Georgia (Statewide) RBA
June 17, 2009

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From: "James F. Flynn Jr." <jim.flynn@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject: [BIRDEAST] GA RBA, 6/17/2009
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- RBA

* Georgia
* Georgia statewide
* June 17, 2009
* GAGA0906.17

- Birds Reported

BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK
Roseate Spoonbill
Black-necked Stilt
Wood Stork
Least Bittern
Glossy Ibis
White Ibis
Mottle Duck
Green-winged Teal
Reddish Egret
Mississippi Kite
Ovenbird
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Dickcissel
Grasshopper Sparrow
Kentucky Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Painted Bunting
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Common Raven
Peregrine Falcon

-Transcript

hotline:     Georgia Rare Bird Alert
date:        June 18, 2009
number:      770-493-8862
to report:   770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT att.net
coverage:    Statewide
compiled:    June 17, 2009 (9:45 AM)
compiler:    Jeff Sewell
transcriber: James F. Flynn, Jr.

BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS have been reported from several areas in the
state.  They are most reliable at the Altamaha SWMA located along US 17
south of Daren, GA, where 23 were reported on the east side of US 17 (Butler
Island) from there on 6/15. Also reported this past weekend from the
Altamaha were 7 ROSEATE SPOONBILLS, 12 BLACK-NECKED STILTS, WOOD STORKS,
LEAST BITTERNS, GLOSSY IBIS, WHITE IBIS and MOTTLED DUCKS:
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=13797
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&P=R6868
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&P=R7453
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=10643

A BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK was seen at Reed Bingham SP on 6/7.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=7958

Four BLACK- BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS were seen on Cherokee Lake, Thomasville,
GA, on 6/5 or 6/6.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=14758

Four BLACK- BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS were reported from the Albany area along
Lily Pond Rd. on 6/14.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=14636

A ROSEATE SPOONBILL has been seen regularly at a small pond along Old
Groveland Rd. off of GA 67 in south Bulloch Co. through 6/12.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=10361

A ROSEATE SPOONBILL has also been reported from the intersection of US 441 &
US 221 just south of Pearson, Atkinson Co. on 6/13.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=11622

Two ROSEATE SPOONBILLS were observed at pond in Miller Co. on 6/6 and 6/12.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=13924

On 6/12 a GREEN-WINGED TEAL was seen on private property in Macon.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=10156

Seven WOOD STORKS were discovered at the Phinizy Swamp Nature Preserve on
6/13.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=10789

A REDDISH EGRET was reported at Gould's Inlet on 6/13:
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=10643

A REDDISH EGRET is also being seen at the south end of Jekyll Island
starting on 6/9.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=11464

A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen at Wesleyan College in Macon.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=10468

On 6/13, an OVENBIRD was discovered at Yuchi WMA, Burke Co.:
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&P=R5473

Four OVENBIRDS were discovered at Ohoopee Dunes NA, Emanuel Co. over the
past couple of weeks.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&P=R3722

On 6/7, a GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET was heard at Cloudland Canyon SP, Dade CO.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&P=R3722

A RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES were seen again in western Fannin Co. along Forest
Service 126 (Foster Branch Rd.) on 6/11.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&P=R5075

On 6/13, an adult SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen in northwest Murray Co.
in a field southwest of the intersection of GA 2 and Shields Rd. Four
DICKCISSELS and lots of GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were also seen in the area:
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&P=R5648

On 6/14, twelve species of warblers including KENTUCKY WARBLERS and
BLUE-WINGED WARBLERS, and several SCARLET TANAGERS were seen in Dawson
Forest WMA along Dawson Forest Rd.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&P=R6116

PAINTED BUNTINGS are being reported at several locations in Washington Co.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&P=R6730

An adult BALD EAGLE and two OSPREY were seen at Lake Blalock, Henry Co., on
6/16.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&P=R7110

Three COMMON RAVENS were seen along US 19/US 129 south of Blairsville, Union
Co. on 6/4.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&P=R2021

One or two PEREGRINE FALCONS has/have been seen in downtown Atlanta recently
by several observers.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&P=R2070
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&P=R2096

On 6/5, a juvenile BALD EAGLE was seen in Gilmer Co. along GA 515.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&P=R2156

One DICKCISSEL and several GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were seen at the
intersection of Rehoboth Rd. and Rehoboth Church Rd. in Spalding Co. east of
Griffin on 6/7.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&P=R3417

Giff Beaton's book "Birding Georgia"
(http://www.gos.org/publications/publications.html#bg) and Ken Blankenship's
web site "Wings Over Georgia" (http://www.wingsoverga.com/) contain
directions to some of these sites and many other great birding locations in
Georgia.

This concludes the current edition of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. For
information about the Georgia Ornithological Society, see www.gos.org, or
email us at information AT gos.org. To join GOS, send a check for $20 to
GOS, P.O. Box 181, High Shoals, GA 30645.

-End transcript

Take care,

Jim Flynn
Forsyth Co., GA
http://www.gos.org
http://www.atlantaaudubon.org/
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