FreeLists / birdky / [birdky] RPT: Ohio, Muhlenberg, & Hopkins cos., 3/1/2008

["Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EPPC OOS KNPC)" <Brainard.Palmer-Ball@xxxxxx>]

Matt Stickel and I birded Peabody WMA and points west today. It was such a nice 
day that many birds were likely moving rather than resting.
 
Ken & Homestead Units Peabody WMA, Ohio Co.: our morning visited didn't yield 
much in the way of raptors and the landbird populations seem to be particularly 
depressed on the mines this late winter season. Highlights were a single 
northbound Sandhill Crane and a pair of Northern Pintails.
 
Paradise & Sinclair Unit Peabody WMA, Muhlenberg Co.: 1 Horned Grebe, 2 
Rough-legged Hawks (1 light/1 dark morph); 2 Loggerhead Shrikes (apparently 
continuing on winter territories); surprisingly few Northern Harriers.
 
East Volunteer Mine & vic,, Hopkins Co.: 3 Rough-legged Hawks; 12-15 Red-tailed 
Hawks including a really nice look at an adult rufous (intermediate) morph 
calurus; several Northern Harriers and American Kestrels.
 
Clear Creek corridor, Hopkins Co.: nice look at intermediate or 
dark-intermediate adult Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk (was present in same locale 
last winter) ... it fanned its nearly all-white tail while stretching a wing 
for us, Tree Swallow (heard), 2 Wood Ducks; 1ca. 5 Green-wg Teal.
 
Lake Peewee, Hopkins Co.: 165 Pied-billed Grebes, 14 male Red-breasted 
Mergansers, and small numbers of Canvasbacks and Redheads were the highlights.
 
bpb, Frankfort