Georgia (Statewide) RBA
February 22, 2010
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:10:45 -0500
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] GA RBA 12 Feb 10
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hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@att.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: Weds 12 Feb 2010, 9:10 pm
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Steve Barlow
Species mentioned: VIRGINIA'S WARBLER, Long-billed Curlew, Whimbrel,
Marbled Godwit, American Avocet, Merlin, Roseate Spoonbill, Black-
and Yellow-crowned Night-Herons, Baltimore Oriole, Purple Martin,
Snow Goose, Common Goldeneye, Brown Pelican (inland), Northern
Pintail, Purple Sandpiper, Tundra Swan (no recent reports), Rusty
Blackbird, Redhead, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Sandhill
Crane, White-crowned Sparrow, Ross's Goose (not seen)
Directions to many of the sites mentioned can be found in Giff
Beaton's "Birding Georgia" or at Ken Blankenship's www.wingsoverga.com
Georgia's 2nd VIRGINIA'S WARBLER continues to visit a feeder in
Valdosta, Lowndes Co. The homeowner can be contacted at
swiderskij@BELLSOUTH.NET.
Many posts in January and February:
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind1001&L=gabo-l#6
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind1002&L=gabo-l
A LONG-BILLED CURLEW was seen Feb 8 from the Jekyll Is causeway in
Glynn Co, along with 6 WHIMBREL, 24 MARBLED GODWIT, 37 AMERICAN
AVOCET, and a MERLIN. The same day, 4 ROSEATE SPOONBILL, 62 BLACK-
CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, & 17 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON were seen at the
Amphitheater Pond on Jekyll Is.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1002&L=gabo-l&P=R8598
A BALTIMORE ORIOLE has been seen in the Morningside area of Atlanta.
Please call the RBA and leave a message for more info if you're
interested in trying to see this bird.
PURPLE MARTINS have begun arriving in S GA, with reports from Albany
11 Feb and from the Bradley Unit of the Eufaula NWR 8 Feb.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1002&L=gabo-l&P=R8123
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1002&L=gabo-l&P=R10690
Single SNOW GOOSE have been reported from Towns and Baldwin Co's.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1002&L=gabo-l&P=R5538
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1002&L=gabo-l&P=R5778
A few good spots for specific species:
COMMON GOLDENEYE - A flock of ca. 50 roost on West Point Dam and can
often be seen flying from downriver over the dam near dusk
Lake Walter F George further down the Chatahoochee is currently
hosting a BROWN PELICAN (near the dam) and 2 NORTHERN PINTAIL were
there Feb 7
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1002&L=gabo-l&P=R7554
Tybee Island N beach is the best (only reliable?) place in GA to see
PURPLE SANDPIPER. 18 were seen Feb 8. The birds are seen either on
the rock jetties near the N end (low tide), or roosting on the beach
at N tip (high tide).
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1002&L=gabo-l&P=R7741
Garden Lakes in Rome is good for AMERICAN WIGEON and has recently
also held COMMON GOLDENEYE and REDHEAD
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1002&L=gabo-l&P=R10532
Phinizy Swamp in Augusta is another good duck spot, with NORTHERN
PINTAIL & AMERICAN BLACK DUCK being reported recently (along with
RUSTY BLACKBIRD - see below)
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1002&L=gabo-l&P=R9169
A TUNDRA SWAN, 1st seen 15 Jan, was not seen at Georgia Highlands
College, Rome, Floyd Co. during this period [transcriber's note: but
has been seen since].
See multiple posts in January:
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind1001&L=gabo-l#6
including some with directions
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1001&L=gabo-l&P=R15906
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1001&L=gabo-l&P=R11972
Large numbers of SANDHILL CRANES are on the move northwards. Around
3500 were seen feeding at Fite Bend Rd in Gordon Co.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1002&L=gabo-l&P=R8760
This is often a good spot for WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW in the brushy
areas. Do not go beyond the end of the pavement.
A nationwide survery of RUSTY BLACKBIRDS is taking place through Feb
15. Please see the post below for how to report your sightings of
this species, or call in date, numbers (broken down by sex if
possible), and location to the RBA.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1002&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=4410
A ROSS'S GOOSE was seen at Southwire Lake in Carrollton (Carroll
Co.) Jan 31 and Feb 1, but has not been seen again.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1001&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=51428
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1002&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=1174
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1002&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=935
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1002&L=gabo-l&P=R465
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.
--
Stephen Barlow,
Principal Research Scientist,
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta GA 30332-0400, USA
phone: 404-385-6053
fax: 404-894-5909
email: stephen.barlow@chemistry.gatech.edu
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