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Date: 10/10/26 12:08 pm
From: Shirley Farrell via groups.io <shirfarr...>
Subject: Re: [ALbirds] Inland storm birds |
Hi Geoff,
You were about 10 miles from me in Lowndes County. Thank you for the
report and hurricane bird info- or lack thereof!
Shirley Farrell
Tyler, Al
On Sat, Oct 10, 2026 at 1:24 PM Geoffrey Hill via groups.io <hillgee=
<auburn.edu...> wrote:
> Hello Alabama birders,
>
> I was in Lowndes County this morning east of Selma just after what should
> have been the eye of the hurricane passed, and there were few hurricane
> birds. No interesting birds at Henry Dam. At Rhyne Turf farm there was
> nothing storm related when I went by at 630am. At 830, there was a single
> juvenile Black Tern and the best bird of the day, Cave Swallow. No other
> birds that appeared to be related to the storm. At Thurlow Dam in
> Tallassee, there was a single Laughing Gull. From other reports that I have
> seen, that is what other birders found—very few scattered gulls and terns.
>
> Based on weather reports that I heard, it seems that wind shear broke
> up the storm (and released most of the trapped birds), just as the storm
> made landfall. So, seems like there are few storm birds to chase inland.
>
> Geoff Hill, Auburn
>
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>
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> *From: *<ALbirds...> <ALbirds...> on behalf of Ken Hare via
> groups.io <kmhare46...>
> *Date: *Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 10:22 AM
> *To: *Albirds <ALbirds...>
> *Subject: *[ALbirds] Storm birds
>
> I know we all rely on eBird for rare bird alerts these days, but to avoid
> the necessary delays in those showing up it might be fun to revert to the
> old days when we routinely share those quickly on Albirds.
>
> Also, any advice on where to go today or tomorrow for the best birding?
>
> Ken H.
>
> PS: I have an ulterior motive. If this proves helpful, it could make a
> nice way to plug AOS.
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