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Subject: Chimney Swifts 2008 plus 2007 nest & large roost
belated reports
From: Sheila Willis <swillis(AT)WAYXCABLE.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2008 1:21am
Hey folks,
Hope you are fine. Using Friday's sighting as an opportunity to post about
them, I thought I'd send along some info about CHIMNEY SWIFTs from this year
and last. If you recall, I lost most of my computer access for last year, so
many observations on different species didn't get reported in 2007. I'm
trying to think of ways to include some of the more relevant ones so that
the info will be available "for the record." Perhaps some of this
behavior/pattern will repeat itself again this year so think of it as a
preview. I hope the details on their nesting here will add some more insight
into their lives in Georgia, in addition to the info about the massive
annual fall roost site here in Waycross, Ware Co. This is continuing to be
an active location of varying degrees and has been used at least before
2002.
This year
4/25/08: I noticed for the first time this spring that a CHIMNEY SWIFT had
entered my chimney at my house in Waycross, Ware Co. It was chattering &
sitting just below the upper section during the daytime. When I shone a
light to look, it flew out.
Last year
4/14/07 I noted a pair of CHIMNEY SWIFTs flying around my house.
5/20/07: I noted a pair of CHIMNEY SWIFTs in the chimney at my house. They
continued to chatter & whirl around in the chimney during the night at
intervals for the next several weeks. The sound was very haunting & "echoy"
and I could see how if this had happened in an abandoned or old house, that
people might have thought there was a ghost somewhere. I never knew they
would be so active at night and had never heard this sound before. They had
certainly been in the neighborhood for years, but this was new.
Perhaps it was the first time they chose my chimney, but I had only moved
in in the summer of 2006. I do know that In the spring of 2005 while I was
getting it ready to live in, I had found one inside there on two occasions.
The first time it was alive & I released it, and another time I found a dead
one in another room.
6/20/07: I saw one bird on a nest at night. The nest was on the side of the
chimney about halfway down.
7/2/07: I heard the birds chattering.
7/7/07: At around 5:30 p.m. I happened to see 3, small, white, half egg
shells laying on the bottom of my chimney. They were not there earlier. I
looked up at the nest & could see the head of one young. Later I saw 3
babies in the nest. The heads were very "wobbly".
7/10/07 I heard them in the chimney & on 7/11/07 I heard the babies at 6:30
a.m.
7/13/07 I heard a sound from the chimney that sounded just like a
rattlesnake.What a fuss the babies were making!!
7/15/07: Lots of white poop was dropping down onto the bottom of the
chimney.
7/16/07: The babies were very vocal from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and I could
see feathers on the wings of the babies as the mother left the nest.
7/18/07: Apparently being loosened after a rain on 7/17, the nest came off
the chimney wall & fell behind the damper where I could not reach it. One of
the babies also fell down onto the floor of the chimney while the others
clung to the sides above. All were calling. Also, an adult had come down the
chimney & out into my den but was luckily on the floor behind some things
where I could get it & release it back into the chimney. I also got the
fallen baby & put it back up on the ledge inside. The young remained
clinging to the chimney sides for the coming days.
I noted hearing them on 7/19, 25, & 31/07 in the chimney while on 7/27/07 I
heard the adults outside the house.
8/4/07 I still heard the birds inside the chimney
8/13/07 I noted that I was no longer hearing the birds inside the chimney.
9/21/07:
Each year I try to participate in the Swift's Night Out which asks people to
survey for roosting Chimney Swifts. Sometimes I can check out things for
more than one night, but I was only able to do it once last year. I've
mentioned this roost on GABO before. The highest number I had was 2,511 on
9/18/2002.
The place is a small apartment complex that was built in the 1940's. The
birds have chosen a tall, unused, staggered brick chimney. I go just before
dusk & count until the last ones are in for the night. The sight & sound is
unbelievable. It's usually all over in about 30 minutes. I wish I had a
video camera to capture this, as it is absolutely amazing and is one of the
largest roosts around. Who knows how long this chimney will be available for
them, or how long they will continue to use it?
Location: Magnolia Court Apartments; Waycross, Ware Co. (apartments within
Magnolia/Oneida/Hill/Forrest with chimney near corner of Hill/Oneida)
Observers: Sheila Willis & June LaRoque (Okefenokee Bird Club)
Conditions: clear, 80 degrees F.; humidity 80%; wind SW, 5-10 mph; sunset
7:29 p.m. EDT
Note, we had been having frequent late afternoon/early evening rain this
month after severe spring & summer drought. Our maximum use seems to be
later in Sept. than for the official count date.
Event: First observer arrived at 7:36 p.m. followed shortly by second
observer. Approximately 20 CHIMNEY SWIFTs were flying & chattering around
the chimney having come from the south. At 7:40 p.m. one swift flew into the
chimney. Gradually, greater numbers of swifts began appearing from different
directions & joined the others circling around the spot. Occasionally, small
groups would peel off & drop into the chimney. At times, the flying groups
would move in unison slightly off-center of the chimney but then return
directly overhead. Sometimes the circle diameter would increase. At
different intervals the swifts would drop into the chimney until at 7:53
p.m. (dusk) a noticeable decline in numbers descending was noticed and by
7:56 p.m. all birds in the area were inside the chimney. Darkness had fallen
and all was quiet. A total of 888 CHIMNEY SWIFTs were counted.
Take care.
Sincerely,
Sheila Willis
Native American-Naturalist Talks & Tours
Waycross, Ware Co., GA
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Subject: Birdwatch Radio
From: Steve Moore <steve(AT)BIRDWATCHRADIO.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2008 8:57am
The latest edition of the program has been posted to the site and also to
Itunes. This program features part two of my interview with Douglas
Carlson about his biography of Roger Tory Peterson. A great summer read
for the beach perhaps? I also recorded my backyard dawn chorus and
mention some favorite web sites. www.BirdwatchRadio.com
Also, my backyard is really alive with warblers and thrushes this morning.
Might there have a fallout of sorts last night? Alas...no Rose-breasted
Grosbeaks yet.
Steve Moore
Gainesville, GA
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Subject: Red crossbills near Helen
From: Eugene Kelley <EugeneKelley(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2008 9:07am
We have seen Red Crossbills on our feeder on and off for a couple of
weeks. We had two (male & female) today, but have had as many as 8 at
a time. They had been staying most of the day, but Bluejays found the
feeder and have been scaring most birds away. We have had crossbills in
previous years, but they usually only stayed a short time.
We have also had an unusual number of PineSiskin staying around; dozens
mixed in with the goldfinches. We are a couple miles east of Helen and
a couple miles south of Unicoi SP in Sautee-Nacoochee.
-Eugene
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Subject: Injured/deformed Red-shouldered Hawk @ CSNP (Dekalb
Co.)
From: Pete Followill <sebdan(AT)EXCITE.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2008 2:57am
I was finally able Friday to drag my carcass out of bed in time to get in
some morning birding at Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve here in Decatur. It
was nice to see water and wood ducks once again. My highlight was a pair
of Hooded Warblers in an otherwise uneventful morning (although I probably
missed some stuff by ear).
On my way out of the preserve, I happened to look up and see a Red-
shouldered Hawk perched high in a tree along the trail leading to the
pond. Long story short, the hawk was perching on its right talon and
holding its left talon in front of its breast. The talon was curled and
appeared withered. The hawk otherwise looked healthy.
Also got a quick view of an accipiter in flight, but couldn't tell whether
it was a Sharpie or Cooper's. Does anyone know which one might be more
likley at this time of year/location?
-Pete Followill
Decatur / Dekalb Co.
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Subject: Yellow-billed Cuckoo, House Wren, others
From: Vicki DeLoach <VLDELOACH(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2008 11:46am
Just heard the kowlping of a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO from the backyard and a
non-descript small bird singing near the bird box which I believe was a HOUSE
WREN. I photographed a Cuckoo in the yard last summer, and House Wrens have
attempted to nest in that box before. Chickadees have eggs in there so I hope
they don't start a fight! Other yard birds yesterday:
Great crested flycatcher - foty
Common yellowthroat - several including foty female
Blue-gray gnatcatcher
Indigo bunting - 2 males
Barn and Rough-winged swallows
Red-shouldered hawk
Rose-breasted grosbeak - first day not seen
Carolina Satyr butterfly - foty
@ Cagle's Dairy:
Blue grosbeak - foty
Black vulture
Barn and Rough-winged swallows
Eastern bluebirds
Killdeer
Slaty Skimmer dragonfly - foty
Vicki DeLoach
SE Cherokee Co.
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Subject: Olive-sided Flycatcher, Fulton County, 4/26/08
From: Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell <lambertsewell(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2008 1:47pm
A caller to the Rare Bird Alert reported an Olive-sided Flycatcher in a =
marshy area on Enon Road south of its intersection with Camp Creek =
Parkway on the southwest side of the Atlanta area, seen this morning. =
There is a place you can pull off there. Go south on Enon , cross Camp =
Creek, go 0.5 miles and look for the marshy area.
Jeff
Jeff Sewell
Georgia Rare Bird Alert
Georgia Ornithological Society
770-493-8862
Tucker, DeKalb Co., GA
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Subject: Mississippi Kite - Fannin County
From: Tom Striker <tastriker(AT)TDS.NET>
Date: 26 Apr 2008 7:39pm
The Fannin County Wing Watchers birded Mercier Orchards this morning, around
the rain showers, and amidst the apple blossoms. The highlight was a
soaring Mississippi Kite, the first record for Fannin County and a life bird
for several. We also had good looks at Orchard Oriole and Gray Catbird, and
a pair of spotted Sandpipers decorated the shoreline of one of the ponds.
Tom Striker
Blue Ridge / Fannin County GA
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Subject: Phinizy - any birds there
From: Joe Weissman <jdweissman(AT)NIMONITOR.COM>
Date: 26 Apr 2008 8:38pm
I will be travelling and was thinking of stopping at the Phinizy swamp and
Merry Bros. Brickyard in Augusta tomorrow. Has anyone birded there lately
and if so what did they see?
Joe Weissman
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Subject: Nighthawk in NW Atlanta
From: E R Horsey <lhorsey(AT)mindspring.com>
Date: 26 Apr 2008 8:39pm
I heard and saw one over my house about 8:10pm this evening. Something to
look forward to on summer evenings. Yesterday morning I had a prairie
warbler in the beech tree on the west side of my front yard.
-Liz Horsey, lhorsey(AT)mindspring.com, NW Atlanta, Fulton Count
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Subject: Re: Phinizy - any birds there
From: Lois <croakie(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 26 Apr 2008 9:05pm
We did the Women's Birding Bust there today. Migration is EXTREMELY quiet
here, we didn't have a single true migrant warbler all day. Bobolinks are
everywhere and the nesting warblers are all in as are lots of Painted
Buntings (a total of 18 I think for the day), Indigo Buntings, Blue
Grosbeaks and Orchard Orioles. Not a single Yellow-billed Cuckoo was heard
though.
At Merry we had 1 Ruddy Duck, 1 Bufflehead and 9 Lesser Scaup as well as the
best birds of the day, a pair of Caspian Terns.
Of course all of that could change by tomorrow!
Lois Stacey
North Augusta, SC (Aiken Cnty)
croakie(AT)comcast.net
www.augustaaikenaudubon.org
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Subject: [GABO-L] Phinizy - any birds there
>I will be travelling and was thinking of stopping at the Phinizy swamp and
> Merry Bros. Brickyard in Augusta tomorrow. Has anyone birded there
> lately
> and if so what did they see?
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Subject: Bond Swamp, Central city park and Lower poplar
street
From: Trey McCuen <barredowl(AT)COX.NET>
Date: 26 Apr 2008 11:10pm
My mom, sister an I birded bond swamp, lower poplar street and centralcity
park this morning. Here are the highlights.
B= Bond swamp
C= Central city park
L= Lower poplat street
Eurasian collared dove- C
Baltimore oriole- C
Eastern kingbird- L
Prothonotary warbler- B
Summer tanager- B
Ruby throated hummingbird- B
Swainson's warbler- B
Wood thrush- B
Yellow billed cuckoo- B
American redstart- B
Red eyed vireo- B
Yellow throated warbler- B
Yellow throated vireo- B
Trey Mccuen
Macon, GA
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Subject: GA RBA, 04/25/08
From: Larry Russell <larryrussell(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 26 Apr 2008 11:56pm
RBA
* Georgia
* Georgia statewide
* April 25, 2008
* GAGA0804.25
- Birds Reported
Painted Bunting
Nashville Warbler
Bobolink
Dickcissel
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Swallow-tailed Kite
American Bittern
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
date: April 25, 2008, 9:52 pm
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: April 25, 2008
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Larry Russell
The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Friday
evening telephone report, April 25, 2008. The RBA is a service of the
Georgia Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA.
A male PAINTED BUNTING was sighted at 10:15am this morning in Fayette Co.
in
Peachtree City behind the Church of Christ on Peachtree City Parkway in a
swampy pond area. This church is located on Peachtree City Parkway east of
the intersection with GA54. This is most unusual this far north in the
state. It was not relocated.
NASHVILLE WARBLERs, a rare but regular migrant, have been seen in several
areas in the state, including the State Botanical Gardens in Athens and at
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. Twenty species of warblers
have
been seen at Kennesaw recently.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=38707
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=41608
A possible BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD was seen at the Clyde Shepherd Nature
Preserve on April 24th.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=40399
BOBOLINKs and DICKCISSELs have been seen in the Taff Rd./ Brandon Farm Rd.
area in Bartow Co. on April 24th.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=40195
An AMERICAN BITTERN has been seen at the Arrowhead Environmental Learning
Center in Floyd Co. This may be the same bird seen last year at this
location.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=40943
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHs continue to be seen throughout the north Georgia
area.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=41289
SWALLOW-TAILED KITEs are being seen in south Georgia.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=39018
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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Good Birding!
Larry Russell
Roswell
Fulton County
Georgia
USA
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