BIRDS OF PEACHTREE FOREST LAKE NORCROSS, GA by: Jim Feeley (Updated Sept. 2004) Ever since I moved here in 1982, I have kept a list of the species of birds observed (in some cases heard) from my backyard ‐ in it, in the adjacent yards, flying overhead, and of course swimming on the lake. The present list of 102 species at this single location is far from inclusive of the known birds in the Atlanta area (approximately 300). It is however representative of what one can expect to see in Peachtree Forest and especially near the lake. Names are the official common ones. I have indicated the relative frequency of my sightings of each bird by the abbreviations: C - common, seen almost daily in season; U - uncommon, seen irregularly in season; and R - rare, seen once or only every few years. I... 01/23/2010