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["Bennett, Mark" <mbennett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

- RBA
* Kentucky
* Statewide
* May 07, 2003
* KYKY04.05.07
- Birds Mentioned
 
Double-crested Cormorant  Phalacrocorax auritus 
American Bittern  Botaurus lentiginosus 
Osprey  Pandion haliaetus 
Black-necked Stilt  Himantopus mexicanusReview  Except Fulton and Hickman
Co.
Common Tern  Sterna hirundo 
White-winged Dove Review
Eurasian Collared-Dove  Streptopelia decaoctoIntroduced
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher  Tyrannus forficatusReview
Bell's Vireo  Vireo bellii 
Gray-cheeked Thrush  Catharus minimus 
Blue-winged Warbler  Vermivora pinus 
Golden-winged Warbler  Vermivora chrysoptera 
Cape May Warbler  Dendroica tigrina 
Bay-breasted Warbler  Dendroica castanea 
Swainson's Warbler  Limnothlypis swainsonii 
Kentucky Warbler  Oporornis formosus 
Henslow's Sparrow  Ammodramus henslowii 
Lincoln's Sparrow  Melospiza lincolnii 
Blue Grosbeak  Passerina caerulea 
Bobolink  Dolichonyx oryzivorus 

 
 
- Transcript
 
Hotline: Kentucky
Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society,
http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm
Date: May 07, 2003
Number: (502) 326-0878
To Report: (502) 326-0878 or benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Compiled: 9:00 AM, EDT, May 07, 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 May 07, 2003 at 9:00 AM EDT.  The
highlights of this update are: a White-winged Dove in Hickman, the continued
presence of a Painted Bunting in Fulton County, Swainson's Warbler in
Calloway County, and Scissor-tailed Flycatchers in Marshall and Bourbon
County.
 
A single White-winged Dove was observed in Hickman (Fulton County) on
Tuesday, May 07.  The bird was in the area of the grain elevator complex on
the south side of town in the company of Eurasian-Collared Doves.  Other
details are not available at this time.
 
The Painted Bunting near the Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge continues to
sing an attempt to establish a breeding territory.  Regrettably, no female
is known to be in the area.  The bird was last observed on Tuesday, May 07
just west of the western most entrance to the Refuge along KY 94.  This
location is in extreme southwestern Fulton County.  This single male
represents the first photographic record of Painted Bunting in Kentucky.
 
The pair of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers continues to be observed at near the
original site in Bourbon County.  These birds were last observed on May 04
and apparently require some waiting and searching to locate.  This location
is just a few miles east of Paris and has been previously described in
detail.
 
Meanwhile, an additional Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was observed in Marshall
County along Interstate 24 just west of Kentucky Dam.  This bird was seen
the overpass for the Gilbertsville Road, KY 282.  It is not currently known
if this is one of the birds previously observed below Barkley Dam or just
north of Grand Rivers on KYK 453 at this time.
 
A KOS/Beckham Bird Club joint field trip to Mammoth Cave National Park
yielded 76 species on May 06.  Highlights of these observations include:  1
Gray-cheeked Thrush, 4 Blue-winged Warblers, 1 Golden-winged Warbler, 3 Cape
May Warblers, 5 Bay-breasted Warblers, and 1 Kentucky Warbler.  There were
18 participants.
 
The Calloway County spring migration count was held on May 03.  Nine (9)
participants cumulatively observed approximately 139 species.  Highlights of
the observations include:  over 250 Double-crested Cormorants, four pair of
nesting Ospreys, and 28 species of warbler including 2 Swainson's Warbler.
The exact location of the Swainson's Warblers is not available.
 
There have been many other observations of note since the last update.  A
summary of these observations includes:
 
Bobolinks, Mississippi Kite, Lincoln's Sparrow, and Black-necked Stilts in
Fulton County,
An American Bittern at the back end of Yatesville Lake in Lawrence County,
Bell's Vireo, Henslow's Sparrow, Northern Harrier, and Blue Grosbeaks at the
Sinclair Unit of the Peabody Wildlife Management Area in Muhlenberg County,
2 Common Terns above Kentucky Dam in Marshall County, and
40 American Avocets at a wet-weather pond in Caldwell County on May 01.
 
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
Director of Federal Programs
Logan County School District
2222 Bowling Green Road
270-726-2436
mbennett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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