[birdky] Re: RPT: May 23-24, mostly shorebirds
- From: "Mary Anne Burnette" <avaburnette@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Brainard.Palmer-Ball@xxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 22:50:08 -0400
Had a Great Blue Heron in our back yard ornamental-fish pond this
morning......scared the pajeebers out of me.....rose right out of the pond
when it heard me opening the door to the screen porch around 8
am.......Thank goodness our fish found hiding places and remained
safe.......Our neighbors have spotted the bird in the tree tops in their
back yard and swooping into their shrubbery......I'm just surprised that
other than our little 350 gallon pond there isn't any large areas of water
around.......the Ohio river is 10 miles from us......Is it normal for these
birds to live in neighborhood areas without water?
Ava Burnette
Glenmary
Louisville
On 5/26/07, Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EPPC OOS KNPC) <
Brainard.Palmer-Ball@xxxxxx> wrote:
My checking of some shorebird spots last week in the midst of some field
work didn't yield anything near as exciting as the back-to-back Curlew
Sandpiper and Red-necked Stint in Indiana, but the Red-necked Phalarope in
western Henderson County was nice for sure. I figured that to be one last
check for shorebirds this spring, but after that run in Indiana (not to
mention the Snowy Plover at Lake Gibson recently) maybe we should keep
looking!
Highlights from last week included ...
Red-necked Phalarope ... the bird was in between typical male and female
plumages depicted in guides, but fed constantly in the midst of Semi Sands
during the time of observation.
Black-necked Stilt ... one at the Camp #9 coal prep plant in Union County.
Dunlin and White-rumps ... many fewer in number, although the warm, clear
weather may have been responsible for not many dropping out at this point in
May (when there should be peaking numbers). Shorebird habitat, by the way,
is going quickly with this summer-like weather.
Semi Sandpipers ... were by far most abundant with only a few Leasts
actually already hard to find. One slough along West Franklin Road in
western Henderson County (nr jct w/ Straightline Road --- likely now dry)
was packed with at least 650 Semis ... I was reminded of the fact that there
is not much noisier than a feeding frenzied flock of hungry, testy Semi
Sands. With raised tails, spread wings, and chattering calls, all to
intimidate neighboring feeders, the mass was quite a sight and sound!
Least Terns ... seemingly increasing in numbers daily at nesting sites.
Only passerine migrants I ran across were a singing Blackburnian and a
couple of Swainson's Thrushes (in addition to the numerous flocks of Cedar
Waxwings that are still around).
bpb, Frankfort
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My checking of some shorebird spots last week in the midst of some field work didn't yield anything near as exciting as the back-to-back Curlew Sandpiper and Red-necked Stint in Indiana, but the Red-necked Phalarope in western Henderson County was nice for sure. I figured that to be one last check for shorebirds this spring, but after that run in Indiana (not to mention the Snowy Plover at Lake Gibson recently) maybe we should keep looking! Highlights from last week included ... Red-necked Phalarope ... the bird was in between typical male and female plumages depicted in guides, but fed constantly in the midst of Semi Sands during the time of observation. Black-necked Stilt ... one at the Camp #9 coal prep plant in Union County. Dunlin and White-rumps ... many fewer in number, although the warm, clear weather may have been responsible for not many dropping out at this point in May (when there should be peaking numbers). Shorebird habitat, by the way, is going quickly with this summer-like weather. Semi Sandpipers ... were by far most abundant with only a few Leasts actually already hard to find. One slough along West Franklin Road in western Henderson County (nr jct w/ Straightline Road --- likely now dry) was packed with at least 650 Semis ... I was reminded of the fact that there is not much noisier than a feeding frenzied flock of hungry, testy Semi Sands. With raised tails, spread wings, and chattering calls, all to intimidate neighboring feeders, the mass was quite a sight and sound! Least Terns ... seemingly increasing in numbers daily at nesting sites. Only passerine migrants I ran across were a singing Blackburnian and a couple of Swainson's Thrushes (in addition to the numerous flocks of Cedar Waxwings that are still around). bpb, Frankfort
- [birdky] RPT: May 23-24, mostly shorebirds
- From: Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EPPC OOS KNPC)