The Near Georgia Report* - www.neargareport.com - by Mark McShane

Hi All, After 3 years and about 2500 posts the Rare Bird Alert (RBA) portion of The Near Georgia Report is now in retirement for states an...

Hi All, A FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER was found near Cockroach Bay in Hillsborough County, Florida on 1/18 and was relocated today. The lates...

Hi All, A Snow Bunting was found on the beach near the north point of Tybee Island, Georgia on 1/11. The post from Georgia Birders Onlin...

Hi All, 18 AMERICAN FLAMINGOS, seen and photographed at Lake Ingraham at Cape Sable in Everglades National Park, Florida (and only accessi...

Hi All, 45 Manx Shearwaters were seen on a pelagic trip off of McIntosh County on 1/6. The post from Georgia Birders Online (GABO-L): h...

The Near Georgia Report* - Friday Weekly Summary - 1/6/12 31 December - 6 January, SPECIES REPORTED BY NGR POST DATE AND STATE: Painted R...

Hi All, A Painted Redstart was found during the Ocean Springs, Mississippi Christmas Bird Count held on 1/5. The bird has been relocated t...

Hi All, 20 Manx Shearwaters and 1 Razorbill were seen offshore, from Brunswick, Georgia on 1/4. The post from Georgia Birders Online (GA...

Hi All, Three Harlequin Ducks were reported on 1/5 from Masonboro Inlet near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. The post from CarolinaB...

Hi All, A Red-necked Grebe was seen in Georgia waters at Lake Seminole in the southwestern tip of Georgia on 1/4. The post from Georgia ...

Hi All, The Anna's Hummingbird first seen in 2011 in New Bern, North Carolina continues as of 1/4. The post from CarolinaBirds: htt...

Hi All, A Northern Goshawk was seen and photographed at the Savannah Spoil Site during the Savannah Georgia CBC in Jasper County, South Ca...

Hi All, A young female Anna's Hummingbird was banded in the Birmingham, Alabama area on 1/2. The post from ALBirds: http://groups.y...

Hi All, A Northern Goshawk was seen and photographed on the Alligator River NWR in North Carolina on 12/30/11. The post from CarolinaBir...

Hi All, An incredible 2nd Georgia state record Green-tailed Towhee was found during the Lake Oconee Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on 12/20 an...

Hi All, A Great Blue Heron white-morph "Great White Heron" first seen in 2011 was relocated on New Years Day on the Eno River in...

Hi All, A LA SAGRA'S FLYCATCHER first found at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on Key Biscayne, Florida in December was relocated t...

Hi All, The could-be ABA rarity Code 5 HOODED CRANE (a Siberian and Manchurian crane which winters in China, Korea, and Japan), provenance...

Hi All, A Western Grebe was found at Reelfoot Lake, near Tiptonville, in extreme northwestern Tennessee on 12/31. The posts from TN-Bird...

Hi All, A BROWN BOOBY was seen on a fishing trip out of Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida on 12/30. The post from FloridaBirds-L: http://lis...

Hi All, A Black-chinned Hummingbird was reported from St. Simons Island, Georgia on 12/31. The post from Georgia Birders Online (GABO-L)...

Hi All, On New Year's Eve a Shiny Cowbird was reported from Hancock County, Mississippi. The MissBird post from Birdingonthe.Net: h...

Hi All, On 12/29 both a Northern Fulmar and a GREAT SKUA were seen on a pelagic trip out of Hatteras, North Carolina. The post from Caro...

Hi All, An Inca Dove was reported from Greenville in far west central Mississippi on 12/27. The MissBird post from Birdingonthe.Net: ht...

Hi All, An ABA rarity Code 2 young male King Eider was found and photographed in the Pensacola Beach/Santa Rosa Island area in Escambia Co...

Hi All, An incredible 2nd Georgia state record Green-tailed Towhee was found during the Lake Oconee Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on 12/20 an...

Hi All, Good birds were found during the Cumberland Island Christmas Bird Count (CBC) on 12/17 out on the Cumberland Island National Seash...

Hi All, A female Common Merganser was found on a small lake on private property in Bartow County, Georgia on 12/16. The post from Georgi...

Hi All, A would-be ABA rarity Code 5 HOODED CRANE (a Siberian and Manchurian crane which winters in China, Korea, and Japan), provenance u...

Hi All, A Red-necked Grebe was spotted on Lake Chatuge near Hiawassee, Geogria on 12/11. The post from Georgia Birders Online (GABO-L): ...

Hi All, A BLACK-HEADED GULL was reported from Grenada Lake near Grenada in northwestern Mississippi on 12/8. The MissBird posts from Bir...

Hi All, A light-morph adult Swainson's Hawk was reported from East Naples in Collier County, Florida on 12/8. The post from FloridaB...

Hi All, A young Golden Eagle was reported from Cow Creek Road in the Goethe State Forest in Levy County, Florida on 12/4. The post was mis...

Hi All, Both a young Ross's Goose and a young Golden Eagle were seen from Goose Overlook at Noxubee NWR near Brooksville, Mississippi ...

Hi All, A 4th of the year, for Georgia, Northern Saw-whet Owl (a foreign recapture) was netted and processed in Lamar County, Georgia earl...