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

- RBA
* Kentucky

* Statewide

* October 11, 2004

* KYKY04.04.22

- Birds Mentioned:

 

Peregrine Falcon

King Rail

Sora

Black-necked Stilt

Sanderling

Western Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Dunlin

Stilt Sandpiper

Long-billed Dowitcher

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Black-billed Cuckoo

Rufous Hummingbird

Philadelphia Vireo

Tree Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Barn Swallow

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sedge Wren

Marsh Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Wilson's Warbler

Grasshopper Sparrow

Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Blue Grosbeak

Indigo Bunting

Dickcissel

Bobolink

 

 

 

- Transcript

 

Hotline: Kentucky

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

Date: October 11, 2004

Number: (502) 326-0878

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

Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana

Compiled: 5:00 PM, EDT, October 11, 2004

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 October 11, 2004 at 5:00 PM EDT.
The highlights of this update are:

 

Kentucky's winter residents are making a good showing this week. The
first mention of a HERMITS THRUSH came from Berea. GOLDEN-CROWNED and
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, and BROWN CREEPERS were seen in the LBL area.
SWAMP SPARROWS have been seen in Bowling Green, as well as YELLOW-RUMPED
WARBLERS as early as the 2nd. And both WHITE-THROATED and WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROWS were observed on the 5th in the sloughs of Henderson County.
Several RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH were viewed in Jefferson County.

 

Birds of interest that are just visiting include WESTERN SANDPIPER and
SANDERLING in the Peabody WMA on the 6th.  WESTERN SANDPIPER and DUNLIN
were also seen on the Jonathon Creek mud flats ON THE 10TH. Also on the
10th an immature BLACK-NECKED STILT was seen at Blood river and a LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL  was seen at Kentucky dam and another at Kuttawa.  In
the Bowling Green area an immature PEREGRINE was seen on the 8th, as
well as SWAINSON'S THRUSH, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, PHILADELPHIA VIREO,
LINCOLN'S SPARROW, and WILSON'S WARBLER. In addition, a BLACK-BILLED
CUCKOO was observed in Burnside, and on the 29th of September a RUFOUS
HUMMINGBIRD was photographed in Lexington.

 

The outing on the 9th to the Henderson Sloughs included the following
highlights: KING RAIL, SORA, STILT SANDPIPER, DUNLIN, LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHER, SEDGE and MARSH WRENS, NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW, and
LINCOLN'S SPARROW. 

 

There was also mention of several summer residents still lingering.
Included were: INDIGO BUNTING in LBL, and BOBOLINK, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW,
BLUE GROSBEAK, DICKCISSEL, TREE SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, and ROUGH-WINGED
SWALLOW all in Henderson. 

 

 

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

 


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