- RBA * Kentucky * Statewide * July 6, 2004 * KYKY04.04.22 - Birds Mentioned: American White Pelican Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Ruffed Grouse Black-necked Stilt Lesser Yellowlegs Common Tern Least Tern Blue-winged Warbler Yellow Warbler Cerulean Warbler American Redstart Swainson's Warbler - Transcript Hotline: Kentucky Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society, http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm Date: July 6, 2004 Number: (502) 326-0878 To Report: (502) 326-0878 or smarsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana Compiled: 11:00 AM, EDT, July 6, 2004 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 July 6, 2004 at 11:00 AM EDT. The highlights of this update are: There has not been much to report for several weeks, but a few things of interest have been reported. A total of 42 BLACK-NECKED STILTS were counted in Fulton County this week, where breeding has taking place. Also observed and mentioned in the same report were 94 GREAT EGRETS, 2 LEAST TERN, 13 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and 53 AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN. From Pulaski County 3 RUFFED GROUSE were seen in the Bee Rock. Also noted there were 2 SWAINSON'S WARBLERS still in singing mode. And speaking of Warblers: AMERICAN REDSTART were observed in Pike County along with CERULEAN, BLUE-WINGED, and YELLOW WARBLERS. Also in the eastern part of the state, a GREAT BLUE HERON nest was observed on the golf course at Pine Mt State Park. There were 2 young in the nest. Also in the news were YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON young leaving the nest in Lexington. Lastly 7 COMMON TERN were seen on Barren River Reservoir on the 29th of last month. 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