CKAS had an outing to Red River Gorge yesterday (Saturday), where we
walked the Rock Bridge loop and the Whistling Arch trail. We had some
great sightings and some frustrating non-sightings. Of the latter, the
Cerulean Warbler and the three Swainson's Warblers we heard but could
not spot were especially frustrating.
We heard lots of Black-and-white Warblers, most of which also seemed
invisible, but eventually had a nice look of one at Whistling Arch. We
also heard a good number of Worm-eating Warblers and saw several of
them, including great looks of an agitated pair that appeared to be
trying to deliver food to a spot near the trail.
Perhaps the best viewing of the day was a Blue-headed Vireo that we
thought we were getting good looks of but then flew much closer yet and
caught, de-winged, and ate a large dragonfly.
Complete eBird lists are below.
Sydney Penner
Jessamine County
Red River Gorge (Wolfe Co.)--Rock Bridge Trail, Wolfe, Kentucky, US
May 28, 2016 8:54 AM - 12:10 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Rock Bridge loop with a short excursion into the Swift
Camp Creek Trail.
28 species
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) 1
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 1 Fantastic view of it
catching and eating a large dragonfly.
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 1 Rather striking reduction in
number from the 11 I found a week ago!
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 4
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2
Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) 3
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 2
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 3
Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) 7
Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) 3
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 7
Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) 1 Heard repeatedly
from far side of creek but never spotted.
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) 8
Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) 1 Again, heard repeatedly but
not seen.
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 3
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 2
Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 12
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) 3
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) 1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 1
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29967166
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
Red River Gorge (Wolfe Co.)--Whistling Arch Trail, Wolfe, Kentucky, US
May 28, 2016 1:19 PM - 2:10 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
14 species (+1 other taxa)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 1
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter striatus/cooperii) 1 Seemed
small but too distant to be confident about size judgments ... or
anything else.
Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) 1 Heard from down in the
gorge.
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 4
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 1
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 2
Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) 1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 2
Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) 2 Heard but neither
cooperative enough to be seen.
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) 3
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) 1 Sang a number of odd variant
songs, including one with a jump down in pitch, one with a jump up, and
one with a jump down before returning to the original pitch.
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 2
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S29967426
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org)
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