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 > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now > http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ > ================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 > > > ================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