- RBA * Kentucky * Statewide * February 6, 2006 * KYKY04.04.22 - Birds Mentioned: Sandhill Crane Varied Thrush Purple Finch - Transcript Hotline: Kentucky Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society, http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm Date: February 6, 2006 Number: (502) 326-0878 To Report: (502) 326-0878 or smarsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana Compiled: 8:00 AM, EDT, February 6, 2006 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 February 6, 2006 at 8:00 AM EDT. The highlights of this update are: A VARIED THRUSH has been seen at the home of David and Clara Ann Pallares Louisville. The bird was first seen on the 4th and was again reported on Sunday the 5th. The Pallares' phone number is 502 893 4015, and their address is 77 Westwind Road. This is between Brownsboro Road and River Road off of Indian Hills Trail. Approximately 400 SANDHILL CRANES were observed flying over Munfordville in Hart County in a northward direction on Friday the 3rd. And 47 PURPLE FINCH were counted in a backyard in southeastern Jefferson County on the 3rd. 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