An early morning kayak around Taylor Bay (Barkley Lake) revealed birds of note. I enjoy kayak viewing because you don't have to mess with the scope, and if you are alone and very quiet, you can see and hear them much closer. BC Night Heron 2 Caspian Terns 2 White-eyed Vireos Red-eyed Vireo (heard one) Horned Grebe (what a red eye and streak! at first I thought it was bleeding) Lousianna Waterthrush Prothonotary Warblers Yellow-throated Warblers American White Pelicans (8) floating in the back of the bay Two Rough Wing Swallows were bringing twigs into a hole in the bank of the lake. How much chance do they have of producing offspring before the lake rises?? Returning to my cabin on Jonathan Creek (Ky Lake) I found Warbling Vireo and Orchard Oriole singing. A male RT hummer was still present at the feeder. Returning home to Murray I heard the ubiquitous House Wren calling for the first time in my back yard. This bird is my nemesis. I can only hope that the Almighty has some plan for this bird. Melissa Easley Murray, Ky. ================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