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The brown thrasher is the state bird of Georgia. This list of birds of Georgia includes species documented in the U.S. state of Georgia and accepted by the Checklist and Records Committee of the Georgia Ornithological Society (GOSRC). As of August 2020, there are 427 species definitively included in the official list.
The birds are squint-eyed, lazy in the lull of midday, and I linger at placards describing distinctive facts about each species, like how screech owls are adept dive-bombers and use the tactic to ...
The brown thrasher is the state bird of Georgia. [ 85 ] [ 86 ] The brown thrasher also was the inspiration for the name of Atlanta 's former National Hockey League team, the Atlanta Thrashers , [ 87 ] who relocated in 2011 to become the current Winnipeg Jets (the original Jets relocated to Phoenix in 1996 to become the now-inactive Coyotes ).
The South Georgia diving petrel is a small, plump petrel, 180 to 220 mm (7.1–8.7 in) in length and weighing around 90 to 150 g (3.2–5.3 oz). [5] Its plumage is black above and dull white below, and it has a stubby black bill with pale blue edges. [6]
A few days before Halloween, data collectors at the Jekyll Island Banding Station (JIBS) observe a steady, yet predictable, decline of birds in nets, signaling the end of migration.
[1] This is a list of the bird species recorded in the country of Georgia in the Caucasus. The avifauna of Georgia includes 412 species, according to the latest update. [2]The taxonomic treatment of this list (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of International Ornithological Committee (IOC) World Bird ...
Birds are at risk from a variety of diseases that can flourish when birds flock to neglected feeders. Wildlife biologist Todd Schneider of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources said the ...
For species found in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) used in the list are those of the AOS, the recognized scientific authority on the taxonomy and nomenclature of North and Middle American birds.