[birdky] Migrants

A birding/butterfly trip to Mammoth Cave on 24 April
yielded no new migrants but Swainson's Thrush.

A morning trip to the Peabody wma in Ohio and
Muhlenberg Counties on 25 April resulted in the
following highlights:

B Eagle  im  homestead
N Harrier  several with birds displaying
Red-tailed Hawk  very pale juv krideri homestead
photos
Black-crowned Night-heron  4 Paradise

The water level at the shorebird unit on Homestead was
low and the number of shorebirds disappointing.  

Gr Yellowlegs 12
Solitary Sp
Pec 2
SemiPlover

Interesting butterflies included Red-banded Hairstreak
and Henry's Elfin.

Chaney 25 April

BW Teal 70
Gr Egret 2
Shoveler
Gr Yellowlegs 25+
L Legs 25+
Solitary 26
Pec 40
LB Dowitcher
Least 8
Snipe  

27 April  Warren County

Petros Pond

Cattle Egret
SemiPlover 3
Gr Legs 5
Les Legs 7
Solitary 30
Spotted
Least 5
Pec 7
Snipe 


Chaney

BW Teal 50+
Cinnamon x BW
Shoveler
Gr Legs 23
Les Legs 87
Solitary 20+
Least 8
Pec 5
All swallow species 
Am Pipits
Savannah Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird

McElroy is dry, but the ditch across the road had a
very small pool of water where a mixed flock of
shorebirds was found including:

Am Golden-Plover
Gr Legs 6
Les Legs 8
Solitary 5
Least 3
Pec 12

A flock of approximately 15 Bobolinks was present on
the WKU farm.

David L. Roemer
Bowling Green, Ky.



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