I know I'm not operating on a typical year schedule, but the first day I got out to bird in 08 was April 9th. I have a week an a half left to get seven species in order to hit my goal of 365 (nationwide) for the "year". A quick list of relatively possible birds includes: Purple Finch Lincoln's Sparrow Fox Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Le Conte's Sparrow Palm Warbler American Pipit Gray-cheeked Thrush Red-cockaded Woodpecker Horned Grebe Eastern Screech-Owl Sandhill Crane Greater Scaup Merlin Ruffed Grouse Pectoral Sandpiper Ross's Goose (there have been a few reports over the last couple of months, but I've hed no luck relocating it so far. Is it still around?)

I'm going to try and relocate Ken's Palms at Cochran Shoals as well as the Pectoral Sandpipers and Horned Grebes reported this weekend, but I don't know if I will be able to get out today or tomorrow. I'm a full time student and I also work 20+ hours a week so my time is pretty limited. If anyone knows where I can reliably find any of the above species within an hour's drive of Atlanta, I would appreciate any information you have. I have already seen the species listed on today's RBA this "year", and there's no way I could get down to the coastal plain or visit another state this week. Thanks for any replies/info.

Bill Blackburn Atlanta, Ga 404 626 7163

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