[birdky] RPT: Birding in Southcentral Louisville Sunday 02/21; No. Harriers

  • From: michael autin <napkinarmstrong@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:39:30 -0500











I decided to look for the Rough-legged Hawk yesterday and visited a few other 
areas along the way.  No real highlights just a few observations.

Location:     Melco Flood Retention Basin “restricted access”
Observation date:     2/21/10
Notes:     red-tailed hawks appear to have built a very conspicuous nest in the 
back right corner of the basin rim
Number of species:     15
 
Mallard     2
Turkey Vulture     1
Red-tailed Hawk     2
Rock Pigeon     X
Mourning Dove     2
Horned Lark     15
American Robin     1
Northern Mockingbird     2
European Starling     X
American Tree Sparrow     4
Savannah Sparrow     1
Song Sparrow     4
Northern Cardinal     2
Red-winged Blackbird     1
House Sparrow     X
Location:     Minors Lane South
Observation date:     2/21/10
Number of species:     25
 
Canada Goose     65
Mallard     12
Great Blue Heron     1
Turkey Vulture     3
Northern Harrier     2     imm. was flying over Waste Management facility, 
female was cruising over fields on Minors Lane-both spiraled up and out of sight
Cooper's Hawk     2
Red-shouldered Hawk     3     watched one do a dive with wings folded from 
probably 1000 feet in the air at about 50 mph?
Red-tailed Hawk     4
American Kestrel     1     spotted dive-bombing Red-tailed hawk
Killdeer     8
Mourning Dove     12
Northern Flicker     1
American Crow     45
Horned Lark     16
Carolina Chickadee     1
Tufted Titmouse     1
Carolina Wren     1
American Robin     25
Northern Mockingbird     2
European Starling     X
Song Sparrow     6
Swamp Sparrow     3
White-crowned Sparrow     1
Northern Cardinal     4
House Sparrow     55Good Birding,
Michael Autin
 Louisville, KY

                                          
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