- RBA * Kentucky * Statewide * April 7, 2004 * KYKY04.04.22 - Birds Mentioned: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Sharp-shinned Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Rufous Hummingbird still present Pileated Woodpecker Cliff Swallow Brown Creeper Ruby-crowned Kinglet Northern Parula Yellow-throated Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush - Transcript Hotline: Kentucky Sponsor: The Kentucky Ornithological Society, http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm Date: April 7, 2004 Number: (502) 326-0878 To Report: (502) 326-0878 or smarsh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Coverage: Kentucky and Southern Indiana Compiled: 11:00 AM, EDT, April 7, 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 April 7, 2004 at 11:00 AM EDT. The highlights of this update are: The first mention of a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON in quite some time was made this week. The single bird was viewed the Highland Creek unit of the sloughs in Henderson. Also seen there was the first NORTHERN PARULA of the season. Other notables there were: BROWN CREEPER, BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, PLIEATED WOODPECKER, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER. Other spring arrivals noted were LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, and GNATCATCHERS in Hart County. And in Lexington a single CLIFF SWALLOW was seen. Lastly, the RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD of Bowling Green was still around as of April 1st . 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