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["Mark Bennett" <benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

- RBA
* Kentucky
* Statewide
* January 21, 2003
* KYKY03.01.21

- Birds Mentioned

Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens,
Ross's Goose, Chen rossii,
Canada Goose, Branta canadensis,
American Wigeon, Anas americana,
American Black Duck, Anas rubripes,
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos,
Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata,
Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca,
Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis,
Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus,
Eastern Screech-Owl, Otus asio,
Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus,            Review
Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris,
Winter Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes,
Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina,
Rusty Blackbird, Euphagus carolinus,


- Transcript

Hotline: Kentucky
Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society,
http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm
Date: January 21, 2003
Number: (502) 326-0878
To Report: (502) 326-0878 or benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Compiled: 11:00 PM, EST, January 21, 2003
Transcriber/Compiler: Mark Bennett
E-mail: benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

This is the Kentucky Bird Line, sponsored by the Kentucky Ornithological
Society.  This update is current as of January 21, 2003 at 11:00 PM EST.
The highlights of this update are:  the continued presence of a Rufous
Hummingbird in Danville, a Ross's Goose at the La Grange Reformatory, and
Lapland Longspurs in Gallatin County.

A Rufous Hummingbird continues to attend a feeder in Danville at the home of
Neil and Ginny Eklund.  Despite extreme cold and the bird was continuing to
make regular visits to the feeder as of January 16th. 2003.  Persons wishing
to observe this bird should contact the Eklunds for more information.

A Ross's Goose was observed in the company of numerous Canada Geese at the
La Grange Reformatory Lake in Oldham County on January 17th and again on
January 20th.  On the later date, a small number of Snow Geese were also
reported.  Other species present included Mallard, American Black Duck,
Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Lesser Scaup, and American Wigeon.

Two (2) Lapland Longspurs were observed on January 20th on Steele's Bottom
Road in Gallatin County in the company of a large flock Horned Larks.
Further details of this observation are not available.

Other observations of interest recently include:  six (6) species of
waterfowl and unspecified numbers of Bald Eagles at Cave Run Lake, a Winter
Wren at the Minor Clark Fish Hatchery, a Rusty Blackbird in Pulaski County,
nine (9) Chipping Sparrows at Wolf Creek Dam (Lake Cumberland) and an
Eastern Screech Owl in Fayette County.

Thanks for calling the Kentucky Bird Line.  You may leave a report after the
tone.  Please include your name, the date, the location, and the time of
your observation when filing a report.  If your report contains rare or out
of season species, please send appropriate documentation to the

KBRC
Lee McNeely, Secretary
Post Office Box 463
Burlington, KY  41005

More information about the KBRC and KOS may be found at the KOS web site at
http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm.
- End Transcript


Mark Bennett
113 Iroquois Circle
Russellville, KY  42276
Logan County
benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


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