[birdky] Re: Ohio River

now you're just making them up !!!
amazing, dave.
sk




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Roemer" <dlroemer@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "bird ky" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 7:22 PM
Subject: [birdky] Ohio River


> 
> Birding the Ohio River at Louisville today, 29 October
> 2002, yielded the following highlights:
> 
> LONG-BILLED MURRELET
> 
> A basic-plumaged bird near the intersection of Zorn
> Avenue and River Road.  First viewed through binocs at
> 300-400 yards and IDed as a murrelet, I had to look
> this one up to ID as to species.  Good looks through
> the scope revealed white patches along the scapular
> line and flanks, as well as an entirely dark nape
> lacking a white collar, ruling out similar species.  I
> was able to obtain some decent footage of the bird
> with a camcorder held to the eyepiece of my scope, and
> anyone wishing to see video stills may email me
> personally and I will send a couple.
> 
> Heavy barge traffic on the river was moving the bird
> around, and it was also observed against the bank on
> the Indiana side.  It was moving downstream from Zorn
> Avenue when I last saw it at approximately 1530 cst.
> 
> This rare visitor to North America from Siberia was
> certainly the highlight of the day.  :0)
> 
> Other birds of interest included:
>  
> Common Loon 
> Pied-billed Grebe
> Horned Grebe
> DC Cormorant  approximately 80 migrating
> GW Teal
> Black Duck
> Mallard 
> Pintail
> Shoveler
> Gadwall
> Am. Wigeon
> L. Scaup
> Ring-necked Duck
> WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
> Hooded Merganswer
> Ruddy Duck
> 
> Dunlin  2 flocks totalling 136 individuals at the
> falls
> 
> Franklin's Gulls  adult/2nd winter at falls
> Forster's Tern
> 
> Dave
> 
>  
> 
> 
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