Date: 1/1/26 12:50 am From: Mark McShane <00001c91b59d7b85-dmarc-request...> Subject: [GABO-L] 2025 Georgia Species Overview!
Hi All,
Happy New Year!
Here's a brief overview of the Georgia bird species in eBird for 2025 as of the end of the year.
345 species are in eBird for Georgia for 2025! There is 1 species recently found that is still pending eBird confirmation (noted below). Also, there is 1 interesting eBird confirmed Exotic: Provisional species for Georgia for 2025 as well.
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Major 2025 Georgia Highlights include 21 birds (plus 2 more which should be added soon) from the Georgia Ornithological Society (GOS) Checklist and Records Committee's currently published Regular Review List (located at https://www.gos.org/review-list):
1. Fulvous Whistling-Duck
2. Brant
3. Cinnamon Teal
4. Common Eider
5. Common Merganser
6. GROOVE-BILLED ANI --- 1ST STATE RECORD (found by John Patten Moss on 12/16/2025, eBird Confirmed) --- NOT YET ADDED TO THE GOS REGULAR REVIEW LIST
7. Anna's Hummingbird
8. Snowy Plover
9. RUFF (American Birding Association Code-3: Rare)
10. Arctic Tern
11. Pacific Loon
12. Leach's Storm-Petrel
13. Brown Booby
14. Masked Booby
15. White-faced Ibis
16. Ash-throated Flycatcher
17. Bell's Vireo
18. Cave Swallow
19. Harris's Sparrow
20. Western Meadowlark
21. HOODED ORIOLE --- 2nd Confirmed Georgia eBird Record since 12/12/2024 --- NOT YET ADDED TO THE GOS REGULAR REVIEW LIST
22. Bullock's Oriole
23. Black-throated Gray Warbler --- eBird submitted 12/28/2025, photos included, not yet eBird confirmed
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15 Additional 2025 Georgia Highlights not on the GOS Regular Review List are also notable:
White-winged Dove
Glaucous Gull
Scopoli's Shearwater
Magnificent Frigatebird
Golden Eagle
Short-eared Owl
Say's Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Lapland Longspur
Clay-colored Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Western Tanager
Here's hoping the new year will be everyone's best ever!
Good Birding All,
Mark
Mark McShane
Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia
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