- RBA * Kentucky * Statewide * January 17, 2005 * KYKY04.04.22 - Birds Mentioned: Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose Cackling Goose Mute Swan Redhead Northern Harrier Rough-legged Hawk Sandhill Crane Short-eared Owl Loggerhead Shrike Red-breasted Nuthatch Cedar Waxwing Yellow-rumped Warbler - Transcript Hotline: Kentucky Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society, http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm Date: January 17, 2005 Number: (502) 326-0878 To Report: (502) 326-0878 or smarsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana Compiled: 12:00 PM, EDT, January 17, 2005 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 January 17, 2005 at 12:00 PM EDT. The highlights of this update are: The warm spell that kicked the year off had daffodils poking through, a black snake making an appearance at Rough River, and apparently had SNOW GEESE and SANDHILL CRANES moving northward. There were several reports of SANDHILL CRANES, from Edmonson and Warren Counties, that were flying either north, or south, or on the ground. Outside the state, several thousand SNOW GEESE were reported from southern Illinois. 2 reports included SHORT-EARED OWLS. 2 birds were seen in the homestead unit of Peabody WMA, and 1 was reported from Madison County, SSE of Richmond, on the 16th. Other birds of prey reported were 14 NORTHERN HARRIERS, and 1 light morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK that were also seen in Peabody WMA. Water fowl of interest were 20 REDHEADS, 3 MUTE SWAN, and 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE seen on Petros Pond on the 16th. Also 5 CACKLING GEESE were at Griffin Park. 8 MUTE SWAN were also observed from Peabody, and 10 more from along Homer Murray Road near Woodburn in Warren County. Also in the field of view were a couple wintering birds that have been scarce this year. 3 CEDAR WAXWING were observed at the Minor Clark Fish Hatchery, and several reports of YELLOW-RUMPS WARBLERS were made, including a dozen or so from the Lewis County WMA on the Ohio River. Finally, a single RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was seen at Cave Run Lake. 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 ================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