ALABAMA & MISSISSIPPI 
After several tantalizing late-summer sightings on Dauphin Island, Mobile County, over the 
past several years. Sooty Terns were finally confirmed nesting in Alabama during 2008. Obser- 
vations during the summer of 2009 (shown here 4 July) included three nests with eggs and 
provided the second documented breeding record for the state. Photograph by Sean C. 
McConnell. 
WARBLERS THROUGH ORIOLES 
The singing Black-throated Green Warbler at 
Monte Sano S.P., Madison, AL 26 Jun fur- 
nished a first Jun county record (JMH, JBCH). 
A 30-stop count around Cheaha Resort S.R, 
Cleburne, AL 16 Jul produced 46 Black- 
throated Greens (including 29 imms.), an ex- 
cellent summer count (DAM). A singing male 
Blackpoll Warbler at Ft. Morgan 14 Jun was 
extremely tardy for s. Al- 
abama (MJJ). Cerulean 
Warblers were reported 
from three locations this 
season. The first report 
consisted of 3 seen just s. 
of the Tennessee line in 
Jackson, AL 6 Jun, where 
the species is still an ex- 
pected breeder (DRC, 
RCu). A single bird was 
noted at Percy Quin S.R, 
Pike, MS 19 Jun (GKo), 
and up to 4, including a 
probable juv., were ob- 
served at Monte Sano 
S.R, Madison, AL 26 
Jun-10 Jul, where the 
last recorded nesting 
took place in 1960 
QBCH, JMH). A new 
maximum Alabama in- 
land summer count for Black-and-white War- 
bler was established when 24 were totaled 
during a 30-stop route around Cheaha Resort 
S.R, Clebunte 16 Jul (DAM). A male Rose- 
breasted Grosbeak at a feeder in Dothan, 
Houston 1 Jun was tardy to depart and tied the 
latest Alabama record (ph. SM). Two 
Bobolinks remained into Jun in Mississippi: a 
male near West Point, Clay 1 Jun (HM, KB) 
furnished only the 2nd local Jun record, and 
a female at Noxubee 5 Jun (HM, KB) was ob- 
served within a few days of the previous late 
date. A Baltimore Oriole was noted during 
point count surveys at St. Catherine Creek 
N.W.R., Adams, MS 8 Jun (BS), furnishing a 
very late local record. 
Initialed observers (subregional editors in 
boldface): Kristina Baker, Devin Bosler, Eu- 
genia Carey, Roger Clay, Dean R. Cutten, Rae- 
lene Cutten, Rod Douglas, Jessica Germany, 
M. Scott Gravette, Jerry Green, Tom M. Hag- 
gerty, Kate Hanson, GregJ. Harber, J. Bert C. 
Harris, Jim M. Harris, Chazz Hesselein, Kathy 
Hicks, Howard E. Horne, Judy Howie, Debra 
G. Jackson, Greg D. Jackson (Alabama), 
Michael J. Jordan, Charles Kennedy, Gene 
Knight, Greg Kohn, John D. Law, David Lin- 
den, Sean C. McConnell, Steven W. Mc- 
Connell, Hal Mitchell, Sharon Montefusco, 
Derek A. Muschalek, Dianne & Jim Patter- 
son, Scott Peyton, David Plumb, Tommy R. 
Pratt, Dave Richardson, Maureen Shaffer, 
Marion Schiefer, Terence L. Schiefer (Missis- 
sippi), Tom 6ir Joan Siegwald, Damien J. Sim- 
beck, Eric C. Soehren, Bob Strader, Bill Sum- 
merour, Lauren Thead, Jake Walker. I© 
Steven W. McConnell, 29 Village Drive NE 
Hartselle, Alabama 35640, (swmavocet@aol.com) 
Arkansas & Louisiana 
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GULF OF MEXICO 
Steven W. Cardiff 
T he first two months of the 2009 hurri- 
cane season were quiet in the Region. In 
fact, some tropical rains would have 
been welcomed, as drought conditions persist- 
ed from the spring into mid-July over much of 
the southern portion of the Region. The third 
season of the Louisiana Summer Bird Atlas 
project took place from 1 June to 15 July. 
Abbreviations: C.EH. (Craig Fish Hatchery, 
near Centerton, Benton, AR); C.N.E (Camp 
Nine Farm, Desha, AR). Counties/parishes are 
indicated only for the initial mention of a spe- 
cific locality, and states are indicated only for 
the initial mention of counties/parishes, ex- 
cept to avoid confusion. For records of “re- 
view list” species, documentation has been re- 
ceived and records have either been accepted 
by, or acceptance is pending by, the respective 
state bird records committee. Significance for 
Arkansas records is based on Arkansas Birds, 
their distribution and abundance (James and 
Neal 1986) and the Arkansas Audubon Socie- 
ty (AAS) online bird record database (for 
records since 1986). Significance for 
Louisiana records is based on the bird record 
card file database and the Louisiana Bird 
Records Committee archives at the Louisiana 
State University Museum of Natural Science, 
as well as the most recent draft of the forth- 
coming Birds of Louisiana (Remsen, Cardiff, 
Dittmann, and Dickson). 
WATERFOWL THROUGH WADERS 
Notable Black-bellied Whistling-Duck sight- 
ings in Arkansas included 2 in Arkansas 8 Jun 
(ph. Holden & Jennifer McCollum), 17 in 
Crawford 13 Jun (Bill & Toka Beall), and 2 w. of 
Winchester 2 Jul (adding to the few Drew 
records; DB). In Louisiana, nesting is likely 
rampant these days, but actual reports of con- 
firmed breeding remain few; this summer, the 
only such report was of an ad. with 8 small 
ducklings at L. Martin, St. Martin 3 Jun (Danny 
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