South Georgia/ North Florida Rare Bird Alert

Date: 9 January 1999

Phone: 912-244-9190 (for taped message and to report sightings) Valdosta, GA Compiler/Transcriber: Brad Bergstrom <bergstrm@valdosta.edu> (Note: this e-mail includes only the coastal-plain portion of the Georgia statewide sightings on the phone message). Asst. Compiler/Telephone Message: Lilla Kate Hart Coverage: Coastal Plain of Georgia; north Florida Sponsor: Georgia Ornithological Society

- RBA * S. Georgia/ N. Florida * January 9, 1999 * GASO9901.09 * FLNO9901.09

SPECIES FEATURED

Sandhill Crane Greater White-fronted Goose American Black Duck White-winged Scoter American Woodcock Bonaparte's Gull Franklin's Gull White-winged Dove Eastern Kingbird Bell's Vireo Black-throated Blue Warbler Prairie Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Henslow's Sparrow Rusty Blackbird

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Glynn Co., Georgia ------------------ A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was reported Dec. 27 off the picnic area at the south end of Jekyll (TR)

A LINCOLN'S SPARROW was seen Jan. 2 north of the Brunswick/Glynn County Fairgrounds and southwest of the intersection of Golden Isles Parkway and Cypress Mill Road/Community Road in a brushpile in a cleared area; also, a male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER was seen on the north side of the Fairgrounds entrance road, about halfway between Altama Ave. and the Fairgrounds in a wax myrtle (DL,MH).

A PRAIRIE WARBLER was seen Jan. 2 on the campus of SE Georgia Community College west of the pond (DL,MH).

Macon area, Georgia ------------------- Approx. 50 SANDHILL CRANEs were seen flying over the NW part of the Macon area on Dec. 30 (MS).

Hamilton Co., Florida --------------------- A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was seen at the PCS phosphate mines Jan. 1 (KA).

Leon Co., Florida ----------------- On Dec. 31, 3 BONAPARTE'S GULLs were found at Springhill Rd. sewage treatment plant. An immature GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was found at Southeast Farm, Tram Rd. sewage treatment facility (GM).

Some highlights of the Tallahassee area CBC on Jan. 1 were 2 adult BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONs at Sunset Landing; 3 EASTERN KINGBIRDs remaining at the U.S. 27 North boat landing; 1 BELL'S VIREO and 1 HENSLOW'S SPARROW in the Lake Lafayette area; 1 FRANKLIN'S GULL at Meginnis Arm; and 1 PEREGRINE FALCON in the Killearn area. Count week birds also reported were 5 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKs and 2 SANDHILL CRANEs in the Lake Lafayette area (fide GM,FR).

Franklin Co., Florida --------------------- During the Appalachicola CBC on Dec. 28, 1 FRANKLIN's GULL and 30 WHITE-WINGED DOVEs were among birds seen at St. Vincent NWR (GM, SB).

Gulf Co., Florida ----------------- An AMERICAN WOODCOCK was flushed during the Port St. Joe CBC on Dec. 29 (GM, SB).

Observers: Kristi Avera (KA), Scott Borderieux (SB), Malcolm Hodges (MH), Darrell Lee (DL), Gail Menk (GM), Tom Rogers (TR), Fran Rutkovsky (FR), Martin Sheperd (MS).

Birders may e-mail your sightings of Georgia (statewide) or north Florida birds to this address (see above) or call the RBA phone number, whichever is most convenient for you. To join Georgia Ornithological Society, please send $16 to GOS, P.O. Box 1684, Cartersville, GA 30120. Thanks and good birding.

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