[birdky] Re: Spindletop Farm 10/11/2008

Interesting that the Redwings are still there.  Ours have been gone  from our 
pond where they breed for about a month.
 
John Swindells
Nelson County
 
 
In a message dated 10/12/2008 9:18:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
de_lang@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:




ASK had a bird walk at Spindletop Farm in Fayette County on  Saturday, Oct 
11. We had a total of 49 species, with a highlight of a Nelson's  Sharp-tailed 
Sparrow and 6 raptor species.
 
 
1  Double-crested Comorant        70  Rock Pigeon                             
      1 Palm Warbler 
2 Great  Blue Heron                          20 Mourning Dove                 
           1 Com. Yellowthroat 
30 Canada  Goose                              3 Belted Kingfisher             
              1 N. Cardinal 
1  Mallard                                              1 Red-bellied 
Woodpecker           1 Indigo Bunting 
5 Turkey  Vulture                               1 Downy Woodpecker            
        20 Savannah Sparrow 
1 N.  Harrier                                          1 N. Flicker           
                                20 Song Sparrow 
2 Cooper’s  Hawk                               40 Horned Lark                 
                  15 Swamp Sparrow 
2  Red-tailed Hawk                            1 Barn Swallow                  
                 1 Wht-thr Sparrow 
3 Am.  Kestrel                                      1 Blue Jay                
                            50+  Red-winged Blkbird 
1  Merlin                                                1 Am. Crow           
                               15 E. Meadowlark 
1 Peregrine  Falcon                            2 Winter Wren                  
                 20 Com. Grackle 
100+  Killdeer                                       1 Marsh Wren             
                       1 Br-headed Cowbird 
1 Solitary  Sandpiper                         1 Swainson’s Thrush             
           1 Am. Goldfinch 
1 Spotted  Sandpiper                        1 Am. Robin                       
                  15 House Sparrow 
1 Least  Sandpiper                             100+ E. Starling               
                    1 Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow 
1  Pectoral  Sandpiper                      1 Blue-headed Vireo 
2 Wilson’s  Snipe                                5 Yel-rumped Warbler
 

 
David Lang
Scott County  







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