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Subject: All Women's Birding Bust
From: Nita Wynn <wynnn(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Date: 9 May 2008 7:05am
Our team, the Babe-Breasted Warblers, went out on May 6 for our All =
Women's Birding Bust. Four out of our five members were able to =
participate: Cheryl Kanes, Becky Valentine, Lynda Wiggins and Nita Wynn. =
Our day began at 5:00 am at Rum Creek WMA. We enjoyed hearing =
Whip-poor-will and Chuck-will's widow, as well as viewing the =
aeronautics of Common Nighthawk. During the early morning, we combed Rum =
Creek and Piedmont NWR. A few highlights from these areas were Bachman's =
Sparrow, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Northern Bobwhite, Yellow-billed =
Cuckoo, Prothonotary and Black-throated Blue Warblers, Northern =
Waterthrush and Cliff Swallows.
Next we headed to Macon; there the Baltimore Oriole cooperated =
beautifully. On Lower Poplar Street, we witnessed an Eastern Kingbird =
convention of easily 30-40 birds.
Afterwards, we interrupted our flight to the coast with a stop at Bond =
Swamp. Then, while eating our lunch in the car, we headed to McIntosh =
County. After investigating Harris Neck NWR and Altamaha WMA, we =
continued on to Jekyll Island. Highlights from these areas included =
Least Bittern, Purple Gallinule, Barred Owl, Marsh Wren, Mottled Duck, =
Roseate Spoonbill, Red Knot, Gray Kingbird, numerous Whimbrels, and =
Willet incongruously perched on telephone lines.
Finally we closed the birding bust on St. Simon's Island with a Great =
Horned Owl calling at 11:00 pm. It was a long, exhausting day after =
birding approximately 18 hours, but we had lots of fun and saw many =
marvelous birds. Our final count came to 135 species. We are already =
looking forward to 2009, when we plan to have more fun and see even more =
birds.
Nita Wynn
Gwinnett County
Snellville, GA
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Subject: Boston, Mass Places to Bird
From: "Joseph D. Weissman, M.D., Ph.D." <jdweissman(AT)nimonitor.com>
Date: 9 May 2008 7:36am
I will be travelling to Boston, Mass tomorrow and would like to spend 1-2 days
birding. Anyone familiar with any good locations nearby? Or a birding listserver
for that location?
Joe Weissman
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Subject: ADMIN: Was Re: Boston, Mass Places to
Bird
From: Steve Holzman <steve_holzman(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 9 May 2008 8:13am
There are many new members to this list and to birding listservs in general. Â
So I'd like to take this opportunity to point out a few sources of excellent
info.Â
Birding Listservs: One of the best compendiums is
http://www.birdingonthe.net/birdmail.html
It has subscription information and archives for (almost) all of the North
American lists. This should be the first website to visit when planning a
trip. It is usually 100% more effective to email the listserv of the place
you are visiting for information.Â
Honestly, I use Google for most everything these days. For example, googlingÂ
for the info Joe asked about brings up:
http://www.massbird.org/links/index.htm#Places which has a list of places to
bird in Boston.Â
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----- Original Message ----
From: "Joseph D. Weissman, M.D., Ph.D." <jdweissman(AT)NIMONITOR.COM>
To: GABO-L(AT)LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Sent: Friday, May 9, 2008 7:36:10 AM
Subject: [GABO-L] Boston, Mass Places to Bird
I will be travelling to Boston, Mass tomorrow and would like to spend 1-2 days
birding. Anyone familiar with any good locations nearby? Or a birding listserver
for that location?
Joe Weissman
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Subject: Chuck-Will's-Widow
From: Adrienne Myles <adriennemyles(AT)MAC.COM>
Date: 9 May 2008 8:44am
We heard a Chuck-Will's Widow the other night. I have not heard one
in my yard in about 7 years. Other birds I have had in the yard
recently are :
Blackpoll warbler
Cape May Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Scarlet Tanager-He has been singing for 10 days so I am thinking he
is staying!
Wood Thrush-Seems to be staying also.
Adrienne Myles
Social Site for Birders
http://www.birdwatcherbuddy.com
North Fulton County
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Subject: Arrowhead (Floyd County) 5/9/08
From: Dan Roper <RopersFive(AT)AOL.COM>
Date: 9 May 2008 9:23am
Ladies and Gents,
Arrived at Arrowhead this morning at 6:10 a.m. and birded for two hours.
Had a modest total of just 45 species, the best of which was a singing male
yellow warbler. The female hooded merganser with chicks continues to "hang
out"
at pond #11. Today she and six chicks - all now about 3/4ths full-size,
were repeatedly diving. Another female merganser was in pond #2 (she's been
there for better than a month, but I haven't seen any chicks with her in
weeks).
I didn't see the American bittern today. I did see it near dusk last
Saturday (5/3).
Work on the dam for the lake on the north side of the property continues. I
think they'll have that lake filled sometime this year. The addition of a
lake to the property ought to enhance waterfowl variety and numbers next
winter.
Regards,
Dan Roper
Armuchee (Floyd County), GA
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Subject: Possible Sora in Lilburn
From: D Hodgson <dhodgson(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: 9 May 2008 12:28pm
Yesterday afternoon I was in my back yard when a small bird ran from the bu=
shes and out the gate. I tried to follow with a camera to get a pic but co=
uldn't locate it.
I only got a brief view, but it looked liked a small rail. It was brownish=
and has what appeared to be a short, thick yellow beak with a blackish bas=
e. I have looked through my books and the only thing that I can find that =
has those features is a Sora. Is this possible? Likely? Any other specie=
s it could be?
Btw, my house is in a development and is not next to any wetlands or marshe=
s, but the county has been doing a lot of road construction about =BC mile =
away...including replacing the bridge over a nearby creek.
Any advice or comments would be appreciated.
Regards,
David Hodgson
Lilburn, GA
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Subject: White Morph Great Blue Heron near Titusville FL
From: D Hodgson <dhodgson(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: 9 May 2008 12:54pm
I just returned from a trip with my parents to the Titusville\Merritt Islan=
d area. While I realize this is not about a Georgia bird, I also know that=
many of you do go down to that area periodically. I managed to get over 1=
000 pics on the trip, but the highlight for me was finding a resident White=
Morph Great Blue Heron at the Viera Wetlands.
If anyone is interested in more specific information or directions, please =
let me know.
Regards,
David Hodgson
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Subject: Cochran Shoals Report 5/9/08
From: Ken Blankenship <kenhblankenship(AT)COMCAST.NET>
Date: 9 May 2008 9:44pm
I made it down to the The Shoals today for a while after work. I am hoping
tomorrow's ORAS Field Trip will turn up good news of the RED-SHOULDERED
HAWK family; the young have not been seen in several days but hopefully it
is just coincidence of timing and nothing worse. An active HAIRY
WOODPECKER nest was found today along the boardwalk in a dead branch.
Incredibly, the KING RAIL is still in the swamp/marsh TIK-TIK-TIK-ing
happily away as usual but never giving the slightest chance of a visual. A
family of EASTERN PHOEBES was found by Nathan Farnau near the boardwalk
entrance, and he also had a singing LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH on the riverbank
along the Philly Vireo Trail.
WODU Wood Duck 2
PBGR Pied-billed Grebe 1
GBHE Great Blue Heron 23
YCNH Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1
GRHE Green Heron 1
OSPR Osprey 1
RTHA Red-tailed Hawk 2
KIRA King Rail 1
SPSA Spotted Sandpiper 2
CHSW Chimney Swift 2
RTHU Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
BEKI Belted Kingfisher
RHWO Red-headed Woodpecker 1
HAWO Hairy Woodpecker 2
EAPH Eastern Phoebe 6
GCFL Great Crested Flycatcher 2
EAKI Eastern Kingbird 3
WEVI White-eyed Vireo 4
YTVI Yellow-throated Vireo 1
REVI Red-eyed Vireo 4
NRWS Northern Rough-winged Swallow 16
CLSW Cliff Swallow 2
BARS Barn Swallow 1
BGGN Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 16
EABL Eastern Bluebird 2
CEDW Cedar Waxwing 34
PIWA Pine Warbler 4
BLPW (fots) Blackpoll Warbler 1
AMRE American Redstart 1
LOWA Louisiana Waterthrush 1
COYE Common Yellowthroat 3
INBU Indigo Bunting 8
RWBL Red-winged Blackbird 10
OROR Orchard Oriole 1
AMGO American Goldfinch 21
Ken Blankenship
Marietta, GA (Cobb County)
http://www.wingsoverga.com
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