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Subject: Great Cormorant still at Walter F George??
From: "James F. Flynn Jr." <jim.flynn(AT)MINDSPRING.COM>
Date: 7 Jan 2009 12:14am
Hi, folks, I received a email requesting the status of the Great Cormorant
at Walter F George. Has anyone looked for the bird recently (as in after
Jan 1)?
Either positive or negative reports would be appreciated.
Take care,
Jim Flynn
Forsyth Co., GA
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Subject: Subject: Re: Pine siskins galore!
From: Jodie Davis <jodie(AT)IEJODIE.COM>
Date: 7 Jan 2009 7:59am
Same report here. Usually I search the finches at the feeder and find one
or two Siskins once in a while, but this year it's almost the opposite.
It'll be intersting to see the FeederWatch results to see where they
aren't!
Jodie Barthlow
Canton, GA
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Subject: Re: NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW Review
From: Charlie <cmmbirds(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 7 Jan 2009 8:04am
Joshua,
I've not yet seen the species in Georgia.=A0 However an experience in Tenne=
ssee may be similar enough to note.=A0 In November, 2000 I was new to the S=
mokies.=A0 One day on a trip to the local package store I noticed a very la=
rge number (>100) of sparrows, most of which were Savannah.=A0 These were i=
n a small (maybe 6 acres) fallow field adjacent to a small strip mall right=
on main street Townsend.=A0 The field had been fairly recently disturbed -=
likely plowed in preparation for development.=A0 I took about a 5 minute w=
alk with my bins and quickly came upon an Ammodramus sparrow.=A0 Not being =
terribly familiar with this genus, I could not ID it to species in the fadi=
ng light even though I had good looks at various angles.
I contacted a number of birders and led about 7 people there the next day.=
=A0 Not wanting to trample the entire field we initially stayed on an edge =
of cut lawn and stood very silently.=A0 That method got about half of us a =
few brief glimpses - enough for others to agree to the genus, and for one p=
erson to say he though it was Nelson's.=A0 Our next method was for me to wa=
lk down the street around the field and in the back, as the others stayed p=
ut.=A0 Walking slowly and quietly I was able to encourage the bird to very =
slowly work its way towards the group.=A0 When it popped up on a stick for =
about 15 seconds everyone had a good look and confirmed it as Nelson's.=A0=
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In ensuing weeks many people visited the field and a number of other specie=
s were reported, most of which were observed by multiple people and/or phot=
ographed. There were strong records for LeContes, and at least a couple rep=
orts of Henslow's.=A0 If you go to the TN-bird listserv and search for "Tow=
nsend Sparrow Field" in the fall of 2000 you'll see many posts.
In May the field became the Townsend, TN post office and a fishing outfitte=
r.
I believe that in terms of geology, botany and climate, Townsend, TN is ver=
y similar to your location.
So the big question:=A0 is this species greatly overlooked because it is su=
ch a skulker, and hangs out in difficult-to-access locations, or are these =
simply two very lucky records of off-course birds?
Charlie Muise
Lamar County
--- On Tue, 1/6/09, Joshua Spence <spencejoshua(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote:
From: Joshua Spence <spencejoshua(AT)BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject: [GABO-L] NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW Review
To: GABO-L(AT)LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 12:41 PM
I thought it might be a good idea to bring closure to this thread as the
last related post was in speculation mode. The overwhelming concensus is
that the sparrow that I first identified as a HENSLOW'S SPARROW is indeed a
NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW(interior population). Thanks to everyone who
chimed in concerning the ID of this bird. It's very significant in that it
would be the first documented record for the GA mountain region. It also
may be the latest statewide inland record for this species as the GA
Annotated Checklist has December 9th as the latest. It may qualify as a
wintering bird rather than one in transient but that may not be determined.
Also, it's probably one of the few inland CBC records for this species.
It's great that the bird was found, but being during the CBC count week
makes it even better! I'd be interested to see posts concerning data or
observations of this species inland, so if anyone has any personal records,
this would be a great time to reminisce.
Now I'll take a little space to summarize the entire agonizing yet
rewarding experience. This bird may have been first observed on December
28th, one day after the Carter's Lake CBC. Through process of elimination I
was convinced I had a HENSLOW'S SPARROW, and am still confused about
the "head-profile" of that bird. Apparently, this same bird resurfaced on
December 30th and was observed by myself and three other birders in the
morning between 9:30 - 10:00. This is when I took my photos, that are bad
but are the only photos that exist. At this point I was still leaning
heavily towards HESP, due to the olive color of the head, which turned out
to be light and angle. Later in the afternoon I returned with another
birder for more observations that suggested sharp-tailed sparrow. Of
cousre, after closer inspection of the photos it was clear that this was a
NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW! More effort was taken to photograph the bird
again on the morning of January 1st 2009 but the bird was not found. In the
afternoon of the same day between 1pm-2pm, two other birders and myself
observed the bird again. This is the last time it was observed to my
knowledge.
The location is private property. There is significant duck hunting taking
place at the location, that will probably prohibit access there for awhile.
If this had not been the case on count-day, I believe we would have had the
sparrows for the count-day tally.
Joshua Spence,
Murray County
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Subject: Pine Siskins - compilers?
From: Charlie <cmmbirds(AT)YAHOO.COM>
Date: 7 Jan 2009 8:08am
Hi folks,
We have had Pine Siskins (PISI)- upwards of 100 at a time, and always at least
20 - for over a month. I have seen and/or heard them in several places and seen
several reports here on GABO. Is my impression that this is an eruption year
correct?
Being far too impatient to await the official CBC report several months from
now, I wonder if the Georgia compilers would mind chiming in and letting us know
how the PISI numbers on your count compare to most years?
We have also had just 2 observations of Purple Finches, whereas last winter our
feeders hosted a handful for much of the winter.
Cheers,
Charlie Muise
Lamar County
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Subject: tons of hungry pine siskins
From: mocking bird <mockingbird(AT)GARDENER.COM>
Date: 7 Jan 2009 8:34am
Well, be careful what you wish for.... reading Charlie from Lamar
County's pine siskin experience is eerily similar to mine. This year
broke all records with an explosion. I have counted a minimum of 170 plus
siskins, whereas last year was zilch. As for purple finches... this year
maybe a total of 20-last year was too many to count. Interesting. Am
looking forward to more??? Lynn Schlup, Oconee, Ga., Washington Co.
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