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The Northern Kentucky Bird Club held their Boone Co. spring bird count on 
Saturday May 13. While all totals are not available yet, it was a good day 
overall with the exception of low diversity and numbers of warblers. Over 120 
species were found on a cool day with occasional light rain. I'm not sure if 
this scourge is statewide this year, but northern Kentucky has had incredible 
numbers of forest tent caterpillars this spring. A significant majority of 
trees in upland forest areas have been stripped of their leaves, the worst I 
can recall. Some highlights from the count included the following: 
 
Common Loon (2)
Great Egret  (8 at East Bend Power Plant)
Great Blue Heron  (21 nests at East Bend, up from 9 last year)
Hooded Merganser  (female with seven young at Split Rock Conservation Park)
Black Vulture  (nest with 2 eggs in a barn silo at East Bend Power Plant)
7 species of shorebirds at East Bend including Semipalmated Plover, Greater 
Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, and Short-billed Dowitcher.
High numbers of Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Swainson's Thrush, and Rose-breasted 
Grosbeak.
 
Lee McNeely
Burlington, Ky     
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