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Previous RBA Page : Alabama RBA for November, 2004
Next RBA Page: Alabama RBA for January, 2005
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.
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*Statewide
*December
30, 2004
*ALST0412.30
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Species added since last report ---
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Tundra
Swan
Surf
Scoter
Red-throated
Loon
Lesser
Black-backed Gull (2 locations)
Glaucous
Gull (probable)
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Species previously reported ---
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Pacific
Loon
ANNA’S
HUMMINGBIRD
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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
Fax:
205/987-5167
Alabama
Ornithological Society website:
Alabama
RBA archives:
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Transcript
Hotline:
Date:
December 30, 2004
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
A
probable GLAUCOUS GULL and a first winter LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
were found 12/29 at the Magnolia Springs landfill in
An
ANNA’S HUMMINGBIRD has been at a home in Lillian in
Both
PACIFIC and RED-THROATED LOONS were found 12/29 south of the AL 69
causeway in Guntersville. A
female SURF SCOTER was also nearby that day in Brown’s Creek with
a large scaup flock just offshore from Sunset Drive near the water
treatment plant. [DeAL
25-A10][BGtA p. 261]
An
adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was found 12/25 on the rock jetty
near Wheeler Dam lock in
Four
TUNDRA SWANS were seen 12/29 at Walker Pond in
The
following may be called for information:
Birding
in
Alabama
Breeding Bird Atlas project: Rick
West (800/707-4382 or 334/324-6477)
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:
Thank
you.
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Transcript
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*Statewide
*December
24, 2004
*ALST0412.24
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Species added since last report ---
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Pacific
Loon
ANNA’S
HUMMINGBIRD
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Species previously reported ---
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RED-NECKED
GREBE
WHOOPING
CRANE
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Farther afield ---
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Ruddy
Ground-Dove (west-central MS)
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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
Fax:
205/987-5167
Alabama
Ornithological Society website:
Alabama
RBA archives:
-
Transcript
Hotline:
Date:
December 24, 2004
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
An
ANNA’S HUMMINGBIRD was banded 12/21 and continued through 12/23 at
a home Lillian in
The
RED-NECKED GREBE, first found 12/12 on
Three
adult WHOOPING CRANES continued through at least 12/21 in a
The
Mississippi RUDDY GROUND-DOVE was last reported 12/20 and may have
moved down the road or could be gone altogether.
The
bird has been in
The
following may be called for information:
Birding
in
Alabama
Breeding Bird Atlas project: Rick
West (800/707-4382 or 334/324-6477)
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:
Thank
you.
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Transcript
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*Statewide
*December
19, 2004
*ALST0412.19
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Species added since last report ---
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Ross’s
Goose
RED-NECKED
GREBE
Sandhill
Crane
WHOOPING
CRANE
Vermilion
Flycatcher
Lapland
Longspur (2 locations)
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Species previously reported ---
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Tundra
Swan
BLACK-LEGGED
KITTIWAKE (gone?)
Western
Kingbird (new location)
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Farther afield ---
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Ruddy
Ground-Dove (west-central MS)
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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
Fax:
205/987-5167
Alabama
Ornithological Society website:
Alabama
RBA archives:
-
Transcript
Hotline:
Date:
December 19, 2004
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
IMPORTANT
NOTICE: The procedure
for birding at the Magnolia Springs landfill in
Three
adult WHOOPING CRANES were discovered 12/18 and were seen again
early on 12/19 just north of Mooresville in
Three
ROSS’S GEESE and 263 SANDHILL CRANES were seen 12/19 at the north
end of
A
RED-NECKED GREBE was seen 12/12 on Lake Guntersville north of the AL
69 causeway and west of Sunset Drive across from the farmer’s
market and elementary school.
[DeAL
25-A10][BGtA p. 261]
The
last report I’ve seen of the BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE at Wheeler Dam
was from 12/5. However,
with recent heavy rains, the gull activity there and at nearby
Wilson Dam has been heavy and the kittiwake could still be in the
area. [DeAL
17-C10][BGtA p. 207]
Three
TUNDRA SWANS were seen again 12/9 near Smithsonia in
At
least 90 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were noted 12/9 in the vicinity of Key
Cave NWR west of
Two
VERMILION FLYCATCHERS were found 12/4 at the Glenlakes subdivision
and golf course southeast of Foley in
A
WESTERN KINGBIRD was discovered 12/11 behind
If
your holiday travels take you into
The
following may be called for information:
Birding
in
Alabama
Breeding Bird Atlas project: Rick
West (800/707-4382 or 334/324-6477)
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:
Thank
you.
-End
Transcript
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*Statewide
*December
4, 2004
*ALST0412.04
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Species added since last report ---
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Tundra
Swan
Lesser
Black-backed Gull
BLACK-LEGGED
KITTIWAKE
Long-billed
Curlew
Marbled
Godwit
Red
Crossbill
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Species previously reported ---
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THAYER’S
GULL (
Western
Kingbird
Scissor-tailed
Flycatcher
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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
Fax:
205/987-5167
Alabama
Ornithological Society website:
Alabama
RBA archives:
-
Transcript
Hotline:
Date:
December 4, 2004
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
A
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE was discovered 11/29 below Wheeler Dam in
A
1st winter LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and an adult
Two
immature and an adult TUNDRA SWANS were found 12/3 near Smithsonia
in
At
least 10 RED CROSSBILLS were seen again 11/26 at
Three
MARBLED GODWITS and a LONG-BILLED CURLEW were found 11/27 at the USS
Alabama battleship park in
One
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER and four WESTERN KINGBIRDS were seen 11/28
at
The
West Point Dam THAYER’S GULL continued through at least 11/30.
This location is very near the
The
following may be called for information:
Birding
in
Alabama
Breeding Bird Atlas project: Rick
West (800/707-4382 or 334/324-6477)
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:
Thank
you.
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Transcript
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