- RBA * Kentucky * Statewide * August 26, 2005 * KYKY04.04.22 - Birds Mentioned: Common Loon Semipalmated Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Stilt Sandpiper Buff-breasted Sandpiper Wilson's Phalarope Laughing Gull Caspian Tern Least Flycatcher Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Nashville Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Cerulean Warbler American Redstart Canada Warbler - Transcript Hotline: Kentucky Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society, http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm Date: August 26, 2005 Number: (502) 326-0878 To Report: (502) 326-0878 or smarsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana Compiled: 11:00 AM, EDT, August 26, 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 August 26, 2005 at 11:00 AM EDT. The highlights of this update are: There have been several reports this week of warbler migration. Jefferson County had notable sightings of BLACKBURNIAN, MAGNOLIA, and AMERICAN REDSTART from Tom Sawyer Park; CHESTNUT-SIDED was added at Shawnee Park, and CERULEAN, NASHVILLE, and CANADA WARBLERS were noted at Caperton Swamp. In Science Hill, Pulaski County CANADA and CHESTNUT-SIDED were again mentioned; and AMERICAN REDSTART was also seen in Boone County at Gunpowder Creek Nature Park. Numerous shorebirds were seen with most reports from LBL and parts west. Most likely species are being found in the usual spots including 50 plus WESTERN SANDPIPERS, and 50 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER in Ballard and Carlisle Counties, and a single SANDERLING and 3 WILSON'S PHALAROPE on the Mississippi at the Town Creek Unit. 4 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER were observed on Lake Barkley at Little River. And at the Falls of the Ohio 2 STILT SANDPIPERS were seen. In addition, migrating empidonax were observed in more than one location with LEAST FLYCATCHER being the guessed species everytime. The gathering gulls at LBL included a single LAUGHING GULL. Large numbers of CASPIAN TERN and a COMMON LOON were mentioned from there as well. A good number of LEAST TERN and thousands of swallows were noted on the Mississippi. And 2 SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHERS were seen at the bison viewing area at LBL. 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