- RBA * Kentucky * Statewide * October 8, 2003 * KYKY04.04.22 - Birds Mentioned American Bittern Bald Eagle Merlin King Rail Virginia Rail Sora American Golden-Plover Laughing Gull Franklin's Gull Bonaparte's Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Forster's Tern Short-eared Owl Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Winter Wren Sedge Wren Marsh Wren Vesper Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow White-throated Sparrow - Transcript Hotline: Kentucky Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society, http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm Date: October 8, 2003 Number: (502) 326-0878 To Report: (502) 326-0878 or smarsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana Compiled: 12:30 PM, EDT, October 8, 2003 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 October 8, 2003 at 12:30 PM EDT. The highlights of this update are: Highlights of the KOS fall meeting in Henderson included: King and Virginia rails, Sora, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Winter, Sedge, and Marsh Wrens, Lincoln's, Vesper, and White-throated Sparrows, Short-eared Owls, Merlin, and Bald Eagles. Total species count was at least 104. On the 5th a Kuttawa an adult Lesser Black-backed gull was observed. Other gull in the Land between the lakes area included Franklin's at Ky Dam and Jonathon creek, 1 1st winter Laughing Gull at Ky Dam, along with Bonaparte's. 40 plus Forster's Tern were noted at Jonathon creek as well. The highlight in shorebirds was American Golden Plover on Blood River on the 6th. Numerous warblers are still being seen about the state, but in dwindling numbers. 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