David, Could you fill us in on where the Long-tailed Duck was on Lake Barkley?? Thanks, bpb -----Original Message----- From: David Roemer [mailto:dlroemer@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 10:11 AM To: bird ky Subject: [birdky] Recent Observations January 17, 2004: Highlights from recent observations are as follows: January 6: Northern Warren County (Eastern Phoebe); Purple Finch 5; Red-tailed Hawk (adult light-morph calurus); Loggerhead Shrike. Walton's Pond: Green-winged Teal; American Wigeon. Griffin Park: Lesser Scaup 2; Ruddy Duck 2. January 7 (Peabody): Herring Gull; Adult light-morph calurus; Purple Finch; American Tree Sparrows. January 9 (Barren Reservoir): Common Loon; Hooded Merganser appr 50; Dunlin; Least Sandpiper 2; Purple Finch; Bonaparte's Gull 500+; Rusty Blackbird 20+; American Pipit 250+ (Bailey's Point area)/ Jan 10 (southern Warren County): Rough-legged Hawk light-morph Meng Rd. photos; Purple Finch; Rusty Blackbird 3 WKU farm; Light-morph harlani WKU farm video/photos. Griffin Park: Ring-necked Duck 6. January 12 (Southern Warren County): Griffin Park -- Ring-necked Duck 14; Lesser Scaup 2; Hooded Merganser. Walton's Pond -- Northern Pintail; Lapland Longspur. Harlan's at WKU farm -- Purple Finch (2 at feeder in my yard). January 13 (Barkley/Kentucky part of day w/ Hap Chambers): Common Loon Barkley; DC Cormorant Barkley; Am. White Pelican 15 (previously reported by Melissa); Snow Goose (Barkley -- dark-morph); Long-tailed Duck Barkley Thayer's Gull adult Barkley Dam photos Lesser Black-backed Gull Ky Dam 2 adults January 15 (Barren Reservoir): Herring Gull 3; Bald Eagle (adult @ Walnut Creek area); Palm Warbler (flock of 5 at Bailey's Point). January 16 (Barkley/Ky Lake): Common Loon (15-20 Ky); Horned Grebe (60+ total both lakes); DC Cormorant (4 Barkley); Canvasback (several hundred above Barkley dam); Bufflehead (several hundred Barkley); Common Goldeneye (several hundred Ky); Thayer's Gull (adult Barkley Dam -- photos); Glaucous Gull (Ky dam -- photos); Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 (Ky dam -- photos); Palm Warbler (Marshall Co). Up to 11 Chipping Sparrows daily in my yard along with 2 White-crowned Sparrows of the gambelii race. I stated in a previous report that the light-morph Harlan's Red-tail was spending its 2nd winter on the WKU farm. In going through some notes, I found that it is acutally spending its 3rd winter there. Dave Roemer ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation. -------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx