Date:         Mon, 19 May 2008 21:36:12 -0400
Reply-To:     Ken Blankenship <kenhblankenship@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Georgia Birders Online <GABO-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Ken Blankenship <kenhblankenship@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Cochran Shoals Report 5/19/08

The most exciting bird for me today was a MARSH WREN at the back of the
sparrow field, finally! I was playing Sora and a couple "small" rails on
the iPod, with the distant hope of finding something crazy out there in the
wet areas. In the background on Stokes is a Marsh Wren calling. Just as it
got to that part, I knew I heard an echo in the cattails. Sure enough, I
put my binos on some twitching foliage, there was that distinct
supercilium, and a rusty-toned skulker was peaking out, calling "chek-
chek... chek-chek." Just as I got to the observation deck on the river, one
of the OSPREYS came crashing down into the river and lifted off with a good-
sized trout, flopping like crazy but with no chance of getting loose from
those talons. An active RED-EYED VIREO nest was found along the river today.

WODU Wood Duck 3
GBHE Great Blue Heron 31
GRHE Green Heron 1
TUVU Turkey Vulture 10
OSPR Osprey 1
RTHA Red-tailed Hawk 1
KIRA King Rail 1
CHSW Chimney Swift 6
BEKI Belted Kingfisher 2
EAPH Eastern Phoebe 1
EAKI Eastern Kingbird 1
WEVI White-eyed Vireo 1
REVI Red-eyed Vireo 2
NRWS Northern Rough-winged Swallow 21
CLSW Cliff Swallow 1
BARS Barn Swallow 2
MAWR (fots) Marsh Wren 1
BGGN Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17
CEDW Cedar Waxwing
PIWA Pine Warbler 2
COYE Common Yellowthroat 2
INBU Indigo Bunting 1
RWBL Red-winged Blackbird 8
OROR Orchard Oriole 1
AMGO American Goldfinch 8


Ken Blankenship
Marietta, GA (Cobb County)
htt://www.wingsoverga.com

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