New for Kentucky at any rate. They occasionally show up in the Rio Grande
Valley in Texas. For the record we win on warblers, there are a few
striking ones south of the border, but our diversity is stellar.
Michael Autin
On Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 4:53 PM Joyce Fry <joycefry1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Wow! You discovered a new species, Steve? How cool is that?
*“This notion that we are separate from nature is what’s killing us. We
are totally dependent on nature. We have to learn to live together because
we need ecosystems everywhere. Not just in parks and preserves.” *Doug
Tallamy
On Sep 23, 2023, at 12:41 PM, Steve Kistler <kistlers76@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
We went to Maple Springs for a couple of hours this morning, and birds
were very active. For the first hour, there was almost no tree or bush we
could look at where there weren't a few feeding. We're getting good on
Magnolia and Bay-breasted IDs! (BTW, you can't reach Maple Springs from the
interstate and south side of the park right now...ferry is closed due to
low water.)
Highlights were FOS Ruby-crowned kinglets, a very cooperative
Golden-crowned Warbler feeding at eye level, and another cooperative
olive-sided flycatcher posing for us. What a beautiful morning to be
outdoors.
Steve & Janet Kistler
Hart Co, KY
Mammoth Cave NP, Edmonson, Kentucky, US
Sep 23, 2023 8:15 AM - 10:17 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.001 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Maple Springs area
38 species
Mourning Dove 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Bright white flank patches visible when
preening. Blocky head, black bill, and dark vest.
Eastern Wood-Pewee 6
Eastern Phoebe 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Philadelphia Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2
Carolina Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 2
Swainson's Thrush 8
Wood Thrush 1
American Goldfinch 2
Ovenbird 1
Golden-winged Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Tennessee Warbler 20
Hooded Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 2
Magnolia Warbler 20
Bay-breasted Warbler 25
Chestnut-sided Warbler 6
Black-throated Green Warbler 8
Summer Tanager 6
Scarlet Tanager 8
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
