First let me say that I did very little
birding in 2005. I probably only went out about fifteen times for the whole year. Michael also birded very little. That
being said we had some amazing finds, a few of which rank as some of the best birding days I’ve ever heard of for Georgia. Here are the reports from the days we spent birding last year:
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Jan 20:
CALIFORNIA
GULL (1)
THAYER’S GULL (1)
ICELAND
GULL (1)
GLAUCOUS GULL (1)
-as well as other goodies all in one day
at Lake Tobesofkee in Macon
(middle GA)!
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Feb 1:
GOLDEN EAGLE
- I found one in Henry
County
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Feb 2
EURASIAN WIGEON
-Michael had one male fly over him at the
Bradley Unit. The bird was later relocated by another observer on the Alabama
side of refuge.
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RED-THROATED LOON
-Michael found a juvenile at West
Point Lake, unsure of date
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May 21:
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
-Michael and I found one beside my house
May 24?:
DICKCISSELS, CONNECTICUT
WARBLER, SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER
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May 31:
GOLDEN EAGLE over my yard
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July 11:
Lake
Seminole:
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD (6)
PARASITIC JAEGER (1)
SOOTY TERN (26)
ROYAL TERN (4)
LEAST TERN (2)
LAUGHING GULL (5)
FORSTER’S TERN (8)
BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE (3)
CLIFF SWALLOWS
Lake
W. F. G:
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD (2)
SOOTY TERN (17)
BLACK TERN (8)
ROYAL TERN (1)
FORSTER’S TERN (2)
LAUGHING GULL (10)
-all found by Michael and I
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Aug 20:
LARK SPARROW 1 beside my house
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Aug 25:
CAVE SWALLOW – 1 found by Michael
Lamar/Monroe County Line
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Aug 29:
A quick check of West Point
around 7 pm with Michael:
SOOTY TERN (4)
ROYAL TERN (1)
BLACK TERN (70)
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Aug 30:
Michael Beohm found:
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD (1 juvenile)
SOOTY TERN (2)
AMERICAN AVOCET (13)
BLACK TERN (50)
COMMON TERN (1)
LAUGHING GULL (9)
FORSTER’S TERNS (12)
GLOSSY/WHITE-FACED IBIS (1)
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Aug 31:
From Lake Seminole we found:
MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD (1 adult female)
SANDWICH
TERN (3)
BRIDLED TERN (1)
SOOTY TERN (1)
LEAST TERN (1)
CASPIAN TERN (4)
COMMON TERN (14)
FORSTER’S TERN (30+)
BLACK TERN (150+)
LAUGHING GULL (82)
SANDERLING (10)
MUTE SWAN (1)
BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE (9)
LESSER SCAUP (1)
From another spot nearby:
BAIRD’S SANDPIPER (1)
SANDERLING (2)
LAUGHING GULL (11)
WOOD STORK (50)
BLACK TERN (50)
BARN OWL (1)
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Sept ?:
From my yard:
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (1)
DICKCISSEL (1)
BALTIMORE ORIOLE (1)
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Sept:
LARK SPARROW (Michael in Talbot
County)
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Sept 18:
Michael reports:
ALDER FLYCATCHER (1) also Least and Yellow-bellied
Flycatchers
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Oct 23:
AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS (76 at West
Point)
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Nov 20:
Tybee
Island:
FRANKLIN’S
GULL (1)
RED-THROATED LOON (11)
SANDWICH
TERN (5)
SURF SCOTER (11)
PURPLE SANDPIPER (5)
Jekyll Island:
REDDISH EGRET (1)
CASPIAN TERN (1)
Andrew's Island Causeway:
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (50+)
ROSEATE SPOONBILL (3)
MOTTLED/BLACK DUCK (2)
AMERICAN AVOCET (11)
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Nov 25:
Walter F. George:
BROWN PELICAN (1 juvenile)
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (5 or more)
RED-THROATED LOON (1)
Lots of ducks including Canvasback, Redhead,
Greater Scaup, Red-breasted Merganser
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Dec 1:
From Merry Brother’s Brickyard Ponds:
PRAIRIE WARBLER (1)
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (1)
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (1)
BALTIMORE ORIOLE (1)
SNOW GOOSE (1)
WHITE-EYED VIREO (1)
CLAPPER RAIL (1 apparent heard)
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Dec 3:
Lake
Seminole:
KINGBIRD SPECIES (briefly seen; probably
a WESTERN KINGBIRD)
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (1)
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (1)
BALTIMORE ORIOLE (1)
CANVASBACK, REDHEAD, GREATER SCAUP, AMERICAN
WIGEON, NORTHERN PINTAIL
16 SPECIES
LITTLE BLUE HERON (1)
CATTLE EGRET (33)
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (8)
WHITE IBIS (110)
SPOTTED SANDPIPER (3)
TREE SWALLOW (60)
On the way down at West Point:
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (15)
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
Walter F. George Dam
SNOW GOOSE (5)
COMMON GOLDENEYE (1)
PEREGRINE FALCON (1)
17 SPECIES OF DUCK
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Dec 7,
West Point
:
RED-THROATED LOON (1 juvenile)
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER (1)
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (5)
COMMON GOLDENEYE (10)
CANVASBACK
GREATER SCAUP
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER
NORTHERN PINTAIL
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Dec 10:
Lake
Horton:
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER (2)
DUNLIN (1)
CANVASBACK
REDHEAD
NORTHERN PINTAIL
BALD EAGLE
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
HORNED GREBE
MUTE SWAN
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Dec 14:
West Point:
RED-THROATED LOON (1 ADULT, this is not
the juvenile we found last week)
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (5)
MERLIN (1)
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER (29)
COMMON GOLDENEYE (7)
