Date:         Sun, 2 Oct 2005 14:40:42 -0400
Reply-To:     Walter.Frank.Chambers@STUDENT.MERCER.EDU
Sender:       Georgia Birders Online <GABO-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Walt Chambers <Walter.Frank.Chambers@STUDENT.MERCER.EDU>
Subject:      Boat Ramp Rd, Oxbow Meadows 10/2
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I got to visit the boat ramp for the first time since mid-August this morning.
Though it's decent for warblers, this area is really good for empids as well
as Philadelphia Vireo from mid-Sept to early Oct - today was no exception.
Alot of the warblers and thrushes early on were hard to ID due to overcast
skies. Here's the list of neotropical highlights I had from 7:30-10:00

Warblers:

Blue-winged - 2
Tennessee - 15
Northern Parula - 2
Chestnut-sided - 5
Magnolia - 5
Pine - 2
Black-&-White - 1
American Redstart - 4
Worm-eating - 2
Common Yellowthroat - 1
Hooded - 2

thrushes:

Veery - 2
Gray-cheeked - 2
Swainson's - 3
Wood - 6
thrush sp. - 10

flycatchers:

Eastern Wood-Pewee - 7
Acadian Flycatcher - at least 2 ID'd
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - 1
empid sp. - 6+ (there were a few Traill's-ish types but I let 'em go. None of
them made a distinguishing call and I couldn't photo them. Maybe I'll try when
I have more time to devote!)

other neotrops:

Chimney Swift - 30
White-eyed Vireo - 5
Red-eyed Vireo - 10
Philadelphia Vireo - at least 3!
Summer Tanager - 3
Scarlet Tanager - 4
Indigo Bunting - 4

I tried hitting the hotspots of Oxbow Meadows afterwards.
The dredge pond north of the learning center had:

Mallard - 7
Blue-winged Teal - 5
Wilson's Snipe - 2
Least Sandpiper - 20
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 2
Western Sandpiper - 1

At the borrow pit ponds near the south application field were:

Wood Duck - 5
Mallard - 6
Blue-winged Teal - 65+
Peregrine Falcon - 1 (3rd OM record)

The only note from the north field were 5 fots Palm Warblers

Walt Chambers
Columbus/Doraville

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