- RBA * Kentucky * Statewide * October 11, 2004 * KYKY04.04.22 - Birds Mentioned: Peregrine Falcon King Rail Sora Black-necked Stilt Sanderling Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Dunlin Stilt Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-billed Cuckoo Rufous Hummingbird Philadelphia Vireo Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Sedge Wren Marsh Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Gray-cheeked Thrush Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Wilson's Warbler Grasshopper Sparrow Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Blue Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Dickcissel Bobolink - Transcript Hotline: Kentucky Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society, http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm Date: October 11, 2004 Number: (502) 326-0878 To Report: (502) 326-0878 or smarsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana Compiled: 5:00 PM, EDT, October 11, 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 October 11, 2004 at 5:00 PM EDT. The highlights of this update are: Kentucky's winter residents are making a good showing this week. The first mention of a HERMITS THRUSH came from Berea. GOLDEN-CROWNED and RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, and BROWN CREEPERS were seen in the LBL area. SWAMP SPARROWS have been seen in Bowling Green, as well as YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS as early as the 2nd. And both WHITE-THROATED and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS were observed on the 5th in the sloughs of Henderson County. Several RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH were viewed in Jefferson County. Birds of interest that are just visiting include WESTERN SANDPIPER and SANDERLING in the Peabody WMA on the 6th. WESTERN SANDPIPER and DUNLIN were also seen on the Jonathon Creek mud flats ON THE 10TH. Also on the 10th an immature BLACK-NECKED STILT was seen at Blood river and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Kentucky dam and another at Kuttawa. In the Bowling Green area an immature PEREGRINE was seen on the 8th, as well as SWAINSON'S THRUSH, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, and WILSON'S WARBLER. In addition, a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was observed in Burnside, and on the 29th of September a RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was photographed in Lexington. The outing on the 9th to the Henderson Sloughs included the following highlights: KING RAIL, SORA, STILT SANDPIPER, DUNLIN, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, SEDGE and MARSH WRENS, NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW. There was also mention of several summer residents still lingering. Included were: INDIGO BUNTING in LBL, and BOBOLINK, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, BLUE GROSBEAK, DICKCISSEL, TREE SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, and ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW all in Henderson. 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