[birdky] RPT: Misc notes

Jim Williams emailed me about the presence of 4 American White Pelicans
on the Lexington Reservoir for a short time on the morning of March
25th.
 
Mary Cleary's female Rufous Hummingbird in Louisville appears to have
finally departed ... she has not seen it in over a week.
 
Yesterday while out at Kentucky River WMA in Owen County I found a Black
Vulture on two eggs in an old house.
 
The Melco flood retention basin in southern Jefferson County has begun
to attract a few shorebirds. So far six common species have been seen.
Last Sunday, Ben Yandell and I were out there on a day when few birds
appeared to care to stay and feed despite lots of good habitat. One
Lesser Yellowlegs dropped in from high in the sky and was immediately
harassed by one already there. After just a few short chases, the new
arrival decided it wasn't worth the trouble, and it flew up and out of
the basin headed north. About 1/2 hour later, two Greater Yellowlegs
dropped in, took a few short drinks and poked their bills in the water
for a few test probes, but soon began calling and departed high into the
sky to the north within just a couple of minutes ... the proverbial "pit
stop along the interstate" we figured. With a nice day to fly and
hundreds of miles to go, I guess you fly when you can. Witnessing such
behavior is always very ethereal. You wonder about where they've come
from, how far they've traveled since their last stop, how far they are
going before they stop again, the things they will see and the obstacles
they will encounter, and their final destination. Sorry ... :o)
 
bpb, Frankfort

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