Table of Contents
Reference Guide 5
Introduction: Birding in Georgia 17
Top 50 Sites Map/List 22
Top 15 Georgia Birding Sites 23
About the Species Accounts 31
Geese, Ducks, Mergansers, Scoters, Scaups 35
Chachalacas, Grouse, Turkeys, Bobwhites 63
Loons, Grebes, Petrels, Shearwaters, Pelicans, Cormorants 67
Bitterns, Herons, Egrets, Ibises, Storks, Vultures 84
Ospreys, Kites, Eagles, Harriers, Hawks, Falcons 102
Rails, Soras, Gallinules, Moorhens, Coots, Cranes 117
Plovers, Oystercatchers, Avocets, Sandpipers, Phalaropes 127
Jaegers, Gulls, Kittiwakes, Terns, Skimmers 165
Pigeons, Doves, Cuckoos 187
Owls 194
Nighthawks, Whip-poor-wills, Swifts, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers 199
Woodpeckers, Sapsuckers, Flickers 207
Flycatchers, Wood-Pewees, Phoebes, Kingbirds 216
Shrikes, Vireos 229
Jays, Crows, Ravens 236
Larks, Martins, Swallows 240
Chickadees, Titmice, Nuthatches, Creepers, Wrens 247
Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, Bluebirds, Thrushes, Robins 258
Mimics, Starlings, Pipits, Waxwings 268
Warblers, Redstarts, Waterthrushes, Yellowthroats, Tanagers 274
Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos, Buntings, Cardinals, Grosbeaks 313
Bobolinks, Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Cowbirds, Orioles 340
Finches, Crossbills, Grosbeaks, Siskins, Old World Sparrows 352
Appendix of Occasional Bird Species 359
Glossary 368
Select References 370
Checklist 371
Index 376
