Date:         Sun, 8 Oct 2000 21:17:25 -0400
Reply-To:     "James F. Flynn, Jr." <jflynn@AMERICA.NET>
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From:         "James F. Flynn, Jr." <jflynn@AMERICA.NET>
Subject:      Dodge/Wheeler/Telfair Cos. - 8Oct2000
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Earl Horn and I did a bit of birding in middle Georgia today, spending
most of our time in Dodge, Wheeler and Telfair Cos.  As with the rest of
the eastern US, it was particularly cool for most of the day, and quite
breezy at certain locations.

While we did not have anything real unusual, we found a lot of migrants,
including 16 species of warblers, Gray-cheeked Thrushes at several
locations, a couple of newly-arrived winter residents (Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker and Ruby-crowned Kinglet), and a very large flock of Black
Vultures (over 200 birds) on the Telfair side of Little Ocmulgee SP.

We started pre-dawn in eastern Pulaski Co., where we discovered a couple
of Eastern Screech-Owls and also had a few thrushes fly over.

We then moved in Dodge Co., again seeking owls, and finding a few
Eastern Screech-Owls, but no other species of owl.

After dawn broke, be birded in several areas in western Dodge Co.,
mostly along the county roads northwest of Eastman.  We also visited
Dodge Co. Public Fishing Area (located off of US341/US23 south of
Eastman).

From there, we left for Little Ocmulgee State Park on the
Wheeler/Telfair Co. line.  Although the lake here looks prime for
waterfowl, I guess it's just a little early, as we had only Pied-billed
Grebes.  There was also the aforementioned large flock of Black Vultures
kettling across the lake in Telfair Co.

From Little Ocmulgee, we birded a little in Telfair Co., and finally the
southern portion of Riverbend WMA in southwestern Laurens Co.  We
witnessed the first break in the clouds at the latter location, and
although there was very little bird activity, it was quite good for
butterflies.

Here are the results from today (most common permanent residents
omitted):
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Pulaski Co.
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Eastern Screech-Owl
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
Palm Warbler
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Dodge Co.
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Pied-billed Grebe
Anhinga
Great Blue Heron
Wood Duck
Red-shouldered Hawk
American Kestrel
Killdeer
Common Ground-Dove
Eastern Screech-Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Loggerhead Shrike
Fish Crow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Tennessee Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Indigo Bunting
----------------------------------------------------------
Dodge Co. Public Fishing Area
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Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Egret
Wood Duck
Mallard
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
Tennessee Warbler
Northern Parula
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Pine Warbler
----------------------------------------------------------
Little Ocmulgee S.P.-Wheeler/Telfair Cos.
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Pied-billed Grebe
Black Vulture
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Phoebe
swallow sps.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
Tennessee Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
Summer Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
----------------------------------------------------------
Telfair Co.
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Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Killdeer
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Loggerhead Shrike
White-eyed Vireo
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Magnolia Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
----------------------------------------------------------
Riverbend WMA, Laurens Co.
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Cooper's Hawk
Swainson's Thrush
Gray Catbird
Black-and-white Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
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Laurens Co.
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American Kestrel
Red-headed Woodpecker
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Take care.
--
Jim Flynn
Cumming, GA
jflynn@america.net
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