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["Mark Bennett" <benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

- RBA
* Kentucky
* Statewide
* April 05, 2003
* KYKY03.04.05

- Birds Mentioned

American White Pelican                      Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Green Heron                                       Butorides virescens
Osprey                                               Pandion haliaetus
Caspian Tern                                      Sterna caspia
Eurasian Collared-Dove                        Streptopelia decaocto
Introduced
Common Nighthawk                            Chordeiles minor
Whip-poor-will                                     Caprimulgus vociferus
Eastern Phoebe                                  Sayornis phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo                               Vireo solitarius
Fish Crow                                           Corvus ossifragus
Purple Martin                                      Progne subis
Tree Swallow                                      Tachycineta bicolor
Northern Rough-winged Swallow           Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Barn Swallow                                      Hirundo rustica
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher                         Polioptila caerulea
Black-throated Green Warbler              Dendroica virens
Pine Warbler                                      Dendroica pinus
Black-and-white Warbler                      Mniotilta varia
Louisiana Waterthrush                         Seiurus motacilla
Chipping Sparrow                                Spizella passerina


- Transcript

Hotline: Kentucky
Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society,
http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm
Date: April 05, 2003
Number: (502) 326-0878
To Report: (502) 326-0878 or benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Compiled: 11:00 AM, EST, April 05, 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 April 05, 2003 at 11:00 AM EST.  The
highlights of this update are various reports of spring migrants and
returning summer residents.

Spring migration is well underway with a number of summer residents and
spring migrants reported since the most recent update.  These reports come
from across the state.

Returning water birds and related species reported recently include American
White Pelican, Green Heron, Osprey, Caspian Tern, and several species of
common shorebird.

Two species of goatsucker have been reported in the state thus far.  These
are Common Nighthawk in Lexington and Whip-poor-will in west central
locations.

Several species of passerine have returned to the state.  A partial list
includes Eastern Phoebe, Barn Swallow, Tree Swallow, Northern Rough-winged
Swallow, Fish Crow, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-headed Vireo, Louisiana
Waterthrush, Black-throated Green Warbler, Pine Warbler, Black-and-White
Warbler, and Chipping Sparrow.

Eurasian Collared Doves have been confirmed with an auditory observation of
a single bird in Frankfort.  This represents a new confirmed location in the
state for this invasive species.  Eurasian Collared-Doves have also been
observed recently in Russellville and Plano.

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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