Beech Grove Henslow's Sparrow 1 possibly 2 Lake Cumberland WMA It was such a beautiful day I went for a short walk this morning before work. I chose the Lake Cumberland WMA at an area known locally as High Rock. OSPREY, RED-TAILED HAWK, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and a pretty BROAD-WINGED HAWK soared above. NORTHERN PARULA, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH were singing along the creek. The ponds are dumped promptly on March 15, but beavers are doing their best to hold some water in. The little red caps of SWAMP SPARROWS popped up all over in the vegetation in the wet area and a couple of WILSON'S SNIPE flew out complaining as they made their escape. BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS were out in force. There were lots of wildflowers in bloom, one of my favorites birdfoot violet covered the rocky hillside on the way down to the area. Phlox and Virginia Bluebells etc. covered the bottoms. The aroma as I made my way along the creek was delicious! ~Roseanna Denton roseanna charter.net Science Hill, KY Pulaski County ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation. -------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx