Thanks very much for the report Katey, and yes there has been a breeding
population of Red-breasted Nuthatches at Rock Bridge going back to the first
nest records confirmed in the mid-1990s. Their breeding is usually in full
swing there by now, and it is always good to look for evidence of breeding
Brown Creepers as well. I am also wondering if anyone has been finding
Brown-headed Nuthatches at London, KY Dam or elsewhere recently. You can email
me if you want to keep the locations and info private. I would very much
appreciate hearing about any new info.
Frank Renfrow Fort Thomas
frankrenfrow@xxxxxxx
Date: 4/13 8:53 PM
From: Katey Buster <dmarc-noreply...>
Subject: [birdky] Red River Gorge Warblers
I just wanted to post that two of us decided to hike the longer Gray's
Arch/Rough Canyon loop today (ca 5.8 miles) to look for Showy Orchis (an
orchid) in bloom and to count warblers for eBird. I was not surprised that
Swainson's was missing as this is not the prime time to see them...but we
hardly had any Worm-eating or Hooded Warblers...must be too early for them.
We did get at least 22 Black-and-White and 16 Black-throated Green and 10
Warbler species total. (Ebird list is posted.)
We did see and hear one Red-breasted Nuthatch and we are wondering if it could
be part of the supposedly nesting nuthatches in the Rock Bridge trail area?
I have a recording.
Great wildflowers are out and hope folks get down to the Gorge to do a hike and
listen for returning warblers. (Yes, the Showy Orchis are blooming!)
