5 BLUE WINGED TEAL. Thanks to everyone who
showed up today!! We'll go again soon.
Here's the list from our outing today, which brings the total spp count to
81 since a few of us started counting last fall.
Great blue heron
Canada goose
Wood duck
Mallard
Blue-winged teal
Hooded merganser
Red-shouldered hawk (a nesting pair)
Mourning dove
Chimney swift
Red-headed woodpecker
Red-bellied woodpecker
Downy woodpecker
Northern flicker
Pileated woodpecker (heard)
Eastern phoebe (heard)
White-eyed vireo
Blue jay
American crow
Fish crow
Northern rough-winged swallow
Carolina chickadee
Tufted titmouse
White-breasted nuthatch
Brown-headed nuthatch
Carolina wren
Winter wren (heard)
Ruby-crowned kinglet
Blue-gray gnatcatcher
Eastern bluebird
Hermit thrush
American robin
Northern mockingbird
Brown thrasher
European starling
Cedar waxwing
Pine warbler
Palm warbler
Black-and-white warbler
Prothonotary warbler
Common yellowthroat
Eastern towhee
Song sparrow
Swamp sparrow
White-throated sparrow
Northern cardinal
Red-winged blackbird
Common grackle
Brown-headed cowbird
House finch
American goldfinch
Patty McLean
Tucker GA
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Subject: TRP: Charlie Elliot Wildlife Center & Bear Creek
Reservoir
From: Joel McNeal <j.mcneal(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 9:00pm
Hi GA birders,
Karla & Bill O'Grady and I birded Charlie Elliot
Wildlife Center (Jasper Co.) this morning and then
checked to see how much things had changed at Bear
Creek Reservoir (Jackson Co.) since yesterday. We
ended up with 69 species at Charlie Elliot (including
Spotted and Solitary Sandpiper, Forster's Tern,
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, 8 spp. of Warbler
(including our first Prairies), and 8 spp. of sparrow
(including Vesper and White-crowned). Among 50 spp.
at Bear Creek, there were *ONLY* 60 loons (down from
95+ yesterday), and the Greater Scaup was nowhere to
be seen. We once again had an adult Bald Eagle, this
time flying from somewhere N of GA 330 and crossing
the reservoir to a snag just E of the Old Savage Rd.
inlet (where it stayed for over an hour; it was still
there when we left). No Tree Swallows today, but
Purple Martins were a fine substitute. Cliff Swallows
were fixing up their mud nests under the Savage Rd.
bridge, and Rough-winged Swallows were also collecting
nesting material. Over 80 spp. combined made for a
pretty good day. Ebird report highlights from both
spots are below:
Location: Charlie Elliot Wildlife Center
Wood Duck 2
Great Egret 1 (flyover from Teal Pond)
Osprey 2 (nesting on platform at Fox Pond)
American Kestrel 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1 (Bennett Pond)
Solitary Sandpiper 1 (wetland next to Teal Pond)
Forster's Tern 1 (flyover at Teal Pond)
Barred Owl 1 (road to Boar Pond)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 (on Flame Azalea)
Eastern Kingbird 4 (our FOTS)
White-eyed Vireo 18
Yellow-throated Vireo 4
Tree Swallow 5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12
Barn Swallow 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40
Eastern Bluebird 14
Northern Parula 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 35
Pine Warbler 11
Prairie Warbler 3
Palm Warbler 4
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Louisiana Waterthrush 1 (road to Boar Pond)
Common Yellowthroat 4
Eastern Towhee 30
Chipping Sparrow 350
Field Sparrow 100
Vesper Sparrow 5 (along Rd. to Teal Pond).
Savannah Sparrow 55
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 4 (2 adults, 2 first year at
junction of Shepherd Rd. and the gravel road to Teal
Pond)
Eastern Meadowlark 18
Location: Bear Creek Reservoir
Lesser Scaup 8
Bufflehead 1 (hen)
Red-breasted Merganser 2 (hens)
Common Loon 60
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Bald Eagle 1
American Coot 85
Bonaparte's Gull 3
Purple Martin 6
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12
Cliff Swallow 16
Barn Swallow 8
Good birding,
Joel McNeal
Winterville (Athens-Clarke Co.), GA
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Subject: Sunday Birding 4/6/08
From: Mark McShane <eagleeyed(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 9:22pm
Hi All,
Bob Cheek and I birded the Newman Wetlands Center this morning.
Afterwards I visited the E.L Huie ponds, J.W. Smith Reservoir, and Lake
Horton. Quick highlights only were:
Newman Wetlands Center
Louisiana Waterthrush (in the scope)
Worm-eating Warbler (we met Hugh Garrett there and he reported hearing and
seeing a Worm-eating Warbler at the southern end, we heard the bird only)
E.L.Huie
Greater Yellowlegs (1)
Least Sandpiper (2 groups)
J.W. Smith (The park at J.W. Smith is open!)
Common Loon (notable that there was only 1)
Double-crested Cormorant (lots, and great views of double-crests abound)
Lesser Scaup
Horned Grebe (3, molting, diving right next to the bank!)
Didn't see any birds on the eastern (fire station) side of the lake
Lake Horton
Many breeding plumage male Ruddy Ducks (bright blue bills abound!)
A group (7-10) of what appeared to be some sort of large exotic guineafowl
on the roadside just outside the gate when leaving (didn't stop)
Good Birding All!
Mark
Mark McShane
Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia
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Subject: Bear Creek again
From: "Eugenia R. Thompson" <eroberthom(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 10:03pm
A huge flotilla of Common Loons continued at Bear Creek Reservoir (Jackson
County) late today. They moved back and forth as two boats moved around,
the occupants of both fishing sort of half-heartedly. If you've never seen
such a large number of loons together, it's worth a trip. They flapped,
skittered on the water, and preened. No yodeling, though. :-(
Eugenia Thompson
Athens GA (Clarke County)
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Subject: Ruby-throated Hummingbird Fannin County FOTS
From: Nedra Sekera <njs1500(AT)TDS.NET>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 10:07pm
A nice male ruby-throated hummingbird finally made an
appearance at our feeders this evening in Epworth.
We also have a Cooper's Hawk sitting on eggs. We first
noticed the nest a week ago but the pair have been seen
around the house for several weeks.
We still have close to a hundred goldfinches, several purple
finches and several pine siskins. We apparently have a resident
flock of turkeys with three plus males displaying and strutting
magnificently.
While checking the bluebird house by opening the side viewing
door, a bat dropped to the ground. Due to the rabies epidemic
in our county I left it to see what would happen. By dark it had
flown away and several bats were flying around the windows by
the light from inside.
Nedra Sekera
Epworth GA
Fannin County
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Subject: Sweetwater Creek
From: "Gus Kaufman, Jr." <gkaufmanjr(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 6 Apr 2008 10:37pm
Hiked & birded a bit today. Saw a winter wren in a brush pile.
Gus Kaufman, Jr.
Atlanta
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