- RBA

* Georgia * Georgia statewide * October 21, 2000 * GAGA0010.21

- Birds mentioned

Franklin's Gull Lincoln's Sparrow Snow Goose Grasshopper Sparrow Vesper Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Clay-colored Sparrow [not found] Henslow's Sparrow [not found] Cedar Waxwing Cape May Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Tennessee Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Magnolia Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler

- Transcript

hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert date: October 21, 2000 number: 770-493-8862 to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com coverage: Statewide compiled: October 21, 2000 compiler: Jeff Sewell transcriber: James F. Flynn, Jr.

This is the Georgia Rare Bird Alert for Saturday night, October 21, 2000, Jeff Sewell reporting. This is an update to a report made earlier in the night.

Highlights of this report: a FRANKLIN'S GULL has been found again at South Beach Jekyll I; LINCOLN'S SPARROWS in two locations; a SNOW GOOSE; GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW in the Atlanta area; and several species of warblers from the Buford Fish Hatchery.

Earl Horn reported that he found a first winter FRANKLIN'S GULL at South Beach Jekyll I. late this afternoon. A first winter bird was reported from here about two weeks ago, so perhaps this is the same bird and it may be staying around.

Earl also found a LINCOLN'S SPARROW in Spalding Co.

No CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS or HENSLOW'S SPARROWS were re-found today at the Cochran Shoals Unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, despite an extensive search of the field near the restrooms for the past two days. Five CEDAR WAXWINGS were observed by Jeff Sewell.

Bob Zaremba and Rusty Trump reported GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW and six other common sparrow species from the Abbott's Bridge Unit of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area. The LINCOLN'S SPARROW found yesterday by Rusty was not located today. This Unit is located off of GA 120 between Duluth and Alpharetta. From the intersection of GA 120 (Abbott's Bridge Rd.) and Peachtree Industrial, there is a dirt road and a sign for the Abbott's Bridge Unit off to the left just before you get to the river. The birds were near the soccer field. The whole grassy area here was good for sparrows.

The LINCOLN'S SPARROW was located once again by Bob Zaremba, Rusty Trump and others at the Buford Fish Hatchery. This bird has been here for about a week. The Hatchery is located off of GA 20 in Forsyth Co. just west of the Chattahoochee River. Look for the Chattahoochee River Club subdivision (Riverview Drive) on the north side of GA 20. Drive into the subdivision and look for the sign to the Hatchery. Just as you enter the Hatchery on the left, there is a tree line that has hosted a little flock of warblers, including CAPE MAY WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, and off-and-on, a NASHVILLE WARBLER.

[No details of the SNOW GOOSE were provided on the tape.]

This concludes the current edition of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. Please note that the Fall 2000 meeting of Georgia Ornithological Society is coming to Statesboro on October 6-8. For information about the meeting and other information about the GOS visit our website at http://www.gos.org , or email us at information@gos.org. To join the GOS, send a check for $16 to GOS, P.O. Box 5825, Valdosta, GA 31603-5825.

-End transcript -- Jim Flynn Cumming, GA jflynn@america.net ******************* Georgia Ornithological Society http://www.gos.org/ *******************