Date: 9/1/25 11:13 am From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 1 Sep 25
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> *** Species Summary:
>
> Ring-necked Duck (3 Bartow)
> American Coot (1 Fannin)
> Limpkin (1 Clayton)
> Sandhill Crane (6 Macon)
> Black-necked Stilt (16 Dooly)
> American Golden-Plover (8 Macon, 2 Morgan)
> Short-billed Dowitcher (10 Dooly)
> Wilson's Phalarope (16 Dooly)
> Ruddy Turnstone (6 Macon)
> Stilt Sandpiper (1 Bartow)
> Buff-breasted Sandpiper (28 Macon, 1 Morgan)
> Least Sandpiper (8 DeKalb)
> Pectoral Sandpiper (1 DeKalb)
> Western Sandpiper (1 DeKalb)
> Common Tern (1 Hart)
> Wood Stork (1 McDuffie)
> Anhinga (1 Oglethorpe)
> White Ibis (3 Fulton)
> Glossy Ibis (4 Macon)
> Roseate Spoonbill (3 Fulton)
> Snowy Egret (1 Morgan)
> Swallow-tailed Kite (2 Oconee)
> Bald Eagle (1 Cobb, 1 DeKalb)
> Red-cockaded Woodpecker (3 Charlton)
> Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (1 Carroll, 1 DeKalb)
> Blue-headed Vireo (1 Morgan)
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1 Thomas)
> American Pipit (2 Macon)
> Bobolink (1 Effingham, 6 Macon)
> Tennessee Warbler (1 Cobb)
> Black-throated Blue Warbler (1 Chatham)
>
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Date: 8/29/25 3:03 pm From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 29 Aug 25
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> *** Species Summary:
>
> Greater White-fronted Goose (1 Whitfield)
> Ring-necked Duck (1 Bartow, 1 Paulding)
> Common Ground Dove (1 McDuffie)
> White-winged Dove (1 Lowndes)
> American Golden-Plover (1 Bartow)
> Upland Sandpiper (1 Chatham)
> Least Sandpiper (7 DeKalb)
> Pectoral Sandpiper (3 DeKalb)
> Western Sandpiper (7 DeKalb)
> Semipalmated Sandpiper (1 DeKalb)
> Black Tern (1 Hart)
> Horned Grebe (1 Hart)
> Wood Stork (1 McDuffie)
> Anhinga (2 Spalding)
> White Ibis (1 Fulton)
> Roseate Spoonbill (1 Fulton)
> Red-tailed Hawk (abieticola) (1 Chatham)
> Red-cockaded Woodpecker (1 Richmond)
> American Kestrel (1 DeKalb)
> Cedar Waxwing (1 Forsyth)
> Chipping Sparrow (1 Chatham)
> Lark Sparrow (1 Fulton)
> Orchard Oriole (1 Chatham)
> Tennessee Warbler (1 Cobb)
> Cerulean Warbler (1 Muscogee)
> Blackburnian Warbler (1 Richmond)
> Scarlet Tanager (1 Decatur)
>
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Date: 8/28/25 6:03 am From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 27 Aug 25
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> *** Species Summary:
>
> Ring-necked Duck (4 Bartow)
> Common Ground Dove (1 McDuffie)
> American Golden-Plover (1 Bartow)
> Stilt Sandpiper (1 Bartow)
> Dunlin (1 Glynn)
> Least Sandpiper (12 DeKalb)
> Western Sandpiper (13 DeKalb)
> Semipalmated Sandpiper (2 DeKalb, 1 Towns)
> Caspian Tern (1 Forsyth, 1 Hall)
> Black Tern (1 Hall)
> Wood Stork (5 Bartow, 1 McDuffie, 1 Spalding)
> Anhinga (1 Spalding)
> Tricolored Heron (1 Oconee)
> Snowy Egret (2 DeKalb)
> Swallow-tailed Kite (2 Tattnall)
> Northern Harrier (1 Glynn)
> Loggerhead Shrike (1 Bartow)
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1 DeKalb)
> Chipping Sparrow (1 Chatham)
> Bobolink (1 Effingham)
> Tennessee Warbler (1 Cobb)
> Cape May Warbler (1 Cobb)
> Wilson's Warbler (4 Fulton)
>
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> Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The report below shows observations of rare birds in Georgia. View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35569 > NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.
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Date: 8/25/25 6:27 am From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 25 Aug 25
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> *** Species Summary:
>
> Green-winged Teal (American) (1 Glynn)
> Ring-necked Duck (1 Bartow)
> Ruddy Duck (1 Glynn)
> Black-chinned Hummingbird (1 DeKalb)
> Sora (1 Rockdale)
> American Coot (2 Henry)
> Limpkin (3 Henry)
> Black-necked Stilt (4 Dooly)
> American Golden-Plover (2 Bartow)
> Short-billed Dowitcher (2 Bartow)
> Wilson's Phalarope (4 Dooly)
> Solitary Sandpiper (solitaria) (1 Gordon)
> Willet (1 Clarke)
> Stilt Sandpiper (1 Bartow)
> White-rumped Sandpiper (2 Macon)
> Least Sandpiper (4 DeKalb)
> Semipalmated Sandpiper (1 Clarke, 4 DeKalb)
> Caspian Tern (1 Wilkinson)
> Black Tern (1 Hart, 1 Murray)
> Forster's Tern (1 Burke, 1 Hart)
> Horned Grebe (1 Hart)
> Anhinga (1 Greene)
> White Ibis (3 Fulton, 1 Gordon)
> Roseate Spoonbill (3 Fulton)
> Tricolored Heron (3 Oconee)
> Western Cattle-Egret (1 Bartow)
> Mississippi Kite (9 Fulton)
> American Kestrel (3 Chatham)
> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (2 Newton)
> Blue-headed Vireo (1 DeKalb)
> Warbling Vireo (1 Oconee)
> Bachman's Sparrow (1 Putnam)
>
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Date: 8/23/25 4:23 pm From: Esther Stokes <00001df1e2c0634d-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: [GABO-L] Fall migration timing in northern Georgia
Eran,
This is the best (the only!) summary of fall migration dates in Georgia
that I have seen! So helpful! Thank you for taking the time to assimilate
all this info and share it with fellow birders!
Bird on!
Esther
On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM Eran Tomer <
<00001de85cdc9338-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> I am replying to the list since others may be interested too.
>
> Fall migration is complex because different bird types migrate on different
> schedules. It is also more prolonged than spring migration as birds aren't
> rushing to compete for territories and mates.
>
> Your post suggests you live in the Atlanta region. Here is the fall
> migration sequence for this area, which would also apply to much of
> northern Georgia. The timing differs somewhat further south and east, and
> even more along the coast. The information comes from an analysis I did
> last year using eBird and other data.
>
> Some individuals of various species arrive earlier or linger later than
> most, but the following applies to the decisive majority. In chronological
> order:
>
> POST-BREEDING DISPERSAL - not truly migration but many species start
> wandering the landscape after nesting, in late summer and into fall.
> Immature birds especially. These include Mississippi Kite, Swallow-tailed
> Kite, various waders (e.g. herons & egrets, Anhinga, White Ibis, Wood
> Stork, Roseate Spoonbill) and some songbirds. Early arrivals aside, this
> dispersal begins in the first week of July, peaks between July 15 and
> August 31, and continues to September 7. A few individuals remain later.
>
> SHOREBIRDS (plovers, sandpipers & relatives) - fall migration starts in
> earnest during the first week of August, increases to a peak from the last
> week in August through the second week in September, then declines but
> continues through the third week therein. As always, some individuals
> arrive slightly earlier or later.
>
> TERNS - Caspian Tern, Black Tern and Forster's Tern start arriving in the
> second week of August and more prominently in the third. Black Tern
> continues to September 14 while Caspian and Forster's migrate through the
> end of the month. Common Tern has a narrower fall migration window,
> September 8-30.
>
> COMMON NIGHTHAWK - migration starts in the last week of August and peaks in
> the first 2 weeks of September, the first especially. Then it drops
> sharply. Typically nighthawks start appearing about 2 - 2.5 hours before
> sunset and numbers increase towards nightfall. Please report any nighthawks
> you may see on eBird since this species has declined heavily over the past
> c. 20-25 years.
>
> BLUE-WINGED TEAL - this duck migrates differently from other waterfowl (see
> below). Fall peak is a protracted August 22 to October 31.
>
> HURRICANE BIRDS - not migration but fall is hurricane season, mostly in
> September and October but sometimes early November. These storms blow
> various seabirds and others far inland and off-course. So do weaker
> tropical storms to a lesser extent. If such weather hits, check your local
> water bodies when it's safe to do so. Our largest lakes, Lanier and
> Allatoona / Acworth, are probably best. Hurricanes displace other types of
> birds too so it is worthwhile to check different birding sites.
>
> LANDBIRDS (mostly songbirds, also cuckoos, raptors etc.) - some start
> migrating as early as late July but fall migration begins "for real" in the
> last week of August, accelerates in the first week of September, increases
> to a peak during the 3rd and 4th weeks of September, then declines but
> continues to the end of October. A few species, like Cooper's Hawk, migrate
> for another week. Sharp-shinned Hawk movement extends to mid-November, and
> Merlin and Northern Harrier all the way to mid-December.
>
> A very few species migrate slightly outside of this time frame, e.g. Bank
> Swallow, Blue-headed Vireo and Vesper Sparrow. So with any target species
> check the bar chart link below for precise timing.
>
> TURKEY VULTURE (and to a lesser extent Black Vulture) - fall passage begins
> c. October 15, peaks between October 22 and November 14, then declines to
> an end by November 21. Always impressive but all the more so if you can
> find a roost (I can recommend one in Sandy Springs) - masses of vultures
> swirling & streaming low overhead.
>
> WATERFOWL / WATERBIRDS - some species migrate through and others overwinter
> but still have peak passage windows alongside the migrants. Species mostly
> migrating but scarce in winter include Ross' Goose, Snow Goose, Greater
> White-fronted Goose, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Red-breasted
> Merganser, Red-throated Loon and Horned Grebe. Plus irregular species -
> very rare and not documented every year, e.g. Black Scoter and Eared Grebe.
>
> These species migrate from November 1, but especially November 15 through
> December 14, arriving with cold fronts pushing them south. Wintering
> waterfowl tend to arrive slightly earlier, from c. October 22 onwards, but
> arrivals increase much starting in mid-late November.
>
> SANDHILL CRANE - fall migration is concentrated from November 22 through
> December 14, but continues to December 21st. Some cranes occur later
> sporadically. Listen for their trademark, loud, rattling-trumpeting calls.
>
> ***
>
> For species-specific information, here is the greater Atlanta region's
> eBird bar chart:
>
>
> https://ebird.org/barchart?byr=1900&eyr=2025&bmo=1&emo=12&r=US-GA-015,US-GA-057,US-GA-063,US-GA-067,US-GA-077,US-GA-089,US-GA-097,US-GA-113,US-GA-117,US-GA-121,US-GA-135,US-GA-139,US-GA-151,US-GA-223,US-GA-247 >
> Next to each species you can click the jagged line icon for a precise line
> graph (move the cursor across it for dates), and the teardrop-shape icon
> for a map. It is imperative to study the graphs & maps closely to find
> target species.
>
> ***
>
> Please note birds migrate broadly so Kennesaw Mountain, for all its
> well-deserved fame, is but one site to visit (see eBird's Explore Hotspots
> feature - https://ebird.org/hotspots). Migrants occur not only in parks
> and
> other (semi)-natural locations but also in many urban / suburban woodlots,
> back yards and ponds. Vultures, cranes and nighthawks fly over heavily
> urbanized areas too.
>
> Also, migrants' passage relates closely to weather patterns, notably cold
> fronts and winds. Some days are much better than others so don't despair if
> some outings are unproductive. Vultures and Sandhill Cranes especially
> prefer specific flying conditions so their movements are concentrated into
> a few, separate days within their migration windows. Explore the Cornell
> Lab's Birdcast website for migration forecasts and alerts:
>
> https://birdcast.info/ >
> Finally, in fall young birds abound and many species are in drab plumage,
> some resembling others. They also don't vocalize much or at all. This calls
> for extra caution with identification. For example, immature Yellow-billed
> Cuckoos can have dark bills like Black-billed Cuckoo and immature Tree
> Swallows are brownish and can have a cross-breast band resembling Bank
> Swallow. If reporting a rarity, please describe how you determined the ID
> versus similar species and / or include a diagnostic photo.
>
> Good luck ! And please share with GABO any tips on birding Bartow Co.
> hotspots.
>
> Best regards,
>
> - Eran Tomer
> Atlanta, GA
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM John Call <
> <00001d961ce29ab9-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>
> > This is my first fall migration. When should I start going to Kennesaw
> Mtn
> > and when does it fade out? I have some days during the third week of
> > September. Is that a good time to go? Are there any led trips there? I'm
> > noticing on eBird that birds are being spotted at Kennesaw but I didn't
> > figure they were coming through yet.
> >
> > Also, somebody mentioned a "Bartow Birding Loop." I'm not far from there.
> > What is that loop exactly and what is the best way to bird it?
> >
> >
>
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Date: 8/23/25 4:15 pm From: becca ensley <000003584bfefd55-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: [GABO-L] Fall Migration - Kennesaw Mtn and Bartown Loop
I would love to have the directions for these locations too. It would be my first trips to these migration hot spots too!
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Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 8:44:30 AM
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Subject: [GABO-L] Fall Migration - Kennesaw Mtn and Bartown Loop
This is my first fall migration. When should I start going to Kennesaw Mtn
and when does it fade out? I have some days during the third week of
September. Is that a good time to go? Are there any led trips there? I'm
noticing on eBird that birds are being spotted at Kennesaw but I didn't
figure they were coming through yet.
Also, somebody mentioned a "Bartow Birding Loop." I'm not far from there.
What is that loop exactly and what is the best way to bird it?
Thanks,
John
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Date: 8/22/25 5:38 pm From: John Call <00001d961ce29ab9-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fall Meeting - Change Choice
This is my first year going to a GOS meeting. I looked on my confirmation and I have chosen the wrong trip for Friday. How do I get that fixed? I cannot see where to change it.
Thank you,
John
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Date: 8/22/25 3:55 pm From: Eran Tomer <00001de85cdc9338-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fall migration timing in northern Georgia
Hi John,
I am replying to the list since others may be interested too.
Fall migration is complex because different bird types migrate on different
schedules. It is also more prolonged than spring migration as birds aren't
rushing to compete for territories and mates.
Your post suggests you live in the Atlanta region. Here is the fall
migration sequence for this area, which would also apply to much of
northern Georgia. The timing differs somewhat further south and east, and
even more along the coast. The information comes from an analysis I did
last year using eBird and other data.
Some individuals of various species arrive earlier or linger later than
most, but the following applies to the decisive majority. In chronological
order:
POST-BREEDING DISPERSAL - not truly migration but many species start
wandering the landscape after nesting, in late summer and into fall.
Immature birds especially. These include Mississippi Kite, Swallow-tailed
Kite, various waders (e.g. herons & egrets, Anhinga, White Ibis, Wood
Stork, Roseate Spoonbill) and some songbirds. Early arrivals aside, this
dispersal begins in the first week of July, peaks between July 15 and
August 31, and continues to September 7. A few individuals remain later.
SHOREBIRDS (plovers, sandpipers & relatives) - fall migration starts in
earnest during the first week of August, increases to a peak from the last
week in August through the second week in September, then declines but
continues through the third week therein. As always, some individuals
arrive slightly earlier or later.
TERNS - Caspian Tern, Black Tern and Forster's Tern start arriving in the
second week of August and more prominently in the third. Black Tern
continues to September 14 while Caspian and Forster's migrate through the
end of the month. Common Tern has a narrower fall migration window,
September 8-30.
COMMON NIGHTHAWK - migration starts in the last week of August and peaks in
the first 2 weeks of September, the first especially. Then it drops
sharply. Typically nighthawks start appearing about 2 - 2.5 hours before
sunset and numbers increase towards nightfall. Please report any nighthawks
you may see on eBird since this species has declined heavily over the past
c. 20-25 years.
BLUE-WINGED TEAL - this duck migrates differently from other waterfowl (see
below). Fall peak is a protracted August 22 to October 31.
HURRICANE BIRDS - not migration but fall is hurricane season, mostly in
September and October but sometimes early November. These storms blow
various seabirds and others far inland and off-course. So do weaker
tropical storms to a lesser extent. If such weather hits, check your local
water bodies when it's safe to do so. Our largest lakes, Lanier and
Allatoona / Acworth, are probably best. Hurricanes displace other types of
birds too so it is worthwhile to check different birding sites.
LANDBIRDS (mostly songbirds, also cuckoos, raptors etc.) - some start
migrating as early as late July but fall migration begins "for real" in the
last week of August, accelerates in the first week of September, increases
to a peak during the 3rd and 4th weeks of September, then declines but
continues to the end of October. A few species, like Cooper's Hawk, migrate
for another week. Sharp-shinned Hawk movement extends to mid-November, and
Merlin and Northern Harrier all the way to mid-December.
A very few species migrate slightly outside of this time frame, e.g. Bank
Swallow, Blue-headed Vireo and Vesper Sparrow. So with any target species
check the bar chart link below for precise timing.
TURKEY VULTURE (and to a lesser extent Black Vulture) - fall passage begins
c. October 15, peaks between October 22 and November 14, then declines to
an end by November 21. Always impressive but all the more so if you can
find a roost (I can recommend one in Sandy Springs) - masses of vultures
swirling & streaming low overhead.
WATERFOWL / WATERBIRDS - some species migrate through and others overwinter
but still have peak passage windows alongside the migrants. Species mostly
migrating but scarce in winter include Ross' Goose, Snow Goose, Greater
White-fronted Goose, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Red-breasted
Merganser, Red-throated Loon and Horned Grebe. Plus irregular species -
very rare and not documented every year, e.g. Black Scoter and Eared Grebe.
These species migrate from November 1, but especially November 15 through
December 14, arriving with cold fronts pushing them south. Wintering
waterfowl tend to arrive slightly earlier, from c. October 22 onwards, but
arrivals increase much starting in mid-late November.
SANDHILL CRANE - fall migration is concentrated from November 22 through
December 14, but continues to December 21st. Some cranes occur later
sporadically. Listen for their trademark, loud, rattling-trumpeting calls.
***
For species-specific information, here is the greater Atlanta region's
eBird bar chart:
Next to each species you can click the jagged line icon for a precise line
graph (move the cursor across it for dates), and the teardrop-shape icon
for a map. It is imperative to study the graphs & maps closely to find
target species.
***
Please note birds migrate broadly so Kennesaw Mountain, for all its
well-deserved fame, is but one site to visit (see eBird's Explore Hotspots
feature - https://ebird.org/hotspots). Migrants occur not only in parks and
other (semi)-natural locations but also in many urban / suburban woodlots,
back yards and ponds. Vultures, cranes and nighthawks fly over heavily
urbanized areas too.
Also, migrants' passage relates closely to weather patterns, notably cold
fronts and winds. Some days are much better than others so don't despair if
some outings are unproductive. Vultures and Sandhill Cranes especially
prefer specific flying conditions so their movements are concentrated into
a few, separate days within their migration windows. Explore the Cornell
Lab's Birdcast website for migration forecasts and alerts:
Finally, in fall young birds abound and many species are in drab plumage,
some resembling others. They also don't vocalize much or at all. This calls
for extra caution with identification. For example, immature Yellow-billed
Cuckoos can have dark bills like Black-billed Cuckoo and immature Tree
Swallows are brownish and can have a cross-breast band resembling Bank
Swallow. If reporting a rarity, please describe how you determined the ID
versus similar species and / or include a diagnostic photo.
Good luck ! And please share with GABO any tips on birding Bartow Co.
hotspots.
Best regards,
- Eran Tomer
Atlanta, GA
On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM John Call <
<00001d961ce29ab9-dmarc-request...> wrote:
> This is my first fall migration. When should I start going to Kennesaw Mtn
> and when does it fade out? I have some days during the third week of
> September. Is that a good time to go? Are there any led trips there? I'm
> noticing on eBird that birds are being spotted at Kennesaw but I didn't
> figure they were coming through yet.
>
> Also, somebody mentioned a "Bartow Birding Loop." I'm not far from there.
> What is that loop exactly and what is the best way to bird it?
>
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Date: 8/20/25 4:27 pm From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 20 Aug 25
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>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Fulvous Whistling-Duck (1 Decatur)
> Ring-necked Duck (1 Bartow)
> Lesser Yellowlegs (3 DeKalb)
> Willet (1 Muscogee)
> Least Sandpiper (1 DeKalb)
> Blue-headed Vireo (1 Madison)
> Bachman's Sparrow (1 Richmond)
> Golden-winged Warbler (1 DeKalb)
> Blue-winged Warbler (1 Burke, 1 Richmond)
> Prothonotary Warbler (1 Cobb)
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Date: 8/20/25 10:55 am From: John Call <00001d961ce29ab9-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fall Migration - Kennesaw Mtn and Bartown Loop
This is my first fall migration. When should I start going to Kennesaw Mtn and when does it fade out? I have some days during the third week of September. Is that a good time to go? Are there any led trips there? I'm noticing on eBird that birds are being spotted at Kennesaw but I didn't figure they were coming through yet.
Also, somebody mentioned a "Bartow Birding Loop." I'm not far from there. What is that loop exactly and what is the best way to bird it?
Thanks,
John
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Date: 8/18/25 12:14 pm From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 18 Aug 25
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> Date: August 18, 2025 at 3:09:24 PM EDT
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>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Fulvous Whistling-Duck (1 Decatur)
> Northern Shoveler (1 Clayton)
> Ruddy Duck (1 Glynn)
> Purple Gallinule (1 Burke)
> Limpkin (3 Gwinnett)
> Sandhill Crane (1 Charlton)
> Semipalmated Plover (1 Spalding)
> Least Sandpiper (2 DeKalb)
> Pectoral Sandpiper (3 DeKalb)
> Semipalmated Sandpiper (2 DeKalb)
> Black Tern (1 Forsyth)
> Forster's Tern (1 Gwinnett, 1 Murray)
> Wood Stork (1 Clarke, 2 Spalding)
> Anhinga (2 Spalding)
> Roseate Spoonbill (1 Fulton)
> Tricolored Heron (1 Spalding)
> Snowy Egret (1 Gordon)
> Northern Harrier (1 Richmond)
> Mississippi Kite (4 Cobb, 1 Floyd, 2 Gordon, 1 Habersham)
> American Kestrel (1 Decatur, 1 Tift)
> Willow Flycatcher (1 Fulton)
> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (1 Gordon, 2 Newton)
> Veery (1 Richmond)
> Boat-tailed Grackle (westoni) (1 Decatur)
> Worm-eating Warbler (1 Bryan)
> Prothonotary Warbler (1 Floyd)
>
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Date: 8/15/25 7:49 am From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 15 Aug 25
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> Date: August 15, 2025 at 10:33:56 AM EDT
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>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Blue-winged Teal (1 Bartow, 1 Macon)
> Ring-necked Duck (2 Bartow)
> Semipalmated Plover (6 DeKalb, 1 Spalding)
> Willet (1 Decatur)
> Least Sandpiper (7 DeKalb)
> Pectoral Sandpiper (6 DeKalb)
> Semipalmated Sandpiper (7 DeKalb)
> Black Tern (1 Burke, 1 Forsyth, 1 Gwinnett, 1 Hart)
> Common Tern (1 Hart)
> Pied-billed Grebe (1 Cobb)
> Wood Stork (1 McDuffie, 2 Spalding)
> Anhinga (1 Spalding)
> Roseate Spoonbill (1 Hall)
> Tricolored Heron (1 Spalding)
> Snowy Egret (1 DeKalb)
> Western Cattle-Egret (1 Gordon)
> Mississippi Kite (3 Gordon)
> American Kestrel (1 Clay, 3 Dooly)
> Merlin (1 Tift)
> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (2 Gordon, 1 Newton)
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (1 Rabun)
>
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Date: 8/13/25 11:32 am From: John Call <00001d961ce29ab9-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Finding Target Birds
I started birding in October 2024 and have been blessed to get to do some trips out west and one on the coast this year. My current list is at 235 species. I would love to hit 300 before my first year is up but I'm not sure how to find the birds I need. I've seen a lot of the 'easy' ones for my area.
I live in north Ga and I assume I won't get to see enough new ones, even with the fall migration. If you were me, how would you go about finding the target birds? Between now and late October I'm just not sure where enough birds would be within good driving distance.
Thank you,
John
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Date: 8/13/25 8:37 am From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 13 Aug 25
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> Date: August 13, 2025 at 7:34:33 AM EDT
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>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Blue-winged Teal (1 Bartow)
> Ring-necked Duck (1 Walton)
> Common Ground Dove (1 McDuffie)
> Semipalmated Plover (5 DeKalb, 1 Walton)
> Least Sandpiper (5 DeKalb)
> Pectoral Sandpiper (5 DeKalb)
> Semipalmated Sandpiper (4 DeKalb)
> Black Tern (1 Bartow, 1 Lowndes)
> Common Tern (1 McDuffie)
> Wood Stork (1 McDuffie)
> Anhinga (1 McDuffie)
> Roseate Spoonbill (3 Hall)
> Black-crowned Night Heron (1 Hart)
> Western Cattle-Egret (1 Gordon)
> Mississippi Kite (1 Gordon)
> Red-cockaded Woodpecker (1 Charlton)
> American Kestrel (1 Muscogee)
> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (1 Gordon)
> Red Crossbill (1 White)
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Date: 8/13/25 5:20 am From: Malcolm Hodges <00001d796c9461ab-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Swallow-tailed Kites around Glennville
I see that our observation of 131 Swallow-tailed Kites northwest of Glennville is not showing up on eBird if you use the Explore function in the website (searching for Swallow-tailed Kite recent observations on the Large Map). Not sure why that is, but I wanted to give folks a little more information if they wanted to try for these birds.
Merriell Mike Durrence Rd. is an unpaved public road, and it's easy to pull off to the side (well out of the way of traffic!) to bird the watermelon field on the south side of the road. Here are the coordinates for the spot from which we birded: 32.015179, -81.971317
Noon to around 2 PM is probably prime time for the kites.
Yours, Malcolm Hodges Riverdale, Ga.
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Date: 8/11/25 7:58 am From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 11 Aug 25
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>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Blue-winged Teal (2 Glynn)
> Ring-necked Duck (2 Bartow, 1 Walton)
> Red-breasted Merganser (1 Rabun)
> Common Nighthawk (1 Cobb)
> Sandhill Crane (1 Terrell)
> Black-necked Stilt (2 Dooly)
> Semipalmated Plover (12 DeKalb, 1 Fulton)
> Least Sandpiper (14 DeKalb)
> Pectoral Sandpiper (9 DeKalb)
> Franklin's Gull (1 Burke)
> Forster's Tern (1 Burke, 1 Gilmer, 1 Murray)
> Anhinga (1 Hancock)
> White Ibis (7 Fulton)
> Roseate Spoonbill (7 Fulton)
> Turkey Vulture (Northern) (1 Camden)
> Swallow-tailed Kite (1 DeKalb, 1 Murray)
> Mississippi Kite (3 DeKalb)
> Short-tailed Hawk (1 Camden)
> American Barn Owl (1 McIntosh)
> Red-cockaded Woodpecker (2 Charlton)
> American Kestrel (1 Tift)
> Blue-headed Vireo (1 Paulding)
> Purple Martin (3 DeKalb, 6 Fulton)
> Chipping Sparrow (2 Chatham)
> Eastern Towhee (Red-eyed) (1 Chatham)
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The watermelon field south of Merriell Mike Durrence Rd, northwest of
Glennville, Tattnall Co., was productive for swallowtails again today. We
counted more than 130 between 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM, more active toward the
end when it started raining. The landowner drove by and chatted with us a
little—nice fellow.
Mal Hodges
Riverdale, Ga.
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Date: 8/6/25 11:02 pm From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 6 Aug 25
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> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Fulvous Whistling-Duck (2 Decatur)
> Ross's Goose (2 Decatur)
> Ring-necked Duck (1 Bartow, 3 Paulding)
> Limpkin (1 Dougherty)
> Semipalmated Plover (1 DeKalb, 1 Habersham)
> Least Sandpiper (3 DeKalb)
> Wood Stork (1 McDuffie)
> White Ibis (1 Fulton, 1 Gordon)
> Roseate Spoonbill (3 Fulton)
> Tricolored Heron (5 Clarke)
> Swallow-tailed Kite (1 Fulton, 1 Pickens)
> Mississippi Kite (1 Cobb)
> American Kestrel (1 Jeff Davis)
> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (1 Gordon)
> Louisiana Waterthrush (2 Bryan, 1 Chatham)
> Yellow Warbler (1 Bartow)
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Date: 8/5/25 6:40 am From: georgesmccall3 <00001d5057fcf57c-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] September 6 Tybee Pelagic
Good morning GABO,
It’s been a while. Hope you are all well.
I have a pelagic birding trip scheduled for September 5-6 (Friday-Saturday) with Reel ‘Em N Deep Sea Fishing Charters out of Tybee Island. We will leave from Lazaretto Creek at 9:00 PM Friday evening and return Saturday evening. We will make our way to Gulf Stream waters overnight and be in the stream at sunrise, spending much of the morning chumming in stream waters. On our way back to Tybee, we will hit two navy towers (likely R3 and R6).
We ran a similar trip in May and had success with Black-capped Petrels, Leach’s Storm-Petrels, and at least one Scopoli’s Shearwater in addition to some more common pelagic species like Bridled Tern, Sargasso Shearwater, Cory's Shearwater, and Wilson’s Storm-Petrel. Trip report here:
For the September trip, I’m planning to improve on our May results: more and oilier chum, more time in the stream, and greater water depth. In addition to birds seen in May, we are hoping for Band-rumped Storm-Petrel, Great Shearwater, Sooty Tern, Pomarine Jaeger, Parasitic Jaeger, and Red-necked Phalarope. September is also an excellent time of year to find rarer migrants like Arctic Tern, Sabine’s Gull, and Long-tailed Jager. Finally, September is historically one of the best months for Masked and Brown Boobies and Brown Noddies on the navy towers.
We have 14 open spots currently (out of 20 total). The final cost will be dependent on the number of attendees, so I can’t give a final figure yet but expect it to be in the neighborhood of $450.
There will be some room to sleep on the deck and I was able to catch a few zs on our way out to the stream in May. Regardless, this will be a fairly strenuous trip with little sleep and lots of sun, so please keep that in mind.
I hope you’ll join us for this expedition to one of the least-known but most exhilarating corners of Georgia birding. Sunrise on the Gulf Stream with arcing pterodroma flight is electric current in the veins.
Please email me at <georgesmccall3...> if you are interested.
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Date: 8/4/25 5:29 pm From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 4 Aug 25
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> Date: August 4, 2025 at 7:48:06 PM EDT
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> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Ring-necked Duck (1 Paulding)
> Northern Bobwhite (1 Bartow)
> Stilt Sandpiper (1 Bartow)
> Least Sandpiper (1 DeKalb)
> Semipalmated Sandpiper (2 DeKalb)
> Caspian Tern (1 Hall)
> Black Tern (1 Hall)
> Wood Stork (1 McDuffie)
> Anhinga (1 McDuffie)
> Roseate Spoonbill (4 Fulton)
> Yellow-crowned Night Heron (1 DeKalb)
> Little Blue Heron (1 Stephens)
> Swallow-tailed Kite (1 Clarke)
> Mississippi Kite (2 Gordon)
> Blue-headed Vireo (1 Morgan)
> Savannah Sparrow (1 Chatham)
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