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Subject: Cooper's Hawk nest in Tucker
From: JJ Jones <jjj2718(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 9:08am
Burnt Fork Creek runs behind the office and I had heard and seen the male
Cooper's hawk calling in the early morning hours, just at first light
(before the time change)as I walked in to the office. Then last week,
while looking out of a 4th floor window, I spotted what looked like the
nest high in a pine tree. So of course I grabbed my binoculars at lunch.
The female (I'm guessing) has been there pretty consistently since then.
Very cool.
Jodi Jones
Tucker (Dekalb)
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Subject: ORAS Birdwalk at UGA's Whitehall Forest in Athens
From: Ed Maioriello <edm(AT)MAIORIELLO.COM>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 9:16am
Come and join us this Saturday, April 5th, at Whitehall forest. We will
meet at 8am at Whitehall Forest along the road in front of the gate past the
mansion, and please come prepared with your binoculars, clothing appropriate
to the weather and practical shoes. Also, please don't be late! We will
have to close the gate behind us once we are in and there will be no way to
get in after that, though you will be able to leave at any time.
As usual, the walks last between 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 hours, but one can leave at
any time. The current forecast for Saturday is not particularly favorable,
but we will be out there unless there is lightning - bring that poncho!
If you have any questions please contact me at
fieldtrip(AT)oconeeriversaudubon.org or at 706-208-8504
See you there,
Ed.
Ed Maioriello
Athens, GA
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Subject: Lousiana Waterthrush in Walker County
From: Parrie Pinyan <pjnkodi(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 11:32am
Monday afternoon there was a Lousiana Waterthrush calling at the waterfall
at the end of the Shirley Miller Wildflower Area at The Pocket west of
LaFayette.
Parrie Pinyan
Usually Cherokee County
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Subject: Sibley and Delta
From: Patty McLean <plm108(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 1:13pm
Flying back from Florida for a long weekend birding trip, I picked up the
March issue of Delta's SKY magazine and in it was an article by D. Sibley
on the many challenges birds face when migrating. He mentioned how they
typically return to where they were born/bred and how difficult it is when
they get there and all they can find is a parking lot or barren land.
The trip to Florida was grand with a few new life birds including:
Limpkin
Florida scrub jay (several)
Purple gallinule
Also got EXCELLENT looks at:
Red knot (some with green tags, one labled YE4)
Marbled godwit
Yellow-crowned night herons, a pair building a nest
Osprey, many flying, hunting/feeding or on nests with young
Bald eagle nest with two chicks about to fledge
Painted bunting (male and female)
Ovenbird
Mottled duck
Black-necked stilt
Yellow-throated warbler
Northern parula
Red-cockaded woodpecker
Bachman's sparrow
Swallow-tailed kite flying overhead
Plus, many of the usuals you'd find in Georgia.
Patty McLean
Tucker GA
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Subject: Delta Sky Mag, Sibley article, on Internet
From: James Brooks <jrbamc(AT)JUNO.COM>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 1:23pm
Here is a link to the Sibley article that Patty McLean mentioned:
http://www.delta-sky.com/2008_03/companions/
Thanks Patty !!!
James Brooks
east of McDonough (Henry Cty) GA
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Subject: Screech Owl input request-
From: Steve Ehly <steveehly(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 3:42pm
We have 2 screech owl boxes in our backyard in Chamblee, near Chamblee High
School. We have been seeing one gray phase (GP) and one red phase (RP)
intermittently in each of the boxes. Late yesterday we saw the RP in the front
box and the GP in the rear box. The near box is in a pecan tree about 15' off
of the back deck. The rear box is approx. 60' off the back deck in a pear tree.
Both boxes are about 12-15' off the ground and both face approx.
north-northeast. We're trying to figure out if they are nesting or just
roosting in the boxes. I don't like to disturb them, but I check inside the
boxes once every 2 weeks or so to see what's happening (usually on a weekend
afternoon). Sometimes there is an owl in one or both boxes and sometimes not.
I last checked over Easter weekend (3/22 or 3/23) and there were no owls OR
eggs. It's getting late (I think) to be laying eggs and I'm hoping that Tim
Rose, Georgann Schmalz, Art/Lisa Hurt, or anyone else with some screech
owl experience have any ideas.
Regardless of whether we get any owlets it is, of course, wonderful to have
them as guests. I'm confident they nest somewhere in the neighborhood. Each
year, we see and hear them almost anytime from mid-October through sometime in
June. Several years ago (5?) is the only time we know that they nested in the
near box (only had one box at that time) as 2 owlets with one adult were seen
one evening.
Thanks in advance for any input any of you may have!
Good birding!
Steve Ehly / Joan Ana-Leo
Chamblee, GA
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Subject: Migration watching via radar
From: Patty McLean <plm108(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 4:25pm
Many of you probably know about this great website already but I wanted to
share with everyone. The site is kept current and is great for seeing
where and how many birds are passing through Georgia. If the link
isn't 'live,' just copy it and paste it into a search engine. It's worth
the trouble!
http://badbirdz2.wordpress.com/
Patty McLean
Tucker GA
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Subject: Standing Boy WMA (Muscogee)
From: Ted Theus <VTT(AT)PSSTF.COM>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 5:11pm
Though I was late this morning getting started (11:00 a.m.), I still
managed a decent tally of birds at Standing Boy WMA, including a few
first of the season migrants:
=20
Hooded Warbler (3) FOTS
Northern Parula (6)
Palm Warbler (15+)
Pine Warbler (8+)
LA Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat (15+)
Yelow-rumped Warbler (everywhere)
White-eyed Vireo (12+)
Red-eyed Vireo (3) FOTS
Yellow-throated Vireo FOTS
Unidentified Vireo
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (25+)
Hermit Thrush
Darked-eyed Junco
Ruby Crowned Kinglet (30+, may have been a few Golden Crowned mixed in)
Wild Turkey=20
Red-tailed Hawk (3)
Unidentified raptor (was a quick look but probably Mississippi Kite)
=20
=20
=20
=20
=20
=20
=20
=20
=20
=20
=20
Ted Theus=20
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Subject: Green-breasted Mango
From: Rose Rhodes <roserhodes(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 4:43pm
For those of you who have been wondering if the mango has left, he came by for a
feed at my kitchen window feeder at 2:25 pm today. We didn't see him at all
yesterday. His food options are increasing which may explain his less frequent
visits.
Rose Rhodes
Dublin
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Subject: Wood Ducks & Humming bird
From: "ajsophie(AT)netzero.net" <ajsophie@NETZERO.NET>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 7:58pm
Saw my first Ruby throated Hummingbird (male of course) this afternoon a=
round 6:30PM.
My first baby Wood Ducks are due to hatch this weekend or the first of t=
he week. This box contains 16 eggs and the 28th day of incubatioin is Fr=
iday (4th) so anytime after Friday will be the hatch off. Will give you =
a more definite date later on.
My second box (on the dock) is now being incubated with 14 eggs. (rememb=
er this is the box that had all the trouble at the beginning of the seas=
on) - (sure glad that problem got straightened out). The approx. date of=
hatching on this one will be around April 25+.
A Peewee has been checking out my front porch for a nesting site. She li=
kes the rock surface - hope she changes her mind because they are so mes=
sy.
Ann Stewart
Rome (Floyd County) Ga
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Subject: Fw: Green-breasted Mango
From: Steve Holzman <steve_holzman(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 8:21pm
Forwarding for Rose.
Steve Holzman
North High Shoals, GA
Oconee County,
USA
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Subject: Green-breasted Mango
For those of you who have been wondering if the mango has left, he came by for a
feed at my kitchen window feeder at 2:25 pm today. We didn't see him at all
yesterday. His food options are increasing which may explain his less frequent
visits.
Rose Rhodes
Dublin
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Subject: Piedmont NWR and Rum Creek
From: Trey McCuen <barredowl(AT)COX.NET>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 8:34pm
My dad and birded Piedmont and Rum creek for the whole day today. We got
76 species. Highlights were:
Bridge before Piedmont where cliff swallows are= B
Rum creek= R
Piedmont= P
Summer arrivals:
Blue gray gnatcatcher- R,P
White eyed vireo- R,P
Ruby throated hummingbird- P
Yellow throated vireo- R,P
Chimney swift- B
Northern rough winged swallow- R,B
Green heron- B
Purple martin- R
Winter residents still here:
Ruby crowned kinglet- P
Eastern phoebe- P
Yellow bellied sapsucker- P
Blue headed vireo- P
Double crested cormorant- R,P
Wilson's snipe- R,P
Hooded merganser- P
Swamp sparrow- R,P
Cedar waxwing- P
White throated sparrow- P
Rusty blackbird- B
American coot- R
American goldfinch- R
Song sparrow- R
Blue winged teal- R
Warblers:
Yellow throated- P
Northern parula- P
Common yellowthroat- R,P
Prairie- P
Palm- P
Yellow rump- R,P
Louisiana waterthrush- B,R
Black throated green- R
Black and white- R
Other birds of note:
White breasted nuthatch- P
Red cockaded woodpecker- P
Bachman's sparrow- P
Northern bobwhite- P
Field sparrow- P
Osprey- R
Wild turkey- R
Barred owl- R
American kestrel- R
Trey Mccuen
Macon, GA
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Subject: Chimney Swifts
From: Margaret Harper <margaretharper(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 8:37pm
Chimney Swifts are back in Valdosta as of today April 1st (No fooling).
Margaret Harper
Brad Bergstrom
Valdosta, GA
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Subject: Bear Creek Reservoir 4/1/08
From: Mark McShane <eagleeyed(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 9:11pm
Hi All,
I stopped by Bear Creek Reservoir again after work this evening and was
amazed to see 41+ Common Loon on the lake!
Also seen:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser (both male and female)
Pied-billed Grebe
American Coot
Double-crested Cormorant
The stunning adult male Greater Scaup which I reported on the 28th was
still there in the same area of the dam! He was conveniently keeping
close company with only a single adult male Lesser Scaup allowing for easy
comparison and making the larger size, smoothly rounded head, larger wider
bill with wider black tip (nail), etc., of the Greater easy to spot and
enjoy! This one has the green gloss on the head.
You can find more information on Bear Creek at Ken Blankenship's Wing's
Over Georgia:
http://www.wingsoverga.com/JacksonCoBirdingSites.html#BearCreekReservoir
Good Birding All!
Mark
Mark McShane
Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia
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Subject: birding boot camps in Georgia
From: Victoria Smith <smithvictoria(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 10:29pm
I've heard recently about some birding boot camps being offered here in
Georgia.
One is reportedly being offered at Vogel State Park, in mid-May. Does
anyone on this list know if they are open to laypeople, or is this a
professional activity only?
Victoria Smith
Athens, Georgia
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Subject: Little Mulberry Pk 1 April 2008
From: Brandon Best <sandfalcon(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 10:37pm
Greetings all,
I got went out to Little Mulberry Park in Gwinnett County on 1 April for a
few hours of humid/misty/rainy birding. The dim gray light made birds up in
the trees into little shadow blobs, the birding was fairly tough going, but
I had a few notable birds.
Blue-winged Teal 4
Osprey 1 caught what looked like a rainbow trout, new for my personal park
list
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1, finally I added this bird to my personal park list
Fish Crow 2, trying to get some rainbow trout from the Osprey, new for the
park
Yellow-rumped Warbler 150+
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 3, newly arrived to the park, all males on territory
Purple Finch 40+, mostly in a big vocal group
American Goldfinch 200+
Brandon Best
Lawrenceville, GA
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Subject: Dawson Forest WMA
From: Bill & Condit Lotz <blotz(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 11:31pm
GABOers,
Darlene Moore and I birded Dawson Forest WMA (Dawson County) today.
Highlights were 7 species of warblers, FOS Eastern Wood-Pewee, Osprey,
Red-breasted Nuthatch and a pair of Blue-winged Teal. No Red Crossbills
today.
The warblers were:
Yellow-rumped Warbler - just a few
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 stunning male, singing
Yellow-throated Warbler - 5 or 6, all singing
Pine Warbler - many
Black-and-White Warbler - 2 males, singing
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 male, singing
Common Yellowthroat - 1 male, singing; 1 chipping
Also worth mentioning were several Tree Swallows occupying gourds that
the DNR has placed in the middle of the waterfowl refuge pond that is
about 1/4 mile from the main parking lot where the WMA kiosk is located.
The gourds (brand new from the looks of it) are hanging from a large
telephone-type pole that has been put up, we assume, just for this
purpose. We also noted at least 7 Great Blue Heron nests (most with
birds on them) at this site.
On the way home we stopped at a farm pond along GA 9, just north of Coal
Mountain (Forsyth County), where there were many Canada Geese, one
domestic goose, one American Coot, a pair of Ruddy Ducks and two pair of
Buffleheads. Also seen there was a Clouded Sulphur butterfly.
Bill Lotz
Atlanta
Fulton County
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Subject: Dawson Forest 4/1/08
From: Darlene Moore <djmoore67(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 11:51pm
GABOers,
Bill Lotz and I did some birding today which started out with clouds and
light rain, but ended with sunshine.
Highlights were 7 species of warblers (Yellow-throated, Black and white,
Louisiana Waterthrush, Common Yellowthroat, Black-throated Green, Pine,
Yellow-rumped) and an Eastern Pee-wee calling.
Although no crossbills were seen, we are pretty certain to have heard them
calling.
We had a many of the same species as previously reported Blue-headed
Vireo, White-eyed Vireo, Tree swallows, Great Blue Herons on nests, Field,
Swamp, Song and White-throated sparrows.
Some of the warblers posed for pictures...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djmoore1657/
On the way home we stopped at Coal Mountain Rd and on the farm pond saw
Bufflehead and Ruddy Ducks along with a lone Coot.
Good Birding,
Darlene Moore
Decatur, GA
Dekalb County
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