Georgia (Statewide) RBA
June 27, 2009
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- RBA
* Georgia
* Georgia statewide
* June 27, 2009
* GAGA0906.27
- Birds Reported
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Brown Creeper
Least Flycatcher
Common Raven
Peregrine Falcon
American Goldfinch
Willow Flycatcher
Horned Lark
Dickcissel
Grasshopper Sparrow
Blue Grosbeak
Eastern Meadowlark
Bachman’s Sparrow
Swainson’s Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Roseate Spoonbill
Tree Swallow
-Transcript
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
date: July 1, 2009
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT att.net
coverage: Statewide
compiled: June 27, 2009 (9:10 PM)
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: James F. Flynn, Jr.
The first documented evidence of GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS nesting in Georgia was
discovered on 6/20 along Warwoman Rd., Rabun Co. A BROWN CREEPER was heard near
the intersection of Hale Ridge Rd. and Overflow Creek Rd., and LEAST
FLYCATCHERS continue at near the intersection of Hale Ridge Rd. & Bald Mountain
Rd., both locations also in Rabun Co.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=17125
On 6/12, eight COMMON RAVENS were seen near the summit of Rabun Bald, Rabun Co.
A PEREGRINE FALCON was also observed.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=18404
A HORNED LARK, DICKCISSELS, GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, BLUE GROSBEAK and EASTERN
MEADOWLARKS continue along Mill Pond Rd., Newton Co. near the Charlie Elliott
Nature Center.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=22923
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=21495
Twenty BACHMAN’S SPARROWS were detected on 6/22 in the Swamp of Toa (aka
Chickasawhatchee WMA) along with SWAINSON’S and KENTUCKY WARBLERS.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=19821
As of 6/22, five ROSEATE SPOONBILLS continue at farm pond in Miller Co.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=13924
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=19172
A WILLOW FLYCATCHER was observed at the Nash Farm Battlefield Park in Henry Co.
on 6/27. The park is located on the corner of Jonesboro-McDonough Rd. & Babbs
Mill Rd. near the Clayton Co. line.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=21829
On 6/21 a TREE SWALLOW was banded at Panola Mt. SP., Rockdale Co.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=18530
A pair of AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES were reported from Dublin on 6/22.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0906&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=17984
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
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Jim Flynn
Forsyth Co., GA
jim.flynn at mindspring.com
www.gos.org
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