Date: 3/30/26 1:22 pm From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 30 Mar 26
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> *** Species Summary:
>
> Greater White-fronted Goose (1 Newton)
> Ring-necked Duck (1 McIntosh)
> Greater Scaup (1 McIntosh)
> Lesser Scaup (3 Union)
> White-winged Dove (1 Bibb)
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1 Bartow, 1 Gilmer, 1 Stephens)
> Purple Gallinule (1 McIntosh)
> Limpkin (2 Crisp)
> Semipalmated Sandpiper (2 Glynn)
> Least Tern (4 Glynn)
> American Bittern (20 Clarke, 10 DeKalb, 5 Gwinnett)
> Bald Eagle (1 DeKalb)
> Broad-winged Hawk (1 Brooks, 1 Decatur)
> Hairy Woodpecker (1 Glynn)
> Eastern Kingbird (1 Hall)
> Red-eyed Vireo (1 White)
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (1 Bartow)
> Wood Thrush (1 Clarke, 1 Crawford)
> Snow Bunting (2 Glynn)
> Vesper Sparrow (2 Cobb, 1 Fulton)
> Savannah Sparrow (4 Cobb)
> Baltimore Oriole (1 Gwinnett)
> Cape May Warbler (2 DeKalb)
> Palm Warbler (Yellow) (1 DeKalb)
> Summer Tanager (1 Bulloch)
> Indigo Bunting (1 Forsyth)
> Painted Bunting (1 Richmond)
>
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> Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The report below shows observations of rare birds in Georgia. View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35569 > NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.
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Date: 3/29/26 9:14 pm From: Eran Tomer <00001de85cdc9338-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] eBird, Merlin and tricky IDs
Hi all,
Over recent months I have been encountering repeated issues with eBird reports so I'd like to share the concerns.
First, certain species seem to be over-reported:
* Some uncommon birds are visibly more common on eBird than in the field. * Some are reported from unlikely locations and habitats. * Some sighting notes, photos and recordings confirm misidentifications. * Occasionally some species are reported in suspiciously high numbers on single checklists. * Nearly all of these birds have visual or vocal "confusion species". * The popular Merlin app misidentifies some of these species often (see below).
eBird filters and reviewers flag rarities but many confusable species are fairly common and slip through. Apparent visual mix-ups generating over-reporting of the scarcer (per season) species:
Downy vs. Hairy Woodpecker. White-throated vs. White-crowned Sparrow (immatures confusable also with Field Sparrow and nonbreeding Chipping Sparrow). Winter vs. (Northern) House Wren, and these vs. fleetingly-observed Carolina Wren. Orange-crowned Warbler vs. drab Pine Warbler. House vs. Purple Finch, and rarely female Purple Finch vs. female Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Wood vs. Swainson's vs. Hermit Thrush. Broad-winged vs. Red-shouldered Hawk
To a lesser extent - Cooper's vs. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Greater vs. Lesser Scaup. Louisiana vs. Northern Waterthrush.
Common auditory confusions evidently generating some misreporting:
Downy Woodpecker sometimes utters an extra-loud "Pick !" approaching a Hairy Woodpecker's "Chink !", while a distant Hairy call can sound faint like Downy's. Usually Pileated Woodpecker's and Northern Flicker's calls are diagnostic but they vary and occasionally resemble each other. Pileated Woodpecker and Blue Jay (better known) have some calls resembling a Red-shouldered Hawk's. Red-bellied vs. Red-headed Woodpecker vs. Northern Flicker calls - usually distinctive but sometimes confusable. Osprey and Bald Eagle share not only habitat but also some similar calls. American Crow calls can sound close to Fish Crow's single caws (not the distinctive "UH-uh"). Trills of Chipping Sparrow vs. Pine Warbler vs. Dark-eyed Junco vs. Worm-eating Warbler. Harsh calls of Red-winged Blackbird vs. Common Grackle vs. Rusty Blackbird and sometimes Brown-headed Cowbird. House vs. Purple Finch songs. White-breasted vs. Red-breasted Nuthatch - calls not always distinctive, especially when heard faintly or just once. Red-eyed vs. Blue-headed Vireo songs. The see-saw songs of Black-and-white Warbler vs. American Redstart vs. Prothonotary Warbler, and some Cape May & Bay-breasted Warbler songs. Kentucky Warbler vs. Carolina Wren (and even Common Yellowthroat). Northern Parula has some quirky songs approximating Cerulean and other warblers. Summer vs. Scarlet Tanager songs.
Not even getting into mimicry and other tricks, e.g. Blue Jays' and Red-eyed Vireos' occasionally mewing roughly like Gray Catbird.
Enter the Merlin app. Usually it works well when:
1. The vocalization is loud & clear. 2. The vocalization is repeated. 3. The bird produces its typical vocalization (most species have multiple song and call types, some heard more commonly than others).
I use Merlin frequently with nondescript call notes, for a second opinion on confusable songs, and with any vocalization I don't recognize. But I never report any Merlin-identified species I can't confirm independently because -
* Merlin errs often, especially when the said 3 conditions aren't met, which is much of the time. It struggles differentiating similar songs, e.g. House Finch vs. Purple Finch vs. American Goldfinch when heard indistinctly. It misidentifies Pine Warbler as Dark-eyed Junco consistently, which also highlights the difference between software and humanware: unlike Merlin, we know Juncos don't sing from tall treetops in winter. Pine Warbler does. Merlin also slips with Carolina Chickadee vs. Tufted Titmouse chatter, blackbird "Check !" calls and surely many of the above-listed species, particularly when not heard well.
Sometimes Merlin corrects itself but retains the misidentification on the reporting list rather than replaces it. Example: in spring Chipping Sparrows sometimes sing a short, slow, warbler-like trill. One time Merlin decided it was American Redstart, then gave the correct ID as the bird kept singing and I moved closer. But the redstart remained on the species list. So that's something to watch for.
* Merlin also hallucinates much - it lists birds not present, common species especially. One example: recently I was birding in a heavily forested area and habitat-indifferent Merlin "found" European Starlings twice. None were actually heard (or seen) during the 4-hour hike, nor was any similar vocalization.
All this is not to discredit Merlin altogether. It's highly useful and gets most species right. But it's not fully trustworthy and therefore must be used cautiously, as a supportive tool only. Especially regarding rarities.
Finally, a few, recent checklists had durations (birding times) of 5-7 minutes yet reported 34-36 species. In March and midday / afternoon. That's hardly credible. 35 species in 5 minutes would be impressive even for a spring migration fallout morning. A handful of Piedmont checklists from March have c. 35 species in 15-30 minutes but even that's uncommon, typically involving productive habitat (e.g. aquatic), good timing and luck. Usually such tallies require at least 45 birding minutes. The figures vary among seasons, habitats and regions.
So folks, please be truly careful with visual & sound IDs and confirm independently any Merlin-reported species. Including common birds, not only rarities. If uncertain, eBird allows reporting by family as in "swallow sp.", "New World vulture sp.", "Sharp-shinned / Cooper's Hawk", "Short-billed / Long-billed Dowitcher" (talk about an ID challenge) and many others. And if reporting a rarity, please describe how you determined the ID and ruled out similar species. Holding ourselves to high reporting standards ensures our Georgia eBird data is accurate for everyone relying on it - birders, conservationists and ornithologists.
Best regards & spring migration excitement,
- Eran Tomer Atlanta, GA
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Date: 3/27/26 12:03 pm From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 27 Mar 26
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> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Greater White-fronted Goose (1 Newton)
> Common Merganser (1 Rabun)
> White-winged Dove (1 Bibb)
> Chuck-will's-widow (1 Putnam)
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1 Floyd, 1 Gilmer)
> Semipalmated Sandpiper (1 Glynn)
> Caspian Tern (1 Gwinnett)
> Forster's Tern (1 Forsyth)
> Red-throated Loon (2 Glynn, 1 Hall)
> Great Cormorant (3 Troup)
> American Bittern (3 DeKalb)
> Bald Eagle (2 DeKalb)
> American Barn Owl (1 Glynn)
> Great Crested Flycatcher (1 Brooks, 1 Charlton, 1 Clarke, 1 Early, 2 Glynn)
> Eastern Kingbird (1 Cook)
> Red-eyed Vireo (1 Upson)
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (1 Cobb)
> Wood Thrush (1 Dawson)
> Vesper Sparrow (1 Fulton)
> Worm-eating Warbler (1 Rockdale)
> Tennessee Warbler (1 Richmond)
> Blackpoll Warbler (1 Cobb)
> Palm Warbler (Yellow) (3 Troup)
> Summer Tanager (1 Lowndes)
>
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> Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The report below shows observations of rare birds in Georgia. View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35569 > NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.
>
> eBird encourages safe, responsible birding. Some reports may be from private property. Respect access restrictions and follow the rules wherever you bird. For more information, visit the eBird and Merlin Community Guidelines: https://ebird.org/community-guidelines. Stay connected to the global birding community with eBird Updates: https://mailchi.mp/cornell/ebird-updates-sign-up-page.
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Date: 3/25/26 2:58 pm From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 25 Mar 26
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> Date: March 25, 2026 at 02:19:35 EDT
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> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Greater White-fronted Goose (2 Fayette)
> Common Merganser (1 Fannin)
> Limpkin (1 Decatur)
> American Bittern (2 Cobb, 4 DeKalb)
> Least Bittern (1 Glynn)
> Great Crested Flycatcher (1 Lowndes)
> Common Raven (1 Murray)
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (1 Bartow, 1 Cobb)
> Wood Thrush (1 Fulton)
> Fox Sparrow (1 Dawson)
> Vesper Sparrow (2 Cobb, 1 Fulton)
> Lincoln's Sparrow (2 Clayton)
> Baltimore Oriole (1 Fannin, 1 Fulton)
> Black-throated Green Warbler (1 Pickens, 1 Rabun)
> Western Tanager (1 Glynn)
> Painted Bunting (1 Muscogee)
>
> ---------------------------------------------
> Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The report below shows observations of rare birds in Georgia. View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35569 > NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.
>
> eBird encourages safe, responsible birding. Some reports may be from private property. Respect access restrictions and follow the rules wherever you bird. For more information, visit the eBird and Merlin Community Guidelines: https://ebird.org/community-guidelines. Stay connected to the global birding community with eBird Updates: https://mailchi.mp/cornell/ebird-updates-sign-up-page.
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Date: 3/25/26 11:19 am From: Jack Wissner <0000223eb5ae3f13-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Louisiana Waterthrush
Saw and heard a Louisiana Waterthrush at the bridge at Highway 53 at the Amicalola River in Dawson County at 11:45 this morning.
Jack
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Date: 3/25/26 5:50 am From: Chris O'Neal <00001cfdc84db394-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] American Golden-Plover in Walton County
Good morning everyone! Sorry for the late post, but on Saturday, I stopped
at Braswell Church Road (Walton County) to try my luck at birding. Along
with the usual curious cows wondering what I was doing, I did rather well
in the plover department.
In the second cow field on the eastern side of the road, along with
Killdeer, I discovered an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, a lifer for me and my
291st Georgia bird. It was one of those sightings where I knew right away
what it was but was still in disbelief. I saw reports of the AMGP still
being there on Sunday, so hopefully it will be there still if anyone else
wants to try finding it.
For anyone craving doves and pigeons and cowbirds, this road is for you as
well.
A golden-plover beats a four-leaved clover!
Chris O’Neal
Fulton County
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Date: 3/23/26 12:04 pm From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 23 Mar 26
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> Date: March 22, 2026 at 23:18:09 EDT
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> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Snow Goose (1 Stephens)
> Common Merganser (1 Stephens)
> Chimney Swift (2 Chatham)
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1 DeKalb, 1 Fulton)
> Rufous Hummingbird (3 Clarke)
> Virginia Rail (1 Bacon)
> American Golden-Plover (2 Walton)
> Greater Yellowlegs (2 DeKalb)
> Great Cormorant (1 Troup)
> American Bittern (10 DeKalb)
> Green Heron (1 Bacon, 1 Fulton)
> Broad-winged Hawk (2 Fulton)
> Great Crested Flycatcher (1 McIntosh)
> Red-eyed Vireo (1 Camden, 1 Dade, 1 McIntosh, 1 Muscogee)
> Cliff Swallow (3 Cobb, 1 Fulton)
> Sedge Wren (1 Rockdale)
> Red Crossbill (1 Dawson, 1 Gilmer)
> White-crowned Sparrow (1 Cobb, 1 Fulton)
> Savannah Sparrow (2 Cobb, 1 DeKalb)
> Baltimore Oriole (3 Clarke, 1 DeKalb, 1 Gwinnett)
> Rusty Blackbird (2 Chatham)
> Ovenbird (1 Grady)
> Hooded Warbler (1 Grady)
> Palm Warbler (Yellow) (2 Rockdale)
> Prairie Warbler (1 Paulding)
> Black-throated Green Warbler (1 Floyd, 1 Rabun, 2 Walker)
> Summer Tanager (1 Lowndes)
> Indigo Bunting (1 Thomas)
> Painted Bunting (1 Bulloch, 1 Camden, 1 Columbia)
>
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> Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The report below shows observations of rare birds in Georgia. View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35569 > NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.
>
> eBird encourages safe, responsible birding. Some reports may be from private property. Respect access restrictions and follow the rules wherever you bird. For more information, visit the eBird and Merlin Community Guidelines: https://ebird.org/community-guidelines. Stay connected to the global birding community with eBird Updates: https://mailchi.mp/cornell/ebird-updates-sign-up-page.
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Date: 3/20/26 6:02 pm From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 20 Mar 26
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> Date: March 20, 2026 at 7:53:02 PM EDT
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> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (1 Stewart)
> Trumpeter Swan (1 Coweta)
> Common Merganser (1 Fannin)
> Rock Pigeon (1 White)
> White-winged Dove (2 Seminole)
> Chimney Swift (1 DeKalb)
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1 Clarke)
> Rufous Hummingbird (3 Clarke)
> Limpkin (1 Dougherty)
> Least Tern (1 Glynn)
> Great Cormorant (4 Troup)
> American Bittern (5 DeKalb, 1 Paulding)
> Great Egret (1 DeKalb)
> Mississippi Kite (1 Oconee)
> Broad-winged Hawk (1 DeKalb)
> Great Crested Flycatcher (1 Camden)
> Yellow-throated Vireo (1 Troup)
> Red-eyed Vireo (1 Camden, 2 Glynn, 1 Pulaski)
> Cliff Swallow (1 Cobb)
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (2 DeKalb, 2 Whitfield)
> American Pipit (1 Fulton)
> Red Crossbill (Appalachian or type 1) (1 Paulding)
> Grasshopper Sparrow (1 Bartow)
> Lincoln's Sparrow (1 Walker)
> Hooded Oriole (1 Clarke)
> Baltimore Oriole (4 Clarke, 3 DeKalb, 2 Gwinnett)
> Boat-tailed Grackle (1 Stewart)
> Ovenbird (3 Clarke)
> Tennessee Warbler (1 Clarke)
> Orange-crowned Warbler (1 Walker)
> Palm Warbler (Yellow) (2 Fulton)
> Painted Bunting (1 Bulloch, 1 Jefferson)
>
> ---------------------------------------------
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>
> eBird encourages safe, responsible birding. Some reports may be from private property. Respect access restrictions and follow the rules wherever you bird. For more information, visit the eBird and Merlin Community Guidelines: https://ebird.org/community-guidelines. Stay connected to the global birding community with eBird Updates: https://mailchi.mp/cornell/ebird-updates-sign-up-page.
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Date: 3/18/26 3:23 pm From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 18 Mar 26
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> Date: March 18, 2026 at 4:15:59 PM EDT
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> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Greater Scaup (1 DeKalb)
> Eurasian Collared-Dove (2 Cobb)
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1 Harris)
> Rufous Hummingbird (2 Clarke)
> Long-billed Dowitcher (1 Dooly)
> Great Cormorant (2 Troup)
> American Bittern (3 DeKalb)
> Snowy Egret (1 Richmond)
> Green Heron (1 Lowndes)
> American White Pelican (2 Early)
> Swallow-tailed Kite (2 McIntosh)
> Red-cockaded Woodpecker (1 Charlton, 1 Thomas)
> Western Kingbird (2 Chatham)
> Cliff Swallow (2 Paulding)
> Grasshopper Sparrow (1 Coweta)
> Savannah Sparrow (1 DeKalb)
> Henslow's Sparrow (8 Clarke)
> Lincoln's Sparrow (1 Clarke, 2 Walker)
> Hooded Oriole (2 Clarke)
> Baltimore Oriole (2 Clarke, 1 Fulton, 1 Gwinnett)
> Rusty Blackbird (3 Chatham)
> Ovenbird (2 Clarke)
> Orange-crowned Warbler (2 Walker)
> Hooded Warbler (2 Chatham)
> Palm Warbler (Yellow) (1 Fulton)
> Summer Tanager (1 Camden, 1 Dooly)
> Painted Bunting (1 Burke, 1 Tattnall)
>
> ---------------------------------------------
> Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The report below shows observations of rare birds in Georgia. View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35569 > NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.
>
> eBird encourages safe, responsible birding. Some reports may be from private property. Respect access restrictions and follow the rules wherever you bird. For more information, visit the eBird and Merlin Community Guidelines: https://ebird.org/community-guidelines. Stay connected to the global birding community with eBird Updates: https://mailchi.mp/cornell/ebird-updates-sign-up-page.
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Date: 3/17/26 12:32 pm From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 16 Mar 26
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> Date: March 16, 2026 at 12:47:09 PM EDT
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> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Snow Goose (2 Chatham)
> Ross's Goose (2 Toombs)
> Trumpeter Swan (1 Coweta)
> Greater Scaup (1 Troup)
> Common Merganser (2 Stephens)
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird (4 Coweta, 1 Glynn, 1 Lamar)
> Limpkin (1 Clayton)
> Sandwich Tern (1 Chatham)
> Great Cormorant (1 Troup)
> American Bittern (3 DeKalb)
> Yellow-crowned Night Heron (1 Ware)
> Green Heron (1 Ware)
> American Barn Owl (1 McIntosh)
> Peregrine Falcon (2 Clarke)
> Great Crested Flycatcher (1 McIntosh)
> Horned Lark (1 Clarke)
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1 Fannin)
> Red Crossbill (Appalachian or type 1) (1 Fannin)
> Henslow's Sparrow (1 Coweta)
> Baltimore Oriole (1 Coweta, 1 DeKalb, 1 Gwinnett)
> Rusty Blackbird (1 Chatham)
> Louisiana Waterthrush (3 Dawson)
> Yellow-throated Warbler (3 Dawson)
> Prairie Warbler (1 Coffee)
> Black-throated Green Warbler (1 DeKalb)
> Summer Tanager (1 Lowndes)
> Painted Bunting (1 Columbia)
>
> ---------------------------------------------
> Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The report below shows observations of rare birds in Georgia. View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35569 > NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.
>
> eBird encourages safe, responsible birding. Some reports may be from private property. Respect access restrictions and follow the rules wherever you bird. For more information, visit the eBird and Merlin Community Guidelines: https://ebird.org/community-guidelines. Stay connected to the global birding community with eBird Updates: https://mailchi.mp/cornell/ebird-updates-sign-up-page.
Robert Emond
Lowndes
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Date: 3/11/26 3:08 am From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 11 Mar 26
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> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
>
> *** Species Summary:
>
> Snow Goose (2 Chatham)
> Ross's Goose (1 Fayette, 3 Jackson, 1 Newton, 1 Toombs)
> Greater White-fronted Goose (2 Fayette, 2 Jackson)
> Common Merganser (1 Fannin)
> Rock Pigeon (1 DeKalb)
> Common Ground Dove (1 McDuffie)
> Chuck-will's-widow (1 Glynn)
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1 Jeff Davis, 1 Lamar)
> Black-necked Stilt (1 Glynn)
> Forster's Tern (1 Jackson)
> Sandwich Tern (1 Chatham)
> American Bittern (1 DeKalb)
> Mississippi Kite (1 Irwin)
> Yellow-throated Vireo (1 Jones)
> Bachman's Sparrow (1 Camden)
> Savannah Sparrow (1 Cobb)
> Henslow's Sparrow (1 Glynn)
> Lincoln's Sparrow (1 Berrien)
> Baltimore Oriole (1 Clarke, 1 Fulton, 2 Gwinnett)
> Summer Tanager (2 Glynn)
> Western Tanager (1 Glynn)
>
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> Thank you for subscribing to the <daily> Georgia Rare Bird Alert. The report below shows observations of rare birds in Georgia. View or unsubscribe to this alert at https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35569 > NOTE: all sightings are UNCONFIRMED unless indicated.
>
> eBird encourages safe, responsible birding. Some reports may be from private property. Respect access restrictions and follow the rules wherever you bird. For more information, visit the eBird and Merlin Community Guidelines: https://ebird.org/community-guidelines. Stay connected to the global birding community with eBird Updates: https://mailchi.mp/cornell/ebird-updates-sign-up-page.
Robert Emond
Lowndes
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If you know Jonah Eckels, please write me back and let me know his email, or send him mine. I'd like to use his Brant photo from the fall in an upcoming "From the Field" column for GOS.
Thanks, Malcolm Hodges Riverdale, Ga.
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Date: 3/9/26 6:32 pm From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 9 Mar 26
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> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
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> *** Species Summary:
>
> Snow Goose (1 Jackson)
> Ross's Goose (1 Fayette, 1 Jackson)
> Greater White-fronted Goose (1 Jackson)
> Common Merganser (3 Fannin, 1 Rabun)
> White-winged Dove (1 Chatham)
> Eastern Whip-poor-will (1 Whitfield)
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird (2 Chatham)
> Broad-billed Hummingbird (1 Sumter)
> American Bittern (13 DeKalb)
> Black-crowned Night Heron (1 Henry)
> Swallow-tailed Kite (1 Liberty)
> Red-cockaded Woodpecker (1 Thomas, 1 Upson)
> White-eyed Vireo (1 Clarke, 1 DeKalb, 3 Rockdale, 2 Upson)
> Eastern Warbling Vireo (1 DeKalb)
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1 DeKalb)
> Sedge Wren (1 Rockdale)
> Bachman's Sparrow (1 Upson)
> Clay-colored Sparrow (1 Glynn)
> Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) (1 Coweta)
> Vesper Sparrow (3 Fulton)
> Henslow's Sparrow (1 Glynn)
> Lincoln's Sparrow (1 Cherokee, 3 Fulton, 1 Glynn, 1 Gwinnett)
> Bullock's Oriole (5 Houston, 1 Lowndes)
> Baltimore Oriole (1 Fulton)
> Rusty Blackbird (1 Chatham)
> Black-and-white Warbler (1 DeKalb, 1 Morgan, 1 Newton, 1 Oglethorpe)
> American Redstart (1 DeKalb)
> Palm Warbler (1 Gilmer)
> Summer Tanager (1 Liberty, 1 Lowndes)
> Indigo Bunting (1 Upson)
> Painted Bunting (1 Burke)
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Robert Emond
Lowndes
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I heard an Eastern Whip-poor-will calling last Saturday morning in northeast Bartow County off of Johnson Mountain Rd. Best I can tell this would establish a new early arrival date for the entire mountain region of Georgia. There's 55 eBird records combined from both the Blue Ridge and Ridge & Valley ecoregions for the month of March. The majority of these records (42) were reported during the last week of the month, eight come from the third week, and five from the second week.
This appears to be four days earlier than the former high which is listed below:
11 March 2009 (Murray, Dietrich) Muscadine Lane
When heard dozens of times, I was located in the Ridge & Valley. I was there hoping for a Barn Ow1, but had this instead. The bird was calling from the east, very close to where the two ecoregions meet and the land begins to rise into the foothills that make up the eastern boundary of Bartow. I was approximately a quarter mile from the transitional point in the topography. I estimate the nightjar being more than a football field's length away from me. I could hear it easily, but it wasn't too close. Therefore, I would place this record in the valley instead of the foothills.
The Blue Ridge ecoregion's early arrival date appears to be:
14 March 2019 (Union, Walton) Gooch Mountain Shelter
Happy Spring Migration,
Joshua Spence,
Murray County
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Date: 3/4/26 5:43 pm From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 4 Mar 26
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> Date: March 4, 2026 at 7:36:05 PM EST
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> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
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> *** Species Summary:
>
> Snow Goose (1 Chatham)
> Northern Pintail (2 Forsyth)
> Canvasback (2 Fulton)
> Greater Scaup (1 Clarke)
> Rock Pigeon (1 Fulton)
> Common Ground Dove (1 McDuffie)
> White-winged Dove (1 Glynn)
> Willet (Eastern) (2 Chatham)
> Eared Grebe (1 Cherokee)
> American Bittern (4 DeKalb)
> Black-crowned Night Heron (1 Henry)
> Great Egret (1 Fulton)
> Osprey (American) (1 Clarke)
> Northern Harrier (1 Cobb)
> Merlin (1 Muscogee)
> Ash-throated Flycatcher (1 McIntosh)
> Western Kingbird (1 Chatham)
> White-eyed Vireo (2 Clarke, 1 Cobb, 1 Greene)
> Barn Swallow (1 Glynn)
> Purple Finch (Eastern) (1 Bryan)
> Red Crossbill (1 Murray)
> White-crowned Sparrow (1 DeKalb)
> Bullock's Oriole (1 Houston)
> Baltimore Oriole (1 Fulton, 1 Gwinnett)
> Rusty Blackbird (2 Chatham)
> Hooded Warbler (1 Gwinnett)
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Robert Emond
Lowndes
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Date: 3/2/26 1:59 pm From: robert emond <00001a9505a6bf10-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] Fwd: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert 2 Mar 26
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> Date: March 2, 2026 at 4:29:30 PM EST
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> Subject: [eBird Alert] Georgia Rare Bird Alert <daily>
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> *** Species Summary:
>
> Snow Goose (3 Chatham, 1 Oconee, 1 Whitfield)
> American Black Duck (2 Hall)
> Canvasback (3 Fulton, 1 Gwinnett)
> White-winged Scoter (1 Muscogee)
> Rock Pigeon (1 Coweta)
> Eastern Whip-poor-will (9 Glynn)
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1 Chatham, 1 Lowndes)
> Rufous Hummingbird (2 Lowndes)
> King Rail (1 Greene)
> Limpkin (1 Clayton, 4 Henry)
> Parasitic Jaeger (7 Glynn)
> Black-crowned Night Heron (4 Henry)
> Great Egret (1 DeKalb)
> Northern Harrier (1 DeKalb)
> Short-eared Owl (3 Burke)
> Red-cockaded Woodpecker (3 Thomas)
> White-eyed Vireo (1 Jones)
> Loggerhead Shrike (1 Clarke)
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1 Muscogee)
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (1 Fulton)
> Winter Wren (1 Glynn)
> Wood Thrush (1 Whitfield)
> American Pipit (1 DeKalb)
> Henslow's Sparrow (10 Glynn, 3 Thomas)
> Lincoln's Sparrow (2 Glynn)
> Baltimore Oriole (1 Fulton, 1 Oconee)
> Rusty Blackbird (3 Chatham, 1 Glynn)
> Boat-tailed Grackle (1 Bulloch, 1 Richmond)
> Painted Bunting (1 Tattnall)
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Robert Emond
Lowndes
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