[birdky] BBS and Recent Sightings

I ran my Breeding Bird Survey Route this morning in Warren/Allen counties with 
77 species recorded.  There were no surprises, but at one stop at a creek there 
was an adult Red-shouldered Hawk flying around the treetops groaning and a nest 
which appeared to be of this species in a tree directily above the bridge which 
I thought was cool.

Recent sightings of note:

The Ross's Goose was last observed at Griffin Park in Bowling Green on 5-19.

5-22
BUTLER CO
Henslow's Sparrow (at least 2 singing along hwy 2266 near Jetson)

CHANEY/WARREN
Blue-winged Teal
Am Coot (2)
Solitary Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper (8)
White-rumped Sandpiper

PETROS/WARREN
Spotted Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs (2)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (20)

5-27
CHANEY
Mallard w/brood
Semipalmated Plover (4)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (~20)

PETROS
Semipalmated Sandpiper (11)
White-rumped (8)

WKU FARM
Semipalmated Sandpiper (~20 at pond)

BARREN
Osprey

5-28
PETROS
Semipalmated Sandpiper (11)
White-rumped (8)

5-31
PETROS
Semipalmated Plover (2)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (~10)
White-rumped (~6)

6-2
PETROS
Semipalmated Sandpiper (2)

6-5
SLOUGHS WMA/HENDERSON CO
Saw Charlie's Black-necked Stilt (thanks Charlie) and others he reported but 
missed the Dunlin.  The stilt was a male and followed me around some 
complaining which made me wonder if a female was incubating somewhere nearby.  

6-6
PEABODY WMA 
Chris Sloan and I spent the day on the Sinclair and Homestead Units 
photographing birds and insects.  Several Great Blue Heron juvs were on nests 
at the heronry on Sinclair.  A Semipalmated Plover and 2 Spotted Sandpipers 
were present at the basin above S2.  One of the Spotteds kept flying around 
singing which led us to believe there may be a nest in the area.

We encountered a few Willow Flycatchers and several Grasshopper and Henslow's 
Sparrows.  The number of Bell's Vireos on the mines now is amazing with at 
least one heard at virtually every stop on both units where there was a group 
of trees nearby.  Bank Swallows were present in the area of the TVA Lake.

The birding highlight was a Least Bittern which flew across the road in front 
of us on Homestead and landed at a marshy pond.  At least one other began 
calling from another area of the marsh in answer to our Least Bittern imitation.

Odonates were abundant with a gorgeous Comet Darner seen.  We also encountered 
several Band-winged Meadowhawks which was a new dragonfly for me.

David Roemer
Bowling Green








      
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