[birdky] Avocet still at Spindletop, Lex

Today I watched the avocet feeding at Spindletop lake in Lexington. Thanks Joe 
for your post, this was a life bird for me and I had great views of it sweeping 
the water in the sunset. Also at least a dozen shovelers.
 
I also noticed a big sparrow movement just yesterday at one of our research 
places in Lexington, with several mixed species flocks of over 30 birds moving 
between some bushes. Mostly field sparrows (which aren't there in the summer) 
but also some swamp sparrows, several white-throated sparrows, and what I was 
pretty sure was a sharp-tailed sparrow (I've never seen one before, but it had 
a very distinctive coloured face pattern and a noticeably large bill).
Cheers
Ian
Ian Stewart Department of Biology University of Kentucky Lexington KY 
40506-0225 (859) 323-9499 itsacharliebrownchristmas@xxxxxxxxxxx
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