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["Mark Bennett" <benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

- RBA
* Kentucky
* Statewide
* April 22, 2003
* KYKY04.04.22
- Birds Mentioned

American White Pelican                      Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
American Bittern                                 Botaurus lentiginosus
Great Egret                                        Ardea alba
Snowy Egret                                       Egretta  thula
Little Blue Heron                                 Egretta caerulea
Cattle Egret                                        Bubulcus ibis
Sora                                                  Porzana carolina
Semipalmated Plover                           Charadrius semipalmatus
Greater Yellowlegs                              Tringa melanoleuca
Lesser Yellowlegs                               Tringa flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper                               Tringa solitaria
Spotted Sandpiper                              Actitis macularia
Upland Sandpiper                                Bartramia longicauda
Dunlin                                                Calidris alpina
Stilt Sandpiper                                    Calidris himantopus
Short-billed Dowitcher                          Limnodromus griseus
Wilson's Snipe                                    Gallinago delicata
Caspian Tern                                      Sterna caspia
Chuck-will's-widow                              Caprimulgus carolinensis
Eastern Kingbird                                 Tyrannus tyrannus
White-eyed Vireo                                Vireo griseus
Warbling Vireo                                    Vireo gilvus
Philadelphia Vireo                               Vireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo                                   Vireo olivaceus
Cliff Swallow                                       Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
House Wren                                       Troglodytes aedon
Wood Thrush                                      Hylocichla mustelina
Blue-winged Warbler                           Vermivora pinus
Golden-winged Warbler                        Vermivora chrysoptera
Nashville Warbler                                Vermivora ruficapilla
Yellow Warbler                                   Dendroica petechia
Yellow-throated Warbler                       Dendroica dominica
Cerulean Warbler                                Dendroica cerulea
Prothonotary Warbler                          Protonotaria citrea
Worm-eating Warbler                          Helmitheros vermivorus
Ovenbird                                             Seiurus aurocapillus
Kentucky Warbler                               Oporornis formosus
Summer Tanager                                Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager                                  Piranga olivacea
Blue Grosbeak                                    Passerina caerulea
Orchard Oriole                                    Icterus spurius
Baltimore Oriole                                  Icterus galbula


- Transcript

Hotline: Kentucky
Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society,
http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm
Date: April 22, 2003
Number: (502) 326-0878
To Report: (502) 326-0878 or benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Compiled: 11:00 PM, EDT, April 22, 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 22, 2003 at 11:00 PM EDT.  The
highlights of this update are:  Scissor-tailed Flycatcher below Barkley Dam,
Upland Sandpiper in Barren County, and spring migration reports.

A single Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was observed below Barkley Dam on April
20, 2003.  The bird was observed near the restroom on the east side of the
Cumberland River below the dam.  This is the same general area where a pair
of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers raised at least one (1) brood last year.

An Upland Sandpiper was observed in northeastern Barren County on April 14,
2003.  No other details are available for this individual.

Spring migration is picking up steam with many species reported for the
first time this week.  A partial list these species includes Caspian Tern,
Chuck-Will-Widow, Cliff Swallow, Eastern Kingbird, House Wren, Warbling
Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Philadelphia Vireo, White-eyed Vireo, Wood Thrush,
Blue-winged Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Kentucky Warbler, Nashville Warbler,
Yellow-throated Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, Ovenbird,
Worm-eating Warbler, Summer Tanager, Scarlet Tanager, Orchard Oriole,
Baltimore Oriole, and Blue Grosbeak.  Most of these species have been
reported from a variety of locations from across the state.

Shorebirds continue to move through the state.  On April 19, eight (8)
species of shorebird were observed at the Sloughs WMA including 225 Lesser
Yellowlegs and 65 Greater Yellowlegs.  Soras were also noted that day.  On
April 22, Clifty Pond in Pulaski County hosted five (5) species of common
shorebird including unspecified numbers of Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs,
Spotted Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, and Wilson's Snipe.  Morgan's Pond in
Christian County continued to hold some water as of April 16 and hosted
seven species of shorebird including unspecified numbers of Dunlin.  Three
(3) other species of shorebird were in the general area including
Semipalmated Plover.  Also on April 16 at the Obion WMA in Fulton County, a
Stilt Sandpiper, a Short-billed Dowitcher and about 400 common shorebirds
were present.

Other birds of interest reported this week include 2 American Bitterns at
Chaney Lake in Warren County, about 75 American White Pelicans above Barkley
Dam, and unspecified numbers of Great Egret, Cattle Egret, Snowy Egret, and
Little Blue Heron at the Kuttawa rookery island in Lake Barkley.

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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