- RBA * Kentucky * Statewide * September 23, 2005 * KYKY04.04.22 - Birds Mentioned: PURPLE GALLINULE - Transcript Hotline: Kentucky Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society, http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm Date: September 23, 2005 Number: (502) 326-0878 To Report: (502) 326-0878 or smarsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana Compiled: 7:00 AM, EDT, September 23, 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 September 23, 2005 at 7:00 AM EDT. The highlights of this update are: A possible deposit from the long past Katrina has popped up in Rowan County. An immature PURPLE GALLINULE has been found in one of several small ponds. It is thought to have an injured wing and possibly cannot fly. Directions follow, but it must be noted that at this point there is not an understanding that birders will just "show up" any time, so you should be sure to call ahead and arrange a time with the Biebighauser's for visiting. Tom noted to me that they have a fairly aggressive dog that should be avoided, so they will want to assure that the dog is inside. Their home number is 606/784-6175. Directions: the bird is in Rowan County, northwest of Morehead off KY 32; 3415 Sugarloaf Mountain Road; Travel I-64 to exit 133 (Farmers/Sharkey) (if coming from east you can take KY 32 exit at Morehead and intersect this route). Take a left and travel north on Highway 801. Turn right to travel east on Highway 158. Turn right at the stop sign and travel south on Highway 32. Turn Right on the Bullfork Road, by the Mount Pisgah Church sign. Turn left onto Hyatt Lane. Stay on Hyatt Lane and it will turn into Sugarloaf Mountain Road at the intersection (don't turn left into Pine Hills). Their mail box is about a mile down the road on the right. You'll see many prairie grasses in the fields next to the road in front of their home. Their name and house number are on the mailbox, and the driveway runs along the fishing pond where it was first seen and photographed. 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