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

I heard back on the banded Marbled Godwit at Ky Dam on 19 April. It was
banded by the Georgia Dept of Natural Resources on the Georgia coast
around or on Little St. Simons Island. The godwits winter there and the
DNR bands opportunistically. Theoretically, given the vector, these were
birds heading northwest-ish, thus not towards the James Bay area, to
breed. Thanks Brad Winn for the info.
 
Yesterday I joined Jane & Pat Bell & Judith McCandless during a portion
of their Birdathon day. It was a great day for migrants in the
Louisville area with at least a few warblers scattered in every patch of
trees. I think their warbler species total for the day was 22.
Highlights from our time included a tardy Hermit Thrush, 3 Blue-headed
and 2 Philadelphia Vireos, and several Lincoln's Sparrows (including one
trapped in the garage trying to get out a window and at least another
eating seeds beneath the feeders!) at my family's place. At the Melco
flood retention basin we had 8 species of shorebirds including a Willet,
as well as a singing Willow Flycat. The Falls of the Ohio has some
exposed rocks, but only 1 Forster's Tern was present with 250 or so
cormorants and a half dozen each of Ring-billed and Herring Gulls.
 
bpb, Frankfort