Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 23:33:46 -0400
Reply-To: "James F. Flynn, Jr." <jflynn@AMERICA.NET>
Sender: Georgia Birders Online <GABO-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From: "James F. Flynn, Jr." <jflynn@AMERICA.NET>
Subject: GA RBA, 4/27/2000
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- RBA
* Georgia
* Georgia statewide
* April 27, 2000
* GAGA0004.27
- Birds mentioned
BELL'S VIREO
American Bittern
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Transcript
hotline: Georgia Rare Bird Alert
date: April 27, 2000
number: 770-493-8862
to report: 770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
coverage: Statewide
compiled: April 27, 2000
compiler: Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Jim Flynn
This is the Georgia Rare Bird Alert for Thursday evening, April 27 2000,
Jeff Sewell reporting.
Highlights of this report: BELL'S VIREO in Columbus, GA; AMERICAN
BITTERN at the Cochran Shoals National Recreation Area in Atlanta; and a
number of reports of ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAKS at feeders.
Walt Chambers located a BELL'S VIREO yesterday, 4/26, near Oxbow
Meadows, Columbus, GA. He relocated the bird this morning and it was
observed by many people in the afternoon. Directions are as follows:
From Atlanta, take I-85 south to I-185 south; go through Columbus,
passing several exits, until you reach Ft. Benning; look for Custer Rd.;
exit on Custer Rd. and turn right; follow Custer Rd. past a traffic
light until you dead-end into South Lumpkin Dr.; turn right in South
Lumpkin Dr.; go about 1 1/2 miles past the Oxbow Meadows Environmental
Center and Oxbow Creek Golf Course until you see a sign for South
Columbus Water Resources Facility; turn left and go less than a
half-mile (golf course is on left) and you will see some woods with a
lot of willows on the left. This is the area to concentrate on; go a
little bit further and you will see a place that you can turn off to the
left to a dirt entrance just before you get to a huge hay field on the
left, which is surrounded by a black chain link fence. The bird has
been seen on both sides of the row of willows. The bird can be very
difficult to see for long periods of time (perseverance my pay off). It
has been singing softly sporadically. [DeLorme p. 40, grid E-2]
[No other information was included on the tape concerning the AMERICAN
BITTERN.]
Thus concludes this edition of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. For
information about GOS visit our web site at http://www.gos.org, or email
us at gos@hom.net. To join GOS, send a check for $16 to GOS, P.O. Box
5825, Valdosta GA 31603-5825.
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Jim Flynn
Cumming, GA
jflynn@america.net
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