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Subject: Milledgeville New River Park - Swainson's Warbler
From: Steve Parrish <geauxtigers(AT)ALLTEL.NET>
Date: 6 May 2008 7:20am
Joel McNeal's post yesterday inspired me to go hunt down the Swainson's =
Warbler that has been calling in the middle of the thick privet in =
Milledgeville's new riverfront park. When the birds first arrived there =
were Louisiana Waterthrush in there and I assumed that was still the =
case with an abbreviated call, but Chris Skelton recently pointed out =
this bird is a Swainson's. It took a bit of doing but after about 10 =
minutes of fighting through the privet there he was perched nicely on a =
limb about 15 feet above the ground and calling for my first view of the =
species.
A year ago the park had not been developed and I did some birding in the =
woods there late in the migration. There were lots of Blackpoll and N. =
Parula with several other warbler species mixed in. The new park is =
very nice with a field opened up and long trails along the Oconee River =
and in the woods behind it. I had hoped with things opened up more the =
birding would be even better this year but it has actually been pretty =
awful for warblers. Apparently the woods were altered enough that the =
migrating birds are avoiding it. I have seen a few Yellow Warblers but =
no Blackpoll and the N. Parula numbers are much less than a year ago. =
Interesting and really too bad.
Steve Parrish
Milledgeville
Baldwin County
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Subject: Swallow-tailed Kites, Mississippi Kites, Bryan
County, 5/4/08
From: Carol Lambert & Jeff Sewell <lambertsewell(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: 6 May 2008 8:13am
Swallow-tailed Kites, 4
Mississippi Kites, about 9
Seen 5/4/08 on US 280 3-4 miles west of Pembroke, Bryan County feeding =
over a recently mowed field.
Jeff Sewell, Carol Lambert and Bill Lotz
Jeff Sewell
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Subject: Re: Laurens Bobolinks, Mississippi Kite, Shrikes
From: Charlie <cmmbirds(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 6 May 2008 9:00am
Hi folks,
Now that those wonderful BOBOs are attracting attention to the
airport in Laurens County, I'd like to repeat a request for help.
I have banded the pair of Loggerhead Shrikes (LOSH) at the northeast
entrance to the airport (their territory is along the entire east
border, to the corner with the cemetary road, and the nest is within
the airport). I would love it if you would send me an email next
time you hit that location, telling me:
1) did you see 0, 1 or 2 LOSH
2) could you see the lower right leg on any of them?
3) if you could see it, could you see a band?
So far we have banded 9 LOSH in that county, so this information
would be helpful for any LOSH you see in Laurens.
Same goes for the southeastern corner of Lamar and northwestern
corner of Monroe.
Thanks!
Charlie Muise
Lamar County
--- Anne Davis <anaclef(AT)AOL.COM> wrote:
> I went down to the Dublin airport this afternoon from about 4:15 to
> 5:15 and
> saw about 300 Bobolinks in exactly the place Georgann said they
> would be
> (see her post yesterday for directions). There may have been more
> down in
> the brownish weedy area, but I estimated about 300 flying in and
> out of it.
> It was such a thrill to see and hear them! Also, as I was
> watching, a
> Mississippi Kite soared over a couple of times, and I got great
> looks at not
> one, but two Loggerhead Shrikes on the power lines on Airport Road.
> There
> were also several Red-winged Blackbirds in the field, and I could
> hear a
> Northern Bobwhite and an Eastern Meadowlark singing.
>
> Anne Davis
> Bibb County
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Subject: more kites
From: Charlie <cmmbirds(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 6 May 2008 9:03am
HI folks,
The Mississippi Kites (MIKI) really seem to have hit mid-Georgia
lately. Tracey and Allan and I have seen several recently, including
in downtown Barnesville (where Allan showed one to other kids at his
daycare!), and "downtown" Milner, and at our own home.
At the firehall meeting last night the chief and his son asked me
about a "whole load of birds following our tractors" they described
the birds to me, then confirmed them as MIKI in my field guide.
Charlie Muise
Lamar County
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Subject: RSH Baby Boom at Cochran Shoals and Mercer
From: Chris Willis <chrisgts(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 6 May 2008 11:27am
I spent this past Sunday at two red-shouldered hawk nests, one at Cochran
Shoals (the one Ken Blankenship has been reporting on) and the other at
Mercer (which I have been watching since I photographed the pair mating in
late February and which Patty McClean reports on). Both nests have active
chicks and busy parents doing a lot of feeding. I managed to get a few
pictures of the parents feeding the chicks, mostly at the Cochran Shoals
nest, and put them up at http://www.pbase.com/cwillis/raptors. Take a look
if you're interested, and I hope you enjoy them!
Chris Willis
Atlanta, GA
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Subject: NY Times bird song article
From: Jason Baumgardner <jbaum79(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 6 May 2008 1:52pm
There was an interesting article in today's NY Times about bird song.? Here is a
link to the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/science/06obsong.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin#
Jason Baumgardner
Roswell
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Subject: Birds songs at the Masters
From: Chris Lambrecht <chrisl(AT)INTELLMKT.COM>
Date: 6 May 2008 2:08pm
While golfing with some buddies from Boston this past weekend, there was
speculation and rumor that the bird songs heard at the Masters were in fact
"piped in".
As I recall, you don't hear any songs on Sunday, and songs in the middle of
the afternoon, when much of the tournament is broadcast, are a bit unusual
for some of the species heard (Wood thrush comes to mind).
Some of the golfers thought that this degree of "special effects" was just
fine, since the Masters does so much "right". Others were enraged.
My personal view is "why not", since so much of what we see on TV isn't real
anyway.
I just wanted to see what others thought.
For the sake of not having too much on GABO, if everyone that has an opinion
please send it to me directly, I will post in unison after a day or two.
Chris Lambrecht
Atlanta
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Subject: Macon area birding
From: Tim Keyes <Tim_Keyes(AT)DNR.STATE.GA.US>
Date: 6 May 2008 2:16pm
Birding this morning at Bond Swamp NWR and Macon, we had all the usuall suspects
and a few migrants including. .
Bond Swamp -
Red-tailed Hawk
Mississippi Kite
Barred Owl
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Great-crested Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Wood Pewee
White-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Northern Parula
Hooded Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
American Redstart
(we somehow missed Kentucky Warbler)
Central City Park Macon
Baltimore Orioles
Yellow Warbler (many)
Eurasian Collared Dove
Lower Poplar Street
Painted Bunting (female type - but singing - across from Cox's restaurant)
Tim Keyes
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Nongame Conservation Section
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Forsyth, GA 31029
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Subject: Dickcissel, Bachman's Sparrow, 140+ kites
From: PAUL RANEY <paul-raney-jr(AT)peoplepc.com>
Date: 6 May 2008 2:18pm
In search of the Mississippi Kites along Forsyth-Yatesville Rd
around noon today, I found at least 140 kites between Byrd Rd and
Ramah Ch. Spectacular!!
Along Taylor Rd (gravel) found singing Dickcissel (50 yds in) and
singing Bachman's Sparrow (.2 mile in from Forsyth-Yatesville Rd).
Also, Blue Grosbeaks, Orchard Orioles, Yellow Warbler, Y-Billed
Cuckoo.
Thanks to Mr Keyes.
Flycatcher in your pocket? The latest state quarter (Oklahoma) has
a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher on one side. Beauticul coin. Check your
change.
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Subject: State Botanical Garden, Athens; 6May08
From: Joel McNeal <j.mcneal(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 6 May 2008 3:34pm
Hi GA birders,
Lee Echols joined me for part of another great morning
at the State Botanical Garden in Athens, with 21
warbler species including first-of-the-season
Bay-breasted Warblers and very good numbers of
American Redstarts, Blackpolls, Cape Mays,
Black-throated Blues, and Northern Waterthrushes.
From one spot on the riparian section of the white
trail I heard all 3 Seiurus warblers singing (i.e.
both of the Waterthrushes and Ovenbird). I got great
visuals on a higher percentage of birds than usual,
including a Chat singing from a fully-exposed perch
and my first botanical garden Spotted Sandpiper of the
year. There were no Wood Thrushes, still no
Yellow-billed Cuckoos for the year there, and still
only a single Eastern Wood-Pewee on territory.
Highlight were:
Green Heron 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Barred Owl 1 (begging owlet heard-only)
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 6
Veery 1 (heard only)
Northern Parula 8
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 (heard only)
Cape May Warbler 12
Black-throated Blue Warbler 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 1 (heard only)
Yellow-throated Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 6
Bay-breasted Warbler 3
Blackpoll Warbler 16
Black-and-white Warbler 2 (heard only)
American Redstart 23+ (conservative count)
Worm-eating Warbler 2
Ovenbird 1 (heard only)
Northern Waterthrush 5
Louisiana Waterthrush 2
Kentucky Warbler 5 (heard only)
Common Yellowthroat 3
Hooded Warbler 8
Canada Warbler 1 (heard only)
Yellow-breasted Chat 2
Summer Tanager 3
Scarlet Tanager 4
White-throated Sparrow 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Indigo Bunting 9
Eastern Meadowlark 1
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Good birding,
Joel McNeal
Winterville (Athens-Clarke Co.), GA
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Subject: Mercer Wetlands - Blackpoll warblers etc
From: Patty McLean <plm108(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 6 May 2008 5:37pm
No surprise that I've been stopping by Mercer Wetlands (DeKalb County near
I-85 and Chamblee Tucker) fairly regularly this week to get my 'bird fix'
and I've been pleased to add a few new birds to our growing list of 111
species sighted there to date. During today's noontime stop, I heard
DOZENS of birds singing, all hidden in the tops of the giant Tulip
Poplars. What I could find through the thick canopy were INDIGO BUNTINGS
and BLACKPOLL WARBLERS but heard many others. Hmmm, I definitely need to
work on my bird songs. Anyway, here are a few of the birds I've spotted
since the first of May:
BLACKPOLL WARBLER (seen on 5/6)
AMERICAN REDSTART (5/4 and 5/6) - a male and female
BLUE GRAY GNATCATCHER (ubiquitous)
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (5/2 and 5/3)
YELLOW CROWNED NIGHT HERON (5/2, 5/3 and 5/4)
GREEN HERON (almost every time I go)
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER (5/2 and 5/6)
YELLOW THROATED VIREO (heard 5/6 and previous dates)
SCARLET TANAGER (seen by someone else the other day)
ORCHARD ORIOLE (5/2)
CEDAR WAXWING (a small flock continues there)
RED HEADED WOODPECKER (several residents)
NORTHERN FLICKER (perhaps a pair)
Also, the following babies have been seen:
Red shouldered hawk (1 white youngster in the nest)
Wood duck (one family of 4 ducklings)
Mallard (4 distinct family groups, each with different aged ducklings)
Canada Goose (2 goslings)
Soon we should see MUSKRAT babies. The supposed male has been seen
grooming a supposed female (in public no less!) and bringing her tasty
green plant snacks to eat. Interestingly, they seem to be moderately
comfortable with people around. The beaver continues to work on the
intricate dam systems he's put in place, and the turtles continue to bask
in the sun - other than the Alligator Turtle which lurks beneath the dark
waters of the swamp. A box turtle was spotted on 5/4 digging a nesting
hole in the leaf litter.
Poison ivy abounds so if you go, beware.
I'm hoping to lead a walk there toward the end of May so if you're
interested in joining us, email me off-line and I'll let you know the
date/time etc.
Patty McLean
Tucker GA (DeKalb County)
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Subject: 140 kites direction
From: PAUL RANEY <paul-raney-jr(AT)peoplepc.com>
Date: 6 May 2008 5:39pm
Sorry i meant to add directions at end.
From Forsyth in Monroe County take hwy 83 south and look for
Forsyth-Yatesville Rd on right 8 or 10 miles (Delorme pg34 E1).
Kites were moving between Byrd Rd and Ramah Ch. mostly on right.
Taylor Rd is a gravel road on right between the Byrd and Ramah Ch.
Good luck, all those kites were fabulous!
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Subject: Centennial Olympic Park Birds
From: Nathan Farnau <natwan(AT)HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: 6 May 2008 6:20pm
I work downtown and often eat my lunch in the very urban Centennial Olympic
Park. To my delight,
today, this mostly concrete setting was softened a bit by a few welcome sights
and sounds. In the
few trees available, I found a singing SCARLET TANAGER, a MAGNOLIA WARBLER, and
2 BLACKPOLL
WARBLERS (also singing). . . all viewable without binoculars, 10ft off the
ground.
Not what I expected to see during lunch, but a welcome sight amongst the hustle
and bustle of
downtown Atlanta. I hope they make it safely out of the concrete jungle. . .
Nathan Farnau
East Atlanta (DeKalb County)
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Subject: Connecticut Warbler again -- Catoosa Co.
From: David Hollie <featherbrain1223(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 6 May 2008 6:24pm
This morning Janice Chadwell and John Henderson came over from 8 - 9:30
am to try to get the Connecticut Warbler for a state bird. We were
successful in hearing the bird singing for a few minutes, but we never did
see it.
There was also several other great migrants around, some of the highlights:
Cape May Warbler - at least 1
Blackpoll Warbler - 4+
Prairie Warbler - 3+
Ovenbird - 1
Northern Waterthrush - 1
Baltimore Oriole - 1
Scarlet Tanager - 2+
Summer Tanager - 4+
After they left, I went back down to the Connecticut area to see if he was
still there, no luck on finding him again, but on the way I did have a
gorgeous male Blackburnian Warbler and a male American Redstart.
Good Birding!
David Hollie
Ringgold, GA
Catoosa Co.
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Subject: Red-breasted Grosbeak, Great-crested Flycatcher in
Cherokee County
From: Parrie Pinyan <pjnkodi(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: 6 May 2008 7:05pm
Saw my first of the season Red-breasted Grosbeak today, a nice young male.
Also saw the first Great-crested Flycatcher of the season.
Parrie Pinyan
SE of Canton
Cherokee County
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Subject: Little Mulberry Park 1 & 6 May
From: Brandon Best <sandfalcon(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 6 May 2008 9:32pm
Greetings all,
I visited Little Mulberry Park (Gwinnett Co) for about five hours on both 1
May and 6 May. Migration continues on and the park's list continues to
grow. Highlights from the two visits are listed below:
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 on 5/6, new for the park
House Wren 1 each on 5/1 & 5/6, new for the park
Veery 1 on 5/1, new for the park
Swainson's Thrush 1 on 5/6, fos
Gray Catbird 11 on 5/6, only 3 on 5/1
Cedar Waxwing 20 on 5/6
Cape May Warbler 8 on 5/1, 4 on 5/6
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 on 5/6, new for the park
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 on 5/1
Blackpoll Warbler 7 on 5/1, 1 on 5/6
American Redstart 6+ on 5/6, lots of singing
Ovenbird 6 each on 5/1 & 5/6, all heard only
Yellow-breasted Chat 2 on 5/6
Summer Tanager 6+ on 5/6
Scarlet Tanager 5+ on 5/6
Blue Grosbeak 1 on 5/1, 3 on 5/6, new for the park
Brandon Best
Lawrenceville, GA
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Subject: Spring Babies
From: Marla Mitchell <marla.mitchell(AT)GMAIL.COM>
Date: 6 May 2008 9:55pm
Today I saw a sweet baby Cardinal fledging in my oak tree in the back yard.
Yesterday I saw an adorable gosling with his Canadian Geese parents. They
looked so proud! On a non bird note, I also saw a good size lizard on my
back porch (species unidentified to me). Very brown! Not like the pretty
brightly colored lizards in my old back yard!
Oh yes, also we have been enjoying hearing the Whip-poor-wills. So far no
Chuck-wills!
Happy birding and God bless,
Marla Mitchell
Loganville, GA (Walton County)
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Subject: Blackpoll Warblers - Nesbit Lakes Subdivision
Fulton County
From: Janelle Kovner <birdsareus(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 6 May 2008 10:06pm
Was watching a flurry of bird activity from a friend's deck overlooking the
community lake and saw 3 Blackpoll Warblers; 2 males & 1 female. They were
actively checking out an empty nest in some shriveled up Mistletoe high in a
Hickory tree. Also had a nice flock of Cedar Waxwings trilling from a nearby
tree - lovely sight.
Janelle Kovner
Roswell, GA
North Fulton County
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Subject: 2008 AWBB The Golden Gulls
From: Brenda Brannen <Bgbrannen(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 6 May 2008 10:08pm
Sandy Beasley and I, the Golden Gulls, had a blast participating in the All
Women's Birding Bust. We started at 5:00am in Savannah where we checked
several wooded areas for owls and nightjars. Savannah-Ogeechee Canal was
alive
with birdsong just as the day broke. Hearing the melodious wood thrush there
with a chorus of others--Kentucky warbler, parula, vireos, barred owl,
flycatchers--was truly one of the highlights of the day. We moved on to
King's
Ferry Landing to pick up the cliff and barn swallows and then proceeded down
Highway 17 recording all we sighted along the way and making stops at Harris
Neck NWR and Altamaha WMA. Harris Neck was alive with painted buntings,
summer
tanagers, woodpeckers, and all the waders with chicks! We got both night
herons and a least bittern. On the road again, Sandy spotted a Mississippi
kite
overhead. Altamaha was just as productive--bobolinks swayed in the grasses
east and west of 17. We added more rails and black-necked stilts among
others and then on to Jekyll Island where we hit the tide just right for a
variety of shorebirds including lots of whimbrels, plovers, black skimmers, and
9
oystercatchers! The gray kingbirds sat there waiting for us, and as we left
south beach, we saw a bird atop a high tree. There it was--the Baltimore
oriole! Leaving Jekyll, we stopped under the big bridge to find bird Number
113--a killdeer. Darkness was coming down, and still we looked for nighthawks
and listened for a screech owl to no avail. But, hey, it was a grand day, and
we were ready to celebrate our 15 hours of birding!
Brenda Brannen
Statesboro, GA
Bulloch County
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Subject: Bond Swamp and Central City Park
From: Trey McCuen <barredowl(AT)COX.NET>
Date: 6 May 2008 10:22pm
I birded Bond Swamp (B) and Central City Park (C) this evening. Here are the
highlights of my trip.
Painted bunting- C
Baltimore oriole- C
Orchard oriole- C
Cliff swallow- flying over the Ocmulgee river
Swainson's warbler- B
Acadian flycatcher- B
Yellow billed cuckoo- B
Yellow throated vireo- B
American redstart- B
Trey Mccuen
Macon, GA
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Subject: Babies and more babies
From: Fred Rodriguez <fredsbooks(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 6 May 2008 10:44pm
Aside from the 3 chicks in the nest of our resident Phoebe, yesterday we
had two little ones with their Carolina Wren mom feeding below the suet
feeder. The mom would pick up and then walk, not fly over to the babies
that were about 8 feet away on our backsteps. Later the babies moved
closer to mom and the food shaking their little wings and opening wide.
Very nice.
Rebecca has been hard at work putting together the garden. Already spent
over $1,200 and a lot more is needed to see the place really nice. A
little at a time will do.
Fred and Rebecca Rodriguez, The Falls of Cherokee, Canton, Cherokee Co.
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