I haven't really noticed other places I've been Brainard, I have at leas= t 12 that hang out in my yard all year long, when they pair up for mating s= eason it's a very active and noisy yard! Now I'm going to keep that in mind= and notice if I see them while out and around. Leisa Royse Lexington, Ky. ----- Original Message ----- Fr= om: Brainard.Palmer-Ball@xxxxxx To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [= birdky] RFI: Where are all the Blue Jays???? Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 08:= 35:45 -0500 > >Since the end of Blue Jay migration last = month, I have seen VERY FEW Blue >Jays in Kentucky. I suppose that = this may end up being one of those rare >years when most all of the= birds go farther south. They are around, but >I've run across no s= izable flocks in the vicinity of Louisville, Bernheim >Forest, and = Peabody WMA, and am rarely seeing them pass over the road when >tra= veling (something that, of course, is normally quite common this time of >year). I suspect the well-documented scarcity of mast that will be a= ffecting >other wildlife through the winter may be responsible, but= I'm not sure. > >We will be able to look at Christmas Bird = Count numbers for some >documentation of this event, but if everyon= e tries to pay particular >attention to this aspect of your winter = birding, it might yield some very >interesting information on how s= carce they end up being. > >bpb, Louisville >=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DNOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > >The BIRDKY Mailing List re= quires 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-re= quest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. &g= t; * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >Visit the Ken= tucky Ornithological Society >web site at http://www.biology.eku.ed= u/kos.htm >* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * &g= t; BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY >E-mail: gary.= ritchison@xxxxxxx > > --=20 _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yell= ow Pages [1] --- Links --- 1 3Dhttp://r.lycos.com/r/yp_em= ================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