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GA Border birds



Hi Folks,

I've been birding quite a bit on the Georgia side of the Aiken/Augusta 
borderlands... but first what has been seen on teh SC side (for contrast):

Within the last 4 days at the SRS the REDSTARTS and MAGNOLIA WARBLERS 
(nearly all young birds) have been showing up in good numbers. Single R-b 
GROSBEAK, WORM EATING, YELLOW THROATED and HOODED WARBLERS and LOTS of 
SUMMER TANAGERS (incl a congregation of 12)  showed up on Wed. in upland 
pine/oak habitat near a drainage. My wife had an OPORORNIS (she thinks 
MOURNING) in the lowland forest gaps near the Savannah River on Mon. and has 
reported similar stuff as above. She also had a small flock of W-T SPARROWS 
in an upland pine stand. I had a singing Y-BELLIED FLYCATCHER on Wed. as 
well.

HOWEVER... If I were to bird in the local region I would go (hand have been 
going to) Phinizy Swamp near the Bush Field Augusta airport (now open noon 
to dusk on a daily basis) in Augusta, GA.

TODAY THERE WAS A BIRD THAT I'M PRETTY SURE WAS AN EARED GREEBE 
(UNFORTUNATELY NO SCOPE).


This week: 6 PECTORAL, 2 SOLITARY, MANY LEAST AND SEMIPALM. SANDPIPERS, BOTH 
YELLOWLEGS, BOTH DOWICHERS (mixed bag of 10 today) , A SEMI. PLOVER AND A 
GOLDEN PLOVER, 1 GLOSSY IBIS, 1 Y-CR NIGHTHERON, 3 SPECIES OF RAIL, MS & S-T 
KITES, BARN OWL, 12 SPECIES OF WARBLER, 5 SPECIES OF SWALLOW (incl. cliff), 
BALT. ORIOLE, MANY BOBOLINKS AND PAINTED BUNTINGS AND MANY HERONS, WHITE 
IBIS AND EGRETS THAT YOU EXPECT NEAR MARSHES. at the Brickyard ponds en rout 
to Phinizy from SC: 1 CASPIAN TERN & 1 WHITE-RUMPPED SANDPIPER.


Amazing what a well placed wetland will do...


Paul Champlin
New Ellenton SC

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