Georgia (Statewide) RBA
April 10, 2008
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RBA
* Georgia
* Georgia statewide
* April 10, 2008
* GAGA0804.10
- Birds Reported
RUFF (not seen)
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
UPLAND SANDPIPER
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
Leconte's Sparrow
Broad-winged Hawk
Purple Finch
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
date: April 10, 2008, 8:28 pm
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell AT mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: April 10, 2008
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Larry Russell
The following is a summary of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert (RBA) Saturday
evening telephone report, April 10, 2008. The RBA is a service of the
Georgia Ornithological Society. Jeff Sewell is the voice of the RBA.
The RUFF seen just across the border in South Carolina off of US17 has not
been re-located since the day after it was sighted on April 6th.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=11624
A flock, a =flock=, of YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDs were seen at a farm in
Montezuma, in Macon Co., just south of the Marshallville Sod Farms that many
of us are familiar with. They were reported to the RBA on April 9th, and
today three adult males, 2 adult females, and one possible immature male
were seen. They were seen around the barn on the property of Ruth Weaver,
at 338 Miller Rd. in Montezuma. She has give us permission to observe these
birds on her property, so please tell her how grateful you are that she is
allowing us access to her property.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=14721
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=11499
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=15421
Eight UPLAND SANDPIPERS were sighted at the Marshallville Sod Farms on April
10th.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=15421
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS are moving through the Atlanta area.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=13349
Three SWALLOW-TAILED KITEs were sighted in Tattnall Co. on April 7th and in
Effingham Co. on April 9th.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=10311
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=14624
A LECONTE'S SPARROW was spotted at Carter's Lake in Murray Co. on April 8th.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=12503
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=13128
A SURF SCOTER and 4 HORNED GREBEs were spotted at the Smith Reservoir in
Clayton Co. on April 8th.
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=12601
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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