Date: 5/8/25 6:35 pm From: robert emond <robert.emond2015...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 8 May 25
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> Date: May 8, 2025 at 8:44:19 PM EDT
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> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (1 McDuffie)
> Ring-necked Duck (1 Bartow, 2 Richmond)
> Black Scoter (1 Glynn)
> Red-breasted Merganser (1 Cherokee)
> Eurasian Collared-Dove (1 Cobb)
> Semipalmated Sandpiper (1 Fulton, 4 Gwinnett)
> Red-cockaded Woodpecker (1 Charlton, 1 Thomas)
> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (2 Glynn)
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (2 Whitfield)
> Brown Creeper (1 Early)
> Sedge Wren (1 Cherokee)
> Marsh Wren (1 Cherokee)
> Hermit Thrush (1 Clarke, 1 Clayton)
> Red Crossbill (1 Rabun)
> Chipping Sparrow (2 Chatham)
> White-throated Sparrow (1 Whitfield)
> Swamp Sparrow (1 Cherokee, 1 DeKalb, 1 Gwinnett)
> Baltimore Oriole (2 Early)
> Boat-tailed Grackle (2 Richmond)
> Prothonotary Warbler (1 Floyd)
> Nashville Warbler (1 Gwinnett)
> Cape May Warbler (1 Chatham)
> Magnolia Warbler (1 Muscogee)
>
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Dear Georgia birders, especially in the Columbus area,
I'm trying to reach Walter Calhoun to ask his permission to use his superb owl photo in the winter 24-25 "From the Field" column in *The Oriole*. Walter, if you see this, please contact me at <mhodges1957...>, and if someone has his email, please forward this to him.
Thanks, Malcolm Hodges Riverdale, Ga.
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Date: 5/6/25 4:14 pm From: robert emond <robert.emond2015...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 5 May 25
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>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Northern Shoveler (3 Dooly)
> American Wigeon (1 Muscogee)
> Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) (1 Gwinnett)
> Ring-necked Duck (1 Bartow, 4 Richmond)
> Semipalmated Plover (2 Habersham)
> Long-billed Dowitcher (3 Glynn)
> Stilt Sandpiper (1 Glynn)
> Glossy Ibis (3 Dougherty)
> Little Blue Heron (1 Cherokee)
> Sharp-shinned Hawk (2 Clarke, 1 Laurens, 1 McIntosh)
> Northern Harrier (1 Glynn)
> Bald Eagle (1 Cobb)
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1 Gwinnett)
> Red-cockaded Woodpecker (3 Jasper)
> Hairy Woodpecker (1 Liberty)
> American Kestrel (1 Hall)
> Warbling Vireo (3 Clarke)
> Bank Swallow (1 Clarke, 1 Muscogee, 3 Richmond)
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2 Clarke)
> Northern House Wren (1 Early)
> Sedge Wren (3 Cherokee)
> Marsh Wren (2 Cherokee, 1 Gwinnett)
> American Pipit (2 Habersham)
> Red Crossbill (1 Cobb)
> Bachman's Sparrow (3 Jasper)
> Grasshopper Sparrow (2 White)
> Dark-eyed Junco (1 Fulton)
> Nelson's Sparrow (2 Glynn)
> Swamp Sparrow (1 McIntosh, 3 Monroe)
> Bobolink (2 DeKalb, 2 Habersham)
> Common Grackle (Florida/Purple) (1 Monroe)
> Boat-tailed Grackle (4 Richmond)
> Blue-winged Warbler (1 Lowndes)
> Prothonotary Warbler (2 Stephens)
> Connecticut Warbler (7 Clarke)
> Magnolia Warbler (2 Glynn)
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (1 Richmond)
>
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Date: 5/5/25 4:49 pm From: John Call <watercarving...> Subject: Re: [GABO-L] Kennesaw Mountain This Week
He may still go. If you didn't go there where would you go to catch up with
the birds that are migrating?
John
On Mon, May 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM Alex van de Sandt <alex...> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> We had a group field trip this past weekend with Birds Georgia. Not a
> super high species count but we did get some awesome warblers and thrushes.
> Unfortunately we were under pressure from severe weather coming in (which
> also probably affected how many birds we saw) so we couldn't explore as
> thoroughly as we wanted. Here's my checklist from that day:
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S232466261 >
> There should still be plenty of migrants up there this week! It's worth it
> just for the incredible views anyway. We made it to the top of the mountain
> road and heard plenty of birds throughout the walk. I strongly recommend
> going early in the morning as that's when the birds are usually the most
> active. I'm sure he'd come across other birders on the weekend but I don't
> personally know of any organized trips. Good luck to him!
>
> --
> Alex van de Sandt
> <alex...>
>
>
>
>
> May 5, 2025, 11:43 AM by <watercarving...>:
>
> I have a friend who started birding this year. He is hoping to go to
> Kennesaw Mtn later this week.
>
> 1. Is this still a good time to go or has the migration passed on from
> there?
> 2. If he goes, where exactly is the best place to see birds, especially
> warblers?
> 3. I assume morning, but will there be other birders there? I think he
> would like to tag along with some folks who know what they are doing.
>
>
>
> --
>
> --------------
> John
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Date: 5/5/25 1:44 pm From: Alex van de Sandt <00001a4003aee9d1-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: [GABO-L] Kennesaw Mountain This Week
Hi John,
We had a group field trip this past weekend with Birds Georgia. Not a super high species count but we did get some awesome warblers and thrushes. Unfortunately we were under pressure from severe weather coming in (which also probably affected how many birds we saw) so we couldn't explore as thoroughly as we wanted. Here's my checklist from that day: https://ebird.org/checklist/S232466261
There should still be plenty of migrants up there this week! It's worth it just for the incredible views anyway. We made it to the top of the mountain road and heard plenty of birds throughout the walk. I strongly recommend going early in the morning as that's when the birds are usually the most active. I'm sure he'd come across other birders on the weekend but I don't personally know of any organized trips. Good luck to him!
--
Alex van de Sandt
<alex...>
May 5, 2025, 11:43 AM by <watercarving...>:
> I have a friend who started birding this year. He is hoping to go to
> Kennesaw Mtn later this week.
>
> 1. Is this still a good time to go or has the migration passed on from
> there?
> 2. If he goes, where exactly is the best place to see birds, especially
> warblers?
> 3. I assume morning, but will there be other birders there? I think he
> would like to tag along with some folks who know what they are doing.
>
>
>
> --
>
> --------------
> John
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Date: 5/5/25 8:43 am From: John Call <watercarving...> Subject: [GABO-L] Kennesaw Mountain This Week
I have a friend who started birding this year. He is hoping to go to Kennesaw Mtn later this week.
1. Is this still a good time to go or has the migration passed on from there? 2. If he goes, where exactly is the best place to see birds, especially warblers? 3. I assume morning, but will there be other birders there? I think he would like to tag along with some folks who know what they are doing.
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I was fortunate a couple of weeks ago to have a male painted bunting at my feeder for a day. And each day for the past couple of weeks I’ve had a male blue grosbeak at the fillet. This is weird - he just flew in for dinner! He’s so pretty. Hope I get a rose-breasted grosbeak soon.
Jayne Reichert
South Bryan Co
> On Apr 29, 2025, at 09:37, Patricia Hagler <00001a31b2d57c8c-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>
> Me too! First time at my feeder in Alpgaretta, GA
> Beautiful birds!
> Patty
>
>> On Apr 29, 2025, at 9:35 AM, Patricia Pepper <patriciapepper9...> wrote:
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>> From: Patricia Pepper <patriciapepper9...>
>> Date: Tue, Apr 29, 2025, 9:21 AM
>> Subject: Grosbeaks
>> To: GABO <gabo-l...>
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>>
>> Had a male and female Rose-breasted Grosbeak at my feeder this morning.
>> Pat Pepper
>> Acworth, Paulding Co.
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Me too! First time at my feeder in Alpgaretta, GA
Beautiful birds!
Patty
> On Apr 29, 2025, at 9:35 AM, Patricia Pepper <patriciapepper9...> wrote:
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> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
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> Date: Tue, Apr 29, 2025, 9:21 AM
> Subject: Grosbeaks
> To: GABO <gabo-l...>
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>
> Had a male and female Rose-breasted Grosbeak at my feeder this morning.
> Pat Pepper
> Acworth, Paulding Co.
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From: Patricia Pepper <patriciapepper9...>
Date: Tue, Apr 29, 2025, 9:21 AM
Subject: Grosbeaks
To: GABO <gabo-l...>
Had a male and female Rose-breasted Grosbeak at my feeder this morning.
Pat Pepper
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Date: 4/28/25 5:03 am From: robert emond <robert.emond2015...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 28 Apr 25
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>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Fulvous Whistling-Duck (3 McIntosh)
> Northern Shoveler (2 Dooly, 6 Glynn)
> Gadwall (2 Dooly)
> Ring-necked Duck (2 Bryan)
> Hooded Merganser (1 Clarke)
> Red-breasted Merganser (1 Fulton)
> Northern Bobwhite (2 Jones)
> Common Ground Dove (1 Richmond)
> White-winged Dove (1 Early, 1 Lowndes)
> Chuck-will's-widow (5 DeKalb, 7 Fulton)
> Virginia Rail (1 Floyd)
> Long-billed Dowitcher (2 Dooly, 9 Glynn)
> Stilt Sandpiper (1 Bartow)
> Dunlin (1 Bartow)
> White-rumped Sandpiper (1 Bartow, 2 Muscogee)
> Great Black-backed Gull (4 Glynn)
> Glaucous Gull (1 Glynn)
> Eared Grebe (1 Glynn)
> Anhinga (5 Clarke)
> Glossy Ibis (1 Richmond)
> Little Blue Heron (1 Cherokee)
> American White Pelican (1 Clarke)
> Swallow-tailed Kite (1 Butts)
> American Barn Owl (American) (5 Clarke)
> American Barn Owl (3 McIntosh)
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1 McIntosh)
> Red-cockaded Woodpecker (2 Jasper, 2 Jones)
> Golden-crowned Kinglet (1 Cobb)
> Winter Wren (1 Gwinnett)
> Sedge Wren (1 Cherokee, 2 DeKalb, 2 Fulton)
> Hermit Thrush (1 Muscogee)
> Hooded Oriole (1 Fayette)
> Prothonotary Warbler (2 Floyd)
> Swainson's Warbler (12 Fulton)
> Wilson's Warbler (1 Fulton)
>
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>
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Date: 4/25/25 6:23 am From: robert emond <robert.emond2015...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 25 Apr 25
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>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Greater Scaup (1 Fannin)
> Lesser Scaup (1 Fannin)
> Red-breasted Merganser (1 Fannin)
> Northern Bobwhite (2 Jones)
> Limpkin (1 Dougherty)
> Long-billed Dowitcher (1 Dooly, 2 Glynn)
> Wilson's Snipe (1 Fulton)
> Dunlin (1 Bartow)
> White-rumped Sandpiper (3 Gwinnett)
> Laughing Gull (2 Clarke)
> Glaucous Gull (1 Glynn)
> Caspian Tern (1 Fannin, 1 Murray)
> Forster's Tern (1 Cobb, 1 Fannin)
> Horned Grebe (1 Fannin)
> Common Loon (1 Cobb)
> American Barn Owl (3 McIntosh)
> Red-cockaded Woodpecker (2 Jones)
> Common Raven (1 Murray)
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (1 Murray)
> Veery (1 Whitfield)
> Hermit Thrush (1 Lumpkin)
> Bachman's Sparrow (3 Camden, 1 Richmond)
> Magnolia Warbler (1 Lumpkin)
>
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> From: <ebird-alert...>
> Date: April 21, 2025 at 7:37:43 PM EDT
> To: <robert.emond2015...>
> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (1 Stewart)
> Gadwall (2 Clayton)
> Green-winged Teal (1 Glynn)
> Ruddy Duck (1 Fayette)
> Chuck-will's-widow (1 Fulton)
> Eastern Whip-poor-will (1 Crawford)
> Limpkin (1 Cook, 1 McIntosh)
> Sandhill Crane (1 DeKalb, 2 Gwinnett)
> Long-billed Dowitcher (1 Burke)
> Wilson's Snipe (1 Fulton)
> Willet (1 Fannin)
> Horned Grebe (1 Fannin)
> Tricolored Heron (1 Stewart)
> Snowy Egret (2 Clayton, 1 DeKalb)
> Bald Eagle (1 DeKalb)
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1 Laurens)
> Red-cockaded Woodpecker (2 Jasper, 1 Richmond)
> Merlin (1 Oconee)
> Eastern Phoebe (1 Glynn)
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (1 Whitfield)
> Sedge Wren (1 Clarke, 4 DeKalb)
> Bachman's Sparrow (1 Richmond)
> Dark-eyed Junco (1 Clarke)
> Song Sparrow (1 Early, 2 Laurens)
> Boat-tailed Grackle (1 Richmond)
> Prothonotary Warbler (1 Floyd)
> Swainson's Warbler (2 DeKalb)
> Tennessee Warbler (3 Bartow, 1 Gilmer)
>
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I have noticed a rapid increase of migrants over the past two days. Yesterday Merlin "ID" Cape May Warbler singing in the yard; never did find (a bird I cannot hear). Today Merlin had Cape May. Cedar Waxwing, and Bay-breast. Did find a Cape May this time and a pair of Cedar Waxwings, but could not find a Bay-breasted Warbler. The front may push birds this way and have them sit down. Good time to get out. Jim McDermott, Cherokee
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Date: 4/19/25 1:15 am From: robert emond <robert.emond2015...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 18 Apr 25
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> Date: April 18, 2025 at 3:10:12 PM EDT
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> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Redhead (2 Lowndes)
> White-winged Scoter (1 Muscogee)
> Hooded Merganser (1 Clarke)
> Red-breasted Merganser (1 Fannin)
> Common Ground Dove (1 Jones)
> Chuck-will's-widow (3 Fulton)
> Eastern Whip-poor-will (1 Crawford)
> Limpkin (1 Glynn, 1 Seminole)
> Sandhill Crane (2 Charlton)
> Upland Sandpiper (1 Habersham)
> Long-billed Dowitcher (2 Glynn)
> Caspian Tern (2 Hall)
> Little Blue Heron (1 DeKalb)
> Bald Eagle (1 DeKalb)
> Red-cockaded Woodpecker (2 Charlton, 2 Jasper, 1 Jones)
> Eastern Wood-Pewee (1 Bryan)
> Bank Swallow (1 Rabun)
> Swainson's Thrush (1 Muscogee)
> Bachman's Sparrow (1 Jones)
> Baltimore Oriole (1 Union)
> Swainson's Warbler (1 DeKalb, 2 Floyd)
> Cape May Warbler (3 Chatham)
> Magnolia Warbler (1 Floyd)
>
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> From: <ebird-alert...>
> Date: April 16, 2025 at 12:15:50 PM EDT
> To: <robert.emond2015...>
> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Northern Shoveler (1 Muscogee)
> Blue-winged Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid) (1 Clayton)
> Black Scoter (1 Camden)
> Chuck-will's-widow (1 Fulton)
> King Rail (1 Muscogee, 1 Ware)
> Purple Gallinule (1 McIntosh)
> Limpkin (1 Cook, 1 Dougherty, 1 Glynn, 1 Henry)
> Sandhill Crane (1 Charlton, 1 Gwinnett, 2 Ware)
> Long-billed Dowitcher (1 Glynn)
> Wilson's Snipe (1 Fulton)
> Least Tern (2 Grady)
> Magnificent Frigatebird (1 Columbia)
> Anhinga (1 Jasper)
> American Bittern (3 Clayton, 1 Muscogee)
> Mississippi Kite (1 Camden, 2 Chatham, 1 Jackson)
> American Barn Owl (1 Dougherty)
> Red-cockaded Woodpecker (2 Jasper, 1 Jones)
> Veery (3 Chatham)
> Red Crossbill (1 Murray)
> Bullock's Oriole (3 Dougherty)
> Boat-tailed Grackle (1 Richmond)
> Blue-winged Warbler (1 Camden)
> Cape May Warbler (1 Chatham)
> Chestnut-sided Warbler (1 Pickens)
> Scarlet Tanager (1 Chatham)
>
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Date: 4/16/25 5:28 am From: Melanie Vickers <melanievickers11...> Subject: [GABO-L] Injured Sandhill crane in Rabun
There is a lone Sandhill crane in Rabun County that is missing much of its
left leg and foot. I’ve contacted a few rehabbers with no luck. Any
suggestions as to how to help this bird? He is foraging in the field and
I’ve seen it fly short distances.
I’ve posted photo of it in eBird.
Melanie Vickers
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Date: 4/12/25 3:24 pm From: Melanie Vickers <melanievickers11...> Subject: [GABO-L] Sandhill Crane in Rabun County, GA
Hello Birders, I spotted a lone sandhill crane today in a field in Rabun County. I've never seen one here before - flying over or on the ground. I've checked on the bird several times today and it has not left the field. I was able to get a little closer this afternoon with my longer lens camera and it appears the crane is missing part of his left leg and foot. I'll post the photo on eBird. Is there anything that can be done for this poor bird? Melanie Vickers Rabun County, GA
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Date: 4/12/25 12:48 pm From: HR Parks <hrparks...> Subject: Re: [GABO-L] Mystery bird in SW Harris County-UPDATE
Thanks to everyone who responded. I really appreciate folks taking the time
to help. Most responses so far agree that the mystery bird is a FEMALE
COWBIRD. I have spent the last hour scrolling through online photos of
those birds. Most do NOT resemble my bird, but - a surprise to me - a few
did. This is my day to have egg on my face and to learn more about
identifying female cowbirds, including what they eat. I had given up
feeding sunflower seeds and millet. Instead I was feeding dried
mealworms in the BirdBuddy and unwittingly attracting them. Over a long
life, I have lived many places and fed birds in all of them without having
cowbirds visit, so I was shocked to have to deal with them here. It's never
too late to learn.
If anyone still wants to comment or view either my original pics or the
online photos I saved, please email me privately.
Thanks again.
May your birds be many and varied, and may none of them be cowbirds.
Eve
On Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM HR Parks <hrparks...> wrote:
> Hello, Fellow Birders,
> At my BirdBuddy this week, I had a mystery bird with a lot of pale yellow
> on it. Bird Buddy identified it as a brown-Headed Cowbird, Which seems
> Totally wrong to me. When I tried the Merlin photo ID, it also said
> brown-headed cowbird. But, nothing about the bird looks like a cowbird to
> me. Wrong shape, wrong color, wrong beak.
>
> The bird has a lot of yellow on it, including a yellow throat with black
> marks on each side of the throat. It appears to be Oriole-sized with an
> Oriole-shaped body and beak. The breast is rather heavily straight, but not
> darkly so.
>
> If anyone has any ideas or would like to see the pictures, please email me
> privately, and I will send you the photos, including a video. I’d be
> grateful for any help. Thanks much.
> Eve Parks
> Fortson, Georgia
>
>
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Date: 4/11/25 7:13 pm From: HR Parks <hrparks...> Subject: [GABO-L] Mystery bird in SW Harris County
Hello, Fellow Birders,
At my BirdBuddy this week, I had a mystery bird with a lot of pale yellow
on it. Bird Buddy identified it as a brown-Headed Cowbird, Which seems
Totally wrong to me. When I tried the Merlin photo ID, it also said
brown-headed cowbird. But, nothing about the bird looks like a cowbird to
me. Wrong shape, wrong color, wrong beak.
The bird has a lot of yellow on it, including a yellow throat with black
marks on each side of the throat. It appears to be Oriole-sized with an
Oriole-shaped body and beak. The breast is rather heavily straight, but not
darkly so.
If anyone has any ideas or would like to see the pictures, please email me
privately, and I will send you the photos, including a video. I’d be
grateful for any help. Thanks much.
Eve Parks
Fortson, Georgia
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Hello - I had a beautiful male painted bunting in all his glory! Yesterday we were blessed with a blue grosbeak. Welcome, Spring!
Jaynne Reichert
South Bryan Co
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Date: 4/11/25 5:49 am From: robert emond <robert.emond2015...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 11 Apr 25
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> Date: April 11, 2025 at 5:18:40 AM EDT
> To: <robert.emond2015...>
> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Black Scoter (1 Glynn)
> Common Ground Dove (2 Clarke)
> Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1 Ware)
> Sandhill Crane (1 Charlton)
> American Golden-Plover (1 Glynn)
> Upland Sandpiper (2 Catoosa)
> Caspian Tern (1 Walker)
> Forster's Tern (1 Hall)
> Glossy Ibis (1 Miller)
> Northern Harrier (1 DeKalb)
> Red-cockaded Woodpecker (3 Charlton, 1 Muscogee)
> Eastern Wood-Pewee (1 Whitfield)
> Acadian Flycatcher (1 Hall)
> Western Kingbird (1 Chatham)
> Golden-crowned Kinglet (1 Cobb, 1 Walker)
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (1 Carroll)
> Gray Catbird (1 Lumpkin)
> Song Sparrow (1 Camden)
> Yellow-breasted Chat (1 Camden)
> Bullock's Oriole (2 Dougherty)
> Baltimore Oriole (3 Clarke, 1 Fayette)
> Boat-tailed Grackle (1 Jenkins)
> Northern Waterthrush (5 DeKalb, 1 Fayette)
> Swainson's Warbler (1 Rabun)
> Tennessee Warbler (1 DeKalb)
> Magnolia Warbler (1 Fulton)
> Summer Tanager (1 Dade)
>
> ---------------------------------------------
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>
> eBird encourages our users to bird safely, responsibly, and mindfully. Please follow the recommendations of your local health authorities and respect any active travel restrictions in your area. For more information visit: https://ebird.org/news/please-bird-mindfully
Robert Emond
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Date: 4/9/25 3:09 am From: robert emond <robert.emond2015...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 9 Apr 25
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> Date: April 9, 2025 at 2:38:27 AM EDT
> To: <robert.emond2015...>
> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Snow Goose (1 Pickens)
> Mallard x Mottled Duck (hybrid) (2 Glynn)
> Green-winged Teal (2 Glynn)
> Greater Scaup (1 Glynn)
> Lesser Scaup (1 Floyd, 1 Murray)
> Common Ground Dove (1 Clarke, 1 McDuffie)
> Yellow-billed Cuckoo (5 Chatham, 1 Glynn)
> King Rail (3 Muscogee)
> Long-billed Dowitcher (2 Glynn)
> Wilson's Snipe (1 Fulton)
> Eared Grebe (2 Glynn)
> American Bittern (3 Muscogee)
> Snowy Egret (2 Fannin)
> Western Cattle-Egret (3 Bartow)
> American White Pelican (2 Crawford)
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1 White)
> Red-cockaded Woodpecker (4 Charlton, 2 Chattahoochee)
> Hairy Woodpecker (1 Liberty)
> Loggerhead Shrike (1 Clarke)
> Golden-crowned Kinglet (1 Barrow, 1 Clarke)
> Bachman's Sparrow (2 Camden)
> Yellow-breasted Chat (2 Glynn)
> Orchard Oriole (1 Bartow)
> Bullock's Oriole (1 Dougherty)
> Baltimore Oriole (1 Clarke)
> Rusty Blackbird (1 Chatham)
> Northern Waterthrush (1 Muscogee, 1 Oconee)
> Swainson's Warbler (1 Floyd)
> Black-throated Blue Warbler (1 Dawson)
> Summer Tanager (1 Catoosa)
> Blue Grosbeak (2 Glynn)
> Indigo Bunting (1 DeKalb)
>
> ---------------------------------------------
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>
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