Date:         Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:29:24 -0500
Reply-To:     Steve Barlow <sb326@MAIL.GATECH.EDU>
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From:         Steve Barlow <sb326@MAIL.GATECH.EDU>
Subject:      GA RBA 2/19/06
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hotline:     Georgia Rare Bird Alert
number:      770-493-8862
to report:   770-493-8862 or lambertsewell@mindspring.com
coverage:    Statewide
compiled:    Feb 19th, 2006 (8:52 am)
compiler:    Jeff Sewell
transcriber: Steve Barlow

Species mentioned:
CALIFORNIA GULL, CACKLING GOOSE, WESTERN KINGBIRD, CAVE SWALLOW,
WESTERN TANAGER, BALTIMORE ORIOLE

A 1st winter CALIFORNIA GULL was seen at the S end of Tybee Is,
Chatham Co, on the morning of 19 Feb by Steve Barlow. See:
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0602&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=12694

Jim Flynn and Earl Horn discovered 5 CACKLING GEESE (GA 1st) today in
Twiggs Co. "CACKLING GOOSE" is a fairly recent "split" from Canada
Goose and corresponds to the smallest forms.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0602&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=11726
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0602&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=12997

18 Feb Steve Barlow saw a CAVE SWALLOWs at the Altamaha Waterfowl
Management Area S of Darien in Macintosh Co.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0602&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=12786
One or two birds have been present on and off for a while now:
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0602&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=2715
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0602&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=3763

The 2 WESTERN KINGBIRDS first seen at the 4H Center on Jekyll Island
on 2nd and 3rd Feb by Gene Keferl
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0602&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=2715
were seen again Sat 18th by Steve Barlow.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0602&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=12786

The WESTERN TANAGER continues sporadically at Laura Brown's feeder in
Powder Springs in Cobb Co, and was seen Sun 19th Feb by Josh Spence.
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0602&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=12083
Laura's address is 3418 Chatsworth Way, Powder Springs, Cobb Co.
Her number is 770-514-7572, but there is no need to call before coming to
look for the bird (feeders are on left side of house).
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0602&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=5808
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0602&L=gabo-l&O=D&P=6025

Recently there have been a numnber of reports of BALTIMORE ORIOLES
from the Piedmont area of GA including reports from Lilburn (Gwinnett
Co), Stone Mtn (Dekalb), and Columbus (Muscogee).
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0602&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=11170
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0602&L=gabo-l&F=&S=&P=12586
http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0602&L=gabo-l&P=R3949&D=0&H=0&O=T&T=1

This concludes the current edition of the Georgia Rare Bird Alert. For
information about the Georgia Ornithological Society, see www.gos.org, or
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GOS, P.O. Box 181, High Shoals, GA 30645.

--
Dr Stephen Barlow,
Senior Research Scientist
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta, GA 30332-0400, USA
Phone:  404-385-6053
Fax:    404-894-5909
Email:  stephen.barlow@chemistry.gatech.edu

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