- RBA * Kentucky * Statewide * November 29, 2004 * KYKY04.04.22 - Birds Mentioned: NORTHERN SHRIKE - still present Horned Grebe Snow Goose Surf Scoter Black Scoter Red-breasted Merganser Ruddy Duck Cackling Goose Bald Eagle Rough-legged Hawk Golden Eagle Sandhill Crane Dunlin Thayer's Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Loggerhead Shrike Sedge Wren Gray Catbird Horned Lark Palm Warbler Le Conte's Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Lapland Longspur Purple Finch Selasphorus Hummingbird - still present - Transcript Hotline: Kentucky Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society, http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm Date: November 29, 2004 Number: (502) 326-0878 To Report: (502) 326-0878 or smarsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana Compiled: 8:00 AM, EDT, November 29, 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 November 29, 2004 at 8:00 AM EDT. The highlights of this update are: As of Saturday the 27th the NORTHERN SHRIKE was still being seen in the Sinclair Unit of the Peabody WMA. This area is located just east of Drakesboro on 176; the entrance is to the right just after a small lake. The territory of the Shrike is considerable, and it may take some time in locating it. Please remember that a permit is needed and can be purchased locally at many stores. Also seen in the Sinclair unit were: SEDGE WRENS, HORNED LARKS, and singles of LECONTE'S SPARROW, LAPLAND LONGSPUR, PALM WARBLER, and a fly over GOLDEN EAGLE. In the Homestead Unit of Peabody WMA 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and 4 CACKLING GEESE were also added. Along with BALD EAGLE being reported from all the likely places, an additional GOLDEN EAGLE (2ND YEAR) was reported from the Bernheim Forest. This observation took place off of Harrison Fork Road at the back of Bernheim. Also reported from there were 2 flocks of SANDHILL CRANE totaling 140 birds. SANDHILL CRANE were also reported form Wayne County. There were plenty of reports on the presence of water fowl. Highlights were 3 BLACK SCOTERS, 10 SURF SCOTERS, and 17 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS on the Ohio River in the Louisville area. 20 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER were also at Barren River Reservoir, along with 55 RUDDY DUCK, and HORNED GREBE. 11 HORNED GREBE were seen at Waitsboro on Lake Cumberland. And large numbers of SNOW GEESE were reported over Murray State's Stadium on the 20th between 6 and 8 PM. We had 2 reports of single PURPLE FINCH, one from Calloway County, the other from Bernheim Forest. A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was observed at Barren River Reservoir. LESSER BLACK-BACKED and THAYER'S GULL were reported from Kentucky Lake Dam. A GRAY CATBIRD was seen on highway 192, east of Somerset on the 27th. 2 LINCOLN'S SPARROWS were also seen on the 27th in Harrison County. And the stay of the SELASPHORUS HUMMINGBIRD in Bowling Green continues. 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