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["Marsh, Scott" <SMarsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

- RBA

* Kentucky

* Statewide

* August 15, 2005

* KYKY04.04.22

- Birds Mentioned:

 

White Ibis

Mississippi Kite

American Avocet

Western Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Stilt Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Short-billed Dowitcher

Wilson's Phalarope

Least Tern

Black Tern

 

 

- Transcript

 

Hotline: Kentucky

Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society,
http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm

Date: August 15, 2005

Number: (502) 326-0878

To Report: (502) 326-0878 or smarsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana

Compiled: 1:00 PM, EDT, August 15, 2005

Transcriber/Compiler: Scott Marsh

E-mail: smarsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

 

This is the Kentucky Bird Line, sponsored by the Kentucky Ornithological
Society.  This update is current as of August 15, 2005 at 1:00 PM EDT.
The highlights of this update are:

 

Most of the reports this week have come from the common western spots
for shore birds and waders. An exception was the nice find of 3 AMERICAN
AVOCETS at the Petersburg gravel pit in Boone County on Saturday morning
the 13th. 

 

A single WHITE IBIS was still being seen at Mitchell Lake in Ballard WMA
as late as Saturday the 13th. Mitchell Lake also contained good numbers
of the common shorebirds including 350 plus PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, and a
few less common birds such as 4 STILT SANDPIPERS, and 1 WILSON'S
PHALAROPE. 18 LEAST TERNS and 2 BLACK TERNS were also counted there. 

 

On the Mississippi River just above the "old" Laketon boat ramp on the
12th were 3 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, and 6-8
WESTERN SANDPIPER. 50 LEAST TERN and 21 BLACK TERN were also counted in
this vicinity. Numerous MISSISSIPPI KITE were also reported from the the
river area also.

 

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.

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