Date:         Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:47:17 -0500
Reply-To:     Nathan Farnau <natwan@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Georgia Birders Online <GABO-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Nathan Farnau <natwan@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Phinizy Swamp / Brickyard Ponds - 13 Nov 2011

It was a great day for waterfowl diversity in Augusta.  I birded Phinizy Swamp Nature Park and the
Merry Brothers Brickyard Ponds (8am-2:30pm)  17 species of waterfowl; 89 total species between
the two properties.

I've combined the two eBird lists - abbreviations: (B) for Brickyards, (P) for Phinizy

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 2 adults, 4 immatures; all together in impoundments at Phinizy
SNOW GOOSE 1 Blue morph, reported earlier from Phinizy
Canada Goose 25(B), 5(P)
Wood Duck 2 (P)
Gadwall 68 (B)
American Wigeon 27(B)
Mallard 26 (P), 14 (B)
Northern Shoveler 6 (B)
NORTHERN PINTAIL 1m, 1f (B)
Blue-winged Teal 43 all in impoundments at Phinizy
Green-winged Teal (American) 8 (P), 12 (B)
CANVASBACK 1f in huge raft of other Aythya ducks; in pond bisected by I-520 at Brickyards
Redhead 3m, 3f same raft
Ring-necked Duck 220, major component of that huge flock
GREATER SCAUP 2f, separate from others; round/ flat head; preening (showing white in primaries)
Lesser Scaup 45 (B)
Ruddy Duck 275 huge single-species group at Brickyards

Common Loon 4 (B) all in basic plumage
Pied-billed Grebe 38 (B) 37 (P)
Double-crested Cormorant 125 (B), 32 (P)
Anhinga 14 all at Brickyards
Great Blue Heron 18 (P)
Great Egret 24(B), 65 (P)
White Ibis 3 (B)

Wild Turkey 28, vocalizing in the woods at Phinizy
Turkey Vulture 2
Northern Harrier 1 (P)
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1 (P), 1 (B)
Sora 7, walking in the open at Phinizy
Common Gallinule 45
American Coot 1100 in massive strings at (B)

Killdeer 3
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 4
DUNLIN 16, the Brickyard flock has apparently grown from recent reports
Ring-billed Gull 6 (B)

Rock Pigeon 6, fly-overs
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-headed Woodpecker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 7
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 (P)
Downy Woodpecker 6
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 9
Pileated Woodpecker 6 (P)
Eastern Phoebe 15
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 8
Fish Crow 2
BARN SWALLOW 1, getting quite late for this species
Carolina Chickadee 15
Tufted Titmouse 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 13
House Wren 7
Winter Wren 3 (P)
Marsh Wren 6, vocal at Phinizy
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6 (P)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42 (P)
Eastern Bluebird 14

Hermit Thrush 4 (P)
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 1 (P)
Northern Mockingbird 6
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling 4 (P)
American Pipit 8, calling from the impoundments at Phinizy
Cedar Waxwing 6 (P)

Orange-crowned Warbler 2 (P)
Common Yellowthroat 12
Palm Warbler (Western) 8
Pine Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 22

Eastern Towhee 12
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 75
Swamp Sparrow 60
White-throated Sparrow 35

Northern Cardinal 35
Red-winged Blackbird 60
RUSTY BLACKBIRD 2, Phinizy; in the swamp between the parking lot and Visitor's Center
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 10

Nathan Farnau
East Atlanta (Dekalb County)

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