The Bachman’s sparrow is the only sparrow that is endemic to the United States. Medium in size, the Bachman’s sparrow was once called the pine woods sparrow for its preference for pine woods habitat. According to eBird.org, an online site for general information about birds, the Swainson’s warbler is one of the most secretive and least observed of all North American birds. It is a skulking bird of the southern canebrakes and rhododendron thickets.

To find the birds, Georgia Power is hoping to enlist the help of volunteer birdwatchers. Anyone interested should contact the company’s Oconee/Sinclair field office at (706) 485-8704.

Georgia Power is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the nation’s largest generators of electricity. The company is an investor-owned, tax-paying utility, serving customers in 57,000 of the state’s 59,000 square miles. Georgia Power’s rates are below the national average and its 2.3 million customers are in all but four of Georgia’s 159 counties.