Tennessee Valley Audubon Society

The Alabama RBA

June 2003

Brought to you courtesy of Greg Jackson and Steve McConnell:

6/15

6/26

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Please send records with appropriate details to: Greg D. Jackson, 2220 Baneberry Drive, Birmingham, AL 35244.

The following may be called for information: on birding in Alabama, Greg Jackson at 205/987-2855; about the Alabama Ornithological Society, Charles Kennedy at 334/382-2680; about the Birmingham Audubon Society, Ann Miller at 205/879-7709; about the Shoals Audubon Society in n.w. Alabama, Bill Rogers at 256/766-5738; about the Tennessee Valley Audubon Society in Huntsville, Ruby Norman at 256/773-4369; about the Coastal Birding Association, Venetia Friend at 334/928-4437.

RBA

*Alabama *Statewide *June 26, 2003 *ALST0306.26

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Glossy Ibis ROSEATE SPOONBILL (possible) Parasitic Jaeger

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Wood Stork Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (new location)

-------------- Please note: Species CAPITALIZED above are on the Alabama Bird Records Committee review list. Check the AOS website (address below - look in Alabama Bird Record Committee section) for forms and suggestions on how to submit your sightings of these species to the state database. Please send observations with appropriate details to:

Greg D. Jackson 2220 Baneberry Drive, Birmingham, AL 35244 greg-debi.jackson@prodigy.net Fax: 205/987-5167

Alabama Ornithological Society website: http://www.bham.net/aos/ Alabama RBA archives: rba.htm

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Hotline: Alabama Ornithological Society Rare Bird Alert Date: June 26, 2003 Number: 256/751-4788 Compiler: Steve W. McConnell Email: swmavocet@aol.com

NOTE: Where possible, DeLorme Alabama Atlas coordinates [DeAL xx-xx]are provided following each site description. Page references to the AOS Birder's Guide to Alabama [BGtA p. xx] will also be included for birding locations sites described therein. See the AOS website for information on how to obtain this bird finding guide.

Alabama Rare Bird Report - Thursday, June 26, 2003.

A boat trip to Pelican Island (just south of Dauphin Island) 6/26 produced sightings of many gulls, terns, and shorebirds, in addition to a cooperative light morph PARASITIC JAEGER. [DeAL 64-B3]

A trip to the Pinto Pass boardwalk at the USS Alabama battleship park in Mobile 6/22 produced sightings of a GLOSSY IBIS and a possible ROSEATE SPOONBILL. Both were located near the small island in Mobile Bay just south of the battleship peninsula. [DeAL 62-D4][BGtA p. 40]

SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHERS were noted again 6/17 in Perry County southwest of Marion. Look near some catfish ponds along AL 183 just south of its intersection with County 23. Over 300 WOOD STORKS were also present in and around the fish ponds that day. By the end of that trip over 700 WOOD STORKS had been totaled! [DeAL 43-B&C6]

At least one SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was recently seen again near Priceville in Morgan County and may be nesting. From AL67 in Priceville, follow Bethel Road north for around 0.5 mile or so and check the fences and power lines in this and nearby areas. [DeAL 18-G5]

The following may be called for information: Birding in Alabama: Greg Jackson (205/987-2855) Alabama Ornithological Society: Allen Tubbs (251/345-1012) Alabama Breeding Bird Atlas project: Rick West (800/707-4382 or 334/324-6477) Alabama Wildlife Rehabilitation Center hotline: (205/320-6189)

Please leave messages about new birds and feedback on reported species after the tone. Sighting information, and requests for regular email transcripts, can be submitted by email to: swmavocet@aol.com

Thank you.

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RBA

*Alabama *Statewide *June 15, 2003 *ALST0306.15

===========--- Species added since last report --- ===========

Yellow-nosed Albatross (Florida waters) Wood Stork

===========--- Species previously reported --- ===========

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (new locations)

------------------ Please note: Species CAPITALIZED above are on the Alabama Bird Records Committee review list. Check the AOS website (address below - look in Alabama Bird Record Committee section) for forms and suggestions on how to submit your sightings of these species to the state database. Please send observations with appropriate details to:

Greg D. Jackson 2220 Baneberry Drive, Birmingham, AL 35244 greg-debi.jackson@prodigy.net Fax: 205/987-5167

Alabama Ornithological Society website: http://www.bham.net/aos/ Alabama RBA archives: rba.htm

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Hotline: Alabama Ornithological Society Rare Bird Alert Date: June 15, 2003 Number: 256/751-4788 Compiler: Steve W. McConnell Email: swmavocet@aol.com

Alabama Rare Bird Report - Sunday, June 15, 2003.

Earlier this month SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHERS were noted at two locations in Perry County southwest of Marion. One bird was at the intersection of AL 183 and County 23. A pair was also seen about 0.7 mile south of this intersection on County 23 behind three catfish ponds. Several dozen WOOD STORKS were also present in and around the fish ponds. [DeAL 43-B&C6]

40+ WOOD STORKS were also noted recently in Hale County at the intersection of AL 25 and County 10. [DeAL 42-B4&5]

On June 6 a YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS was observed at very close range in Florida waters from a charter fishing boat. The location was around nine miles offshore and only one mile east of the Alabama stateline!

Thank you.

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