Date:         Tue, 13 Feb 2001 22:06:06 EST
Reply-To:     Roam2bird@CS.COM
Sender:       Georgia Birders Online <GABO-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Mark N. Freeman" <Roam2bird@CS.COM>
Subject:      rough-legged hawk(no), killdeer
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After work both yesterday and today between 5-6pm I went out to look for the
rough-legged hawk seen Sunday  near Colbert. I wasn't able to find it after
searching along Holly Creek Church Road and Moores Lane, but  I didn't have a
spotting scope and on Monday the rainy weather wasn't helpful. On today's
attempt I did see large numbers of killdeer among the many robins and
meadowlarks in the pasture directly across from the Holly Creek Baptist
Church. I counted 208 killdeer in one small area of the pasture. I've never
seen so many together like that. Is this an unusually high number?

Mark N. Freeman
Athens, GA
roam2bird@cs.com
mfreeman@saa.ars.usda.gov