Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:00:22 -0800
Reply-To: Wayne Schaffner <wayne.schaffner@yahoo.com>
Sender: Georgia Birders Online <GABO-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From: Wayne Schaffner <wayne.schaffner@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Owls - eBird Report - Swamp of Toa IBA--Albany Nursery WMA
(Dougherty)
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Swamp of Toa IBA--Albany Nursery WMA, Dougherty, US-GA
Jan 27, 2012 5:32 PM - 8:22 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: very clear; calm; started at 60 degrees down to 55; WAXING crescent moon
This evening I drove out to Albany Nursery to try for American Woodcock. In years past I have flushed AMWO at the southeast and northeast corner of the field I started in this evening. From my first position I saw one fly by about 10-feet off the ground and 30-feet away at the closest point at 6:31 PM . Luckily, they don't fly very fast. I did not hear any peent calls or twittering this evening.
I did have a great evening with owls. Approximate locations of these birds is on the map included. I am familiar with all of these owl holes with the exception of BADO 1-2 furthest NW on the west side of Tallhasse Road.
Position 1 in SW corner of field south of entrance grass parking area.
GHOW 1-1 5:51 Great Horned Owl
GHOW 1-2 6:05 Great Horned Owl
BADO 1-1 6:20 Barred Owl (who cooks for you)
BADO 1-2 6:59 Barred Owl (hoooaaaw)
BADO 1-3 7:00 Barred Owl (who cooks for you)
BADO 1-4 7:03 Barred Owl (who cooks for you & hoooaaaw)
Position 2 inside hunter parking gate on road to maintenance area
BADO 2-1 7:36 & 7:43 Barred Owl (who cooks for you & hoooaaaw)
BADO 2-2 8:09 Barred Owl (who cooks for you & hoooaaaw)
Google Earth Owl locations
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44510955@N05/6773932897/"; title="OWLS ANWMA-SOTIBA 27Jan12 by Wayne Schaffner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6773932897_6db66e35de.jpg"; alt="OWLS ANWMA-SOTIBA 27Jan12"></a>
18 species
American Woodcock 1
Great Horned Owl 2
Barred Owl 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 1
House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Hermit Thrush 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 8
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal X abundant
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Wayne Schaffner
Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia
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