[birdky] RPT: Northeast KY, Feb 24th
- From: "Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EPPC OOS KNPC)" <Brainard.Palmer-Ball@xxxxxx>
- To: "BIRDKY" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:06:10 -0500
Eddie Huber, Matt Stickel, and myself visited northeast KY on Sunday. We
saw the Black-capped Chickadee at Blaine, KY, again; Eddie got a few
decent photos despite the poor lighting and elusive movements of this
rather skittish individual. Other birds of note in the Yatesville Lake
WMA area included about 35 American Black Ducks, a pair of Purple
Finches, Red-breasted Nuthatch, both kinglets, and Hermit Thrush. We
walked a bit of the WMA hoping for a Ruffed Grouse but had no luck.
On our way back west, we visited the Minor Clark Fish Hatchery and
scanned from a few points on Cave Run Lake. Waterfowl were practically
non-existent, but tallies of at least 8 Common Loons and 12+ Horned
Grebes were of interest for late winter. We also had 2,000+ Ring-billed
Gulls, 6 Northern Pintails, scattered Buffleheads, and 11 Ring-necked
Ducks along with small numbers of more common species.
bpb, Frankfort
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